Who Can Join
Arkansas Society of CPAs (ARCPA) is Arkansas's premier professional home for CPAs and accounting professionals, serving the profession with integrity.
View each membership type below to see which option you quality for:
Student membership applies to students attending a recognized College/University with an interest in the Accounting profession. Student membership status is granted at no cost and is held through graduation, after which the membership should be upgraded to the next applicable membership category. Submit a student application below.
Associate membership applies to individuals who are seeking to become a licensed CPA, or who have met the requirements and are awaiting a CPA license to be issued. Applicants may qualify for associate membership if they have passed the CPA exam, but have not met the one-year experience requirement; or have graduated and are actively sitting for the CPA exam; or is a professional staff employee, engaged in a full time accounting capacity. Applications for associate membership must be sent in with a $25.00 application fee. Applications can be submitted online below.
You may qualify for certified status if you are a CPA serving as an employee in public practice, partner, shareholder, individual practitioner, industry, government, commerce, legal, or educator. Applications for certified membership may be submitted with a $25.00 application fee and the applicable dues. Submit a certified application below.
Faculty free is a complimentary membership available to individuals who are serving as full-time accounting professors at Arkansas colleges or universities, who agree to participate in at least three society activities per year. Application fees and annual dues for this classification will be waived. Applications can be submitted online below. Download the application to learn more. Faculty Free Application
Life members of the Society are those members who have had a consecutive ARCPA Membership of 40+ years with no prior resignations or terminations of membership on file, and have been determined by the Board to have ceased to be in active practice or employment because of health or age, and have had the standing of Life membership conferred by the Board. Upon Board approval, Life members shall not be required to pay annual dues or assessments levied by the Society. View Life Membership Application and Guidelines to learn more.
A group administrator (GA) is a designated firm representative who manages the ARCPA profile, handles CPE registrations and transcripts for employees, and renews memberships.
Already set up as a group admin?
If you are already set up as a group admin with us, visit your firm page here.
Need to be set up as group admin?
If you need to be set up as a group admin for your firm, please call us at 501-664-8739.
Download 2025 Dues Rate Table, HERE.
| MEMBERSHIP CATAGORY | ANNUAL DUES |
|---|---|
| CPA- Public Practice Partner/Shareholder Individual Practitioner | $345 |
| CPA- Public Practice Employee | $305 |
| CPA- Non-Public Practice Organization | $305 |
| CPA- Educator/Non-CPA Educator (requires active participation within the Society) | $0 |
| CPA- Educator (not actively participating in Society activities) | $305 |
| CPA- Non-State Resident (lives and works outside of the State of Arkansas) | $165 |
| CPA- Unemployed Indefinitely (left workforce by choice) | $305 |
| CPA- Unemployed Temporarily (allowed for up to one year) | $125 |
| CPA- Retired (not allowed until after three years’ membership) | $100 |
| CPA- Life (requires 40+ years membership and Board approval) | $0 |
| Non-CPA-Associate | $135 |
| Non-CPA-Educator (not participating in the Faculty Free program) | $135 |
| Non-CPA-Student | $0 |
The Arkansas Society of CPAs membership year runs from April 1 to March 31.
Dues are prorated for applicants applying October through March, and a $25 application fee is applied to all applications (excluding students).
Members are billed for annual dues on April 1, with a due date of April 30.
Dues are considered delinquent after June 1, and a $25 late fee is assessed, as well as membership benefits being suspended. Members who have not paid annual dues by mid-September are terminated, and will need to apply for reinstatement, which will include a $25 application fee, the current year's dues, and one year's back dues.
Applications for new or upgraded membership can be submitted online or you can download an application submit to our team.
Downloaded applications can be returned by email to membership@arcpa.org, fax to 501.664.8320, or postal mail to 11300 Executive Center Drive, Little Rock AR 72211