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Membership Types

Current Membership Categories
The AICPA offers different types of membership to meet your needs. Click each link to learn more:

Regular Member: Anyone who has passed the CPA Exam and is either a certified/licensed CPA, or was previously certified/licensed, or meets all the qualifications for certification.
Associate Member: Anyone who has passed the CPA Exam but is not yet certified/licensed to practice.
International Associate: For individuals who hold non-U.S accounting credential and full, regular membership with one of eleven accounting organizations approved by the AICPA Board of Directors.
Non-CPA Associate: Anyone who has not passed the CPA Exam and meets one of the following: owners or professional staff of public accounting firms; financial professionals in business, government, not-for-profit organizations or in a consulting or law firms; or full-time business or accounting educators.
Non-CPA Faculty Associate: This category is no longer available for new members. Existing members have been transferred to the Non-CPA Associate category and notified.
Non-CPA Section Associate: This category is no longer available for new members. Existing members have been transferred to the Non-CPA Associate category and notified.
CPA Exam Candidate Affiliate: Anyone who has a current Notice to Schedule to sit for the CPA Exam.
Student Affiliate: College students who are considering the accounting profession.

Membership Sections (Voluntary):

Information Management and Technology Assurance (IMTA)
Tax (TAX)
Personal Financial Planning (PFP)
Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS)

Credentials & Designations:

Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)

Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)

Firm Memberships:

Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS)
Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC)
Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)
Center for Audit Quality (CAQ).

Reinstatement:

If you are a former AICPA Regular member, you have the option of maintaining your tenure by paying a flat rate of $170.00 for each lapsed year. For Regular Members, membership is complimentary after 40 consecutive years of paid membership and reaching full retirement age (as defined by the Social Security Administration). To reinstate your membership and maintain tenure, please contact our Member Service Center at 1.888.777.7077 (M-F 9am-6pm ET) or service@aicpa.org. If you wish to reinstate your membership without maintaining tenure, please join as a new member by clicking here.

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Member Benefits

Member Insurance Programs
Life and health coverages, plus auto, homeowners, renters and personal liability plans to meet the personal needs of CPAs. For professional needs, market-leading professional liability plans administered by Aon, as well as other commercial insurance plans.

AICPA Member Discounts Program
Great savings on products and services you use every day. Partners include Dell, FedEx, Hertz, and many more.

CPExpress
A comprehensive, easy-to-use online learning resource that offers hundreds of hours of CPE. Member discount available.

Discounted AICPA Products
Deep discounts on everything from on-demand CPE to live webcasts, conferences and professional publications.

Industry Conferences
Discounts on registration for conferences on topics of critical importance.

Journal of Accountancy
Monthly professional print and online accounting publication of the AICPA. Included in AICPA membership.

Seminar Discount
AICPA offers a $30 discount on over 3,000 State CPA Society sponsored seminars nationwide.

Retirement Programs
Firm-based retirement program from Paychex.

GAA Passport Program
AICPA members on assignment overseas are eligible for benefits from accounting institutes in the Global Accounting Alliance.

Paychex Partner Program
For CPAs in public practice, your newly referred clients will receive one month of free payroll processing.