Please note: The CPE Information provided in this section relates to CPAs only.
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Arizona |
| Renewal Date: |
Last day of birth month or registration month |
| Reporting Period: |
Biennial ending on the last working day of the birth month and an odd or even-numbered year based on the license expiration date |
| Required Hours: |
80 hours with 50% in technical areas (Accounting, Auditing, Tax, Management Advisory, Business Law or any combination thereof).
A minimum of 16 hours must be obtained via a LIVE classroom or Interactive webinar course. |
| Ethics Required: |
Yes. 4 hours of Board-approved ethics during the two-year period immediately preceding registration renewal. The 4-hour requirement shall include a minimum of 1 hour of each of the following:
a. Ethics related to the practice of accounting including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Professional Code of Conduct.
b. Board statutes and administrative rules. |
| Subject Breakdown: |
16 hours in Accounting, Auditing or Taxation |
| Credit Limits: |
Credit should be given for whole class hours only.
Introductory computer classes have a maximum of 20 hours and no repetitions are allowed.
The maximum credit for instructors is 40 hours; for articles/books, 20 hours. If written material is not used in conjunction with a seminar, credit may be earned if it is at least 3,000 words in length (no proration) and is published by a recognized 3rd party publisher of accounting material or a sponsor. 3,000 words = 2 credit hours. Teaching and writing combined should not exceed 40 credits. |
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| Contact Info: |
Arizona State Board of Accountancy
100 North 15th Avenue
Room 165
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
USA
Phone: 602-364-0804
Fax: 602-364-0903
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| Web address: |
http://www.accountancy.state.az.us/ |
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