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WHY BECOME A CPA? New partners can earn upwards of $250,000 annually and as much as $500,000 when you factor bonuses and other perks. % +10 15 CPAs earn 10-15% more than non-CPAs. EARNING POTENTIAL Over the course of a 40-year career, a CPA can earnas much as $1 million more than a non-CPA. Fun Fact: A team of 9 CPAs spends 1,700 hours handcounting the ballots for the Academy Awards every year since 1935. That’s a lot of billable hours! M a s s a c h u s e t t s S o c i e t y o f C e r t i f i e d P u b l i c A c c o u n t a n t s • C PA t r a c k . c o m content_collegeguide_0912.indd 111 111 9/12/16 4:56 PM