North Carolina
What is the license renewal date for North Carolina?
For North Carolina, license renewal date is 6/30 annually; cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 annually; general cpe hours requirement is 2,000 minutes (40 Hours); ethics cpe requirement is 50 minutes (1 hour). Must be a course or activity in regulatory or behavioral professional ethics and conduct and from a sponsor registered with NASBA; other subject area requirements is None, verified against its source on 2026-11-10.
General Requirement 2,000 minutes (40 Hours)
— nasbaregistry.org, retrieved 2026-09-01
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina our reading
- License renewal date
- 6/30 annually verified
- CPE reporting period
- 1/1 to 12/31 annually verified
- General CPE hours requirement
- 2,000 minutes (40 Hours) verified
- Ethics CPE requirement
- 50 minutes (1 hour). Must be a course or activity in regulatory or behavioral professional ethics and conduct and from a sponsor registered with NASBA. verified
- Other subject area requirements
- None verified
- CPE reciprocity policy
- A non-resident licensee may satisfy the annual CPE requirements in the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed and currently works or resides. If there is no annual CPE requirement in the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed and currently works or resides, he or she must meet North Carolina's requirements. A non-resident licensee whose primary office is North Carolina must meet the North Carolina ethics requirement. All other non-resident licensees may meet the ethics requirement by completing the ethics requirements in the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed as a CPA and works or resides. If there is no ethics CPE requirement in the jurisdiction where he or she is licensed and currently works or resides, he or she must comply with the North Carolina ethics requirement. verified
- Date of last revision
- 5/7/2025 verified
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License renewal date
License Renewal Date 6/30 annually
CPE reporting period
CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 annually
Ethics CPE requirement
Ethics Requirement 50 minutes (1 hour). Must be a course or activity in regulatory or behavioral professional ethics and conduct and from a sponsor registered with NASBA.
Other subject area requirements
Other Subject Area Requirements None
CPE reciprocity policy
Exemption: A non-resident licensee may satisfy the annual CPE requirements in the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed and currently works or resides. If there is no annual CPE requirement in the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed and currently works or resides, he or she must meet North Carolina's requirements. A non-resident licensee whose primary office is North Carolina must meet the North Carolina ethics requirement. All other non-resident licensees may meet the ethics requirement by completing the ethics requirements in the jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed as a CPA and works or resides. If there is no ethics CPE requirement in the jurisdiction where he or she is licensed and currently works or resides, he or she must comply with the North Carolina ethics requirement.
Date of last revision
Date of Last Revision: 5/7/2025
— all from nasbaregistry.org, retrieved 2026-09-01
Source
- nasbaregistry.orghttps://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/north-carolina