CPE Reporting Requirements: Georgia
Georgia
License Renewal Date
12/31 of odd-numbered years
CPE Reporting Period
12/31 biennially in odd-numbered years
General Requirements
80, with a minimum of 20 per year.
Ethics Requirement
None
Other Subject Area Requirements
16 of the 80 hours must be obtained in Accounting & Auditing subjects.
Credit Limitations
* Authorship credits are limited to 25 percent of total hours required in any 2-year period unless specifically approved by the Board.
* Portions of meetings devoted to administration and firm matters cannot be included for CPE credit.
* Academic credit limited to the following: 1 quarter hour equals 10 CPE hours; 1 semester hour equals 15 CPE hours; non-credit courses earn 1 CPE hour for each hour of class attendance.
* Self study credit must be Interactive.
* Half credits are allowed after the first hour.
Other State Policies
* There is no limit on the number of self-study CPE hours.
* No programs are pre-approved by the Board.
* The Georgia State Board of Accountancy does accept, but does not limit itself to NASBA’s National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
* The Board accepts credit hours from other providers that meet the requirements set forth in the Board rules.