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Posted: 11 Feb 2010 at 20:02 | IP Logged  

Folks,

I am a resident of Florida and I am interested in obtaining my CPA Certification in Iowa. I hope someone out there can help me with the following questions:

a) I'm not a resident of Iowa and I don't plan to move to Iowa.
It just seems that Iowa's CPA licensure requirements are a little bit easier for me to fulfill given my specific education and experience. Is that a problem? In general, is it a problem to obtain a license from a state different from your own?

b) Do you think my EDUCATION (below) is enough to sit for the exam?

  • Baccalaureate degree in Civil Engineering from the Antioquia Engineering School in Colombia (5 years of study, including 2 elementary accounting classes.)
  • MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2 years. Included two Accounting classes, and several finance classes.)
  • 30 non-introductory semester hours of accounting at Nova Southeastern University's Master of Accounting program. Nova is based in Florida. **I don't intend to finish the Masters degree itself, just get enough hours under my belt to sit for the exam.** The classes I've taken are:
    • 3 semester-hours in Cost Accounting
    • 9 semester-hours in Intermediate Accounting (levels I, II and III)
    • 3 semester-hours in Advanced Accounting
    • 3 semester-hours in Auditing

    • 3 semester-hours in International Accounting
    • 6 semester-hours in Taxation
c) Do you think my EXPERIENCE (below) is enough to sit for the exam?
  • 6 years employed in industry, providing services involving accounting, management advisory, corporate financial forecasting and budgeting, financial advisory and consulting skills.
  • Positions held: Director Financial Planning and Analysis, VP Finance, CFO
  • Experience can be verified by a Florida CPA who has not been my supervisor, but who can attest that my experience encompasses the positions mentioned above.

Thanks a lot! Any suggestions or guidance--before I start down the wrong path--are greatly appreciated.


-MBAbecomingCPA
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