3 CPE This California Regulatory Review course provides 3 credits of continuing professional education (CPE), sufficient to meet the California state continuing professional education requirement. This course discusses:
- California Accountancy Act
- Standards of Professional Conduct
- Results of Disciplinary Proceedings
- Prohibitions and Offenses
- California Board of Accountancy Regulations
Note from California review board:
The California Board of Accountancy (CBA) has reviewed the course materials, including the requested supplemental information, for California Regulatory Review, and after careful review, the CBA is pleased to inform you that your course has been approved.
The course approval number for California Regulatory Review is as follows: Self-Study Course - RRS-025-0418. The term of approval will extend from April 2, 2018, through April 30, 2026.
Learning Objectives
- Explore key sections of the California Accountancy Act
- Identify standards of professional conduct
- Discover results of disciplinary proceedings resulting from misconduct
Last updated/reviewed: March 14, 2024
88 Reviews (320 ratings)
Reviews
Anonymous
(Controller)
Very detailed course that provides highly relevant information on CA Regulations for CPAs. Would recommend for a deep dive on regulations.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Some of the questions are improperly written and need to be reviewed. Specifically, the insinuation that any accounting event happens when transactions are invoiced (there is not accounting transaction upon sending or receiving an invoice; the event is only when services are rendered). A few other nits as well. Overall point - clean up the questions so that they pass muster for a public company accounting environment and not a small, private company Quick Books environment. Best for students to learn the right way rather than convenient short-cuts that they won't encounter in a real world SOX environment.
Shawn Fernandez
(Sr. Financial Analyst at Cupertino Electric)
I liked how all the course materials were provided so we could follow along, While the instructor was mainly reading the slides, his tone and manner in which he spoke kept me interested and engaged. There were several points at which I could review my knowledge of the material. Any CPA Licensee looking to renew their license and fulfill the Board-Approved Regulatory Review requirement will benefit from this course. I'm hoping that Illumeo will add more courses taught by this instructor in the future!
Anonymous
(Partner)
I'm not sure why i have to fill this form out with a minimum of 50 characters. My preference is no just put NA and move on with my next CPE. This requirement is ridiculous and i would like to request a removal of this requirement moving forward. Feel free to escalate as needed.
Anne-Marie Nguyen
(- at Cohesity, Inc.)
There weren't any real-life examples, just reading from a textbook, which I could have done myself. The instructor's voice was also very monotone and dry. Review questions were simple enough and it helped that questions were asked after each topic.
Gillian Burdge
(Accountant at CAPSLO)
Great course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
(External Reporting, Mgr)
Course contained very useful information and also well organized. Feel like I have more knowledge of the requirements to be a CPA in California and understanding of the actions which may lead to Board revoking or canceling my license.
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
The material in general is very dry, but not the instructor's fault. Overall the course is informative and provides you with the current rules of CBA. The rules can be written to be more concise, but unfortunately they are not.
Ryan Henneberg
(Manager at Google)
Its a very dry topic, so I cannot blame the presenter. It was good that all of the slides were available. It would be improved if you did not have to watch the video of somebody reading the slides, since I can read for myself.
Mark Mackanic
(Consultant at DLC Group)
This class needs dramatic improvement. The class is simply a reading of the course materials in a monotone voice. There is no captivating element in it. It is challenging to learn from a class presented in this manner.
Anonymous
(Director)
This course was not interesting or engaging, but given the material, I don't know if it can be. I suppose it's a little less dry than just reading the regulations, but then again, that's pretty much what this course was.
Anonymous
(Audit Manager)
This is a very detailed training great for CPAs regulations in CA. Thank you for getting into a very great explanations on regulations required for what the expectations are for CA CPAs and some examples.
Anonymous
()
Informative course that can be used and referenced in the future. Presentation was very dry, would be helpful to have more energy in the presentation, it felt like listening to someone reading a book.
Anonymous
(Director)
The course covered everything, although the instructor was reading the slides all the time. Would prefer to have more real life examples to demonstrate the issues and make the course more interesting.
Anonymous
(Senior Assistant Controller)
I am a little surprised at how poorly this course is taught. It is a whole lot of information jammed into excessively long discussions and readings. There should be a lot more examples.
Joshua Bourquard
(Accounting Manager Financial Reporting a.. at TPx Communications)
Overall very thorough materials regarding subject matter with plenty of literature. Unfortunately, dry subject that was merely read through. Could have been text based for efficiency.
Anonymous
()
Although regulatory information can be somewhat difficult to present this seminar was rather straightforward. It seemed scripted and may have benefited with some real life examples.
Christopher Trinh
(Controller at Google)
Course is acceptable. Videos can be watched in the background to qualify for credit. Quiz is 10 questions, and the information is difficult to search for to identify correct answers.
Anonymous
(Managing Director)
The slides and videos was just basically reading the regulations to us. It would have been just as effective to have this training be "read the regulations, then take the exam".
Anonymous
(Corporate Accountant)
California Regulatory Review is a great course. It provides thorough regulatory information for California CPAs. It is easy to follow and I learned a lot from this course.
Anonymous
(Assistant Controller)
Important reminders in this course about professional obligations and consequences of deviating away from the principles and regulations that guide us in the CPA profession.
Doshan Coilton
(Controller at Oracle + NetSuite)
The on-demand webcast is very convenient and allowed me to take the course at my own pace. And the format of the course materials made taking the final exam super easy.
Inna Shmukler
(Controller at Fornetix LLC)
This course is required, so there is no way to avoid it. It is horrible: just reading of the regulations. Would have taken much less time just to have a reading material.
Anonymous
(Financial Controller)
The information was very thorough and provided all the right context. However, it was hard to listen to when the presenter is reading off each slide, line by line.
Anonymous
(Senior Assistant Controller)
Could be improved if there were more examples - the slides were just read. Maybe required for this type of course, but would be more interesting with case studies.
Anonymous
(Sr. Accounting Manager)
this is a very detailed course on regulatory review. It's a very good reminder of all codes and regulations that a CPA must follow in their daily practice.
Jaclyn Andrews
(Senior Accounting Manager at The Clorox Company)
This was a great course. The review questions along the way were extremely helpful and the supporting materials really helped solidify the concepts.
Ryan Yee
( at Airbnb)
I appreciated the indepth detail from each of the modules of this course, I think most CPAs and professional users would benefit from this course.
Anonymous
(Associate Director)
There was a lot of background noise during the presentation. Further, the course content was very dry and hard to stay focused during the course.
Anonymous
(Director)
The speaker was mostly just reading the materials. More real life examples will be beneficial. The materials , although long, are very helpful.
Lauren Harrison
(Senior Accounting Manager at People.ai)
well done. teacher had a easy tone to listen to absorb information. I really liked the supplemental information provided. Great to have on hand.
Anonymous
()
videos are a waste of time. It's basically an audiobook and give no extra thoughts. this course couldve been summarized to a 1.5hrs of class.
Anonymous
()
Good required information but agree with the other comments that this is simply a reading of the slides and not particularly engaging.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
A very factual explanation of the regulations with heavy reliance on the actual text of the regulations, for better or for worse.
Anonymous
(Freelance Writer)
Verbatim reading of Code and Regulations. No insight provided. Dull reading voice with sometimes odd timing and word emphasis.
Anonymous
()
The course covers some dry material so it's hard to really make it engaging. But it gets the job done to meeting CPE requirement
Anonymous
(Consultant)
The subject matter is quite dry, it would have been more interesting had there been more case studies or examples provided.
Anonymous
(Vice President)
Great course, very much enjoyed learning from this instructor. Clear and concise and to the point. Would recommend for CPE.
Anonymous
()
The course is mostly an oration of the relevant regulations but it is straightforward and the review questions are useful
Natalie Watanabe
(Treasury Senior Accountant at Google)
Material was sufficient, however I think the delivery was dry and difficult to stay engaged as presented read slides.
Cynthia Lam
(Executive Director, Corporate Controller at CytomX Therapeutic Inc)
It is a very thorough overview and update of related regulations and professional ethics. However, it is a bit dry.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
This course is required for CA and gives you 3 units. Need to watch all of the videos prior taking the final exam.
Anonymous
(Finance Director)
The material was well organized and easy to understand. This is a great way of getting the review course credits.
Taylor Hendrix
(Financial Accountant at Stripe)
The most boring course I've ever taken. Monotone, just reading the slides. I fell asleep multiple times. Terrible!
Alex Baik
(Tax Director at Warner Bros.)
The material was helpful, however, the instructor was reading from the slides for the entirety of the course.
Anonymous
(Staff Accountant)
Very dry, but get's the necessary information across. A fine way to complete the CA regulatory requirement.
Daniel Bryant
(Senior Financial Analyst at Google)
Great comprehensive course that included a ton of information making it easy to meet requirements needed.
JUDITH Gudiel
(Director at cnm)
Great material that is relevant to our accounting industry and CPAs. Very important to take this course.
Anonymous
(Finance Manager)
Good overview of CA regulations. A few examples provided throughout the course to emphasize regulations.
Anonymous
(Senior Finance Manager)
This training needs improvement as it is just an instructor reading the articles. Too dry for my taste.
Olga Malkiman
(Director of Accounting at Flock Safety Inc)
easier to read the authoritative text but required to get active license renewed so not many options
Ryan Miller
(Accounting Manager at Google)
I learned a lot about regulatory requirements. I found the course easy to follow and appropriate.
Anonymous
(Senior Associate)
The course was quick and simple. It allowed you to quickly understand the required information.
Anonymous
(CAO)
could have made the content more interesting - more case studies, not just reading the slides.
Anonymous
(Tax Manager)
The information is very dry as the presenter pretty much read word for word on the slide deck.
RICARDO CAMPOLINA DE TOLEDO
( at WPP)
Great course with good examples of important aspects of the profession and certification.
Anonymous
()
great course for those of us that live in California and are requited to take this course
Anonymous
(Audit Manager)
Good course. Dry content, reading of slides, but to be expected for regulatory material.
Anonymous
()
Good and thorough course. Would recommend to anyone looking to fill their requirements.
Yun Yang
(Cpa at Self)
the exam was tough but clear enough. I loved the fact that I can retake right away.
Carolyn Sucha
(Internal Auditor at Google)
This was course was easy to follow and nice that I could complete it on my own time
Patricia Meckes
( at CSMC)
This was a frustrating exercise of listening to someone read regulations for 3 hours.
Julia Glukhovsky
(Director, Global SOX Compliance at Princess Cruises)
Great course, it is very clear and concise and helps reach the required objective.
Debra Lindquist
(controller at SafeRide Health)
It would be nice to have some discussion points rather than being read regulations.
Anonymous
(SEC Reporting Director)
The course was a little dry. Not sure how you'd be able to bring it to life though.
Christopher Koyama
( at Koyama)
genera course to ensure you get your credit for CA Board of Accountancy Regulations
Anonymous
(Accountant)
This is a very comprehensive self study course for California Regulatory Review.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Adam's voice covering this regulatory information makes the class go by faster.
Anonymous
()
easy to follow. Materially itself is dry but there is no getting around that.
Renae Pryjmak
( at Rocket Lab)
The review was fine and the questions were fair. The resources were helpful.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
The voice was not very clear at the beginning but got better toward the end.
Anonymous
(Controller)
I'm not sure how effective it was to have a video component to this video.
Anonymous
()
The pace of the audio portion was a lot slower than I listen and learn.
Anonymous
()
The course has no insight but just reading off the slides word for word.
Anonymous
(Senior Tax Analyst)
If there are more real examples to share that will bring more interests.
Jennifer Tsao, CPA, CA
(Finance and Accounting Consultant at DLC Group)
I like that the course is detailed and the slides are available in pdf
Anonymous
(Auditor)
Instructor reads from the regulations. I could have done that myself.
Anonymous
()
A hard subject to cover but I thought could be a little more engaging.
Ann Marotta
(Consultant at DLC Group)
I liked the case study examples. Otherwise the material is very dry.
Jay Bineau
( at Seigler & Tweedlie)
I liked the final exam format of allowing you to slowly find 90%
Robert Werner
(CAO at Invitae)
Very thorough, easy to follow, and good training materials.
Alex Blonigan
(Consultant at DLC Group)
Lots of full information available to digest and relate to
Anonymous
()
The material is lengthy; but the videos were pretty good.
Anonymous
(N/A)
Thank you for the help, and the class was informative!
Anonymous
(Controller)
Addendum docs are good, easy to reference and re-review
Anonymous
(None)
Good refresher course for the CA regulatory review
Anonymous
(Controller)
Great course to fulfil the CA renewal requirements
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
pretty good course, a little dry for my taste
Prerequisites
Knowledge Level: Intermediate
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
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