Georgia CPE Requirements
CPE Information
License Renewal Date 12/31 biennially, odd years CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 biennially, odd years General Requirement 80 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year Ethics Requirement 4 hours, including 1 hour GA-specific info Other Subject Area Requirements 40 hours of technical topics, recognized by the Board as:- Accounting
- Accounting (Government)
- Auditing
- Auditing (Government)
- Business Law
- Economics
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Management Services
- Regulatory Ethics
- Specialized Knowledge
- Statistics
- Taxes
- Carryover: A maximum of 15 credit hours may be carried from one reporting period to the subsequent reporting period. Carried hours cannot be used to meet the yearly minimums or accounting and auditing requirements.
- Exempt: Any licensee who has attained 70 years of age is exempt from the continuing professional education requirement for renewal of his individual permit to practice public accounting.
Board Information
Georgia State Board of Accountancy 200 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 1604, West Tower Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 463-0365 Website: https://sao.georgia.gov/gsba Email: GSBA@sao.ga.gov Click here for Board StatutesAcceptable Areas of Study: Georgia CPE requirements list of acceptable programs include: Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Management Service, Computer Science, Oral and written communications, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business Law, Functional Fields of Business, Specialized Areas of Industry, Administrative of an accounting practice. Areas other than those listed above may be acceptable if the registrant can demonstrate that they contribute to the registrant's professional competence. The responsibility for substantiating that a particular program is acceptable and meets the requirements rests solely upon the registrant.
PLEASE NOTE: Since state board regulations are constantly changing, the information contained here is deemed reliable however it is not guaranteed. We encourage you to contact your state board to answer any questions and confirm or clarify any requirements listed here.
