Vermont CPE Requirements

The Vermont Board of Public Accountancy CPE requirements are noted below.

What is the Vermont License Renewal Deadline?

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Ethics for Vermont

Every other odd-numbered year, on July 31

What is the Vermont CPE Reporting Period?

Two years, end on the next odd-numbered year, from August 1 to July 31

What are the Vermont CPE Requirements?

80 hours are required for each two-year reporting period.

At least eight hours must be in accounting and auditing in each two-year reporting period.

One can carry forward 10 excess hours into the next reporting period, but cannot be used to satisfy the accounting and auditing or ethics requirements.

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 the preparation and presentation time, where preparation time is capped at twice the presentation time; no additional credit is allowed for repeating a lecture.

What is the Vermont Ethics Requirement?

Four hours of ethics CPE every two years.

Note: The AccountingTools Ethics for Vermont course fulfills these requirements.

What Areas of Study are Allowed for Vermont CPAs?

Acceptable programs may deal with the following general subject areas: (1) accounting and auditing; (2) taxation; (3) management; (4) information technology; (5) ethics; (6) mathematics, statistics, probability and quantitative applications in business; (7) economics; (8) business law; (9) functional fields of business, including finance, production, marketing, personnel relations, and business management and organization; and (10) specialized areas of industry (film industry, real estate, farming, etc.).

Allowable Vermont Course Providers

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

Part 9.1

Vermont Board of Accountancy Address

89 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
Phone: 802-828-2373
sos.vermont.gov/accountancy