[sharesince1992]

The one year work experience requirement in CA – does it have to be exactly 365 days? it is by month or day? Because of my visa status, I can only work at a CPA firm for slightly less than a year (maybe like 360 days). My visa expires on a certain date next year and I cannot legally work in the US after that day.

[hasy]

Email the licensing unit at CBA. They're really nice and good at answering these questions. Also, sometimes, it's by hours.

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BEC 80 (10/23/15)
FAR 72 (4/2/15); 83 (7/11/16)
REG 52 (4/28/15)
AUD (9/9/16)

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[MaLoTu]

Agree with hasy, definitely contact the CBA, but I am fairly certain it is hours not days.

[lividee]

From CalCPA:

How is the general experience calculated and verified?

The general experience is measured on a calendar basis. Meaning, if you start work on Jan. 1 and work full time, your year of experience would be completed on Jan. 1 of the following year. To verify the experience, the supervising CPA and an individual with a higher authority within the firm or business will need to complete the appropriate experience form, which can be found at http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/forms

If I work part time, does my experience qualify toward the one year of general accounting experience requirement?

Yes, the CBA considers 170 hours of part-time employment to be equivalent to one month of full-time employment.

FAR - 84
AUD - 87
REG - 75
BEC - 78

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