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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. A registrant who meets all of the following requirements may request that the registrant's certificate be placed on inactive status:
1. Completes the forms prescribed by the board.
2. Does not provide attest services or compilation services in this state.
3. Does not provide accounting services for a fee or other compensation in this state.
4. Does not have a certificate under a disciplinary order by the board, except for suspension for nonregistration pursuant to § 32-741.01.
5. Does not have disciplinary proceedings initiated against the registrant.
B. A registrant whose certificate is on inactive status:
1. Shall continue to register once every two years with the board and pay fifty percent of the registration fee and one hundred percent of any applicable late fee pursuant to § 32-729.
2. Shall not do any of the following:
(a) Provide attest services or compilation services in this state.
(b) Provide accounting services for a fee or other compensation in this state.
(c) Assume or use the CPA designation in this state unless accompanied by the word “inactive”.
C. The board may reactivate a registrant's inactive certificate only once.
D. A certificate expires if it has been inactive for more than six years.
E. Subsections C and D of this section do not apply if inactive status is approved by the board for good cause based on a registrant's disability.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 32. Professions and Occupations § 32-730.01. Inactive status; exception - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-32-professions-and-occupations/az-rev-st-sect-32-730-01/
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