I just finished paying my $120 for my application fee to apply to take the CPA exam.
I have about $3963 remaining on my MyCAA account which SHOULD cover all four parts of the CPA exam with Becker's review course.
I'm not completely sure if we're even going to BE here in this state next year, but if I pass the exam - hopefully that is transferrable wherever I go. That's one reason I am glad I didn't go into law. My brother has to take the bar exam anywhere he goes, from what I stand after I get my license I would just need to apply for reciprocity in a new state.
So we'll see. The state fees to sit for the exam are another $800 something dollars so doing all this is not cheap. But i hope it gets me on the right track.
That was one thing the CPA who spoke to our class said - take the exam as SOON as you can after you graduate.
So I'm going to follow that advice in hopes that it will make life much less stressful later on.
I haven't forgotten though about the lesson I've learned regarding stress & my health. So although I need to complete this, I'm going to try to do what I can to make this as least stressful as possible.
Aside from that, tomorrow is my "Personal Success Review" but I'll be completely honest, if I don't get a raise out of this review - I'll have pretty much made up my mind that I am done with this job.
Yes, the intangible benefits of working from home are nice & its not a stressful position. I won't quit unless I have something lined up either.
However, I want to know there is something to look forward to & I've been getting to the point that I feel like I'm just being strung along for the ride with no real evidence that I have an opportunity to grow here - not even a pay raise after 3 years, getting my master's degree, and taking over the financial aspects of the marketing department.
So we'll see how it goes. I would like to pass the CPA exam and be done with that before I leave my job though. It seems like that would be the least stressful thing to do, especially while my youngest is still in therapy & I need my job's current flexibility in order to attend her appointments.
That was another thing that annoyed me. Today was her appointment that would determine if she had to continue therapy or not because it would be meeting w/a team of doctors.
DH told me yesterday he couldn't take the kids to school because he had to be at the airport for work today. With the H1N1 precautions, that meant I couldn't take the older kids with me to my youngest child's appointment & I had no one to watch them with that late of notice.
So I had to cancel.
Apparently I didn't realize how rare these appointments are because they called me to reschedule today & her next appointment is JANUARY 27th!!!
I about flipped, because of ONE missed appointment - that now means 2 more months of therapy for my daughter.
I need a nanny or a helper or something.
Starting the Application Process
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Reciprocity really depends on the state. I was looking at Oregon when we considered moving there, and before 5 years of being licensed or so, there were some hoops to jump through. I don't remember what the hoops were - but it wasn't just as simple as my license transfers anywhere. (Though it would transfer there after 5 years? With no questions asked?) So be careful and look into that. Maybe look at some of the states you think you may end up in, and check the rules. It might have been because I don't have a higher degree - I don't remember.
On the CPA exam, it is so different now, so I am not sure. When I took it, it was the 16-hour pen and paper test. BUT, in our state we were allowed to pass 2 parts and do the rest one at a time. I totally did it that way - why make it harder than it has to be? I had friends who had the pass the entire test in one sitting to keep reciprocity with the other states they were from. IT seems these are the kind of things to look at as far as reciprocity - getting the license under the same requirements as other states, etc. They all vary.
I'd do more research before I pay that crazy exam fee! Switching states during licensing can be a whole other ball of wax.
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