Oregon

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Renewal Date: For an odd-numbered license - 6/30 of odd years; for an even-numbered license - 6/30 of even years.
 
Reporting Period: 7/1 to 6/30 biennially ending on even-numbered years for even license numbers and odd-numbered years for odd license numbers
 
Required Hours: 80 every 2 years with a minimum of 24 hours in each year.
 
Ethics Required: 

Ethics for the First Permit Renewal: 4 hours in professional conduct and ethics. Programs in ethics shall qualify for CPE credit if such programs are offered by a sponsor registered with the Board and include information pertaining to each of the following topics - Oregon administrative Rules and Oregon Revised Statutes pertaining to the practice of public accountancy, Examples of issues or situations that require a licensee to understand the statutes, rules, and case law relevant to the practice of public accountancy, The Code of Professional Conduct adopted by the Board and set forth in OAR chapter 801, division 030, Review of recent case law pertaining to ethics and professional responsibilities for the accounting profession.

Ethics for Subsequent Permit Renewals: 4 hours in professional conduct and ethics in any ethics program which meets Oregon's general CPE requirements. Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board and/or have their content approved by the Board. If the licensee's principle place of business is not Oregon, they may meet the Oregon ethics requirement by meeting the ethics requirement of the principle place of business. If the principle place of business does not have an ethics requirement, then the licensee must meet Oregon's ethics requirement.
 
Subject Breakdown: None
 
Credit Limits: The maximum credit for instructors and authorship combined is 50% of total hours. Instructors are not allowed credit for repetitive presentations unless there are substantial changes in the material. Authorship credit is allowed as of publication date for the first publication only. Credit in non-technical subjects is limited to 16 hours and cannot be carried forward. Practice review credit is limited to 2 hours per instance and 16 hours total. Self Study credit must be approved by NASBA's Quality Assurance Service (QAS).

Credit Calculation:  Instructors, discussion leaders, or speakers receive CPE credit for preparation time up to two times the time for presentation, in addition to the time for presentation. Half credits are allowed, one 25 minute period is equal to one-half CPE Credit.

Other State Policies: Licensees admitted to the municipal roster are required to complete 24 hours of CPE in subjects directly related to the governmental environment and governmental auditing during each renewal period. A minimum of 16 hours are required in the following subjects - Audits of state and local governmental units, Governmental accounting and financial reporting standards and updates, Generally Accepted Governmental Auditing Standards and Updates, Single Audit Act and related Office of Management and Budget circulars and supplements, Oregon Local Budget Law, Minimum standards of audits and reviews of Oregon municipal corporations. No more than 8 of the 24 hours may be in courses relating to generally accepted auditing standards and procedures.

Contact Info:
Oregon State Board of Accountancy
3218 Pringle Road S.E. #110
Salem, Oregon 97302-6307
Phone: 503-378-4181
Fax: 503-378-3575
Web address: http://www.oregon.gov/BOA/Pages/index.aspx