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Seminar Fees and Location

Seminar fees include all course materials, continental breakfast, and refreshments. Lunch is NOT included.

Most seminars are held in the NHSCPA classroom. Our classroom is limited to 50 participants. Please register early. Always check your confirmation for exact time and location.

Attendance at CPE seminars is open to any person. Member discount fees are priced to include a $75 discount.

The member fee is extended to all NHSCPA members (dues paid for current fiscal year), members of other state societies, or non-CPA staff members (who do not meet
membership criteria) working for society members.

Non-member fee applies to anyone who is a CPA but not a member of the NHSCPA or another state society.

Registrations cannot be processed until the fee is paid.

If We Cancel a Seminar

A seminar may be canceled by a vendor if the minimum number of required participants is not obtained. You may elect to receive a full refund or a credit for another seminar. The NHSCPA is not responsible for any personal expenses incurred if a seminar is canceled. Your early registration is appreciated and helps to avoid seminar cancellations.

If You Cancel or Transfer a Seminar

All cancellations and transfers are required to be made ten business days before the seminar in order to avoid cancellation fees. Cancellations must be received in writing or by telephone. Substitutions are permitted; member discount and/or non-member seminar fee applies. Please notify the Society of this change to assure proper assignment of CPE credit.

Refunds

1. Full refund if cancellation is received 10 business days prior to the date of the seminar (Day 1 being the day before the seminar).
2. $100 cancellation fee for each seminar day will apply if the cancellation is received between 5 and 9 business days prior to the seminar date.
3. NO refunds for cancellations after 4:30 p.m. four business days prior to the seminar.

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Early Bird Registration

Early registrations can save you money and help prevent course cancellation. The NHSCPA offers an early registration discount for members. To qualify for the Early Bird discount, your registration, with payment, must be received by the NHSCPA 21 days prior to the seminar date.

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Walk-in Registrations

Walk-ins will be accepted on a space-available basis. Course materials will be mailed to you after the seminar if none is available on site.

Confirmation of Registration

After your paid registration is received in the NHSCPA office, you will be mailed/emailed a confirmation. It provides the correct date of the program, class hours and seminar site. Please check it for possible changes in starting time or location. If you do not receive a confirmation within seven (7) days of registering, please contact the Society office.

Course Materials

Course materials will be distributed at the seminar site.

Course Times

Most seminars begin at 8:30 am and end at 4:15 pm.

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Food

A continental breakfast will be provided as well as refreshments in the afternoon. A 45-minute lunch break is provided. The convenience of a full-service, on-site cafeteria provides you with a variety of lunch choices at a very reasonable cost.

Smoking Policy

Smoking is not permitted in the entire building.

Cell Phones

Cell phones must be set to the silent mode during classroom hours. Please refrain from cell phone use in the classroom. There are no public phones at the facility.

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Self-Study

The Society offers a wide selection of quality self-study programs allowing you to meet your educational needs by working within your own time restraints. Program materials may include text, audio cassette and workbook, dvd or interactive software. All self-study courses provide an objective measure of learning by means of a graded exam. For more information, please contact the Society staff.

CPE Requirements

Remember - All Licensees Must

• Earn 20 new hours each year;
• Earn 4 hours of Ethics Continuing Professional Education; and
• Have had a peer review within the previous 3 years if licensee wishes to maintain the report function.*

*Having a peer review allows the licensee to maintain the report function; or sign the "exemption statement" provided by the Board of Accountancy. This will restrict the licensee from performing the report function. If the individual CPA/PA works for a firm in public accounting, the Board will use the firm peer review and this peer review to cover all individuals working for the firm. If a sole proprietor has licensees working for him or her and has a peer review, then the proprietor's peer review will cover the licensees working for him or her. This also applies to the exemption statement.

Yellow Book Requirements

Those auditing financial statements under generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS) must meet the United States General Accounting Offices (GAO) continuing education requirements.

Auditors performing work under GAGAS, including planning, directing, performing field work, or reporting on an audit or attestation engagement under GAGAS, need to maintain their professional competence through continuing professional education (CPE). Therefore, each auditor performing work under GAGAS should complete, every 2 years, at least 80 hours of CPE that directly enhance the auditor's professional proficiency to perform audits or attestation engagements. At least 24 of the 80 hours of CPE should be in subjects directly related to government auditing, the government environment, or the specific or unique environment in which the audited entity operates. At least 20 hours of the 80 should be completed in any 1 year of the 2-year period.

For more information, visit http://www.gao.gov.

AICPA Requirements

For each three-year reporting period thereafter, all AICPA members shall complete 120 hours or its equivalent, of continuing professional education. For additional reporting information, please visit http://www.aicpa.org or contact the AICPA at 888-777-7077.

AICPA/NASBA New Standards for CPE

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