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To maintain a valid license, a CPA/PA must complete the license renewal application and submit it to the CBA along with the renewal fee of $280. The renewal fee is the same whether the license is renewed as active or inactive. know their license expiration date and to renew prior to expiration.

Typically, inactive CPAs have to pay a fee to maintain a license year after year, but they don't need to complete continuing professional education (CPE) to remain in good standing. If your license is inactive, you can't practice as a CPA or advertise yourself as such.

Ethics Continuing Education Requirement [Accty. Regulation Section 87(b)]: A licensee renewing a license in an active status shall complete four hours of the 80 hours of continuing education required pursuant to subsection (a) in an ethics course.

A total 80 hours of CE must be completed in the two-year period immediately preceding license expiration, including: A minimum of 20 hours completed during each year of the two-year license renewal period, including 12 hours in technical subject matter.

CPE Requirements for AICPA Members From January 1, 2001 forward, and for each three-year reporting period thereafter, all AICPA members shall complete 120 hours or its equivalent of continuing professional education.

To maintain a valid license, a CPA/PA must complete the license renewal application and submit it to the CBA along with the renewal fee of $280. The renewal fee is the same whether the license is renewed as active or inactive. know their license expiration date and to renew prior to expiration.

The complacency in the minds of those who have not completed CPE hours is that there is no penalty for non compliance except that the names of such members will be hosted on the website and regulating authorities may not allot the professional assignments or audits to such members.

Typically, inactive CPAs have to pay a fee to maintain a license year after year, but they don't need to complete continuing professional education (CPE) to remain in good standing. If your license is inactive, you can't practice as a CPA or advertise yourself as such.

For other general questions on the license renewal process, please refer to these FAQs, or email renewalinfo@cba.ca.gov.

Ethics Continuing Education Requirement [Accty. Regulation Section 87(b)]: A licensee renewing a license in an active status shall complete four hours of the 80 hours of continuing education required pursuant to subsection (a) in an ethics course.

What are the minimum number of hours a CA CPA must complete each year? California CPAs must complete at least 20 hours of CPE, including 12 hours in Technical Fields of Study, each year.

A total 80 hours of CE must be completed in the two-year period immediately preceding license expiration, including: A minimum of 20 hours completed during each year of the two-year license renewal period, including 12 hours in technical subject matter.

Required Hours: 80 hours during the two-year period immediately preceding the license expiration date, with a minimum of 20 hours due each year. 40 hours in technical subjects are due each reporting period, with a minimum of 12 hours in technical subjects due each year.

CPE Requirements for AICPA Members From January 1, 2001 forward, and for each three-year reporting period thereafter, all AICPA members shall complete 120 hours or its equivalent of continuing professional education.

CPAs can renew at https://connect.cba.ca.gov. Accounting Firm renewal applications are mailed to each licensee's address of record approximately 90 days prior to license expiration date. Firms can pay online and email their renewal documents to renewalapp@cba.ca.gov.

The complacency in the minds of those who have not completed CPE hours is that there is no penalty for non compliance except that the names of such members will be hosted on the website and regulating authorities may not allot the professional assignments or audits to such members.

Renewal Fee and Payments If you are renewing a license that expires after September 30, 2022 must submit the renewal fee of $280 with the completed license renewal application. If the payment is not received by the license expiration date, a delinquency fee of $140 will be assessed.

For other general questions on the license renewal process, please refer to these FAQs, or email renewalinfo@cba.ca.gov.

CPA licenses are valid for two-year periods in California and expire every other year at midnight on the last day of the licensees' birth month. Licensees have the option to renew their license in an active or inactive status.

What are the minimum number of hours a CA CPA must complete each year? California CPAs must complete at least 20 hours of CPE, including 12 hours in Technical Fields of Study, each year.

Required Hours: 80 hours during the two-year period immediately preceding the license expiration date, with a minimum of 20 hours due each year. 40 hours in technical subjects are due each reporting period, with a minimum of 12 hours in technical subjects due each year.

CPAs can renew at https://connect.cba.ca.gov. Accounting Firm renewal applications are mailed to each licensee's address of record approximately 90 days prior to license expiration date. Firms can pay online and email their renewal documents to renewalapp@cba.ca.gov.

Renewal Fee and Payments If you are renewing a license that expires after September 30, 2022 must submit the renewal fee of $280 with the completed license renewal application. If the payment is not received by the license expiration date, a delinquency fee of $140 will be assessed.

CPA licenses are valid for two-year periods in California and expire every other year at midnight on the last day of the licensees' birth month. Licensees have the option to renew their license in an active or inactive status.