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IMPORTANT CPE AUDIT RULES

CPE Audit rules from the State Board you should be aware of

The Board's Renewal and Continuing Competency (RCC) Unit is presently reinstating the Continuing Education Audit Program to ensure that licensees are complying with requirements for continuing education (CE) as specified in the Board of Accountancy Regulations.

Licensees will be randomly pre-selected during the license renewal process and notified approximately 90 days prior to their license expiration date. If renewing a license in an active status, licensees will be instructed to submit documents (i.e. certificates of completion) substantiating completion of a minimum of 80 hours of CE reported at the time of renewal, which will be verified against the CE Reporting Worksheet accompanying the renewal application.

Licensees will have two options for submitting the required documents:
Option 1: Hardcopy Documents
All hardcopies of CE certificates of completion must be enclosed with the license renewal application, CE Reporting Worksheet, and license renewal fee and mailed together to the following address:
Department of Consumer Affairs
PO Box 942501
Sacramento, CA 94258-0501

Option 2: Electronic Documents
The CE Reporting Worksheet and accompanying CE certificates of completion that substantiate the courses reported on the CE Reporting Worksheet can be scanned as PDF documents and e-mailed directly to the Board's RCC Unit at the following e-mail address: CEAudit@cba.ca.gov.

Licensees are required to retain CE certificates of completion for a period of four years after renewal, and Professional Conduct and Ethics certificates of completion must be retained for a period of six years.

For questions related to the CE audit process, you may contact the RCC Unit by telephone at 916.561.1702, by facsimile at 916.263.3672, or by e-mail atrenewalinfo@cba.ca.gov.

We look forward to seeing you in classes this session.