California state cpa license renewal

Connect with the CBA. License Lookup. What to Know About Your Search. Quick Hits. California Government. Other Resources. Active Status Renewal The California Board of Accountancy CBA mails a license renewal application to each licensee's address of record approximately 90 days prior to the license expiration date.

Requirements To renew your license in an active status, submit the completed license renewal application, including the license renewal fee, and documenting completion of the required continuing education CE. A total of 80 hours of qualifying CE must be completed during the two-year period immediately preceding license expiration including: A minimum of 40 hours in technical subjects.

Note: Licensees renewing a license in an active status must complete a minimum of 20 hours in each year of the two-year license renewal period, with a minimum of 12 hours in a technical subject matter. Note: If fewer than 80 hours are required for your license renewal, the four-hour Fraud CE requirement does not apply.

You must report to the CBA if required to undergo peer review, not subject to peer review, or renewing in an inactive status. Additional information about the peer review requirement can be found on the enclosed peer review insert and on the CBA website. Renewing your license without filing Form PR-1 Rev.

Please indicate whether you are renewing your license in an active or inactive status. This response must match the response provided on Question 1 of Part A. You must sign and date the license renewal application. To change your address, phone number, or e-mail of record, please complete the Address Change Form located on the CBA website and email it to AdminUnit cba.

BPC section Please provide the required information for all CE courses completed within the two years preceding your license expiration date making sure to include course titles, proper codes, dates of completion, CE hours, and provider names.

To ensure you receive proper CE credit, use only one subject code for each course. NOTE: While it is preferred this form be used, a computer printout listing all information requested on the CE Reporting Worksheet including your name and license number is acceptable. L — Live presentation with instructor, discussion leader, or speaker. I — Interactive self-study: requires frequent participant response to questions that test for understanding of the material presented; provides evaluated feedback to incorrectly answered questions; provides reinforcement feedback to correctly answered questions.

Processing Time Please allow six to eight weeks for processing of your license renewal application. Street Address If your address of record shown in Part B of the license renewal application is a post office box or mail drop, report the street address of your residence or business. Retroactive Fingerprints Criminal background checks are required for licensees. Continuing Education CE Requirement In order to renew in an active status, you must complete 80 hours of qualifying CE, with a minimum of 40 hours completed in technical subjects, during the two-year period immediately preceding your license expiration date.

The license renewal fee can be paid online with a credit card. Please see the Payment Options and Fees page for additional information on accepted forms of payment. The CBA does not have the legal authority to waive the delinquency fee for non-receipt of a renewal application.