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Hey everyone,
I have read a lot on here, but haven’t posted so here goes. I recently got licensed as a CPA.
I started this journey about a year ago (2.5 years ago if you count grad school) and I have relied on this forum and NINJA products for a lot of help. At that point I was wondering whether I would get a NTS let alone get licensed with my criminal record and used the search function to search the archives of A71 to see if anyone has encountered similar situations. I know with the forum transition some archived posts got lost forever so I figure I would offer a fresh take:
This is my experience only and specific to the facts in this case: obviously YMMV.
Summary: it’s possible to get a CPA License with a criminal record and a felony.
I am 30. In my younger years I partied a lot and got involved with the wrong people. I have about 15+ arrests resulting in 5 misdemeanor convictions for drug possession, and 1 felony dating back to about 5 years ago for distribution. So I’m not exactly Al Capone with the severity of the crimes, but not a saint either. The most important thing I can stress is for people to be honest about your past. Being misleading about your past just doesn’t reflect on your CPA candidacy as well as taking responsibility does. Anyways, I got my CPA license after a hearing with the board of public accountancy.
I am writing this because I needed something like this when I decided to start my journey 3 years ago. Most stuff on the internet I encountered when researching getting licensed with a criminal record was speculation from posters, candidates with DUI’s, or charges from decades ago…So if you’re sitting there thinking “man I ruined my life with this conviction and will never be licensed/pass the exam so I will not even try” like I was I hope my story illustrates that it is possible.
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