CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR NEVADA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUTANTS (CPA)

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 Board of Accountancy provides assurance to the public that the CPA profession in Nevada operates at the highest level of professional competence through, verification of education and experience credentials. 

NEVADA (NV) CPA CPE REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW

Nevada CPA requires 80 hours of CPE to be completed in every 2-year rolling period with a minimum of 20 hours completed every year, and must be reported to the Board by January 31 biennially as part of the renewal process

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All licensed CPAs in Nevada must complete 80 hours of approved continuing education every 2-year rolling period with a minimum of 20 hours per year. Many of our programs in Live and Self-Study are Approved for continuing education for Nevada CPA. Here is myCPE 40 CPE Package for Nevada CPA (Incl. 4 hrs Ethics Course) that meets all of your annual continuing education requirement in one go. 

Nevada State Board of Accountancy has a mandatory requirement that Nevada (NV) CPA has to earn at least 4 hours of CPE in subject area of ethics. Regulatory AICPA Ethics, Circular 230 Ethics or Behavioural Ethics all subject areas are approved for qualifying as ethics. At myCPE we provide Free Ethics Course to all Nevada (NV) CPA as a part of our membership initiative.

A 2-year rolling reporting cycle for Nevada (NV) CPA is from January 1 to December 31 .

Qualified programs of continuing education dealing with the following general subjects are acceptable:

• Accounting and auditing;
• Taxation;
• Management;
• Computer science;
• Communication arts;
• Mathematics, statistics, probability and quantitative applications in business;
• Economics;
• Business law;
• Functional fields of business, including finance, production, marketing, personnel relations, and business management and organization;
• Specialized areas of industry, including the film industry, real estate and farming; and
• Administrative practice, including engagement letters and personnel.

Subjects other than those listed above may be acceptable if the applicant can demonstrate that they contribute to his or her professional competence. The applicant is responsible for demonstrating that a particular program is acceptable.

Click Here for further reference on state board website.

A Nevada CPA has to complete minimum of 8 hours in courses that focus on accounting and auditing in each year in which the applicant performed work on any audit, review, full disclosure compilation or attestation services.

myCPE 40 CPE Package for Nevada meets the annual requirement of 40 CPE in one go i.e.

1. 40 CPE credit hours.

2. 4 CPE credit hours in Ethics

3. 32 CPE credits hours in technical subjects such as Accounting, Auditing, Finance and Taxes.

The New Nevada CPA is exempt from fulfilling CPE requirement for the initial reporting cycle after initial certification.

1. Self-Study Courses (Videos)
2. Live Webinars
3. Virtual Events
4. Articles
5. Packages
6. Short Videos
7. E-Book
8. Certificate Courses

• Professional educational and developmental programs of national, state and local accounting organizations.
• Technical sessions at meetings of national, state and local accounting organizations and their chapters.
• Courses offered by a university or college, credit and non-credit.
• Formal educational programs of a firm.
• Programs of other accounting, industrial or professional organizations.
• Meetings of committees of professional societies which are structured as formal educational programs.
• Dinner, luncheon and breakfast meetings which are structured as formal educational programs.
• Meetings of firms for staff groups or management groups, or both, which are structured as formal educational programs.

An applicant for the renewal of a permit to engage in the practice of public accounting must list on the application the number of hours of continuing education completed by the applicant during the previous calendar year.  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 after the applicant files the application.

If you submit your renewal on-line the renewal fee will be $120 for Nevada CPAs

If you submit your renewal by mail the renewal fee will be $140 for Nevada CPAs

For Further Information here is link to its Fee Schedule.

A Nevada (NV) CPA can complete all 80 CPE credits hours via self-study courses. i.e., a Nevada (NV) CPA can complete 100% of the required CPE hours via self-study courses and 40 CPE Package of myCPE is 100% compliant to that requirement.

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.

1. If completed 1 calendar month late $100
2. If completed 2 to 3 calendar months late $350
3. If completed 4 to 5 calendar months late $850
4. If completed 6 to 7 calendar months late $1,600

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As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Nevada 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)l many of our courses are approved for Nevada 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 requirement as well as guidelines laid down by their regulatory board before registering for the webinars. So, make sure you check with respective state board or regulatory body.

Nevada State Board of Accountancy governs accounting and auditing profession in the state of Nevada! Here is link to the State board Website.