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Notice of Rulemaking Hearing for Amendments to Rules of the
Tennessee State Board of Accountancy
Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1306(d), you are receiving this notice because you have elected to receive notification by e-mail of certain changes or potential changes to the law applicable to your profession.
The Tennessee State Board of Accountancy will conduct a rulemaking hearing on Friday, October 20, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. CT. This rulemaking hearing will be held at the following address:
500 James Robertson Parkway
Conference Room 1-A
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
The Notice of Rulemaking Hearing was filed with the Secretary of State on August 4, 2023. The proposed rule amendments update requirements and guidelines for the computer-based Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and educational requirements for licensure. The rule amendments include lengthening the timeframe during which test section credit will remain valid and lengthening the time a candidate will be provided to pass all required test sections. Additionally, exam scores will no longer expire after ten (10) years; however, continuing professional education will be required when scores are more than ten (10) years old. Additional revised requirements have been provided regarding the number of allowable internship credit hours. A full copy of these rules may be viewed online at:
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules_filings/08-03-23.pdf
Pursuant to the Tennessee Open Meetings Act (Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-101, et seq.), the above-referenced hearing is open to the public, and you may attend the hearing in person. If you have any comments regarding the rules, you may either submit your written comments in advance of the rulemaking hearing to Neil Stauffer, Associate General Counsel, at (615) 741-1910 or electronically at neil.stauffer@tn.gov, or appear at the rulemaking hearing to make your comments on the record.
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