Connecticut CPE Requirements
/The Connecticut State Board of Accountancy CPE requirements are noted below.
What is the Connecticut License Renewal Deadline?
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Annually on December 31
What is the Connecticut CPE Reporting Period?
Annually for the period July 1 to June 30, to be reported by December 31
What are the Connecticut CPE requirements?
40 hours are required for the one-year period.
You can carry forward a maximum of 20 hours for no more than one year.
A CPA who performs attestation or compilation services or signs financial statements on behalf of a firm must earn eight hours of the annual 40 hours of CPE in the subject areas of financial statement preparation and reporting.
The credit for service as a lecturer is limited to 20 hours per reporting period; no additional credit is allowed for repeating a lecture, unless the material is substantially different. A teacher at an educational institution can earn a maximum of 45 hours per reporting period for this work.
What is the Connecticut Ethics Requirement?
Four hours is required every three years in a course that covers ethical behavior and understanding of the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct or AICPA Code of Professional Conduct for CPAs.
Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Connecticut course fulfills these requirements.
What Areas of Study Are Allowed for Connecticut CPAs?
Acceptable areas of study include accounting and auditing, taxation, management science, computer science, communications arts, mathematics, statistics, probability, quantitative applications, economics, business law, functional fields of business, behavioral science, the social environment of business, specialized areas of industry, and the management of an accounting practice. Areas other than those listed above may be deemed acceptable if the applicant can demonstrate to the Board that they contribute to his or her professional competence.
Allowable Connecticut Course Providers
The Board accepts courses from NASBA sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA.
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Connecticut CPE Reciprocity
A renewal applicant who has a principal place of business outside of Connecticut may show compliance with the Board’s CPE requirements by certifying in writing that he or she has completed the requirements in the state of the applicant's principal place of business during each year from the date of his or her license issuance or last renewal.
Connecticut CPE Rule Reference
Sections 20-280-25 through 20-280-27
Connecticut Board of Accountancy Address
450 Columbus Boulevard, Ste. 901
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: 860-713-6000