Rhode Island

BOARD INFORMATION FOR REFERRALS:

Rhode Island Board of Accountancy
233 Richmond Street, Suite 236
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-3185
Fax: (401) 222-6654
Website: www.dbr.state.ri.us

DO PES COURSES QUALIFY FOR CPE IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND? YES

The board has no specific sponsorship requirements. The Rhode Island Board of Accountancy recognizes sponsors that are members of NASBA. PES is a registered member of NASBA and has issued credits in Rhode Island without any problems.

LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION:

• 120 hours every 3 years with a recommended 40 hours per year
  (this is a rolling 3 year period, meaning that every year when the licensee registers, they must show 120 hours of CPE over the previous 3 calendar year period-ending 12/31 prior to the 6/30th registration).
• A minimum of 24 hours is required in the areas of Accounting and Auditing.
• A maximum of 24 hours is allowed in the areas of Practice Development and Management Skills.
• 6 of the 120 hours reported must be in the area of professional ethics. PES course #4905: Ethics and Professional Conduct for Rhode Island CPAs fulfills this requirement. CPAs may also take any of our general ethics courses #4200, #4205, or #4325 toward filling this specific requirement.

LICENSE EXPIRATION INFORMATION:

• Registrants must register by June 30th based on their renewal period.

CPE COMPLETION DUE BY:

• CPE must be complete on or before 12/31 prior to license expiration.

SELF STUDY CREDIT HOURS:

Credits granted for PES courses are based on the AICPA and NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) statement of standards which grant 1 CPE credit for every 50-minutes of study time.

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SELF STUDY CREDITS:

Registrants may claim up to 80 hours for self-study programs in each 3 calendar year period.

ACCEPTABLE AREAS OF STUDY:

Technical business subjects shall include, but not be limited to: Taxation; Management services, management advisory services and consulting services; Non-financial attest and assurance services; Non-accounting related and non-audit related courses in recognized specialty designations such as personal financial planning, business valuation, government accounting, if not otherwise includable under Section 3.2, managerial accounting and courses designed to maintain a licensee's professional competency in non-tradition practice areas; General business topics including, but not limited to, economic, business law, probability and quantitative applications in business and business policy, statistics, finance, and mathematics; Computer applications and information systems, provided the program complies with the requirements of Section 3.1, including the requirement that the program must be primarily directed to enhancing the professional competencies of accountants or like professions. Hence, programs designed to teach non-professional specific software applications, such as Word, Access, or Excel, shall not qualify.

If you have any questions regarding your CPE requirements, please call PES at 1-800-990-2731 or your State board. Updated 4/15/2008.

(PLEASE NOTE: Since state board regulations are constantly changing, the information contained here is deemed reliable however it is not guaranteed. We encourage you to contact your state board to answer any questions and confirm or clarify any requirements listed here.)

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