Learn The 7 Simple Steps to Qualifying To Become A Licensed CPA in Vermont:
- Meet The Education Requirements in Vermont
- Submit Your CPA Exam Application in Vermont
- Request Your College Transcripts in Vermont
- Pay Your NASBA CPA Schedule Fees in Vermont
- Schedule Your CPA Exam Sections At A Prometric Center in Vermont
- Find A CPA Exam Mentor To Help You Pass
- Find A CPA Review Course To Study
If you would like a more detailed checklist to make this process even easier, please download your Free CPA Exam Application Checklist PDF below:
Vermont Requirements Overview:
NOTE: On 7/1/2014 you will be required to obtain 150 Credit Hours to adopt interstate equivalence standards for CPAs.
Vermont's (VT) CPA exam requirements allow you to sit for the exam 60 days prior to you completing your educational requirements and allow you to be a licensed CPA after 1-4 years of public or non-public accounting experience.
Follow each caption below to ensure that you are qualified to sit for the exam.
Disclosure: Please note that I do my best to keep these requirements up to date but seeing as there are more than 50 states and nations with individual requirements it is difficult for me to keep up with them all. Please verify each requirement with your state board of accountancy to ensure 100% accuracy!
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Education Requirements
What are the education requirements in Vermont?
150 Hours Requirement
VT does not require 150 hours to sit for the CPA exam
Note: Beginning on 7/1/2014 150 credit hours will be required
Note2: You may sit 60 days prior to meeting educational requirements.
Accounting Course Requirements
VT requires 30 semester hours of accounting and business from an accredited college:
- 6 hours of non-elementary financial and/or managerial accounting
- 3 hours of auditing
- 3 hours of US income tax
- 3 hours of US business law
Business Course Requirements
Refer to the requirements above
Business Law Requirements
VT requires 3 semester hours of business law
Ethics Exam
Must complete at least 8 hours of Ethics related CPE. I recommend taking the AICPA Ethics Exam.
Age & Residency Requirements
What are the age and residency requirements in Vermont?
US Citizenship Requirement
You are NOT Required for Vermont to be US Citizen to sit for the CPA exam.
Residency Requirement
Vermont does NOT require you to be a resident, employee, OR have an office in the state for you to take the CPA exam.
Minimum Age to Sit for the CPA Exam
Vermont does not have a minimum age requirement to sit for the CPA exam.
Vermont CPA Exam Fees
How much does it cost to take the CPA exam in Vermont?
Vermont has fairly standard exam fee rates. If you need to re-take a part there is a varying re-application fee that you will have to pay.
Initial Application Fee: |
$220.00 |
Audit: |
$195.35 |
Financial: |
$195.35 |
Regulation: |
$176.25 |
Business: |
$176.25 |
Total: |
$963.20 |
Special Fees: |
Re-exam registration fee (varying amounts based on number of parts) |
Already Passed The CPA Exam in Vermont? Here Are The CPA License Requirements
To obtain your CPA license VT requires:
Education:
- Additional 42 semester hours in accounting and business
Work Experience:
-1-4 years of public or non-public accounting experience, depending on the level of degree (bachelor vs masters degree). Please note that non-public accounting experience must parallel public accounting experience – please double check with State Board for individual cases.
- The experience has to be supervised and verified by a licensed CPA or equivalent (generally means CPA from Australia, or CA from Australia, Canada, Ireland, and Mexico. Please double check with VT State Board).
- Experience must be attained within 15 years of the application. Note: a proposal in 2011 will shorten this period to 4 years prior to the exam to 4 years after the exam, i.e. 8 years in total.
Vermont State Board Contact Info
Vermont Board of Public Accountancy
Office of Professional Regulation
26 Terrace Street, Drawer 09
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
Web: www.vtprofessionals.org/opr1/accountants
Phone: 802-828-2837
Fax: 802-828-2465
Email: cpaes-vt@nasba.org
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Bryan Kesler, CPA is the founder of Kesler CPA Review & Ultimate CPA Exam Guide which earned him a spot on CPA Practice Advisor's Top 20 Under 40.
He has helped thousands of CPA candidates pass the CPA exam since 2013. You can contact him via email bryan@cpaexamguide.com
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