# Georgia — CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction For Georgia, license renewal date is 12/31 biennially, odd years; cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 biennially, odd years Initial Period Requirements: Licensed in Year 2 of Reporting Period: Requirement | Hours | No Requirements | N/A | Licensed in Year 1 of Reporting Period: Requirement | Hours | Total | 40 | Year 2 Minimum | 20 | Technical | 20 | Earning Period: Credits must be earned between license date and end of reporting period. Proration: No requirements if licensed in year 2 of a reporting period. 40 total credits if licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Minimum for year 2 is only required if licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Technical if prorated by half licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Renewal Period Requirements: Requirement | Hours | Total | 80 | Year 1 Minimum | 20 | Year 2 Minimum | 20 | Technical | 40 | Ethics | 4 | GA Specific Ethics | 1 | Program Type Limitations: Authored Published Material: 50% maximum College/University: Not accepted if basic/introductory accounting or a CPA Exam preparation/review course. Committee Meetings: Not accepted, unless the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Credit is limited to 25% of Total Hours. CPE Technical Reviewer: 50% Maximum. Repeat review of a course within the same period is only accepted if the material has substantially changed. Credit rounding is determined based on the type of course reviewed. Instructed: 50% maximum Practice Review: Not accepted. Technical Meetings: Not accepted, unless the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Limited to 25% of Total Hours if the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Subject Areas: The Board recognizes the following subject areas as technical: Accounting Accounting (Government) Auditing Auditing (Government) Business Law Economics Finance Information Technology Management Services Regulatory Ethics Specialized Knowledge Statistics Taxes; other subject area requirements is None; date of last revision is 1/3/2024, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12. - **Jurisdiction:** Georgia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **License renewal date:** 12/31 biennially, odd years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **CPE reporting period:** 1/1 to 12/31 biennially, odd years Initial Period Requirements: Licensed in Year 2 of Reporting Period: Requirement | Hours | No Requirements | N/A | Licensed in Year 1 of Reporting Period: Requirement | Hours | Total | 40 | Year 2 Minimum | 20 | Technical | 20 | Earning Period: Credits must be earned between license date and end of reporting period. Proration: No requirements if licensed in year 2 of a reporting period. 40 total credits if licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Minimum for year 2 is only required if licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Technical if prorated by half licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Renewal Period Requirements: Requirement | Hours | Total | 80 | Year 1 Minimum | 20 | Year 2 Minimum | 20 | Technical | 40 | Ethics | 4 | GA Specific Ethics | 1 | Program Type Limitations: Authored Published Material: 50% maximum College/University: Not accepted if basic/introductory accounting or a CPA Exam preparation/review course. Committee Meetings: Not accepted, unless the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Credit is limited to 25% of Total Hours. CPE Technical Reviewer: 50% Maximum. Repeat review of a course within the same period is only accepted if the material has substantially changed. Credit rounding is determined based on the type of course reviewed. Instructed: 50% maximum Practice Review: Not accepted. Technical Meetings: Not accepted, unless the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Limited to 25% of Total Hours if the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Subject Areas: The Board recognizes the following subject areas as technical: Accounting Accounting (Government) Auditing Auditing (Government) Business Law Economics Finance Information Technology Management Services Regulatory Ethics Specialized Knowledge Statistics Taxes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Other subject area requirements:** None - **Date of last revision:** 1/3/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > License Renewal Date 12/31 biennially, odd years CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 biennially, odd years Initial Period Requirements: Licensed in Year 2 of Reporting Period: Requirement | Hours | No Requirements | N/A | Licensed in Year 1 of Reporting Period: Requirement | Hours | Total | 40 | Year 2 Minimum | 20 | Technical | 20 | Earning Period: Credits must be earned between license date and end of reporting period. Proration: No requirements if licensed in year 2 of a reporting period. 40 total credits if licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Minimum for year 2 is only required if licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Technical if prorated by half licensed in year 1 of a reporting period. Renewal Period Requirements: Requirement | Hours | Total | 80 | Year 1 Minimum | 20 | Year 2 Minimum | 20 | Technical | 40 | Ethics | 4 | GA Specific Ethics | 1 | Program Type Limitations: Authored Published Material: 50% maximum College/University: Not accepted if basic/introductory accounting or a CPA Exam preparation/review course. Committee Meetings: Not accepted, unless the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Credit is limited to 25% of Total Hours. CPE Technical Reviewer: 50% Maximum. Repeat review of a course within the same period is only accepted if the material has substantially changed. Credit rounding is determined based on the type of course reviewed. Instructed: 50% maximum Practice Review: Not accepted. Technical Meetings: Not accepted, unless the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Limited to 25% of Total Hours if the meeting was part of work performed by a Technical Committee. Subject Areas: The Board recognizes the following subject areas as technical: Accounting Accounting (Government) Auditing Auditing (Government) Business Law Economics Finance Information Technology Management Services Regulatory Ethics Specialized Knowledge Statistics Taxes ## Source - https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/georgia 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/).