Certemy Renewal Instructions
Log into Certemy link here Instructional Video link here
Make sure you are on the “My Credentials” tab. Click on CPA Exam Licensure, CPA Substantial Equivalency or CPA Grade Transfer whichever is displayed on your screen.
Four Steps will populate on the right-hand side of your screen, start at the top with Step One the License Registration and work your way down to Step Three the Payment. Step Four the Administrative Review will be completed by the Board Staff. All steps must be completed and approved before your renewal is complete.
If you check the box that you do not hold out for public accounting your renewal will be approved and your registration will be complete for the year.
For those licensees who hold out there is another credential in your Certemy account entitled Continuing Professional Education. There are three steps along the right-hand side of your screen. Start with step one and work your way through step three. All three steps must be completed.
Step One: Each course must be entered individually in step one then click Submit. To enter another course, you must click the Close Window button DO NOT CLICK CONFIRM LOG until you have entered all your CPE. Once you click the Confirm Log button it cannot be undone. Enter your courses and click Confirm Log and Submit. Click Back to my Credentials (in blue) along the top left of your screen.
Step Two: Years 1 and 2 should pre-populate based on the totals entered in the previous two years. Confirm the totals in Certemy match your records. Year 3 is the current year and should match the total number of credits entered in Step One, click Continue and Confirm.
Step Three: The attestation, check yes and continue. Use your mouse curser to draw your name in the box and click Submit.
Once the CPE step is approved your new license card will be generated. Your Receipt for your Registration and License card are located on the My Digital Wallet tab. You can download and print those at your convenience. If your new license card is not in your digital wallet your renewal is not complete. You may need to contact the board at pdemaster@nd.gov for assistance.
Please check your inbox for emails from the North Dakota State Board of Accountancy via Certemy. If a correction is requested you will receive an email from that account. You may need to add us to your company safe list.
Although you upload your certificates to Certemy, it is your responsibility to keep track of your own records. The Board suggests you keep continuing education records for at least 5 years. It is not the responsibility of the Board to forward continuing education records to other organizations.