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The Board of Accountancy is the state agency responsible for protecting the public by licensing and regulating certified public accountants and certified public accounting firms.  The Board is funded solely through fees charged to obtain and renew a license to practice public accounting and to sit for the CPA exam.

                  ONLINE LICENSE VERIFICATION

  For an E-filing receipt click on the "online license verification" link above, click on "individuals", then key in your license number OR your last name and click on "Search". When the screen appears with your name on it click on the word "Details" at the right of your name. When the screen comes up with your license information click on the "Print" button.  

All even-numbered licenses will be required to renew in July of 2012 through August 1, 2012. The link for the online renewal will not be available until July 1, 2012.  In late June of 2012 the Board will mail a renewal notice providing the name of that link.  

The reinstatement process requires a former CPA to complete and submit a paper application along with a check or money order in the amount of $200 made payable to the KY State Board of Accountancy. In addition the applicant must have completed either 60 or 80 hours of CPE, one half of those hours must have been in accounting or auditing courses and 2 hours of ethics, within two years from the date the application is submitted. Documentation to verify completion of those hours must be submitted with the application. All reinstatement applications are reviewed by the Board members for approval.

Click on the link Reinstatement Requirements for additional information and to obtain an application.

Continuing professional education ("CPE") hours are required to be completed in the two calendar years prior to the year during which a license must be renewed. The two calendar years are referred to as the "reporting period". For a number of years CPA's have received additional time following the conclusion of the reporting period to complete their CPE; however this "grace period" has never been part of the law that governs CPE. As a result, following a review of CPE requirements and procedures the members of the Board of Accountancy determined that since the "grace period" is not authorized by law, CPAs cannot be given this additional time to complete their CPE. 

Therefore every CPA due to renew a license in July of 2012 must have completed all of their required CPE between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011. This requirement also applies to those CPAs scheduled to renew their license in 2013. Those CPAs must complete their CPE between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012.  The 2 hour ethics course is still required as part of your CPE requirement.

Any CPA who fails to complete the CPE by the December 31 deadline will not be eligible to renew his or her license. Instead the CPA will be required to use the reinstatement procedure to retain the license.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Please click on the following link for current information on the CPA Exam CPA-Exam.org.

To reprint your payment coupon or NTS, click on the following link new online service for CPA candidates

Please click on the following link for the exam fees for 2012. Exam Fees for 2012 [pdf format 11K]