CPE
Reporting
Download
the CPE Reporting Form in PDF
format , print it out, complete the form and mail it to the Board
office
OR
Download
the CPE Reporting Form in Excel
format, complete the form on your computer and then submit
it as an attachment to E-mail! The
deadline for CPE reporting is January 31st.
The Excel version of the CPE Reporting form allows you to enter the data on your computer.
It will automatically calculate the total credits. You can then print
the form and sign it before submitting to the Board office by the deadline
of January 31st (forms e-mailed by the January 31st
deadline will be considered submitted timely).
If
you are having problems downloading an Excel form from our site and are using
Microsoft Office 2000, you may need to download Service
Release 1-a from Microsoft.
Statement
on Standards for CPE
The
new Statement
on Standards for CPE became effective on 7/1/02.
A copy was sent to all licensees in the Fall 2002 newsletter.
If you need a copy you can click on the link above or contact the
Board office. It is each
licensee’s responsibility to become familiar with the new standards.
You need to have knowledge of the standards in order to choose CPE
courses that will be approved by the Board.
General
CPE Information and State Specific Ethics
All active licensees are required to report their Continuing Professional Education
credits for the preceding calendar year annually by January 31st.
All
active licensees (except as specifically excepted in Rule 502 of the Idaho Accountancy
Rules) are required to participate in a total of eighty (80) hours of qualifying
education in the two calendar years immediately preceding the date the report is
required. There is a minimum requirement of at least thirty (30) hours in
any one calendar year, and a maximum of fifty (50) hours recorded in any one
calendar year.
Idaho has an ethics CPE Requirement for all active licensees. It is a rolling total of 4 CPE credits of Ethics included in (not added to) the rolling total of 80 or more CPE credits. Within this requirement, new, reciprocal, reinstated or re-entry licensees must show they have obtained 2 credits of Idaho state specific ethics CPE within the first year of licensure on their CPE report. Existing licensees may also include the Idaho State Specific Ethics CPE, but are not required to do so. Visit our web site for information on how to sign up for this free course.
