[greg2015]

I live in Texas, but I am taking the CPA exam through Illinois because a couple of my classes did not meet the strict requirements for Texas. Once I get my license in Illinois, I can then immediately apply for a reciprocal license in Texas to become licensed here. I work in corporate accounting in industry. I’ve thought about getting this license, but then wonder if is it really worth it to do so. The only advantage to me personally is that I’ll be able to legally use CPA after my name, but I will then have ongoing costs of maintaining two licenses. Plus, CPE requirements are a bit more strict in Texas. I really don’t know if future employers will have any preference as to which state I’m licensed in. . Thoughts?

AUD: 99
FAR: 95
BEC: 89
REG: 87

AICPA Ethics: 91

Licensed Illinois CPA

[Tommy]

Unearthed this to see if anyone else is wondering how necessary a reciprocal license is? I have an Illinois license but now work in Georgia. No employers seem to care (so far). Are they suppose to care? Has anyone run into a situation where not being licensed in your current state has been a problem? I'm not interested in maintaining both even if my job is paying for it. I mean, these exams are uniform… unlike the bar exam. Any thoughts/experiences?

[Tommy]

BTW i use “CPA” after my name on Linkedin, but not in my signature of my work email. And that's only because that's not the culture here. But definitely WOULD if i worked someone where it's the norm…

[Matt]

Not sure about Texas, but there is an instructor who is a CPA in Indiana, but got his EA, so he could practice in FL. His name is Bob Jennings. Evidently Indiana and FL do not reciprocate.

Evidently its a state by state issue.

I would check with the state board you ARE licensed in, and see what states it reciprocates with.

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