Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a designation given by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to individuals that pass the Uniform CPA Examination and meet the education and experience requirements. The CPA designation helps enforce professional standards in the accounting industry. CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is the highest accounting credential in the United States. CPA ensures global recognition for accounting & finance professionals.
The South Carolina - Board of Accountancy provides assurance to public that CPA (South Carolina) operates at the highest level of professional competence through, verification of education and experience credentials.
SOUTH CAROLINA (SC) CPA CPE REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW
| CPE Requirements | 40 hours every year |
| License Renewal Period | January 31st annually |
| CPE Reporting Cycle | January 1 to December 31 annually |
| Ethics Requirement | 2 hours of CPE ethics are required in each calendar year from behavioral ethics or regulatory ethics courses |
| Carry Over Credits | South Carolina CPA can carry forward up to 20 CPE credits in the next reporting cycle |
| Subject Area Restriction |
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South Carolina CPA requires 40 hours of CPE to be completed in every license renewal period and must be reported to the Board by December 31 annually as part of the renewal process
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All licensed CPAs in South Carolina must complete 40 hours of approved continuing education in every license renewal period. Many of our programs in Live and Self-Study are Approved for continuing education for South Carolina CPA.
CLICK HERE for myCPE Packages for South Carolina CPAs to meet annual CPE requirements in one go.
As per the recent amendment in the SC Board of Accountancy, not less than 2 hours of CPE must relate to Ethics in each calendar year which can be either from behavioral ethics or regulatory ethics courses. Regulatory AICPA Ethics, Circular 230 Ethics, or Behavioural Ethics all subject areas are approved for qualifying as ethics. At myCPE, we provide Ethics courses to all South Carolina (SC) CPAs as a part of our membership initiative.
A CPE reporting cycle for South Carolina (SC) CPA is from January 1 to December 31 annually.
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Here is a Link to the state board website to access FAQs on South Carolina CPA CPE requirements and regulations.
South Carolina State Board of Accountancy specifies all the subject areas of NASBA as qualifying subject areas for CPE. Hence all the programs approved for NASBA fields of study on myCPE shall be eligible to meet CPA requirements of South Carolina. Click Here for further reference on the state board website.
You should choose myCPE Packages for South Carolina Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals for the following reasons:
Our CPE Package for South Carolina CPAs is 100% compliant with the regulations of the South Carolina State Board of Accountancy and we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you feel the package is non-compliant, please email our support team at (support@my-cpe.com) and let us know how it is non-compliant and we will happily refund your full payment.
A new CPA is not required to complete CPE in the year in which they initially receive their CPA license.
Click here for reference to the board website.
Online renewal may require you to upload your CPE certificates of completion. If you are not liable to upload your certificates of completion, you should keep your copies in case the board performs an audit of your CPE, you will be responsible for submitting copies of your certificates of completion and/or verification of courses at the time of the audit. You must retain your documentation for five (5) years from the date of the CPE report filed for the renewal period.
A South Carolina (SC) CPA can complete 50% of the total required CPE credit hours via self-study courses. i.e., a South Carolina (SC) CPA can complete all 20 hours via self-study courses from NASBA-approved CPE sponsors. As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597), our CPE Packages for South Carolina CPAs are 100% compliant with that requirement.
As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for South Carolina CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference.
As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are compliant with South Carolina CPA CPE requirements. For further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference. However, it will be the responsibility of each attendee to ensure that they are eligible for the Continuing Professional Education Credits based on their occupation/job profile, knowledge requirements as well as guidelines laid down by their regulatory board before registering for the webinars. So, make sure you check with the respective state board or regulatory body.
South Carolina State Board of Accountancy governs the accounting and auditing profession in the state of South Carolina! Here is a link to the State Board Website.
