The Accountancy Licensing Library

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LICENSURE

Education - Allows less than 150 semester hours

Education - Allows less than 24 semester hours in accounting

Education - Allows less than 24 semester hours in business

Education - Baccalaureate Degree or higher required

Education - NASBA International Evaluation Service (NIES) accepted for evaluations of international education

Education - NASBA International Evaluation Service (NIES) required for evaluations of international education

Education - Offers a 150 semester hours path to licensure

Education - Offers multiple paths for initial license

Education - Requires 24 semester hours in accounting

Education - Requires 24 semester hours in business courses

Education - Requires college course/semester hours in Ethics

Education - Requires more than 24 semester hours in accounting

Education - Requires more than 24 semester hours in business

Ethics - Ethics exam required

Ethics - Requires a state specific ethics exam and/or rules and regulations exam

Experience - Allows experience to be Verified by an active licensee

Experience - At least one year of experience required

Experience - More than one year of experience required

Experience - Requires experience to be Supervised by an active licensee

Experience - Specific attest experience required

General - Offers designations other than CPA (Licensed Public Accountant, Public Accountant, etc)

General - Requires application for a CPA license within a certain time frame after passing the CPA exam

General - Requires Background Check and/or Finger printing

General - Social Security Number and/or an Exemption NOT required

General - Social Security Number Required

General - Social Security Number Required - but will accept Passport Number, Driver's License Number, Tax ID Number and/or an Exemption Request

General - State residency required (can be satisfied by physical residency, place of business or regular employment in the state)

General - State residency required (satisfied only by physical residency)

General - Two-tier state (requires certificate and license as a two step process)

General - U.S. citizenship required (satisfied by US Citizen or Legal Alien/Resident)

EXAMINATION

Education - 150 semester hours required to sit for exam

Education - Accepts education earned outside the U.S.

Education - Accreditation: Approved by the Board

Education - Accreditation: National accreditation accepted

Education - Accreditation: Regional accreditation accepted

Education - Accreditation: Specialized accreditation accepted as specified by the Board

Education - Allows less than 150 semester hours to sit

Education - Allows less than 150 semester hours to sit only, but completion of 150 semester hours required within designated time as determined by specific state board

Education - Allows less than 24 semester hours in accounting

Education - Allows less than 24 semester hours in business

Education - Credit by Examination courses (example - CLEP) are not accepted

Education - Education earned at community college or a 2-yr degree granting institution may be accepted

Education - Education must be earned at a 4-yr degree granting institution

Education - NASBA International Evaluation Service (NIES) accepted for evaluations of international education

Education - NASBA International Evaluation Service (NIES) required for evaluations of international education

Education - Offers pre-evaluation of education before applying to sit for the exam

Education - Requires 24 semester hours in accounting courses

Education - Requires 24 semester hours in business courses

Education - Requires a third-party evaluation of education earned outside the U.S.

Education - Requires college course/semester hours in Ethics

Education - Requires more than 24 semester hours in accounting

Education - Requires more than 24 semester hours in business

General - Allows candidate to apply to sit for the exam at an international location

General - Candidate has 18 months to complete all sections of the Examination

General - Candidate has 30 months to complete all sections of the Examination

General - Candidate has 36 months to complete all sections of the Examination

General - Has a minimum age requirement

General - Requires application be processed by NASBA CPA Examination Services

General - State residency required (can be satisfied by physical residency, place of business or regular employment in the state)

General - State residency required to sit for exam (satisfied only by physical residency)

General - U.S. citizenship required (satisfied by US Citizen or Legal Alien/Resident)

MISCELLANEOUS

Firm - Firm registration required

Firm - Firm Registration required for Sole Practitioners

Firm - Firm registration requires a fee

Firm - Firms that provide Audit Services require Peer Review

Firm - Firms that provide Compilation Services require Peer Review

Firm - Firms that provide Review Services require Peer Review

Firm - Has a peer review requirement

General - Substantially equivalent

Mobility - Offers firm practice privileges to eligible, non-resident licensees with no notice or fee required. Find specific information in the individual state licensing pages or at CPAMobility.org

Mobility - Offers individual practice privileges to eligible, non-resident licensees with no notice or fee required. Find specific information in the individual state licensing pages or at CPAMobility.org