Alabama CPE Requirements

The Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy CPE requirements are noted below.

What is the Alabama License Renewal Deadline?

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Ethics for Alabama

Annually, by September 30

What is the Alabama CPE Reporting Period?

Annually, from October 1 to September 30

What are the Alabama CPE Requirements?

40 hours of CPE are required for each fiscal year.

At least eight hours of the courses taken must be in accounting and auditing.

Personal development courses are capped as 12 CPE hours.

Nano learning courses are capped at 10 CPE hours.

Up to 50% of the CPE requirement can come from the preparation of published articles and books.

The credit for service as a lecturer is equal to twice the number of actual hours of the lecture; no additional credit is allowed for repeating a lecture.

How Many Self Study Credit Hours Can an Alabama CPA Take?

There is no cap on the number of hours that can be earned through self-study courses.

What is the Alabama Ethics Requirement?

At least two hours must be earned in a qualifying ethics course.

Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Alabama course fulfills these requirements.

Allowable Alabama Course Providers

The Board accepts courses from NASBA-QAS sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA-QAS.
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Alabama CPE Rule Reference

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