Montana CPE Requirements
/The Montana Board of Public Accountants CPE requirements are noted below.
What is the Montana License Renewal Deadline?
Related Courses
Annually, by December 31
What is the Montana CPE Reporting Period?
Once every three years, from January 1 to December 31
What are the Montana CPE Requirements?
120 hours of CPE are required every three years.
At least 60 hours of CPE must be in technical fields of study.
Up to 25% of the CPE requirement can come from the preparation of published articles and books.
The credit for service as a lecturer is capped at 50% of total CPE hours.
What is the Montana Ethics Requirement?
At least two hours must be in professional ethics every three years.
Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Montana course fulfills these requirements.
What Areas of Study are Allowed for Montana CPAs?
A program qualifies as acceptable continuing education if it is group, self-study, blended learning, or nano-learning programs of learning, or technical committee work which contributes directly to the licensee's knowledge, ability, and/or competence to perform the licensee's professional responsibilities. A program should address the licensee's current and future work environment, current knowledge and skills, and desires or needed knowledge and skills to meet future opportunities and/or professional responsibilities.
Technical fields of study include accounting, auditing, taxation, management services, information technology, statistics, economics, business law, finance, specialized knowledge, and ethics.
Allowable Montana Course Providers
The Board accepts courses from NASBA sponsors. AccountingTools is a registered sponsor with NASBA.
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Montana CPE Rule Reference
24.201
Montana Board of Accountancy Address
301 S. Park
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: 406-841-2244
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/pac