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Certified Public
Accountant Program

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The Lithia & Driveway CPA Program is a Total Rewards benefit designed to provide approved CPA candidates with a certification pathway through industry experience that ensures quality and comprehensive coverage of required competencies.

To support this educational effort, Lithia & Driveway offers reimbursement of certain exam fees and study materials expenses—up to $2,000—as well as a potential bonus of $2,500 if candidates successfully obtain their CPA license.

How to get started

If you’d like to apply for the CPA Program:

  • Download the Program Overview & Application.
  • Work with your manager to complete the application
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About the Program

Here’s what you need to know!

CPA Program Application Process

You must first complete Part 1 of the Program Application; have Part 2 approved and signed by your manager; and have Part 3 approved and signed by a CPA Program Committee member.

Once you have completed Parts 1 & 2, send the form attached to an email requesting a Part 3 signature to one of the following:

Gregorie or Mike will reach out to set up an initial meeting with you and your manager to ensure all educational requirements have been met and they can sign Part 3 of the application. Please be prepared to demonstrate you have fulfilled your state’s education requirements by having school transcripts available.

Eligible Expenses & License Bonus

Lithia & Driveway offers eligible employees one of the following CPA study materials options:

  • We’ll provide the Becker CPA Exam Review study materials, or
  • We’ll reimburse for CPA study material expenses of up to $2,000.

Lithia & Driveway will reimburse eligible employees for the initial application fee, one exam fee, per section passed, and the licensing fee, as follows:

  • Applicant’s state exam fee upon initial application submission
  • Cost of AUD exam upon passing Auditing & Attestation
  • Cost of FAR exam upon passing Financial Accounting & Reporting
  • Cost of REG upon passing Regulation
  • Cost of Discipline Section upon passing (BAR-Business Analysis & Reporting, ISC-Information Systems Control, or TCP-Tax Compliance and Planning)
  • Cost of Ethics Exam upon passing
  • Applicant’s state license application fee upon receiving CPA license
  • Applicant’s state license permit fee upon receiving CPA license

Lithia & Driveway will provide a one-time $2,500 Bonus to eligible employees obtaining their CPA license.

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