Statement on Standards for CPE
The CPE Reporting deadline is January 31st.
There is a New Method to file with the Board!
Can you spare a few minute to try the new application?
It has great benefits for you.
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Easy Steps:
Click here for your Interactive CPE Reporting!
If you are short in either Ethics CPE hours or Total CPE hours, the system will tell you how many additional hours you need. If it’s before December 31st, you can “Save and Logout” of the system. This will maintain all the information you’ve entered so far. You can take additional CPE prior to year-end, and then log back into the system to put the remaining courses into your form. Print, click “Submit” and you’re done!
If you realize you’re short hours after December 31st, but prior to the January 31st deadline to file, you can still use the system. Fill in the form with the courses you’ve taken, and the system will walk you through the extension request process. The system allows you to submit a request for an extension of time to complete the hours owed, plus the penalty hours. The system will calculate how many hours you need to complete and give you instructions for completing the documentation process with the Board Office.
After you’ve submitted your CPE Report, the system will be available for you to use during the year to record the CPE courses you’ve taken. Login, enter your courses, click “Save and Logout”. You can come back into the system at any time to add more courses to your list.
We want to thank all of you in advance for using the new system. There are numerous benefits to you:
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.
Who must complete the State Specific Ethics course? 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.
IDAHO STATE-SPECIFIC ETHICS COURSE
- Newly licensed in Idaho on or after July 1, 2008;
- Licensed via reciprocity or transfer of grades in Idaho on or after July 1, 2008;
- Reinstated an Active license in Idaho on or after July 1, 2008; or
- Re-entered as an Active licensee in Idaho on or after July 1, 2008.
The Idaho State-Specific Ethics CPE course is a free two-hour course presented by the Board’s Executive Director covering relevant topics from the Idaho Accountancy Act and Rules. You are able to register to view the archived version of this course at a date of your choosing, but the course must be completed in the year in which you were licensed in any of the situations shown above. Please be aware the archived version is considered Non-Interactive Self-Study. While the Idaho State Board of Accountancy accepts the CPE hours, other State Boards of Accountancy may not approve the hours. The course was presented before a live audience in Boise. You may view the course as a webcast on the Internet at your home or office computer.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: Includes professional organization and business sponsored courses.
FORMAL IN-FIRM TRAINING: Classes must be structured and formal with sign-in sheets, outlines and agendas.
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES: Certificate of completion, transcript, etc. must be available if requested.
ACTING AS INSTRUCTOR/SPEAKER: A maximum of two hours preparation time may be claimed per hour of actual instruction. No credit is allowed for repetitions of the same seminar.
AUTHOR/PUBLISHER: A copy of the published article must be submitted with the CPE report for review.
If you have any questions regarding CPE or the completion of this form please call (208) 334-2490 or e-mail Sue Lenon.
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