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

For New Jersey, cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 triennially, reporting 2020, 2023, 2026, 2029, etc; general cpe hours requirement is 120 hours, with a minimum 20 per year; ethics cpe requirement is Four (4) hours in New Jersey law and ethics approved by the Board; other subject area requirements is 60 hours in Technical Subjects: Accounting; Auditing, including but not limited to, review, compilation and attest standards; Business Law; Computer Science; Economics; Finance; Management Advisory Services; Mathematics, Statistics, etc.; SEC Practice; Taxation; and Professional Ethics. Any of these subjects may be in specialized industries.  24 hours in Auditing, Review and Compilation if engaged in the practice of public accountancy or involved in the attest function; cpe reciprocity policy is Exemption: A non-resident licensee seeking renewal of a license shall be determined to have met the continuing professional education renewal requirement by meeting the continuing professional education requirement for renewal of a certificate in the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located. If a non-resident licensee's principal place of business is located in a state that has no continuing professional education requirements for renewal of a license, then the non-resident licensee must comply with all continuing professional education requirements for renewal of a license in this state, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 1/1 to 12/31 triennially, reporting 2020, 2023, 2026, 2029, etc. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 120 hours, with a minimum 20 per year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** Four (4) hours in New Jersey law and ethics approved by the Board. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** 60 hours in Technical Subjects: Accounting; Auditing, including but not limited to, review, compilation and attest standards; Business Law; Computer Science; Economics; Finance; Management Advisory Services; Mathematics, Statistics, etc.; SEC Practice; Taxation; and Professional Ethics. Any of these subjects may be in specialized industries.  24 hours in Auditing, Review and Compilation if engaged in the practice of public accountancy or involved in the attest function. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** Exemption: A non-resident licensee seeking renewal of a license shall be determined to have met the continuing professional education renewal requirement by meeting the continuing professional education requirement for renewal of a certificate in the state in which the licensee's principal place of business is located. If a non-resident licensee's principal place of business is located in a state that has no continuing professional education requirements for renewal of a license, then the non-resident licensee must comply with all continuing professional education requirements for renewal of a license in this state.
- **Date of last revision:** 5/7/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 5/7/2025 License Renewal Date: 12/31 triennially Fee: $135.00 CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 triennially, reporting 2020, 2023, 2026, 2029, etc. General Requirement 120 hours, with a minimum 20 per year Ethics Requirement Four (4) hours in New Jersey law and ethics approved by the Board. Other Subject Area Requirements 60 hours in Technical Subjects: Accounting; Auditing, including but not limited to, review, compilation and attest standards; Business Law; Computer Science; Economics; Finance; Management Advisory Services; Mathematics, Statistics, etc.; SEC Practice; Taxation; and Professional Ethics. Any of these subjects may be in specialized industries. 24 hours in Auditing, Review and Compilation if engaged in the practice of public accountancy or involved in the attest function. Credit Limitations Blended Learning:

## Source

- https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/new-jersey

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/).