Nevada CPA requirements
Wondering how to become a CPA in Nevada? The first thing you’ll want to do on the road to becoming a CPA is to check the Nevada CPA requirements, because the Nevada Board of Accountancy will ultimately license you. This page serves as a resource for Nevada CPA and CPE requirements.
Nevada CPA Exam Requirements
Getting a CPA in each state mandates different requirements for taking the CPA Exam. In order to be eligible for the CPA Exam, the state requires candidates to meet certain Nevada CPA Exam requirements, including:
- All Nevada CPAs must submit moral character reference forms that are signed by individuals who will verify fiscal integrity. They should not be signed by a relative of the applicant.
- Minimum education requirements, as detailed below.
Minimum education requirements
Before taking the CPA Exam in Nevada, you must complete a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university. If you do not have an accounting major, your transcripts must show:
- 15 semester (36 quarter) hours in upper-level accounting courses covering:
- 6 hours in financial accounting
- 3 hours in cost accounting
- 3 hours in auditing
- 3 hours in federal income tax
- 3 semester (4.5 quarter) hours in business law
CPA License Requirements in Nevada
In order to earn a CPA license in Nevada, applicants must complete an ethics exam and the CPA Exam, plus meet education and experience requirements:
Minimum Education Requirements
Candidates must meet one of the following education requirements:
- A master's degree
- A bachelor's degree, plus 30 additional semester hours (150 total hours)
- A bachelor's degree
All of these options must include an accounting concentration with the following coursework:
- 24 semester hours of upper-level coursework including:
- six hours in financial accounting
- three hours in cost and managerial accounting
- three hours in auditing
- nine hours in electives related to accounting
- Three semester hours in business law
- 24 semester hours of other business-related courses
Minimum Experience Requirements
- For candidates who have earned a master's degree: one year (2,000 hours) of verified experience
- For candidates who have earned a bachelor's degree, plus 30 additional semester hours: one year (2,000 hours) of verified experience
- For candidates who have earned a bachelor's degree: two years (4,000 hours) of verified experience
All work must have been performed under the direct supervision of a person engaged in active practice as a certified public accountant, who has knowledge about and a higher level of responsibility of the subject tasks and in accordance with all applicable professional standards.
Nevada CPA License Renewals
Nevada CPAs must renew their license every year. Licenses expire on December 31st and must submit their renewal application by January 31st.
Nevada CPA CPE requirements
You must complete Nevada CPA CPE requirements each year, totally 40 hours with at least two hours of ethics CPE.
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