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Membership Requirements

Board of Directors' Policies & Procedures

(As referenced in the Bylaws) Effective May 1, 2004

In accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws of the New Hampshire Society of Certified Public Accountants (the Society), the following Policies and Procedures have been adopted by the Board of Directors:

I) Membership - Article I
1. The membership classes of the Society shall be comprised of Fellow, Affiliate, Associate, and Student classes, defined as follows:

Fellow: any person holding a legally issued license to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in New Hampshire.

Affiliate: any person holding a legally issued license to practice as a Certified Public Accountant or equivalent, legally issued under the authority of any other state, territory or country.

Associate:
  1. any person holding a legally issued license to practice as a Public Accountant (PA) in New Hampshire, or
  2. any person who is a professional staff member supervised by a CPA or PA, or
  3. any person who is an approved candidate for certification as a CPA, or
  4. any person holding a legally issued license to practice as an Accounting Practitioner in New Hampshire.
Student: any person enrolled at an accredited four-year college or university or an accredited graduate school who will have earned, or be currently in the process of earning, 12 credit hours in courses that are designated as accounting courses. Membership in this category may be continued for one year after graduation. Any person qualifying for membership as a Fellow, Affiliate or Associate may not be considered for membership as a Student.
2. Upon admission to membership, each Fellow member shall receive a Certificate of Membership to the Society.
3. Fellow, Affiliate or Associate members may request a change in membership to one of the following if all of the listed requirements are met. All requests for a change in status must be made in writing to the Board of Directors.

Honorary: The member must:
  1. A.  have been a Fellow, Affiliate or Associate member for at least 25 years, and
  2. B.  attained the age of 65 years prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
Inactive Status: The member must:
  1. C.  have been a Fellow, Affiliate or Associate member for at least 4 years, and
  2. D.  be under 65 years of age, and
  3. E.  be unemployed, or permanently disabled, and
  4. F.  apply for this status on an annual basis.

II) Fees & Assessments - Article II
1. Admission Fee: The admission fee for membership must accompany the application for membership when filed and is currently set at $25.00.
2. Dues: The annual membership dues are approved annually by the Board of Directors in connection with the approval of the annual budget in March of each year.

Dues for new members shall be prorated from the month of admission based upon the months remaining in the fiscal year. Dues shall not be prorated or refunded if membership is terminated during the year.
3. Late fees: A late fee of $25 is assessed for dues over 30 days in arrears.