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Arkansas CPA Requirements on Exam and Licensing

Arkansas CPA requirementsThe Arkansas CPA requirements are fairly straightforward and mirror the CPA Exam requirements in other states, for the most part. However, the Arkansas State Board of Accountancy does have some specific steps you must take earn your CPA license. Therefore, you should verify these CPA Exam and license requirements with the board.

If you have any questions, you can find the contact information for the Arkansas Board of Accountancy at the end of this post.

Arkansas CPA Requirements

1. Education Requirements to Sit for the CPA Exam in Arkansas

  • Bachelor’s degree or above from an accredited university or educational institution
  • Accounting courses: 30 credits in upper-level courses required (minimum grade of “C”) in the following topics: financial accounting (intermediate Accounting), management accounting (cost accounting), governmental or not-for-profit accounting (institutional accounting), federal taxation (advanced income tax or fundamentals of taxation), auditing and attestation, and accounting information systems
  • Business courses (other than accounting): 30 credits

Note:

  • It is necessary to have all the educational requirements met before sitting for the CPA Exam.

2. Additional Arkansas CPA Requirements to Obtain the CPA License

CPA Education Requirements

  • No additional requirements. So to put this another way, you don’t need 150 hours of higher education credits to become a CPA in Arkansas (which is the CPA education requirement in some other states).

CPA Experience Requirements

  • 1 year (2,000 hours) of public or non-public accounting experience.
  • The experience has to be verified by an active CPA licensee (US CPA only). This person does not need to be the supervisor.

Ethics Qualifications for CPAs in Arkansas

  • You must pass the CPA Ethics Exam from the Arkansas State Board of Accountancy.

3. Arkansas CPA Requirements on Residency and Age

  • US citizenship is not required. However, you need a Social Security Number, which could be an issue from some international CPA candidates.
  • Arkansas residency is not required.
  • Minimum age: none.

4. Fees for the CPA Exam in Arkansas

Here are the CPA Exam fees that you’ll have to pay to become a CPA in Arkansas:

  • Application fee for first-time exam-takers: $50
  • CPA Exam application fee (you pay less if you apply for more than one CPA Exam section at a time):
    • One section: $75
    • Two sections: $90
    • Three sections: $105
    • Four sections: $120
  • CPA license fee (which you pay after you pass the CPA Exam): $50
  • Reinstatement fee (which you only need to pay if you need your CPA license reinstated in Arkansas): $150
  • Annual CPA license fee to practice (you must pay annually): $110

5. Continuing Education (CPE)

CPE is required for license holders. Please click here for Arkansas CPA CPE requirements.

6. Other Useful Information

7. Contact

Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy
900 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201

  • Phone: 501-682-1520

What if the Arkansas CPA Requirements Don’t Work for Me?

You may want to check out these pages to learn about the educational and experience requirements to become a CPA, with my recommendation at the end of the posts:

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About the Author Stephanie Ng

I am the author of How to Pass The CPA Exam (published by Wiley), and I also passed all 4 sections of the CPA Exam on my first try. Additionally, I have led webinars, such as for the Institute of Management Accountants, authored featured articles on websites like Going Concern and AccountingWeb, and I'm also the CFO for the charity New Sight. Finally, I have created other accounting certification websites to help mentor non-CPA candidates. I have already mentored thousands of CPA, CMA, CIA, EA, and CFA candidates, and I can help you too!

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