Kansas
State CPE Requirements
State Board Website:
License Renewal Deadline:
6/30 biennially based on certificate number (even number = even years; odd number = odd years)
CPE Reporting Period:
7/1 to 6/30 biennially based on certificate number (even number = even years; odd number = odd years)
Total CPE Hours Required:
80 hours
Minimum CE Hours per year:
16 per year if a licensed municipal public accountant
Ethics Requirements:
2 hours in professional ethics relating to the practice of public accountancy
Credit Limitations:
• Group Internet-Based: Programs must be from sponsors approved by NASBA’s National Registry, the AICPA, or a state society.
• Instruction: 50% maximum.
• Personal Development Courses: 30% maximum.
• Self-Study: Programs must be from sponsors approved by NASBA’s National Registry or QAS, the AICPA, or a state society.
Other Subject Area Requirements:
If a licensed municipal public accountant, 8 hours per year in municipal accounting and auditing
Other State Policies:
• Carryover: 20 hours maximum earned in excess of the 80 hour requirement may be carried forward into the next reporting period. Carryover hours cannot be used to satisfy the professional ethics requirement.
• Exemption: The board may exempt from the continuing education requirements an individual who holds a permit from another state if: (1) The permit holder has a principal place of business located outside the state of Kansas; (2) the permit holder verifies to the board’s satisfaction that such person has met the continuing education requirements of the state in which the principal place of business is located; and (3) the board considers the continuing education requirements of the state in which the principal place of business is located to be substantially equivalent to those of Kansas.
QAS Self-Study
