[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I have passed all the four sections of my CPA exam. However my license is pending due to the fact that I have not been able to get hold of a CPA who can sign off my work experience. I am planning to apply from Michigan. So, the work can be verified by any CPA with active license. I have few friends who are CPA and they all hold the non-reporting license and my manager’s license has expired and he needs lots of credit to get to active status again. Any one in the same boat? Does anyone know if I can pay a CPA to have it done? I have not found one yet. Thanks

[Herbieherb]

LOL…try Craig's list…what you are attempting to do is unethical and probably illegal…

NEW YORK- DONE

[Anonymous]

@herbieherb

How can this be unethical and illegal? The mcihigan board states that the experience can be verified by any CPA holding active license. I will have a letter from my manger stating the work I do here and the CPA would just attest to that fact. Isn't what cpa's are for? I need to obviously pay for his service. So who is involved in enethical act here, me or the accountant. The accountant would attest to the fact presented by my manager in the company's letter head. After all I called the Miohigan Board as well, and they are clear about it. It has to be verified by an accountant holding active license and can be any one.

[mmcgrad1]

How does the CPA know the letter is legit?

How does the CPA know your manager isn't just writing this for you even if you didn't do the work?

Why would a CPA risk their professional reputation for work they did not see done themselves?

Paying someone to sign off on your experience seems odd, like a payoff, doesn't it?

It says the CPA must verify this year of experience. How can someone do that without seeing you work in that capacity and see the product of that work? This sounds unethical to me. Maybe I have different standards than you. If I were in your situation, then I would expect a superior at my office that I worked with who is a CPA to sign off on this requirement.

I'm not saying this to look down upon you. I'm saying this because I would hate to have you work this hard to obtain the CPA license and lose it because the board does not think your work experience is legitimate. I could be totally wrong about this but my gut tells me this seems wrong and I personally would not do it.

NIU CPA Review Correspondence is awesome!

I passed all four sections on the first attempt

[mla1169]

Well, if you were asking ME to sign off on your hours I would insist on actually having observed that experience directly. I wouldn't accept payment from you to sign off, because you'd have to earn my sign off by working for me.

And I've never heard of a candidate paying a CPA to sign off on hours, the CPA who would enter into such an arrangement is unethical, at best.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Herbieherb]

Right your not supposed to pay for that kind of things…its like a bribe. Why don't u stop trying to scheme the system and just get a job that can legitimately sign off on your hours…cpaguru hands Shady_CPA an envelope of cash and Shady _CPA signs off…nothing wrong with that?

NEW YORK- DONE

[Anonymous]

This question is semi off topic but might be a good place to ask… if you work for a CPA but their license is currently inactive because they didnt keep up with their continuing education credits, can that person still sign off on your hours?

[littlenumberrobot]

@cjnc201 – not in CA. Check with your state.

CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
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FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

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Ethics 90%

[Shay]

wait. I thought once, you passed 4 section and have worked as any accounting related job (+150 hrs college credit) You just send paper-work to state board. And Board verifies with the HR whom you work for….I didnt know, I need to have a CPA sign-off of special doc confirming my work?

[littlenumberrobot]

Pretty certain all states require a CPA sign off on hours, but I am sure there is an exception. But BEST way to know the rules of your particular situation is contact your state board.

CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
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FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

(Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

Ethics 90%

[Shay]

Just took this off the Board of Accountant website.

(3) Experience

Prior to applying for a CPA license, a candidate must be employed for at least one

year (full-time equivalent) in academia, a firm, government, or industry in any capacity

involving the substantial use of accounting, financial, tax, or other skills that are relevant, as

determined by the BOA, to providing services to the public using the CPA title or to an

employer using the CPA title. Whether other skills are relevant will be determined by the

BOA on a case-by-case basis. Self-employment does not meet the definition of prior

experience.

During the licensure application process, candidates are required to complete an

Experience Verification Form.

I am assuming, Verification Form. is what CPA signs off? I thought it was just HR, For example, if I worked for KPMG for 1 yr as staff accountant. wouldnt HR verify my title and time.

[mla1169]

Shay I'm not sure what state you're in but in most states (if not all) the experience has to be signed off by a licensed CPA.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Sandra]

Herbieherb- you need to relax dude. Many states allow for the certification to be done by anyone with an active license. Ultimately the candidate is responsible for the accuracy of the statements, not the certifying CPA. If someone has the experience its just really not that big of a deal.

[jenuno01]

I hate how every CPA rule depends on the State. Why can't the AICPA just mandate the rules and take away the authority from the States!?

Class of 2012

[Minimorty]

“Take away authority from the States.”

God, you sound just like Obummer.

[jenuno01]

LOL I thought so too… but highly doubted someone would catch on! Never underestimate the Mini lol

Class of 2012

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