Illinois CPE Requirements
/The Illinois Board of Examiners CPE requirements are noted below.
What is the Illinois License Renewal Deadline?
Related Courses
Once every three years, by September 30
What is the Illinois CPE Reporting Period?
Once every three years, from October 1 to September 30
What are the Illinois CPE Requirements?
120 hours are required in each three-year period.
No more than 80 hours are allowed for self-study courses, with a cap of 60 hours on non-interactive self-study courses.
No more than 24 hours are allowed in personal development courses.
One hour of sexual harassment prevention training is required.
Up to 30 hours of the CPE requirement can come from the preparation of published articles and books.
The credit for service as a lecturer is equal to the lecture time and preparation time, where the presentation time is limited to twice the lecture time, and is capped at 60 hours.
What is the Illinois Ethics Requirement?
At least four hours of ethics in each three-year period.
Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Illinois course fulfills this requirement.
Allowable Illinois Course Providers
The Board accepts courses from NASBA sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA.
Go to AccountingTools Courses
Illinois CPE Rule Reference
Section 1420.70