Indiana (IN) CPA Exam requirements state that you must be declared eligible for the CPA Exam and then licensed by the state. A candidate becomes eligible for the CPA Exam by meeting specific requirements that are determined by the board of accountancy for their specific jurisdiction. Below are the Indiana CPA Exam requirements:
Indiana CPA ExAm Education Requirements
Please visit PLA: Accountancy Licensing Information for more information.
Indiana CPA Exam Age Requirements
Age Minimum: None
Indiana CPA Exam Residency Requirements
U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Must be a resident, employee OR have office in the state? No
Application Process
Completed Application: Applications may be submitted online.
Application Fee: No fee is required during submission of Application for first time applicants. This method is Board Approval. The application fee for Reciprocity or Transfer of Grades is $75.00 to be paid by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
If applying by Experience, you will need to have this form completed and uploaded to your file. Experience Form. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer “Yes” to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
CPA Examination Grades from the state the Exam(s) were taken (Original Document): Required for Transfer of Grades and Board Approval application methods. Transfer of Grades applicants must request their exam scores to be sent by NASBA. NASBA will have already sent the exam score files of Board Approval initial applicants upon completion.
Transcripts*: Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option if you are a transfer of grades applicant as your transcripts will not be included with your NASBA exam scores. Please note that Board Approval initial applicants’ transcripts will be included with their NASBA exam files.
Verification of Licensure: Verification or “Letter of Good Standing” for any registration/license/certification to practice any profession or occupation in another state or territory. Verifications must be submitted directly from the state of issuance. You may find the verification form here.
Issuance Fee: An issuance fee will be required once the application is approved. Each applicant will be notified by email of the amount based on 872 IAC 1-1-10.
*Not required for Reciprocity applicants. This information is confirmed on the Verification of License/Letter of Good Standing. The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Academic Credential Evaluation Service: You must submit an Academic Credential Evaluation (ACE) Application through NASBA Licensing Services if you did NOT meet the state’s 150 semester hour education requirements for CPA licensure when you were originally found eligible to sit for the CPA Exam. Once your ACE Application has been approved, NASBA Licensing Services will communicate to the Indiana State Board of Accountancy that you now meet your state’s 150 semester hour education requirements, and you may proceed with applying for CPA licensure. If you met the 150 semester hour requirements for Indiana at the time you were originally found eligible to sit for the CPA Examination, an ACE Application is NOT required and you may instead apply for CPA licensure directly through the Indiana Board of Accountancy.
Please visit PLA: Accountancy Licensing Information for more information.
Key Exam Process Links for Indiana
PLA: Accountancy Licensing Information
Indiana CPA Exam Fees
All First-Time applicants are required to pay both an application fee and an examination fee upon submission of the first-time application. All Re-Examination candidates are required to pay both a registration fee and an examination fee at the time of registration with NASBA.
Education Evaluation Application Fee: $90.
Examination Fees: Auditing and Attestation (AUD) $344.80
Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) $344.80
Regulation (REG) $344.80
Business Analysis & Reporting (BAR) $344.80
Information Systems & Control (ISC) $344.80
Tax Compliance & Planning (TCP) $344.80
Registration Fees:4 examination sections $110
3 examination sections $95
2 examination sections $85
1 examination section $70
Please visit PLA: Accountancy Licensing Information for more information.