Arizona CPE Requirements
/The Arizona State Board of Accountancy CPE requirements are as noted below.
What is the Arizona License Renewal Deadline?
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Every other year, by the last business day of the CPA’s birth month. A registrant born in an even-numbered year shall register in each even-numbered year, while those born in odd-numbered years shall register in each odd-numbered year.
What is the Arizona CPE Reporting Period?
Every other year, by the first day of the month following the CPA’s birth month.
What are the Arizona CPE Requirements?
Complete 80 hours of CPE.
A minimum of 16 of these hours must be in classroom or live/interactive webinars (which means that self-study credits are capped at 64 hours per reporting period).
A minimum of 40 of these hours must be in accounting, auditing, taxation, business law, or consulting services of which a minimum of 16 hours must be in the subject areas of accounting, auditing, or taxation.
The credit for service as a lecturer is capped at 40 hours. The maximum credit allowed for writing on accounting topics is 20 hours. The combined maximum for lecturing and writing is 40 hours.
Nano courses are capped at four hours.
What is the Arizona Ethics Requirement?
Complete four hours of ethics, which includes at least one hour each of the following:
Ethics related to the practice of accounting, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professional Code of Conduct
The Arizona State Board of Accountancy statutes and administrative rules
Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Arizona course covers both of these requirements.
Allowable Arizona Course Providers
The Board accepts courses from NASBA sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA.
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Arizona CPE Rule Reference
R4-1-453