CPE requirements for CPAs

Kansas CPA CPE Requirements

Q: Are there other Kansas CPE limits?

• College/University: 50% maximum. • 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.

Q: What other Kansas CPE policies apply?

• 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.

Checked against the NASBA Registry and the Kansas Board of Accountancy. Published on September 4, 2026 · Last checked September 5, 2026

The short answer

Kansas CPAs must complete 80 hours every two years. The requirement includes 2 hours of ethics every two years. All 80 hours may be earned through self-study. The reporting period ends on June 30, every 2 years.

Total hours: 80; every 2 years
Annual minimum: None
Ethics: 2 hrs; every two years · general course qualifies
Self-study: No limit
Period ends: June 30; every 2 years
Carryover: 20 hrs

How many CPE hours do Kansas CPAs need?

Kansas CPAs must complete 80 hours every two years.

Reporting period: 7/1 to 6/30 biennially based on certificate number (even number = even years; odd number = odd years).

NASBA Registry wording: 80 hours (with a minimum of 16 per year if a licensed municipal public accountant).

What is the Kansas ethics CPE requirement?

Kansas requires 2 hours of ethics every two years. A general ethics course qualifies.

NASBA Registry wording: 2 hours in professional ethics relating to the practice of public accountancy.

Does Kansas limit self-study CPE?

Kansas places no limit on self-study CPE, so all 80 hours may be earned through self-study courses.

When is Kansas CPE due?

The reporting period ends on June 30, every 2 years.

License renewal: June 30 biennially (certificate number parity).

There is no grace period.

Can Kansas CPAs carry over extra CPE hours?

Up to 20 excess hours may carry over to the next reporting period.

Does Kansas require hours in particular subjects?

Subject-area requirements: Municipal public accountants: 8 hours/year municipal accounting & auditing.

NASBA Registry wording: If a licensed municipal public accountant, 8 hours per year in municipal accounting and auditing.

Are there other Kansas CPE limits?

College/University: 50% maximum.
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.

What other Kansas CPE policies apply?

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.

Does Pacific CPE count toward Kansas CPE?

Pacific CPE is a sponsor on the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors (Sponsor #143718), delivering QAS self-study courses. Kansas accepts self-study for all 80 hours, so the whole requirement can be met with Pacific CPE courses.

A general ethics course satisfies Kansas's 2-hour ethics requirement. Pacific CPE's ethics courses include Frivolous Tax Arguments and Scams, Ethics and Integrity for Industry CPAs, Fraud Prevention and Management Misconduct.

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Sources

NASBA Registry: Kansas CPE requirements · revised 5/2/2022
Kansas Board of Accountancy: CPE requirements · the board's own page
Kansas Board of Accountancy website

Every figure on this page was checked against the NASBA Registry summary for Kansas (revised 5/2/2022) and the Kansas Board of Accountancy's own CPE page. Verified by Pacific CPE on September 4, 2026. The sources are re-checked automatically about every 30 days; the last check, on September 5, 2026, found no changes. Where the board's rule and the NASBA summary differ, the board's rule is shown. Rules change. If you find a difference, tell us and we will re-check the sources.

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