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IA SSB1141
IA SSB1141A bill for an act relating to qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and including effective date provisions.(See SF 477.)
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Introduced
02/18/2025
02/18/2025
In Committee
02/18/2025
02/18/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to the qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and the practice of public accounting, and includes effective date provisions. Under the bill, an applicant for initial issuance of a certificate as a certified public accountant (CPA) shall have completed at least 150 semester hours of college education, a degree, and no less than one year of experience, or shall have completed at least 120 semester hours of college education, a degree, and no less than two years of experience. A degree required by the bill must be at least a baccalaureate degree and be conferred by a college or university recognized by the board, and the degree program must include a concentration in accounting or another area of study that the board determines to be substantially equivalent. The experience required by the bill shall include providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting, as verified by an applicant, that meets the requirements prescribed by the board by rule. The experience may be in the government, industry, academia, or public sector.
AI Summary
This Study Bill modifies the requirements for obtaining a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certificate, primarily by adjusting the educational and experience prerequisites. Applicants will now have two options: either complete at least 150 semester hours of college education, earn a degree (at least a bachelor's) in accounting or a substantially equivalent field from a recognized institution, and gain one year of relevant experience, or complete at least 120 semester hours of college education, obtain a degree as described, and accumulate two years of experience. The required experience, which can be gained in government, industry, academia, or the public sector, must involve services or advice related to accounting, auditing (attest), financial reporting (compilation), management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting, as verified by the applicant and approved by the board. The bill also makes technical amendments to other sections related to CPA qualifications and the practice privilege for out-of-state CPAs, and it sets an effective date of July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
State Government (Senate)
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage. (on 03/03/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SSB1141 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SSB1141.html |
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