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Examination Of The Cpa Exam

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In Massachusetts, one can take their CPA exam as long as they have a Bachelor 's degree and at least seven classes (or twenty-one credits) of accounting and three classes (or nine credits) of business, such as finance, business law, and information systems. To apply for CPA exam, one must turn in an application, with a fee of $195.00, all official transcripts from the institutions attended, and a recent 2x2 photograph, showing only the head and shoulders (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, 2016). The CPA exam has 4 individual sections and one can take one or more sections of the exam at a time. All sections must be passed within eighteen months of taking the initial section(s) of the exam. An examination fee (for each section) and a registration fee (for each time one registers) are due before the exam. An exam must be scheduled and taken within six months after one registers to take it. After receiving notice that one has passed all sections of the exam, can one apply for certificate to be a Certified Public Accountant. However, one must also complete one hundred fifty credits, earn a graduate degree in accounting from a university that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and have worked for a full year in public accounting, including 1000 hours of full disclosure financial states. This can happen no later than three years after the notice of passing all sections of the exam was received. The application

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