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The point was that he was not a CPA and therefore could not go back to a good paying job. I was pointing out the fact that this could be proven with some simple research. I never made any statement about him as a person or any of his qualities.

Please crawl back into your hole now with your pointless post.

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So you don't think Chris was making decent money as an "accountant"? Apparently you don't know how it works. Let me explain. I use to work for Arthur Andersen, then another firm after that. I also went to high school and college with Money.

When Arthur Andersen (or any other firm like Chris worked for) hires someone out of school, that person is not a CPA. That person still makes good money. It takes several years to get your CPA license. Some people do it faster than others, but the min is 2 years.

You know how much more a CPA vs a non-cpa at a big 4 accounting firm makes? ZERO. You know how much of a bonus you get for passing the CPA exam? About $1,000.

So my point is the your point about him not being able to go back to a "good paying job" because he's not a CPA is ignorant, quite frankly. You obviously don't know what you're talking about. You obviously don't know the business at all. Price Waterhouse would hire Chris tomorrow if he wanted to work there.

You can now climb back in your completely uniformed hole.

As you can tell, smartasses that come on the board and act like they know what they're talking about when they OBVIOUSLY don't, pisses me off.

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I'm a CA in Canada (same as CPA in US) and there is a huge difference between a non CA and a CA. Average CA in Canada is making nearly 200K a year with partners making 300K+. When you are articling you make [censored]...like 35K a year and work 2500+ hours a year. Once designated you should be at 60-65K and 100K after 5 years of being designated should be possible. At least in Canada the market for designated accountants is very strong. I would be very surprised if things were different in the U.S. Also some dude mentioned that you could be a manager without a CPA in the U.S....this is definitely not possible in Canada. Without a designation you will be doing bank recs the rest of your career if you stay in public.