Tennessee

BOARD INFORMATION FOR REFERRALS:

Tennessee State Board of Accountancy
500 James Robertson Parkway, 2nd Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1141
Phone: (615) 741-2550
Fax: (615) 532-8800
Website: www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/tnsba/

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

The Tennessee Board of Accountancy requires that all self-study correspondence courses be taken only from sponsors approved as a NASBA's QAS (Quality Assurance Service) provider.

PES is registered as a NASBA-QAS provider and our sponsor ID is #008.

PES has issued credits in Tennessee without any problems. All courses available on this website that have a corresponding QAS course number qualify for QAS CPE.

LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION:

• 80 hour every 2 years
• 20 minimum per year
• A minimum of 40 of the 80 hours must be in the subject areas of: accounting (Code A on reporting form), accounting ethics (Code E on reporting form), attest (auditing) (Code A on reporting form), taxation (Code T on reporting form), or management advisory services (Code M on reporting form).
• 4 hours of Board approved state specific ethics CPE is required - this must include 1 hour of state specific ethics - PES course #4810/QAS4810: Ethics and Professional Conduct for Tennessee CPAs has been formally reviewed and approved by the Board of Accountancy and fulfills this requirement.
• If performing attest services (including compilations): 20 hours in the subject areas of attest and accounting theory (area A) must be completed in fulfilling the above requirement
• If providing expert witness testimony, 20 hours must be in the general area which the court deems the licensee an expert

LICENSE EXPIRATION INFORMATION:

• Registrant with odd license numbers must register biennially 12/31 every odd year.
• Registrant with even license number must register biennially 12/31 every even year.

CPE COMPLETION DUE BY:

• CPE must be completed and reported by 12/31 of license renewal year.

SELF STUDY CREDIT HOURS:

QAS continuing education credits are calculated as: 1 credit per 50-minutes of study time. Professional Education Services QAS courses are granted in the same manner, therefore the number of credits listed and issued by PES is what will be accepted by the board of accountancy.

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SELF STUDY CREDITS: 100%

If you have any questions regarding your CPE requirements, please call PES at 1-800-990-2731 or your State board. Updated 4/10/2008.

(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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