CPA's & PA's annual permit to engage in the practice of public accounting expires every year on December 31st. Permits to practice must be renewed and postmarked by January 31st.
Online Renewals will be available starting December 1st
You may also download your renewal form and mail it to us. The form must be completed in full or your renewal will be returned and processing of your renewal delayed.
Please keep your address current with the Board office. Renewals are mailed to the address on record in November of every year. It is each individual licensee's responsibility to keep their address current. The board office will accept faxes, letters, etc., as long as the change is in writing. Failure to receive a renewal notice is not a valid reason for failing to renew.
Complete the application in full making sure to answer or respond to all information requested. Please pay particular attention to the federally mandated questions and mark the appropriate response. Be sure to provide updated information in the address, employment and social security areas, sign and date the renewal.
Renewal fees should be made payable to the Nevada State Board of Accountancy must be received with the renewal form.
Renewals must be postmarked by January 31st. If the postmark is after January 31st, a late fee of will be assessed. A postmark is a post office cancellation stamp. A postmark is not the date provided from an office postage meter.
If your permit is not renewed by January 31st and you continue to practice, you are subject to disciplinary action and fines for the violation. The Board considers failure to renew your permit on time to be a serious matter.
All continuing education credits must be reported in detail on the back of the renewal form.
If additional space is needed, the form may be reproduced. You will not have to attach supporting documents, schedules or lists at the time of renewal.
A sample of these forms will be audited. If you are selected for audit, it is the licensee's responsibility to submit verification at that time.
Continuing education hours credited for the previous year are provided so that you may calculate hours due for the year completed. 80 CPE hours are required over a rolling two year period. For example, if you provided 30 hours in 1996 your requirement for 1997 will be 50 hours, for a total of 80 hours for the two year period. The continuing education submitted for credit for 1997 must have been completed within the 1997 calendar year.
Please refer to the Continuing Education section for more information regarding CPE requirements.