Holding Multiple Licenses

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zcanyonboltz

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Is there any reason or benefit to holding both a RW and JW license? A con is if you held both you'd have to pay to renew both, any pros? Thanks
 

zcanyonboltz

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denver
None. You can't even get a write off as a charitable contribution.

Thanks I didn't think so. I did know a guy who holds a ME and JW but this is kinda pointless too? He said he can work for someone as a JW not having to be paid as a ME and then get his own work with his ME. Every 3 years he still has to do PDUs for both and pay to renew both.
 

petersonra

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Northern illinois
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engineer
Cost of license is a business expense. [I an not a tax accountant, but I deduct it every year without any adverse reaction from IRS.]

almost certainly deductible as a business expense.

but that just means you don't have to pay taxes on that amount. why spend it if you don't gain anything for the money spent?
 

iwire

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Thanks I didn't think so. I did know a guy who holds a ME and JW but this is kinda pointless too? He said he can work for someone as a JW not having to be paid as a ME and then get his own work with his ME. Every 3 years he still has to do PDUs for both and pay to renew both.

It really depends on local area rules.

Where I am you need to keep both your masters and jouneymans licenses if you want to run a company and work with the tools.
 

fmtjfw

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In WV

In WV

Plans Inspector also requires passing Commercial Inspector test
Commercial Inspector also requires passing Residential Inspector test
Residential Inspector requires Master Electrician's license to take test
A Master can do anything a Journeyman or Apprentice can do and requires Journeyman's and 5 years to take test
A Journeyman can do anything an Apprentice can do and requires 4 years as Apprentice or 1080 hours in certified training program
An Apprentice can do nothing without the direct supervision of a Master or Journeyman and requires passing a test or being in a certified training program
A Master or a Journeyman can supervise no more than 3 Apprentices.
A Journeyman can work without supervision.

Master's appears not be required to operate as an Electrical Contractor.

"Journeyman" is an historical term and is not limited to males.

I don't know if an Inspector can do anything other than inspect

There are some speciality -- limited licenses as well.
 
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gaelectric

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I hold a masters license so I can be the responsible party for my company. I hold my JW as it's reciprocal with some nearby states where the masters is not. Not that I would go to work in another state any time soon but you never know what the future brings.

Just extra money no PDU's for the second license.
 

ActionDave

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It really depends on local area rules.

Where I am you need to keep both your masters and jouneymans licenses if you want to run a company and work with the tools.
In Colorado you need a masters or have a master working for you to be an EC otherwise there is no difference between it and a journeyman's. There is no reason to hang on to a residential wiremans once you have a journeyman's at all. I never even got one.
 
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