Please note: The CPE Information provided in this section relates to CPAs only.
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California |
| Renewal Date: |
Last day of birth month in odd or even year corresponding to the odd or even year of birth |
| Reporting Period: |
Biennial |
| Required Hours: |
80 hours during the two-year period immediately preceding the license expiration date.
Effective January 1, 2010: a minimum of 20 hours of CE, with a minimum of 12 hours in technical subject
matter, each year of the two-year licensure period. |
| Ethics Required: |
Effective 01/01/2010: 4 hours of Ethics CPE each renewal period. PLUS a 2-hour Board-approved Regulatory Review course every ^ years. The PC&E requirement was discontinued December 31, 2009 and replaced with the two-hour Board-approved Regulatory Review requirement. What previously was your PC&E due date is now your Regulatory Review course due date. |
| Subject Breakdown: |
Effective 01/01/2010: a minimum of 12 hours in technical subject
matter, each year of the two-year licensure period. |
| Credit Limits: |
A 50% cap (at most 40 hours) in the non-technical subject areas such as communication skills, word processing, sales, marketing, motivational techniques, negotiation skills, office management, practice management, and personnel management.
The maximum credit for instructors is 50%; for writing articles/books/instructional materials/Uniform CPA exam questions is 25%.
Half credits are accepted after the first hour. |
| Other State Policies: |
Learning or teaching the use of accounting software qualifies as general CE in the technical subject area but not as A&A credit.
California does not accept CE in the following subject areas: personal growth, self-realization, spirituality, personal health and/or fitness, sports and recreation, foreign languages and cultures, etc.
California accepts courses from providers that are members of NASBA's National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Only interactive self-study continuing education courses will be accepted by
the Board for CPA/PA license renewal.
For additional information concerning these requirements, you may contact the Board's Renewal staff by e-mail at renewalinfo@cba.ca.gov. |
| Contact Info: |
California Board of Accountancy
2000 Evergreen Street
Suite 250
Sacramento, California 95815-3832
USA
Phone: 916-263-3680
Fax: 916-263-3675
Email: renewalinfo@cba.ca.gov
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| Web address: |
http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba |
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