Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It!

Meets NASBA and several state Board of Accountancy requirements!

NASBA

The VSCPA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. For more information, visit the NASBA Web site.

Virginia

The group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy the annual, two-hour Virginia Board of Accountancy (BOA) ethics requirement. The Virginia Board of Accountancy (BOA) requires ALL Virginia CPAs to take two hours of ethics CPE every calendar year. Click here for more information on the requirement or check out our FAQs.

District of Columbia

The group study and in-house versions of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the biennial ethics requirement in the District. For additional guidance, please contact the District of Columbia Board of Accountancy at (202) 442-4330.

Maryland

The group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy's four-hour, biennial ethics requirement. For additional guidance, please contact the Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy at (410) 230-6258.

North Carolina

If you are licensed in Virginia and North Carolina, and you live and primarily work in Virginia, the group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners annual ethics requirement.

However, if your primary state of licensure is North Carolina or you are a resident of North Carolina, you must take an ethics course approved by the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners. For additional guidance, please contact the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners at (919) 733-4222.

Tennessee

The Tennessee State Board of Accountancy now requires CPAs licensed in Tennessee to complete four hours of ethics CPE every two years, with one of those hours concentrated on Tennessee-specific content.

If you are licensed in Virginia and Tennessee, and you primarily work in Virginia, the group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy's four-hour, biennial ethics requirement.

If you are licensed in Virginia and Tennessee, and you primarily work in Tennessee, the group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy's four-hour, biennial ethics requirement.

Please note that this course qualifies as two hours of non-Tennessee-specific content. For additional guidance, please contact the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy at (888) 453-6150.

The VSCPA offers three ways to fulfill the ethics requirement:

1. Group study ethics course
2. Online, self-study ethics course
3. In-house ethics course

Group Study Ethics Course | Top

Offered throughout the state, the group study version of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! guarantees you'll have the critical information you need to keep your license up to date. Each course:

• Fulfills the BOA ethics requirement
• Follows the BOA's guidelines
• Qualifies for up to 2 CPE credits
• Costs just $55 for VSCPA members and $70 for nonmembers

Click here for the complete 2008 ethics course schedule.

Or, if you register for any of the following VSCPA conferences, you can take the optional ethics session included in the cost of registration:

• 7th Annual Industry Conference, May 22 – 23, 2008, Williamsburg
• 9th Annual Business Valuation, Fraud & Litigation Services Conference, September 28 – 29, 2008, Virginia Beach
• 18th Annual Professional Development Conference, November 10 – 11, 2008, Chantilly
• 38th Annual Accounting & Auditing Conference, September 22 – 23, 2008, Roanoke and November 20 – 21, 2008, Virginia Beach
• 2008 Tax & Financial Planning Expo, October 27 – 28, 2008, Richmond

Online, Self-Study Ethics Course | Top

The self-study version of Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! is available now! This course allows you to complete your ethics requirement from any location, at any time. Like the group study course, the self-study course:

• Fulfills the BOA ethics requirement
• Follows the BOA's guidelines
• Qualifies for up to 2 CPE credits
• Costs just $55 for VSCPA members and $70 for nonmembers

In-House Ethics Course | Top

If you have 10 or more staff members who need to meet the ethics requirement, let the VSCPA bring Ethics 2008 — Your License Depends On It! to your office (or location of your choice) when it suits your schedule. For pricing and availability, please contact VSCPA Customized Education Manager Lydia Sartori at (800) 733-8272.

This is just one of many seminars the VSCPA offers in-house. Learn more about our other in-house solutions.