Illinois CPE Requirements

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The Illinois Board of Examiners CPE requirements are noted below.

What is the Illinois License Renewal Deadline?

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Ethics for Illinois

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.

What Areas of Study are Allowed for Illinois CPAs?

The Board states that “CPE should address a licensee's current and future work environment, current knowledge and skills level, and desired or needed additional competencies to meet future opportunities and/or professional responsibilities. Courses, programs or activities shall include as their subject matter one or more of the following fields of study:”

  • Accounting

  • Accounting (Governmental)

  • Auditing

  • Auditing (Governmental)

  • Behavioral Ethics

  • Business Law

  • Business Management & Organization (including practice development)

  • Communications and Marketing

  • Computer Software and Applications

  • Economics

  • Finance

  • Information Technology

  • Management Services

  • Personal Development (e.g., principle-centered leadership, career planning, time management)

  • Personnel/HR

  • Production

  • Regulatory Ethics

  • Specialized Knowledge

  • Statistics

  • Taxes

Allowable Illinois Course Providers

The Board accepts courses from NASBA sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA.
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Illinois CPE Rule Reference

Section 1420.70

Illinois Board of Accountancy Address

320 W. Washington Street
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: 800-560-6420
https://idfpr.illinois.gov/