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Active - $155.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year, on: July 1st No automatically recurring payments Active Members are persons in the practice of accountancy and/or taxation (owners or professional staff) and agree to fulfill the minimum required hours of 60 CPEs in a three-year period and 2 CPEs of Ethics per year. In addition, Active Members must meet any one of the following requirements:

- Must possess a valid permit/license as a Certified Public Accountant or such other title as may be granted under state law for the practice of accountancy for the public.
- Must be accredited in accountancy or taxation by the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation.
- Must be enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service.
- Must possess either an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree with a minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting.
- Has 2+ years of full time public accounting experience (as a principal accountant and has completed a course in advanced accounting and related subjects.)

Associate - $155.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year, on: July 1st No automatically recurring payments You may consider applying as an Associate Member if you do not meet Active Membership requirements and you must meet one of the following requirements:

- Are an employee of an accounting and/or tax practitioner firm who is not a member of the professional staff.
- Are an employee in the government, a financial institution, private sector business, and/or a non-profit entity who's primary duties are in the field of accountancy or taxation.
- Are an educator who is employed as an instructor in accounting at an accredited university, college or community college.
- Are retired members who have attained the age of 65 or over, and who are retired from public practice.

Out-of-State - $125.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year, on: July 1st No automatically recurring payments Out-of State Members do not reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia and they have the same rights as Associate Members.

Student - $50.00 (USD) Subscription period: 1 year, on: July 1st No automatically recurring payments Student Member applicants must be a current full-time student of an accounting education program and have less than one (1) year of accounting or tax work experience. Upon renewal, student members must submit their current semester's registration to VSTAP to remain eligible for this member type.

VSTAP has entered into an agreement with the Office of Professional Responsibility, Internal Revenue Service, to meet the requirements of 31 code of Federal Regulations, section 10.6(g), covering maintenance of attendance records, retention of program outlines, qualification of instructors and length of class hours. This agreement does not constitute an endorsement by the Office of Professional Responsibility as to the quality of the program or its contribution to the professional competence of the enrolled individual. Sponsor number: TATHT.

VSTAP is registered with the National Association of State Board of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. Web site: www.learningmarket.org - NASBA #: 103365.

is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.

8100 Three Chopt Rd. Ste 226 | Richmond, VA 23229 | Phone: (800) 927-2731 | asv@virginia-accountants.org