Certified Public Accountant
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Certified Public Accountants must be licensed by the Idaho State Board of Accountancy. To be licensed applicants must: 1.) Be 18 years of age or older; 2.) Be of good moral character; 3.) Earn a Bachelor's degree that meets Board of Accountancy class and credit requirements at an approved college or university; 4.) Successfully completed a course in ethics; 5.) Passed the Uniform CPA exam; 6.) Complete one year of accounting and tax experience that includes no fewer than 2,000 hours. Term: Licenses are renewed annually as of July 1.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Idaho State Board of Accountancy
- Address
- 3101 W. Main Street Suite 210 PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720
- Phone
- (208) 334-2490
- Agency website
- http://isba.idaho.gov/
- Licence page
- http://www.isba.idaho.gov/#
- Last updated
- March 8, 2018
Occupations (O*NET)
- Certified Public Accountant 13-2011.00
Source and verification
This record is Idaho's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Idaho State Board of Accountancy — see the issuing body section above.
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