# Alaska — CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction

For Alaska, license renewal date is 12/31 of odd years; cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd years; general cpe hours requirement is 80 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year; ethics cpe requirement is 4 hours of Ethics  Subject Area Requirements   To be approved by the board, a subject for continuing education credit must contribute directly to the professional competence of a certified public accountant and may include  technical subjects pertaining directly to the profession of accounting; or  non-technical subjects that improve the licensee’s ability to practice accountancy in a competent manner; other subject area requirements is None, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Alaska _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** 12/31 of odd years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 80 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** 4 hours of Ethics  Subject Area Requirements   To be approved by the board, a subject for continuing education credit must contribute directly to the professional competence of a certified public accountant and may include  technical subjects pertaining directly to the profession of accounting; or  non-technical subjects that improve the licensee’s ability to practice accountancy in a competent manner. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** None
- **Date of last revision:** 7/7/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/cpe-requirements/alaska> Alaska CPE Requirements Alaska Date of Last Revision: 7/7/2025 License Renewal Date 12/31 of odd years CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd years General Requirements 80 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year Ethics Requirement 4 hours of Ethics Subject Area Requirements To be approved by the board, a subject for continuing education credit must contribute directly to the professional competence of a certified public accountant and may include technical subjects pertaining directly to the profession of accounting; or non-technical subjects that improve the licensee&rsquo;s ability to practice accountancy in a competent manner. Credit Limitations Instruction:

## Source

- https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/alaska

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/professional-licensing-continuing-education-by-jurisdiction/).