Meeting the California CPA Requirements. Professor Nondorf (As of June 21, 2011)

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1 Meeting the California CPA Requirements Professor Nondorf (As of June 21, 2011)

2 Agenda Overview Students graduating before 12/31/2011 Students graduating during 2012 Students graduating after 12/31/2012 or who cannot complete requirements before 1/1/2014 Resources

3 Changes to the Requirements Go into effect January 1, 2014 To qualify under current rules All requirements must be met and your application submitted to the CA Board of Accountancy prior to 1/1/2014 New requirements are still being defined as the proposals are being finalized The information included here is as of the June 7, 2011 Joint Committee meeting

4 If You Are Graduating Prior to 12/31/2011 PATHWAY 1 PATHWAY 2 Bachelor s degree Bachelor s degree 120 semester-units of coursework 150 semester-units of coursework 24 semester-units of Accounting 24 semester-units of Accounting 24 semester-units of Businessrelated subjects Pass all parts of the CPA Exam Two years of general accounting work experience Pass an on-line ethics class 24 semester-units of Businessrelated subjects Pass all parts of the CPA Exam One year of general accounting work experience Pass an on-line ethics class

5 Accounting Coursework Offered at Haas Course Number Course Semester-Units UGBA 102A Intro to Financial Accounting 3 UGBA 102B Intro to Managerial Accounting 3 UGBA 120A Intermediate Financial Accounting 4 UGBA 120B Advanced Financial Accounting 4 UGBA 121 Federal Income Taxes 4 UGBA 122 Financial Information Analysis 3 UGBA 126 Auditing 4 UGBA 131 UGBA 127 Corporate Finance and Financial Statement Analysis Special Topics Courses (Vary by Semester, Usually 3 Offered per Year) International Financial Reporting Financial Reporting for Complex Transactions Strategic Cost Management Financial Reporting in the Financial Services Sector 3 3

6 What Are Business-Related Courses? Business Administration. Computer Science/Information Systems. Business Communications. Economics. Business Law. Finance, e.g. Financial Management. Business Management. Marketing. Business Related Law Courses offered by an accredited law school. Mathematics. Statistics.

7 General Timing Issues You have to have your bachelor s degree (but not necessarily all of your 150 hours) prior to applying The Board of Accountancy needs to review and approve your transcript prior to allowing you to take the CPA Exam It takes about 90 days for UC Berkeley Registrar s Office to get your official transcript to the Board of Accountancy Applicants applying for licensure under Pathway 1 (the 120 hours) can change to Pathway 2 (150 hours) at any time up until a license number has been issued and the approval notification is mailed from the Board

8 If You Are Graduating During 2012 PATHWAY 1 PATHWAY 2** GOES AWAY Effective 1/1/14=> YOU LIKELY WON T BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE 2 YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE Bachelor s degree 150 semester-units of coursework 24 semester-units of Accounting 24 semester-units of Businessrelated subjects Passing the CPA Exam One year of general accounting work experience*** Pass an on-line ethics class ** Pathway 2 will work only if you can complete everything and submit it prior to 1/1/2014. If you cannot, you will have to meet the new requirements (see next slide) *** Candidates likely will NOT qualify for the attest license prior to 1/1/2014.

9 NEW REQUIREMENTS Graduating after 2012 or Unable to Meet Requirements by 1/1/2014 Pathway 2 Bachelor s degree Additional Requirements (Note: Based on Proposal) 150 semester-units of coursework 24 semester-units of Accounting Plus 6 additional units of upper division Accounting courses 24 semester-units of Business-related subjects Pass all parts of the CPA Exam Plus 14 additional units of upper division Accounting - or Businessrelated coursework (may include other academic coursework relevant to Accounting or Business ) See next slide One year of general accounting work experience Pass an on-line ethics class Plus 10 hours of Ethics study: (3 hours in accounting ethics, 7 hours in related courses) See slide after next

10 14 Additional Units of Accounting or Business- Related Coursework Can be Accounting or Business coursework (as defined on previous slides) Maximum of nine (9) of these units can be considered business-related subjects, outlined below: Skills-based courses (Maximum of 3 units) Disciplines: English, Communications, Journalism, and the Physical, Life, Natural, and Social Sciences Language-based courses (Maximum of 3 units) Courses in foreign language, sign language, courses with the terms Cultural, or Ethnic in the title Industry-based courses (Maximum of 3 units) Classes that enhance an individual s business and accounting skills related to a particular industry or field Courses with the words Industry or Administration or courses in the following disciplines: Engineering, Architecture, Real Estate

11 Additional Units of Accounting or Business- Related Coursework (Continued) Internships and independent study are capped at 4 units NOTE: Completion of a Masters of Accounting, Masters of Taxation, or Masters of Law in Taxation (LL.M.) shall be deemed equivalent to completing the 20 additional units These masters degrees pre-empt the need to obtain the 6 specific accounting units, plus the 14 additional units of accounting or business-related units as described on the previous 2 slides

12 Ethics Requirements (10 Units) 3 units in an upper division accounting ethics, accounting fraud, accountants professional responsibilities Maximum of 7 additional units from courses with the following terms in the title: Continued Business Law Corporate Governance Ethics, Morals, or Fraud Organizational Behavior Human Resources Management Management of Organizations Business, Government & Society Leadership Professional Responsibilities (non-accounting) Legal Environment of Business Corporate Social Repsonsibility

13 Ethics Requirements (Continued) Maximum of 3 units from courses in the following disciplines: Philosophy Ethnic Studies Sociology Psychology Economics Cultural Studies Diversity Studies Religion Theology Political Science Course titles in these disciplines must contain one of the following words/terms: Introductory, Introduction, Principles of, Survey of, General, Fundamentals of, Foundation of One semester unit of financial statement auditing can apply to the ethics requirements

14 Additional Information 78 out of 150 hours are now proscribed by the CPA requirements There is no double dipping of courses across requirements The hours for a particular course can only apply to one requirement

15 What You Can Do Seek advisement from CFRM Plan your coursework as early as you can If you are close, get to 150 hours ASAP Additional coursework: Berkeley Extension Community Colleges Haas Accounting Boot Camp Summer 2012

16 Additional Information Contact Professor Nondorf (CFRM) or CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY 2000 EVERGREEN STREET, SUITE 250 SACRAMENTO, CA TELEPHONE: (916) FACSIMILE: (916) WEB ADDRESS: (See their CPA LICENSING APPLICANT HANDBOOK (on the website) for details)

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