State license renewal
Accounting (CPA) CE Requirements by State
Continuing education hours, renewal cycles and state-mandated topics for CPA license renewal, each taken from the state board's own website and linked to the exact wording. Free courses that a board's rule accepts are listed on each state's page.
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Accounting (CPA) CE hours by state
| State | CE hours | CE period | Mandated topics | Free courses that count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlabamaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 40 | Every year | Accounting and auditing | — |
| ArkansasCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | Competency options | — | Ethics CPE; Arkansas Ethics CPE | — |
| CaliforniaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | — | — |
| ColoradoCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics | — |
| ConnecticutCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 40 | Every year | — | — |
| DelawareCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Accounting and/or auditing; Taxation; Delaware-specific ethics | — |
| GeorgiaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics (including Georgia Board laws, rules, and policies) | — |
| HawaiiCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics or professional conduct | — |
| IdahoCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics | — |
| IndianaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Ethics; Accounting and Auditing | — |
| KansasCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics | 75 |
| KentuckyCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | Competency options | Every 2 years | Professional ethics | — |
| LouisianaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Louisiana Board-approved professional ethics | — |
| MarylandCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Professional ethics | — |
| MinnesotaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | — | — |
| MississippiCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 40 | Every year | Ethics, Professional Conduct, and Public Accountancy Law and Regulations | 75 |
| MissouriCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 40 | Every year | Ethics | — |
| MontanaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Ethics | — |
| NebraskaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics | 75 |
| NevadaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 40 | Every year | Professional ethics | — |
| New HampshireCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics | — |
| New MexicoCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Ethics | — |
| North DakotaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Ethics | 75 |
| OhioCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | — | — |
| OklahomaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Ethics | 75 |
| OregonCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics | 75 |
| PennsylvaniaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Professional ethics | 75 |
| Rhode IslandCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Regulatory and behavioral ethics | — |
| South CarolinaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 40 | Every year | — | — |
| South DakotaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | — | 75 |
| TexasCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Texas-specific ethics | — |
| UtahCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | Ethics; Utah Laws and Rules | — |
| VirginiaCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Virginia-approved ethics | — |
| WashingtonCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 120 | Every 3 years | Washington Board-approved ethics | — |
| WisconsinCertified Public Accountant (CPA) | 80 | Every 2 years | — | — |
Not yet covered: Alaska, Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming. We publish a state only when its board or state law states the rule on an official page we can cite; third-party summaries are not used.
Hours are per renewal and in the unit each board uses (contact hours unless noted). A dash under free courses means the board's rule does not name an accreditor we track, not that no free course would count.
Questions
Accounting (CPA) CE requirements, answered
Which states do not require continuing education for CPAs?
Every state we checked requires continuing education or a continuing competency option.
What is a common two-year CE requirement for CPAs?
80 hours is the most common total among the verified two-year CE periods in this guide (15 states). Hours, cycles and accepted units differ, so use your own state's page.
Which state CE topic requirements are verified here for CPAs?
Selected topic requirements are verified for 28 of the 35 states and jurisdictions covered: Alabama (Accounting and auditing); Arkansas (Ethics CPE, Arkansas Ethics CPE); Colorado (Ethics); Delaware (Accounting and/or auditing, Taxation, Delaware-specific ethics); Georgia (Ethics (including Georgia Board laws, rules, and policies)); Hawaii (Ethics or professional conduct); Idaho (Ethics); Indiana (Ethics, Accounting and Auditing); Kansas (Ethics); Kentucky (Professional ethics); Louisiana (Louisiana Board-approved professional ethics); Maryland (Professional ethics); Mississippi (Ethics, Professional Conduct, and Public Accountancy Law and Regulations); Missouri (Ethics); Montana (Ethics); Nebraska (Ethics); Nevada (Professional ethics); New Hampshire (Ethics); New Mexico (Ethics); North Dakota (Ethics); Oklahoma (Ethics); Oregon (Ethics); Pennsylvania (Professional ethics); Rhode Island (Regulatory and behavioral ethics); Texas (Texas-specific ethics); Utah (Ethics, Utah Laws and Rules); Virginia (Virginia-approved ethics); Washington (Washington Board-approved ethics). Consult each board for its complete requirements.