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RENEWALS WILL BE AVAILABLE THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER

CPA's annual permit to engage in the practice of public accounting expires every year on December 31st. Permits to practice must be renewed and postmarked by January 31st.

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LICENSE RENEWAL INSTRUCTIONS

SAVE $$ AND RENEW YOUR LICENSE ON-LINE
Save $20 if you renew your CPA license on-line. If you submit your license via the Board's website your license renewal fee is reduced by $20. Visit www.nvaccountancy.com and follow the instructions to submit your renewal on-line.

RENEWAL FEE & PAYMENT

Paying by Credit Card
If you submit your renewal on-line the renewal fee will be $120.
The Board will accept credit cards via on-line submission only.
The Board accepts Visa, Mastercard & American Express

Paying by Check or Money Order
If you submit your renewal by mail the renewal fee will be $140
Please make checks or money orders made payable to the Nevada State Board of Accountancy.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT RENEWAL
Renewals must be postmarked (mail) or submitted (on-line) by January 31st. If the postmark or submission is after January 31st, a late fee of $100 will be assessed. A postmark is a post office cancellation stamp. A postmark is not the date provided from an office postage meter. If you submit your renewal to an accounts payable department for payment of your license fee, it is still your responsibility to assure that the payment and license renewal form have been received by the board in a timely manner.

COMPLETE RENEWAL FORM
Please verify that you have completed the following information:
• Update your name, address and telephone number in the boxes provided (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY)
• Complete the CPE Verification and CPE Reporting Form sections of the renewal form.
• Answer the Child Support information that includes your social security number.
• Answer all of the Self Reporting questions.
• Sign & Date the Renewal Form

DO NOT WISH TO RENEW YOUR LICENSE?
Please note ACTION must be taken with your CPA Certificate by choosing one of the following or by renewing your license. Pursuant to NRS 628.390, the Board can revoke the certificate issued to you in Nevada for your failure to obtain an annual permit. Inactive & Retired Status requires Board Approval. You must submit the appropriate form to the board office by January 31st for Board consideration at their next scheduled meeting. Forms can be obtained at www.nvaccountancy.com

INACTIVE STATUS
Inactive Status will qualify for individuals that are no longer involved or employed in the financial functions of business or government, including the supervision of such functions in Nevada or any other state. An individual granted "Inactive Status" is prohibited from practicing or holding themselves out as licensed to practice accounting or use of the CPA designation.

RETIRED STATUS
Retired Status will qualify for individuals that are no longer involved with activities in the profession of public or private accounting upon the attainment of at least 60 years of age or upon becoming permanently disabled and no longer gainfully employed. Any employment related to the financial functions of business or government, including the supervision of such functions, will be considered as active involvement in the accounting profession and will disqualify the licensee from Retired status. An individual granted "Retired Status" must include the word "retired" immediately following each reference to the CPA designation on a business card, letterhead or similar document.

VOLUNTARY SURRENDER
If you do not qualify for Inactive or Retired status you may voluntarily surrender your Nevada CPA license by returning your certificate to this office. This would remove you from the rolls of Nevada CPAs. If you choose this option your file will be maintained indefinitely and at the time you wish to return as a CPA you would need to provide the board with 40 hours of CPE, an application fee and some updated forms.

CPE INFORMATION
CPE REQUIREMENT
Effective 2024 the requirement for all licensees is to obtain 40 hours of continuing education to be completed each calendar year. Of the required 40 hours, 2 must be in the area of ethics. Continuing education must be completed in the calendar year from January 1st to December 31st. There are no carryover or carryforward hours. If you obtain more than 40 hours of CPE in one calendar year, you will still owe 40 hours the next calendar year.

CPE REPORTING FORM
You must attach your own summary sheet or computer print out of the CPE you are claiming. Do not attach supporting documents or completion certificates

CPE COURSES AND CREDIT
Please refer to Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 628.210 - 628.250 to obtain current information on continuing education credits and allowable courses. Note: Nevada accepts QAS hours. If your certificate of completion reflects QAS hours you may claim those hours on your renewal form.

CPE AUDIT
The Board's policy to encourage compliance with the CPE requirements is to audit 10% of the licensee population for CPE claimed on the license renewal forms. Please be advised that based on the random selection process it is possible to be selected each year.

DO NOT CLAIM CREDIT FOR COURSES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED.

OUT OF STATE CPE EXEMPTION
New Regulations now allow for an out of state licensee to claim a CPE exemption from Nevada's requirements if you reside in AND are licensed in another state other than Nevada. You must be in compliance with that state's CPE requirements. If that state does not have CPE requirements, then you must comply with Nevada's requirements for CPE.

NEW LICENSEE & OUT OF STATE CPE EXEMPTION
If your reporting requirement indicates 0 you are considered exempt from the CPE requirement pursuant to NAC 628.210(2)(3) based on being licensed in the year OR you reside outside NV, are compliant with your home state's CPE requirements and previously reported this information on your last year's renewal form.

HAVEN'T COMPLETED YOUR CPE?
If you have not completed your continuing education requirement in the appropriate calendar year, a CPE Administrative Complaint will be issued providing the following extensions and penalties:

CPE completed during the period January 1 - 31st $100 penalty
CPE completed during the period Feb 1 - Mar 31st $350 penalty
CPE completed during the period Apr 1 - May 31st $850 penalty
CPE completed during the period Jun 1 - Jul 31st $1600 penalty

The Board will send you a CPE shortage letter and track your progress through the extension/penalty phase. If the CPE shortage has not been satisfied by the last extension period, no further extensions will be granted and the board will issue a formal complaint for violation of continuing education requirements.

It is important that you send your renewal in by the deadline date even if you are in the process of completing your CPE. If the renewal is not submitted by the deadline date a late penalty will be assessed.

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