State CPE Requirements
Montana
Welcome to your go-to guide for fulfilling your Continuing Professional Education requirements, tailored to your state’s specific mandates and regulations.
Revision Date:
June 1, 2022
All Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements are sourced from NASBA. For detailed information, please visit the NASBA CPE Requirements page.
Total CPE Hours Required
120 hours
CPE Reporting Period
1/1 to 12/31 over a three-year rolling period
License Renewal Deadline
12/31 annually
License Renewal Deadline:
12/31 annually
CPE Reporting Period:
1/1 to 12/31 over a three-year rolling period
Total CPE Hours Required:
120 hours
Ethics Requirements:
2 hours
Credit Limitations:
Instruction: Instructor credits are limited to 50% of total hours.
Published Materials: Authorship credits are limited to 25% of total hours.
Reviewer: The maximum credit allowed for serving as a report reviewer under the board’s profession monitoring program is 16 hours in any given calendar year reporting period. One hour of credit shall be granted per hour spent reviewing reports.
University/College: No CPE hours shall be permitted for attending or instructing college or university courses considered to be basic or introductory accounting courses or exam preparation/review courses.
Technical Reviewer: Technical reviewer credit is limited to 50% of total hours.
Nano Learning Programs: Providers of nano learning programs must be recognized by the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Other Subject Area Requirements:
60 hours in technical fields of study beginning in 2018-2020 reporting period
Other State Policies:
Exemption: A nonresident Montana licensee shall be determined to meet Montana CPE requirements by fulfilling the CPE requirements in the state where their principal place of business is located. If the nonresident licensee’s principal place of business state has no CPE requirements for renewal, the nonresident licensee must comply with all CPE requirements for renewal of a license in Montana.
Accepted Providers: Montana accepts CPE credits for programs offered by National Registry sponsors.
Other State CPE Requirements
Deadlines always sneak up on you, but not this time.
Financial and Accounting Professionals reporting in one of the states listed below can easily find their State’s CPE Requirements.