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

• 150 total credit hours (30 hours in addition to the 120 required to sit for the CPA Exam), including:
  • 24 semester credits (36 quarter credits) in advanced accounting courses, including:
    • 6 credits of financial accounting
    • 3 credits of cost accounting
    • 3 credits of auditing
    • 3 credits of federal income tax
    • 9 credits of accounting electives
  • 3 credits in business law
  • 24 semester credits (36 quarter credits) in Business 

Minimum Experience Requirements

• Two years of full-time employment performing any combination of the approved tasks in a partnership, corporation, LLC or sole proprietorship engaged in the practice of public accounting; OR
• Four years of full-time employment performing any combination of the approved tasks in a governmental or other industry position that is substantially equivalent to a position in the practice of public accounting; OR
• Any combination of public accounting or governmental/industry.

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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