[jombe]

So, I currently reside & work in Colorado.
I passed all my exams in California and applied for my license thru California Board of Accountancy.

W/ that said, someone at my firm mentioned that unless I get reciprocity in Colorado, I won’t be able to add “CPA” after my name in email signatures, business cards, etc.

I am not too concerned w/ the inability to use CPA designation in the instances mentioned above, but what about your Linkedin profile? Could I put “CPA (California)” after my name? Would be against the code of professional conduct?

I googled for about an hour w/o finding a clear answer…

FAR - 94 (10/4/15), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ
AUD - 99 (1/19/16), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ
REG - 96 (4/19/16), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ
BEC - 91 (7/19/16), Local Prep Online Lectures, BISK & NINJA MCQ

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[Kat]

I am in a similar situation and have the same question. There's not a lot of info out there on this stuff. I am going to have to call my state board to find out. Mine is CT / NY. I believe these two states do have reciprocity. I had intended to just transfer my license (when I get it) to CT but I'm not sure if I even need to since there is reciprocity, so I need to ask someone what are the pros / cons of transferring. I did hear that I wouldn't be able to use the CPA designation but I don't know how accurate that is… I'd say call your state board and ask them. Let me know what you find out.

[Recked]

When you call the state board more often than not you are just talking to a receptionist.
I always recommend going to a primary source when doing this type of research.
I know NY has extensive laws/regulations available online about what is and is not allowed.
The laws are what determine what you can and cannot do, so I would research your state's laws, over taking the word of a secretary/receptionist on the phone.

[Anonymous]

There are older articles on google , but it looks like most states have Substantially Equivalent/Reciprocity for non-attest services and about 1/2 of the states have firm Reciprocity for attest services.
The AICPA also has a map that shows states with Firm Mobility, it’s making me reconsider what state to apply in now.

[Author]

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