Frequently Asked Questions

PICPA FAQs

• How is COVID-19 impacting Pennsylvania CPAs and businesses?

  Pennsylvania has extended the personal income tax return filing deadline to July 15, 2020.Many local tax jurisdictions extended local filing deadlines as well.Gov. Tom Wolf's list of life-sustaining businesses includes accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services. Visit our coronavirus page for frequent updates, the FAQs page, or contact governmentrelations@picpa.org.

• What are the CPE requirements for the current reporting period?

  The Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy requires all CPAs to obtain 80 credits of CPE per biennial period, with a minimum of 20 credits per year. The 80 credits must include four in ethics. View all the details here.

   

• I’m having trouble logging in to my PICPA account.

  Click on the link to reset your password. If you still have difficulty, please call 215-496-9272.

• I took a webinar and don’t see it in my CPE History.

  Third-party webinar attendance takes about 1.5 – 2 weeks to appear in your CPE History.

• Do webinars count as live study or self-study? Is there a limit to the amount of webinars I can take?

  Webinars qualify as live study, and there is no limit to the amount you can take.
  

• I want to register for a course, but don’t see the registration button on the course web page.

  That course is no longer available for registration.