If you prepare California state or federal tax returns for a fee and you are not a CPA, Enrolled Agent, or attorney, California law requires you to register as a CTEC-registered tax preparer (CRTP). Staying registered means meeting the California Tax Education Council’s annual continuing education requirement. This guide walks through the 2026 CTEC requirements:…
If you prepare federal tax returns for compensation but are not a CPA, Enrolled Agent, or attorney, the Annual Federal Tax Refresher (AFTR) course is likely on your radar. It is the centerpiece of the IRS Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) for non-exempt preparers, and completing it correctly determines whether you earn an AFSP Record…
Auditors of government funds face a special CPE rule. Here is what the Yellow Book (GAGAS) requires — and the 80-hour/24-hour standard.
One of the most common questions new and experienced CPAs ask is deceptively simple: how many CPE hours do I actually need? The honest answer is that it depends on where you are licensed. There is no single national CPE requirement for CPAs. Instead, each state Board of Accountancy sets its own rules for the…
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is the structured, ongoing learning that licensed accounting and finance professionals complete to keep their credentials active and their skills current. If you hold a CPA license, an Enrolled Agent (EA) designation, a CFP® certification, or an AFSP Record of Completion, CPE is not optional—it is the mechanism regulators use to…
For half a century, becoming a licensed CPA has meant completing 150 semester hours of education. In 2025 that long-standing rule began to change, as a wave of states enacted new, more flexible pathways to licensure — and NASBA and the AICPA updated their model rules to match. The traditional path The classic route to…
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