Quick Guide to Annual Renewal
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WHO are required to renew?
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| Ans. | Under sections 28 of the Professional Accountants Ordinance, the registration of a certified public accountant (CPA) shall expire on 31 December each year and be renewable annually subject to his/her satisfying the respective requirements for renewal purposes. Accordingly, all members, including members who have been exempted from the annual fee payment and/or the mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements, and those newly admitted during the year, are invited to renew their registration not later than 15 December in the year preceding the year of renewal. | ||||||
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| Q2. | WHY is it important to renew before the specified renewal deadline? | ||||||
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Failure to complete the renewal procedures will result in removal of member's name from the CPA register. Please note that a non-member of the Institute is not eligible to use the designation "Certified Public Accountant" or "CPA" or "會計師".
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| Q3. | WHAT should a member do to renew his/her membership? | ||||||
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Two things must be done on or before specified renewal deadline:
(1) Payment – Members may pay their annual fee(s) by one of the following methods:
(2) Online submission of the Annual Return which contains the CPD declaration and the fit and proper declaration.
Members are strongly encouraged to pay their annual fee(s) online at "Annual Renewal section" in the Institute's website, www.hkicpa.org.hk (required members' login).
The payment advice can be downloaded from the Institute's website. |
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| Q4. | HOW does a member know if his/her membership has been renewed or not? | ||||||
| Ans | Payment receipt(s) will be emailed after confirmation of payment and renewal confirmation will be emailed after members have completed all renewal procedures. Members may also check their renewal status and download payment receipt(s) by logging in to MyCPA in the Members' area of the Institute's website. | ||||||
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HELP and SUPPORT during office hours are available at:
For renewal enquiry, please email to renewal@hkicpa.org.hk.
OBTAIN passwordIf you wish to acquire a Member Login ID or recover your Login ID / password or have any problem in accessing the Members' area in our website, please follow the instructions on the Member Login screen to gain access to the Annual Renewal section/ Members' area in our website. For technical enquiries, please contact the Institute's IT Support Team at: (852) 2287-7800 or via email at: itenquiry@hkicpa.org.hk
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