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CPA candidate

I am thinking about taking the American CPA exams in the state where the education and work expierence requirements are the fewest. But will it mean if I get a job in New York where the CPA requirements are tougher, I can't call my self a CPA because I've not met that state's CPA requirements?

I don't have any accounting work expierence. So I was thinking that I would just get a CPA from an easy requirements state like Illinois which has no work expierence requirements and then once I get the work expierence requirements for NY, I would just transfer my CPA to an NY CPA. But if I get a IL CPA, does it mean I can only practice in IL to get my work expierence (because I really want to move to NYC after I take my exams from a state which has low education and work expierence requirement)?

Help would be most appreciated!

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shikhir
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Well, they don't round down. If you have deficiencies to sit in one state, you'll have to meet those even after being certified, to practice in that state. In otherwords, Illinois' certification won't be automatically reciprocated in New York. You'd need to make up the differences. Otherwise, everyone would go to IL or NV or wherever the requirements are the lowest, and then practice wherever they want.

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Holly J. Sommer

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