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

For Arizona, license renewal date is Last business day of birth month biennially, odd or even year based on birth year; cpe reporting period is First day of month following birth month to last business day of birth month biennially, odd or even year based on license expiration date; general cpe hours requirement is 80 hours; ethics cpe requirement is 4 hours. Cannot be taught by an employer or co-worker and must include a minimum of one hour of each of the following subjects:  Ethics related to the practice of accounting including the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and  Board statutes and administrative rules; other subject area requirements is 40 hours in Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Business Law, or Management Advisory Services  16 hours in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation  16 hours in a Classroom or Interactive Webinar setting, verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Arizona _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** Last business day of birth month biennially, odd or even year based on birth year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** First day of month following birth month to last business day of birth month biennially, odd or even year based on license expiration date. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 80 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** 4 hours. Cannot be taught by an employer or co-worker and must include a minimum of one hour of each of the following subjects:  Ethics related to the practice of accounting including the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and  Board statutes and administrative rules. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** 40 hours in Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Business Law, or Management Advisory Services  16 hours in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation  16 hours in a Classroom or Interactive Webinar setting _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date of last revision:** 10/20/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> License Renewal Date Last business day of birth month biennially, odd or even year based on birth year CPE Reporting Period First day of month following birth month to last business day of birth month biennially, odd or even year based on license expiration date. General Requirement 80 hours Ethics Requirement 4 hours. Cannot be taught by an employer or co-worker and must include a minimum of one hour of each of the following subjects: Ethics related to the practice of accounting including the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and Board statutes and administrative rules. Other Subject Area Requirements 40 hours in Accounting, Auditing, Taxation, Business Law, or Management Advisory Services 16 hours in Accounting, Auditing, or Taxation 16 hours in a Classroom or Interactive Webinar setting

## Source

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

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/).