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

For Florida, license renewal date is 12/31 biennially; cpe reporting period is 7/1 to 6/30 biennially; general cpe hours requirement is 80 hours; ethics cpe requirement is 4 hours in Florida Board approved ethics that include a review of Chapters 455 and 473, Florida Statutes, and the related administrative rules. If the four hours of ethics is completed in two modules, then all four hours must be completed with the same provider; other subject area requirements is 24 hours in Governmental CPE if conducting audits controlled by the Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision, or the Rules of the Auditor General, Chapter 10.550.  8 hours in Accounting-related and/or Auditing-related subjects, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** 12/31 biennially _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 7/1 to 6/30 biennially _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 80 hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** 4 hours in Florida Board approved ethics that include a review of Chapters 455 and 473, Florida Statutes, and the related administrative rules. If the four hours of ethics is completed in two modules, then all four hours must be completed with the same provider. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** 24 hours in Governmental CPE if conducting audits controlled by the Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision, or the Rules of the Auditor General, Chapter 10.550.  8 hours in Accounting-related and/or Auditing-related subjects. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** CPE Reciprocity: The Florida Board of Accountancy will grant CPE Reciprocity to a nonresident licensee seeking renewal if the licensee has fulfilled the continuing education requirements in the most recently completed reporting period in the state in which his or her office is located. If the licensee's Principal Place of Business state has no CPE requirements, the nonresident licensee must comply with the CPE requirements set by the Florida Board. Nonresident licensees will still be required to fulfill the FL Ethics requirement, which must be Board approved, QAS approved (if Self-Study), and include a review of Florida's laws and regulations and be met by courses from one provider.
- **Date of last revision:** 7/28/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 7/28/2022 License Renewal Date 12/31 biennially CPE Reporting Period 7/1 to 6/30 biennially General Requirement 80 hours Ethics Requirement 4 hours in Florida Board approved ethics that include a review of Chapters 455 and 473, Florida Statutes, and the related administrative rules. If the four hours of ethics is completed in two modules, then all four hours must be completed with the same provider. Other Subject Area Requirements 24 hours in Governmental CPE if conducting audits controlled by the Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision, or the Rules of the Auditor General, Chapter 10.550. 8 hours in Accounting-related and/or Auditing-related subjects. Credit Limitations Accounting or Mathematics:

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
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