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I have accumulated 1 year of experience in public accounting through 3 different  CPA firms.  3 months, 3 months, and 8 months.

Would this require that I send out 3 separate work experience certification forms when applying for my license?  I am wondering because the FL form only has a checkbox for "at least 1 year" of work experience. Could it be possible to just show my current employer proof of my experience with the other 2 firms and they verify and sign for it?  

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I will let you know soon.

Same situation here, but just two firms.  I called FL a few times and the idiots had no clue what I should do but suggested I send in two. 

The first employer wrote on the back "NA to check box."  I showed the second employer the first form and they checked the box for me.  I included a cover letter with my application explaining why there were two experience forms and why the first one did not have the box checked. 

The only thing I am worried about is that they will claim the box is not checked because I didn't actually perform the duties of a CPA and not because I did not work there 1 year.  My application is currently open with the DBPR so I'll try and let ya know what happens.


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Ok that would be great if you could let me know what happens.

To what you said about how you showed the second employer the first form... I thought that the employer is supposed to have the form notarized and then send it directly to Gainesville? Meaning we would not see the form again once we send it to the employer to fill out. Did they just give you a copy of the form before they sent it to Gainesville?

They really need to modify that form though.  It's like they think people would accumulate a year of experience only with one firm. Maybe you have to, but that just seems silly because what if you work for 1 firm for 11 months and then get laid off or something?

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Well, when you pass all four exams the application page says send everything (including work experience) to the DBPR in Tallahassee.  I just told my previous employer that was the case and that I wanted to mail it all out together because I don't trust the government not to lose my stuff.  They had it notarized and gave it back to me.

Both times when I called and got a peon on the phone they went and asked someone about the combining stuff (probably just another peon) and they made it seem that it was okay to combine two or more.

What they SHOULD DO is this:

Because the first page lists your weeks worked and number of hours, change the box on the second page and take out the length portion. 

For example:  I hereby declare that the guy on the first page
performed services normally performed by a CPA in public practice while under my supervision"


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jartonio wrote:

I have accumulated 1 year of experience in public accounting through 3 different  CPA firms.  3 months, 3 months, and 8 months.

Would this require that I send out 3 separate work experience certification forms when applying for my license?  I am wondering because the FL form only has a checkbox for "at least 1 year" of work experience. Could it be possible to just show my current employer proof of my experience with the other 2 firms and they verify and sign for it?  

Well, frankly I think if you had three different employers you would need 3 different certifications. You can make notations on the form or type up an explanation. The state does read letters if you send them because they can't read your mind. They are well aware that experience is not always obtained at one employer. That is, if your application didn't land on the desk of a peon...lol. That is classic Secretcpa.



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