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State Requirements

Arizona

State & Territory Requirements

Last Updated 6/26/2020

Requirements

Age Requirement 18
Citizenship Requirement Yes
Residency Requirement No
Social Security # Requirement Yes
Education Requirement for Licensure 150 hours (including B.A)
Participates in International Examination Program Yes
Hours in Accounting: 36 nonduplicative semester hours (30 hours must be in upper-level). Also required for licensure: at least 30 hours in related business courses
Exam sitting requirements: B.A. or higher (120 hours). Must have 24 semester hours of nonduplicative accounting courses, of which 12 semester hours are upper-level courses, and 18 semester hours in related courses.
Experience Requirements: At least 2,000 hours in the practice of accounting. Experience must be sufficient to demonstrate the applicant’s ability for critical inquiry and analysis of financial accounting information, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements and tax returns and the applicant’s ability to communicate, either orally or in writing, on the results of an inquiry or analysis of that information to an employer, client or a third party.
Ethics Exam: Must pass AICPA Professional Ethics Exam for initial licensure within two years immediately preceding date of application
State Society

Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants


Gretchen Pacheco

602-252-4144

4801 E. Washington St.

Suite 180

Phoenix, AZ

85034


Email: gpacheco@ASCPA.com

State Board

Arizona State Board of Accountancy


602-364-0804

100 N. 15th Avenue

Room 165

Phoenix, AZ

85007


Information for initial applicants for the uniform CPA examination

Notes


  • Applicants must submit documentation demonstrating that the applicant is lawfully present in the United States. Quarter credit hours are also accepted and are equivalent to 2/3 of a semester hour (divide quarter credits by 1.5 or multiply semester credits by 1.5).
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