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

For Pennsylvania, license renewal date is December 31 on odd numbered years; cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd numbered years; general cpe hours requirement is 80 hours 20 hours per year; ethics cpe requirement is Four (4) hours; other subject area requirements is Twenty-four (24) hours in Accounting & Auditing, if participating in attest activitites, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** December 31 on odd numbered years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd numbered years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 80 hours 20 hours per year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** Four (4) hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** Twenty-four (24) hours in Accounting & Auditing, if participating in attest activitites _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** A listing of states that permit practice by substantial equivalency can be obtained by visiting NASBA’s Mobility web page .
- **Date of last revision:** 1/23/2023 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/cpe-requirements/pennsylvania> Pennsylvania CPE Requirements Pennsylvania Date of Last Revision: 1/23/2023 License Renewal Date December 31 on odd numbered years CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 biennially ending on odd numbered years General Requirement 80 hours 20 hours per year Ethics Requirement Four (4) hours Other Subject Area Requirements Twenty-four (24) hours in Accounting & Auditing, if participating in attest activitites Credit Limitations Instruction:

## Source

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

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/).