Wyoming CPA requirements
Wondering how to become a CPA in Wyoming? Your first step should be to check the Wyoming CPA requirements. This page serves as your resource for Wyoming's CPA and CPE requirements.
Wyoming CPA Exam Requirements
All CPA candidates must pass the three Core sections (FAR, AUD, and REG) and one of three Discipline sections (BAR, ISC, or TCP). To sit for the CPA Exam in Wyoming, candidates must have a bachelor's degree or higher and have completed the following courses:
- 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in accounting courses
- 24 semester hours (24 quarter hours) in non-accounting, business courses
A maximum of six semester hours for internships may count toward the accounting or business subject matter requirements only if the internship is a short-term, faculty supervised work experience in which the student earns academic credit.
Wyoming CPA licensure requirements
In order to earn a certified public accountant license in Wyoming, accountants must also complete one year (2,000 hours) of relevant work experience verified by a licensed CPA and complete a total of 150 semester (225 quarter) hours, including the course requirements outlined above.
Wyoming CPA license renewals
Wyoming CPAs must renew their license every year The cycle occurs January 1 - December 31 annually.
Wyoming CPE requirements
Continuing professional education (CPE) hours must be completed in the three calendar years prior to the year during which a license is to be renewed. All CPAs must complete 120 hours of CPE credit each reporting period. Further CPE requirements include:
- 4 hours must be in ethics.
- 80 of the 120 hours must be in:
- Accounting and auditing
- Business law
- Administrative practice
- Regulatory ethics
- Business management and organization
- Finance (financial planning)
- Management advisory services
- Marketing
- Economics
- Specialized knowledge and application
- Statistics
- Taxes
- Computer science or software applications
- Maximum of 40 of the 120 hours may be in:
- Behavioral ethics
- Communications
- Personal development
- Personnel/human resources
- Other fields of study may be acceptable if the licensee is able to demonstrate the course does not qualify under an identified field but does contribute to professional competence.
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