[samdiegoCPA]

I passed all four parts and am just waiting for my year experience to run out. However, it got me thinking that perhaps I can apply now? Let me know your thoughts.

I started my job in May 2013 with no active CPA. In June 2014, our company was acquired by a big corporation and now our accounting department works directly with, and supervised by, an active CPA in another state. I’m essentially doing the same thing, same position, same in-house manager, etc, but we now have the CPA on board. I tried searching through a bunch of threads, but couldn’t find anything similar where a CPA maybe was hired on or a coworker obtained their CPA license and was able to sign off, etc. So, do I indeed have to wait til next June or can I submit my application now?

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[TiffaNiffaNi]

It will depend on your state. But here in Ohio, you don't even have to work with the CPA, a CPA just has to certify your experience.

What are your state's requirements? I am assuming it's direct supervision by a CPA? If so, I think the only way to really find out is by asking said CPA if he/she will sign off on the form.

I would wait until you have the experience form complete before you submit the application.

FAR: 7/17/14- 79
AUD: 8/20/14- 91
REG: 10/1/14- 88
BEC: 11/10/14- 85

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[leglock]

In Illinois, you do not need your experience to be in accounting, and you do not need a cpa to sign off on your one year experience.

[Anonymous]

It def depends on the state.

Here in PA, the CPA has to be a Pennsylvania CPA. CA, it looks like an out-of-state CPA may sign.

If you're in CA, how do you get our attest experience working in an accounting department?

[samdiegoCPA]

Our CPA will sign off on it whenever I ask her to. She was ready to back in June but I had to finish my last exam still, and then I just had it in my head that I had to wait another year until recently reading other people's posts. I'm in CA, so it has to be our superviser that signs off!

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

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