Texas CPE Requirements
/The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy CPE requirements are noted below.
What is the Texas License Renewal Deadline?
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Annually, by the last day of one’s birth month
What is the Texas CPE Reporting Period?
Every three years, ending on the last day of one’s birth month
What are the Texas CPE Requirements?
120 hours are required for each rolling three-year reporting period.
A minimum of 20 hours are required in each year.
No more than 50% of the CPE requirement can come from non-technical courses.
Up to 50% of the CPE requirement can come from nano courses.
Up to 10 hours of the CPE requirement per year can come from the preparation of published articles and books.
Up to 50% of the CPE requirement in each three-year reporting period can come from the successful completion of a certification program, such as Certified Internal Auditor.
The credit for service as a lecturer is equal to three times the number of actual hours of the lecture; no additional credit is allowed for repeating a lecture, unless the material has changed substantially.
What is the Texas Ethics Requirement?
A licensee must take a four CPE credit ethics course that has been approved by the Board.
Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Texas course fulfills this requirement.
What Areas of Study are Allowed for Texas CPAs?
Technical courses include the areas of accounting, attest, tax, management advisory services, economics, finance, information technology, and regulatory ethics. Non-technical courses include the areas of communications, computer software and applications, behavioral ethics, behavioral science, business management and organization, and courses in foreign languages.
Allowable Texas Course Providers
The Board accepts courses from NASBA sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA.
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Texas CPE Reciprocity
A non-resident licensee may meet the state’s CPE requirements by meeting the CPE requirements of the state in which the individual’s principal place of business is located. If it has no CPE requirements, then the licensee must meet the Texas CPE requirements.
Texas CPE Rule Reference
Chapter 523
Texas Board of Accountancy Address
505 E. Huntland Dr, Suite 380
Austin, TX 78752-3757
Phone: 512-305-7800
www.tsbpa.texas.gov