Nc cpa license board

Experience affidavits for part-time work less than 30 hours each week must contain a record of the actual part-time hours the applicant performed accounting services only for each week of part-time employment.

Actual part-time hours do not include hours paid for sick leave, vacation leave, attending CPE courses, or other time not spent directly performing accounting services. The applicant for certification licensure must submit to the Board experience affidavits from all of the relevant employers. Within one year prior to applying for certification, all certificate license applicants must complete an eight-hour course on the North Carolina Accountancy Statutes and Rules, including the Rules of Professional Ethics and Conduct.

The Board suggests that applicants meet the requirement within the last few months prior to applying for a certificate license. Individuals applying for original North Carolina certification licensure must submit the entire Original NC CPA License Application package including the application form; three 3 certificates of good moral character; the appropriate experience affidavits s ; proof of completion of the accountancy law course; a photo that meets US passport standards; and payment by check or credit card.

The Board may issue a reciprocal CPA certificate license to a CPA licensed to practice public accounting by another jurisdiction who resides in North Carolina or whose principal place of business is in North Carolina and who meets the statutory requirements for certification licensure.

If an individual receives a reciprocal certificate licensure for North Carolina, he or she is not required to maintain his or her out-of-state license, however, he or she may choose to remain active in another jurisdiction. The applicant must provide evidence of his or her grades on the Exam through an affidavit signed by an official of the CPA licensing board in the jurisdiction where those grades were earned. The Board staff automatically issues a temporary permit to practice to all reciprocal certificate license applicants upon receipt of the reciprocal license application and fee.

The Board grants temporary permits to practice only to applicants for reciprocal certificates licenses pending their qualification under 21 NCAC 08H. If you have questions regarding reciprocal certificates licenses or temporary permits to practice, please contact Alice Grigsby. Chapter , Article 8 addresses the practice of employers misclassifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees.

NC Gen Stat. The applicant must certify that he or she has read and understands the public notice statement. If any record, paper, or other document containing information collected and compiled by the Board is admitted into evidence in a hearing held by the Board, it shall then be a public record within the meaning of Chapter of the General Statutes. NOTE: You must turn off all pop-up blockers in order to see the full record.

In order to print all pages of some TIFF documents, you may need to use the "select all pages" option before selecting the "print" function. Last Name First Name. Certificate Number. The database is generally updated in real time; however, there may be occasional delays in updating the information. The Board does not guarantee the use of this information for any purpose and as such, the information obtained from this database is not an official endorsement of any licensee or CPA firm.

The Register contains the following public record information:. The Register does not include those individuals who are on inactive, retired, suspended, revoked, or surrendered status. To search for an individual who is, or has been, licensed as a North Carolina CPA, you may search by name, by certificate number, by city, or by state.