MSCPA Message Boards

Terms and Conditions of Use

The MSCPA message boards are provided as a service to members of the Missouri Society of CPAs. The Missouri Society of CPAs has established the specific terms and conditions of use, which follow to facilitate quality communications on this site. For example, violating antitrust laws, libeling others, selling, and marketing are not permitted.

By using Missouri Society of CPAs' message boards, you agree that you understand and have agreed to all terms of use and will comply with them. The Missouri Society of CPAs reserves the right to suspend or terminate participation on all message boards for users who violate these terms of use. If you have questions, please contact the society at 800-264-7966.

Rules of User Conduct

Exercise care during all discussions. Information posted on the boards is available for all to see, and comments are subject to all federal and state laws, including those related to libel, slander, antitrust, trademark, copyright, patent and unfair competition.
Do not use harsh criticism or attack others. The discussions on the message boards are meant to stimulate conversation.
All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything in a message that you would not want others to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner.
Remember that Missouri Society of CPAs and other message board participants may reproduce postings to these message boards. Do not post any materials that you do not want others to reproduce.
When starting a conversation thread, concisely and clearly specify the topic of the comments in the subject line. This makes it easier for other users to respond to your posting and to search the archives by subject.
Do not post commercial messages. Contact people directly with products and services that you believe would help them.
Do not post any messages which facilitate users to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade.
Do not post messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement among users about prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.

User Warranties and Representations

By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that he or she owns the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner. In addition, the posting party grants the Missouri Society of CPAs and users of these message boards the non-exclusive right and license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or material.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Other Disclaimers

All materials, information, products and services included in or available through this site are provided to you "as is." The Missouri Society of CPAs accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. The content, whether posted by Missouri Society of CPAs or any third party, is provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, for a particular purpose or non-infringement. The Missouri Society of CPAs does not warrant that the content is accurate, reliable or correct, that this site will be available at any particular time or location, or that any defects or errors will be corrected. Your use of this site is solely at your risk. Because some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties, these exclusions may not apply to you.
The Missouri Society of CPAs assumes no responsibility for computer system, hardware, software or program malfunctions, computer viruses, or other errors, failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions, delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances shall Missouri Society of CPAs be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or any other damages whatsoever resulting from the content of this site or the use of, or inability to use, this site. This limitation applies to any alleged liability based on any legal theory including, but not limited to, contract, tort, negligence or strict liability, even if the Missouri Society of CPAs has been advised of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, the Missouri Society of CPAs' liability in such jurisdiction shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.

No Monitoring of Site

Missouri Society of CPAs does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, if the Missouri Society of CPAs becomes aware of inappropriate material, it will be removed at the organization’s discretion.

Right to Terminate Access

The Missouri Society of CPAs reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of this site, with or without notice, for any reason including, but not limited to, your failure to abide by these terms and conditions of use.The Missouri Society of CPAs' Educational Foundation sponsors professional development programs recognized by the Missouri State Board of Accountancy. For complete Accountancy Board requirements call the Missouri State Board of Accountancy at 573/751-0012 or click here.