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

For Texas, license renewal date is Last day of birth month annually; cpe reporting period is Ends on last day of the CPA's birth month, over a three year rolling period; general cpe hours requirement is 120 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year; ethics cpe requirement is 4 hour ethics course every 2 years. Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board; other subject area requirements is None, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Texas _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **License renewal date:** Last day of birth month annually _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reporting period:** Ends on last day of the CPA's birth month, over a three year rolling period _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 120 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** 4 hour ethics course every 2 years. Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Other subject area requirements:** None _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** CPE Reciprocity: A non-resident licensee may meet Texas' CPE requirements by meeting the CPE requirements of the licensee's principal place of business. If the principal place of business has no CPE requirements, then the licensee must meet Texas' CPE requirements.
- **Date of last revision:** 4/17/2023 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/cpe-requirements/texas> Texas CPE Requirements Texas Date of Last Revision: 4/17/2023 License Renewal Date Last day of birth month annually CPE Reporting Period Ends on last day of the CPA's birth month, over a three year rolling period General Requirement 120 hours, with a minimum of 20 per year Ethics Requirement 4 hour ethics course every 2 years. Providers offering ethics courses must register with the Board. Other Subject Area Requirements None Credit Limitations Instruction:

## Source

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

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/).