A Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) is a Certified Public Accountant recognized for his or her unique ability to provide business insight by leveraging knowledge of information relationships and supporting technologies.

The CITP credential demonstrates his or her ability to leverage technology to effectively manage information while ensuring the data’s reliability, security, accessibility and relevance.  The CITP credential program provides tools, training, and support to help CPAs expand their information management-related services and provide greater benefit to the business and academic communities they serve.

Application Process
The streamlined application process only makes it easier for qualified applicants to supply your competency information to us and quickens the processing time involved with becoming a CITP. Applications will continue to go through a review process and applicants will be notified if additional information is needed.

To apply, please:

1. Download and complete the CITP application.
2. Check to see that you have an evaluated score of at least 100 points. If you do not have 100 points, please contact citp@aicpa.org to go over the next steps.
3. The cost to apply for the CITP credential members is $350 for the program enrollment fee. This fee is 100% refundable if your application is not processed. Once you become a CITP, the annual dues are $350 which does include membership in the IT Section.
4. Follow the instructions regarding where to mail your application and CITP Program Enrollment fee.

CITP Application

To further expedite completing your application and approval process:

1. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will be able to fill in the PDF application and print and mail to us at the address outlined on the application.
2. If you have Adobe Acrobat Professional, you will be able save the file to your drive.
3. Please include payment with your application. Your application can be processed immediately once you are approved.

Qualifications for the CITP

The CITP credential is granted, by the AICPA, only to CPAs. The AICPA is committed to granting the CITP to CPA technologists who are in good standing as members of the AICPA and hold valid a CPA certificate issued by a state authority.

To qualify, you will complete an application that uses a points system for the number of billable and non-billable hours of information management experience and the number of credit hours and/or hours of lifelong learning you have in the following two CITP Body of Knowledge areas:

1. IT Audit and Attest Services.
2. Financial Data Components, Analysis, and Reporting.

In addition, certain certifications also apply. Please review the application for a complete list. To be awarded the CITP credential, a CPA must qualify for 100 total points on the application.

For more information and answers to common questions, please review the CITP Credential Application Kit.

On the CITP Credential Application you will be asked to sign a Declaration and Intent to comply with all the requirements for CITP recertification.
 
A percentage of CITP applications will be randomly selected for further review each year, and if selected, the applicant agrees to provide detailed documentation (including specifics of Business Experience and Lifelong Learning) to support the assertions of the application.

At FinanceCerts.com we provide CITP study guides to compliment the main study notes with the course.