Maryland

CPE Solutions, LLC dba Professionals Publishing Group NASBA Registry ID #111907

Renewal Date: biennial based on date of issuance 
 
Reporting Period: The two year period prior to the application date for renewal 
 
Required Hours: 80 hours 
 
Ethics Required: Yes. 4 hours of professional ethics. 
 
Subject Breakdown: None 
 
Credit Limits: Limit of 45 hours in a reporting period for instructor credits. Authorship credits are limited to 10 hours for each published article and is limited to 40 hours total for a reporting period. Peer review credits are limited to 16 hours.  All hours in excess of the 80 required hours during a reporting period can be carried forward to apply as credit to the subsequent reporting periods. Ethics hours cannot be carried forward to meet a future ethics requirement but can be applied to the total hours requirement. 
 
Other State Policies: It is the responsibility of the licensee to demonstrate that the CPE program contributes directly to the licensee's professional competence. The board does not accept courses which are designed for the general public, not for CPAs, or sales-oriented presentations of any kind, nor programs restricted to policies and procedures of a particular company, or programs presenting scientific and technical knowledge of a sophistication beyond the scope required for the practice of a CPA. The AICPA ethics course completed as a requirement for original licensure does not qualify for CPE credit. Maryland accepts courses from providers that are members of NASBA's National Registry of CPE Sponsors and the Quality Assurance Service. 
 
Contact Info:
Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy
500 N. Calvert Street, Room 308
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3651
Phone: 410-230-6258
Fax: 410-333-6314
Email: cpa@dllr.state.md.us
Web address: http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/cpa/