(1) Any person desiring a certificate and license shall make a written application for such certificate and license to the board, upon forms to be prescribed and furnished by the board. Such application shall be filed and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be required by rules of the board.
(2)  In addition to meeting the qualifications provided elsewhere in this chapter, before a certificate and license may be issued, a person desiring to receive a certificate and license shall have satisfactorily completed a minimum of one hundred fifty (150) semester hours, or two hundred twenty-five (225) quarter hours, of college education, with a concentration in accounting, auditing and business, including a baccalaureate or higher degree at a college or university acceptable to the board, as established by rule. Satisfactory evidence in the form of an official transcript received directly from the school registrar indicating the credits and degree received shall be presented to the board to demonstrate successful completion of these education requirements.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-207

  • Board: means the Idaho state board of accountancy. See Idaho Code 54-206
  • Certificate: means that document issued by the board upon original approval of licensure. See Idaho Code 54-206
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • License: means that authorization issued by the board upon original approval and on an annual basis permitting a qualified person to practice as a certified public accountant or licensed public accountant in the state of Idaho. See Idaho Code 54-206
  • Person: means any natural living person. See Idaho Code 54-206
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(3)  The board may adopt rules allowing persons who met the education requirements of section 54-208, Idaho Code, when they first sat for the examination to become licensed even though they do not meet the education requirements of this section.