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Hi,
Long time lurker, first time poster. Thanks to all those
whose advice I have read and taken on board previously -
this forum really is extremely helpful.
I'm a UK-national chartered accountant (ACA), and I've
worked for almost 6 years in tax (PwC and a smaller
firm). 80% of my current client base relates to inward-
investment to the UK from the US, specifically hi-tech
firms from California. As such, the CPA is a
qualification I would like to sit.
I sent off my academic qualifications documentation to an
Academic Credentials Evaluations Institute, and then
submitted my application to sit the exams to the
Californian CPA Board. However, my application was
rejected as I was well under the educational
requirements; 22/24 units for business (this would have
been resolvable on appeal as a unit of my ACA
qualification was incorrectly omitted from
consideration), but only 12/24 units for accounting.
Obviously, that's a pretty huge disparity to make up. The
problem appears to have been that I did not do an
accounting degree at University; the bulk of my
accounting units have come through my chartered
accountant qualification.
To cut to the chase, my query is: in your experience, are
there any states with more relaxed educational
requirements, which I would be able to fulfil despite my
lack of a degree in accountancy? My goal is simply to be
qualified as a CPA; the state in which I do so is pretty
much a non-issue, as I will be studying remotely from the
UK. In fact I'd been studying remotely for around 8
months when I received the Californian Board's rejection
of application - that wasn't a good day!
Many thanks for all assistance, and please feel free to
ask if any further information is required before an
answer can be provided.
Gareth
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