Licensure or Certification As A CPA
After successfully passing IQEX, candidates must still meet the requirements of one of the 55 State Boards of Accountancy in order to be licensed or certified as a CPA.
Although state boards are not involved in the IQEX examination itself, they still reserve the right to decide on CPA licensure and certification.
- Most successful IQEX candidates (who do not need a license from a particular state) apply for a CPA certificate from the Illinois State Board of Accountancy. This is the most straightforward option, as Illinois does not require any further educational, ethics or work experience requirements for certification.
- Some state boards do not accept IQEX, or only accept it under certain conditions. Some may not accept Australian Chartered Accountants, for example, or may only accept Canadian Chartered Accountants from certain Canadian provinces.
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
- Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination
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