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bombata
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Hi all,

I am a German living in Germany and I am looking to become a US CPA. By that I mean I want to hold myself out to be a US CPA on my business card and CV (e.g. I guess I do not necessarily need a license, so I would prefer a two-tier state).

I have done some research on the states (one-tier, two-tier) and their requirements for registration, certification etc., but it gets exceedingly complicated and the American legal terminology of the state rules is too painful and just killing me. So far I believe Illinois would be a good choice, but they are switching to a one-tier system in July 2009, so I believe that will not leave me enough time do the exam and get registered.

I have been searching the internet for days now, trying to find a reasonable guide or recommendation for foreigners in which state to get certified or licensed, but I could not find any (apart from recommendations about the education requirements).

Please could you share your recommendations / insight in which state to apply with me or provide me with some links to where i can find some comprehensive info.

So - which state? Please consider the folllowing:

1. I am not an American, I am a non-resident and I have no US-Social Security Number (and it will stay that way)
2. I am an MBA and I believe I meet all education requirements (150h etc.)
3. I just want to hold myself out to be a CPA on business card, a license to practice is not necessarily needed
4. I do have a few years of work experience,  but not under a US CPA or Canadian CA
5. I would prefer to have no CPE requirements, since I am not practising as a CPA

Thanks a lot for your help.

Jason


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infiri
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Posted: 30 Apr 2009 at 10:18 | IP Logged  

You have MBA, are you sure you have the required accounting classes? Not just the 150 credit hours?
States that I think have 2 tier and you should read are:
Alabama
Oklahoma
Illinois
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Kansas



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jeffqchen
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bombata wrote:
Hi all,I am a German living in Germany
and I am looking to become a US CPA. By that I mean I
want to hold myself out to be a US CPA on my business
card and CV (e.g. I guess I do not necessarily need a
license, so I would prefer a two-tier state).I have done
some research on the states (one-tier, two-tier) and
their requirements for registration, certification etc.,
but it gets exceedingly complicated and the American
legal terminology of the state rules is too painful and
just killing me. So far I believe Illinois would be a
good choice, but they are switching to a one-tier system
in July 2009, so I believe that will not leave me enough
time do the exam and get registered.I have been
searching the internet for days now, trying to find a
reasonable guide or recommendation for foreigners in
which state to get certified or licensed, but I could
not find any (apart from recommendations about the
education requirements).Please could you share your
recommendations / insight in which state to apply with
me or provide me with some links to where i can find
some comprehensive info.So - which state? Please
consider the folllowing:1. I am not an American, I am a
non-resident and I have no US-Social Security Number
(and it will stay that way)2. I am an MBA and I believe
I meet all education requirements (150h etc.)3. I just
want to hold myself out to be a CPA on business card, a
license to practice is not necessarily needed4. I do
have a few years of work experience,02 but not under a US
CPA or Canadian CA5. I would prefer to have no CPE
requirements, since I am not practising as a CPAThanks a
lot for your help.Jason


Hi, there

I encounter the same issue even though I really like
Seattle and want to get licensed in Washington State.
But it seems I might have to choose Illinois or Maine,
or others. By the way, Illinois will change from 2 tier
to 1 tier on July 1st, 2010, not this year, right?
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seamus
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Colorado allow 'Education in lieu of Experience'.

However, an MBA is unlikely to provide 45 semester hours of accounting.



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CharliePapaAlfa
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Don't take it in Alabama. They only allow U.S. Citizens to take the exam.

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