[Anonymous]

I’m planning to leave my CPA firm for a better one ASAP. I want to get my manager to sign-off my hours before I leave because he’s lazy and incompetent (my ex-coworker has been waiting for 4 months to be a CPA, all because of him). My question: Is it okay if I have him sign-off my hours before I pass all my exams?

[futuremdcpa]

well I had this same issue a while back and was curious, so I actually emailed the MD Board of Accountancy and was told that 2 or 3 years before passing CPA is sufficient.. But every state might be different. And I was also told that any CPA could sign off for me, does not have to be the one I worked under. If I had pay stubs, I could show my new boss he would be able to sign off my hours by verifying them.

REG: PASS || BEC: PASS || AUD: PASS || F: SCORE PENDING..

[Elaine]

My current internship is ending soon and my boss said he could sign my hours off. I'm four exams and 8 months of experience away from being a CPA lol but to answer your question, yes it's okay!

[Anonymous]

I'm in California, BTW.

[jelly]

As mentioned, depends on your state. You could also have the firm, on letterhead, note your hours and what you did, how it qualifies for experience hours, and have it notarized, and each of you has a copy. Unless you work for a large enough company that has a separate HR department that keeps track of your employment, always a good idea to have something written, and on record. This is especially true if you work for a small place that does not have a fairly maintained HR department which can function separately from immediate management members. Think of what could happen to a small firm and proof of your employment history: it could get sold off, merge with another company, the owner or your direct manager could end up leaving, become incapacitated or pass away from an accident.

Couldn't pass again!

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