What’s happening:

• CPA legacy member and firm records are being migrated into the Chartered Accountants Ireland system 
• Pre‑amalgamation CPA legacy students will remain on the CPA system to complete their studies
• All new students, members and firms joining post‑amalgamation will begin their journey on the Chartered Accountants Ireland system

What this means for you:

• Your membership status, entitlements will not change
• Your designation and membership standing remain the same
• All essential information required to manage your membership will transfer to the new system
• Your relationship with Chartered Accountants Ireland continues as normal
• Your access to services will continue, now delivered through a single, enhanced platform

Accessing your account 

• Access to MYCPA account will remain active until 5pm Friday 26 June, 
• You will be issued with your Chartered Accountants Ireland log-in credentials on Monday 29 June 
• From go‑live on Monday 29 June 2026, you will log in via the Chartered Accountants Ireland website using the credentials you will be provided with (mandatory password reset required) 

CPA website access

• The CPA site will no longer be accessible for members and firms after go‑live (cut-off date for access is Friday 26th June COB (5pm).
• CPA legacy students will remain on the CPA system to complete their studies
• CPA legacy member mentors will receive updated access to training records for review and sign‑off 

Housekeeping action required

1. Update your contact details 

Log in to your MyCPA account and ensure your contact information is up to date, including:

• Email address and phone numbers
• Postal address
• Employer details 

2. Download any required historic records

If you require copies of historic CPA invoices, receipts or documents, please download them before the migration date.

Historic invoices, certificates and documents will not be accessible through your new account after migration. 

If required, we recommend retaining copies of:

• CPD records (screenshots can be taken if needed)
• Invoices and receipts
• Previous annual returns (for older records)
• RI CPD records
• Fit and Proper declarations  

2026 Practising certificates will be available in the new system. 

Historic information will remain available internally should you need it, but it will not be accessible through your new account. Going forward, all new invoices, certificates and documents will be issued through the new system. 

Key dates 

• 5:00pm, Friday 12 June 2026: Deadline for members/firms to download records from MYCPA
• 5:00pm, Friday 26 June 2026: Legacy CPA system access suspended
• 9:00am, Monday 29 June 2026: Migration go-live and access via the Chartered Accountants Ireland website begins
• Member, firm and student communications: Ongoing

We will share further information ahead of go‑live, including: 

• How to access your new account 
• Login instructions 
• Frequently asked questions 
  
  

If you need help in the meantime, please contact us using the details below. Please include your name and membership or firm number, as this will help us to answer your query more quickly. 

Member subscription: subqueries@charteredaccountants.ie

CPD and events: cpd@charteredaccountants.ie

Professional Standards: annualreturnscpa@charteredaccountants.ie

Student queries: Reidin.ni-aonghusa@charteredaccountants.ie 

You can find a list of FAQ's here.