CPE Requirements

The new CPE rules as of January 1, 2024 are available here . 

The Board will send out a list of qualified courses for the Georgia Specific Ethics credit (it is required to be a Board approved program) to all licensees by Q3 2024.

You can immediately take any other Ethics credits (behavioral or regulatory) to satisfy the remaining three general Ethics credit portion of the requirement.

 

No CPE is required during the first year of licensure.  After the first renewal period, the CPE requirement is 80 hours every two years, with completion of four (4) ethics CPE credits including one (1) credit specific to the laws, rules and policies of the Board are required during the CPE reporting period. 

A minimum of 20 hours must be earned in each year. If licensed less than one year, no CPE is required for your first license renewal. If licensed one year but less than two years prior to your first renewal date, 40 hours of CPE (4 hours of Ethics with 1 hour GA specific Ethics) is required.  If CPE requirements are not completed by the end of the renewal period, the license will expire and the licensee will be required to reinstate in order to bring the license back to an active status. Please note:  Reinstatement is at the discretion of the Board.  See Board Rule Chapter 20-11.

Licensees should retain documentation of CPE credits for five years.  Proof of CPE credits is not submitted to the Board office unless audited by the Board.

A licensee who has reached the age of 70 is exempt from CPE requirements.

The Georgia State Board of Accountancy does not pre-approve any providers or courses for continuing professional education.  The responsibility for determining if the course meets the requirements of Board Rules Chapter 20-11 rests solely upon the provider and the licensee.

Formal correspondence or other individual study programs may qualify provided they are developed and conducted by qualified persons, require registration, and provide evidence of satisfactory completion time. Credit shall be calculated on the basis of the average completion time.  See Board Rule 20-11-.03(5).  There is no limit on the number of self-study CPE hours you may take; all required CPE can be acquired through self-study.