State CPA CPE Licensing Requirements

Maine CPA CPE

Please note: The CPE Information provided in this section relates to CPAs only.
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Accepted:	Yes
Renewal Date:	9/30 annually
Reporting Period:	10/01 to 9/30 annually
Required Hours:	40 hours per year; A person whose initial license is issued between August 1 and March 31 must complete 20 hours of CPE for the first renewal cycle. A person whose initial license is issued between April 1 and July 31 is not required to complete any CPE for the first renewal.
Ethics Required:	4 hours of ethics due every 3 years. The Ethics for Accountants course fulfills this requirement.
Subject Rqmts:	None
Credit Limits:	Credits for communication arts, mathematics, statistics, probability and quantitative applications in business, economics, business, securities and administrative laws, human resources policies and computer software applications may not exceed 50% of the hours required over the 3-year period. The maximum credit for authorship is 50% of required hours and credits may be given on a self-declaration basis for published articles or books. The maximum credit for instructors is 50% of required hours and no repetitions of courses for credit is allowed unless the material is substantially changed, then it is a new course. Instructors may be granted credit on the basis of 3 hours for each hour of class time. Only full hour credits are acceptable. Effective September 1, 2010, half hour credits will be acceptable after completion of first full hour.
Other Policies:
Contact Info:	Maine Board of Accountancy Department of Prof. & Fin. Regulation Office of Lic. & Reg., 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: 207-624-8603 Fax: 207-624-8637
Web address:	http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/accountants/index.html

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