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New Mexico
Renewal Date: Last day of licensee's birth month.
Reporting Period: Triennial rolling cycle ending on the last day of each licensee's birth month
Required Hours: 120 hours every 3 years with a minimum of 20 hours per year.
Ethics Required: Effective with CPE reporting cycles beginning on or after January 1, 2010: 4 hours of Ethics CPE will be required as part of the 120 hr/3-yr cycle.
Subject Breakdown: A minimum of 96 hours must be in technical subjects.
Credit Limits: 4 hour limit on Board meeting attendance. 24 hours must NOT be sponsored by the individual's firm or employer. The hours may be taken on-line or through self-study, provided they are not sponsored by the employer. Authorship credits are limited to 50%. Board will determine amount of credit. Instructor credits are limited to 50% and no repetitions for credit will be approved without substantial technical changes. Practice Review is limited to 24 hours.
Other State Policies: New Mexico accepts courses from providers that are members of NASBA's National Registry of CPE Sponsors, Quality Assurance Service (QAS) and the AICPA. Self-study credits, which require registration and provide evidence of satisfactory completion, will qualify with the amount of credit to be determined by the board.
Contact Info: New Mexico Public Accountancy Board
5200 Oakland Drive NE
Suite D
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113
USA
Phone: 505-222-9850
Fax: 505-222-9855
Web address: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/accountancy/index.html