Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a designation given by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to individuals that pass the Uniform CPA Examination and meet the education and experience requirements. The CPA designation helps enforce professional standards in the accounting industry. CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is the highest accounting credential in the United States. CPA ensures global recognition for accounting & finance professionals.
The Iowa - Board of Accountancy provides assurance to the public that CPA (Iowa) operates at the highest level of professional competence through, verification of education and experience credentials.
IOWA (IA) CPA CPE REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW
CPE Requirements | 120 hours every 3 years |
License Renewal Period | June 30th, Annually |
CPE Reporting Cycle | January 1 to December 31, every 3 years |
Ethics Requirement | Four (4) hours every three years. |
Carry Over Credits | Iowa CPA cannot carry forward credits in the next reporting cycle. |
Subject Area Restriction |
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Iowa CPA requires 120 hours of CPE to be completed in every reporting cycle and must be reported to the Board by December 31 triennially as part of the renewal process.
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All licensed CPAs in Iowa must complete 120 hours of approved continuing education over a three-year reporting period. Many of our programs in Live and Self-Study are Approved for continuing education for Iowa CPA.
CLICK HERE for myCPE Packages for Iowa CPAs that would meet all of your annual continuing education requirements in one go.
Iowa (IA) CPA has to earn at least 4 hours of CPE in the subject area of ethics and rules of professional conduct over the 3-year reporting period. Any Ethics CPE credits also count towards fulfilling the total 120 CPE credits required over 3 years. Regulatory AICPA Ethics, Circular 230 Ethics, Behavioural/Business Ethics, and other subject areas are approved for qualifying as ethics as long as it meets NASBA standards. At myCPE we provide the Ethics Course to all Iowa (IA) CPA as a part of our membership initiative.
The renewal license date for Iowa (IA) CPA is June 30th every year. Click for FAQs on CPA license renewal.
The reporting cycle for Iowa (IA) CPA is from January 1 to December 31 triennially.
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Here is a Link to the state board website to access FAQs on CPE Requirements and Regulations for Iowa CPA.
Iowa State Board of Accountancy does not specify any subject areas for the study! It says that subject area must contribute directly to the professional competence of a person. And hence all the program approved for NASBA fields of study on myCPE shall be eligible for CPE Credits for Iowa CPAs. Click Here for further reference on the state board Website.
You should choose myCPE Packages for Iowa Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals for the following reasons:
Our CPE Package for Iowa CPAs is 100% compliant with the regulations of the Iowa State Board of Accountancy and we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you feel the package is non-compliant, please email our support team at (support@my-cpe.com) and let us know how it is non-compliant and we will happily refund your full payment.
All of the following myCPE Learning Activities are approved for Iowa CPAs CPE
In addition to the above activities, the following mentioned activities may also contribute towards continuing education
Online renewal may require you to upload your CPE certificates of completion. If you are not liable to upload your certificates of completion, you should keep your copies in case the board performs an audit of your CPE, you will be responsible for submitting copies of your certificates of completion and/or verification of courses at the time of the audit. You must retain your documentation for at least three (3) years subsequent to submission of the report claiming the credit.
The license renewal fee for Iowa (IA) CPA is $100. Click here for Iowa CPA Fees Schedule.
An Iowa (IA) CPA can complete 50% hours of the total required CPE credits hours via self-study courses. i.e., an Iowa (IA) CPA can complete 60 hours via self-study courses and the 120 CPE Package of myCPE is 100% compliant with that requirement.
No, the Iowa Board of accountancy does not allow courses completed via nano learning to count towards the IA CPE requirements.
A registrant must report, at a minimum, the CPE hours required for the registration renewal period. Hours that exceed the number required for the current registration renewal period may not be carried forward to a subsequent registration renewal period.
As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Iowa CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference.
As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Iowa CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference. However, it will be the responsibility of each attendee to ensure that they are eligible for the Continuing Professional Education Credits based on their occupation/job profile, knowledge requirements as well as guidelines laid down by their regulatory board before registering for the webinars. So, make sure you check with the respective state board or regulatory body.
Iowa State Board of Accountancy governs the accounting and auditing profession in the state of Iowa! Here is a link to the State Board Website.