Dues Structure
Annual Dues Structure
The TSCPA Council has established the following annual membership dues schedule. Annual dues are payable by members as follows.
| Code | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fellow Members licensed less than 5 years* | $250 |
| 02 | Fellow Members licensed for 5 years or more* | $270 |
| 15 | Educators | $95 |
| 17 | Retired | $75 |
| 18 | Provisional | $250 |
| 40 | Emerging Professional | $55 |
| 04 | Affiliate | $250 |
| 05 | Student | Free |
*Excludes educators, professional leave and retired classifications
Chapter Dues Code Descriptions
Membership in the Society is contingent upon concurrent membership in one of its chapters EXCEPT that chapter membership is not compulsory for non-resident, retired and professional leave members. Chapter dues include the meal costs at chapter meetings.
| Code | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| AP | Appalachian Chapter - Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi and Washington counties. | $100 |
| CH | Chattanooga Chapter - Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea and Sequatchie counties. | $80 |
| KN | Knoxville Chapter - Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Clairborne, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. | $50 |
| ME | Memphis Chapter - Fayette, Shelby and Tipton counties. | $75 |
| NA | Nashville Chapter - Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Giles, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Wayne, Williamson and Wilson counties. | $70 |
| UC | Upper Cumberland Chapter - Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickertt, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren and White counties. | $50 |
| WT | West Tennessee Chapter - Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion and Weakley counties. | $40 |
| XX | Non-Resident | N/A |
Membership Information
TSCPA classifies members according to the following types:
- Principals and Partners:
- Fellow Members engaged in the practice of public accounting as individual practitioners, partners or shareholders in professional corporations.
- Professional Leave:
- Fellow Members who have temporarily left the workforce for military duty, unemployment, disability or domestic responsibilities.
- Staff:
- Fellow Members engaged in the practice of public accounting as employees.
- Retired:
- Fellow Members who have reached the age of 55 and retired from the workforce.
- Private Accounting:
- Fellow Members not engaged in the practice of public accounting, other than educators, non-residents and retired classifications.
- Affiliate:
- Individuals who are non-CPAs and are employees at a CPA firm or other organization with at least one TSCPA fellow member.
- Educators:
- Fellow Members engaged primarily in teaching accounting or related subjects.
- Provisional:
- Individuals who have passed the Uniform CPA Examination but have not yet obtained the CPA certificate.
- Emerging Professionals:
- Individuals who have completed the requirements and are eligible to sit for the CPA examination and have graduated from a post-secondary institution within the last five years but are not yet licensed CPAs.
- Non-Residents:
- Fellow Members who neither work nor reside in Tennessee.
- Student:
- College or university students majoring in accounting at a recognized college or university.
Effective January 1, 2016, all new Life Members will pay applicable fellow dues amounts.