CPE requirements for CPAs
Nevada CPA CPE Requirements
Checked against the NASBA Registry and the Nevada State Board of Accountancy. Published on September 4, 2026 · Last checked September 5, 2026
The short answer
Nevada CPAs must complete 40 hours every year. The requirement includes 2 hours of ethics every year. All 40 hours may be earned through self-study. The reporting period ends on December 31, every year.
- Total hours
- 40
- every year
- Annual minimum
- 40 hrs
- Ethics
- 2 hrs
- every year · general course qualifies
- Self-study
- No limit
- Period ends
- December 31
- every year
- Carryover
- None
How many CPE hours do Nevada CPAs need?
Nevada CPAs must complete 40 hours every year.
The Nevada board applies the requirement on a rolling two-year basis: hours short in one year are added to the next year's requirement.
Reporting period: 1/1 to 12/31 annually.
NASBA Registry wording: 40 hours per calendar year.
What is the Nevada ethics CPE requirement?
Nevada requires 2 hours of ethics every year. A general ethics course qualifies.
NASBA Registry wording: 2 hours every year.
Does Nevada limit self-study CPE?
Nevada places no limit on self-study CPE, so all 40 hours may be earned through self-study courses.
When is Nevada CPE due?
The reporting period ends on December 31, every year.
License renewal: December 31 annually.
There is no grace period.
Can Nevada CPAs carry over extra CPE hours?
Excess hours do not carry over to the next reporting period.
Does Nevada require hours in particular subjects?
Subject-area requirements: 8 hours accounting and auditing in each year with audit/review/attest work.
NASBA Registry wording: 8 hours in Accounting and Auditing in each year in which the practitioner participated in any audit, review, full disclosure compilation or attestation.
Are there other Nevada CPE limits?
- Technical Reviewer: The Board will allow this type of CPE to be claimed with the understanding that it is time spent reviewing CPE program materials.
What other Nevada CPE policies apply?
- Exemption: If an applicant for the renewal of a permit to engage in the practice of public accounting is permitted, certified or licensed to engage in the practice of public accounting in another state and resides in that state, the applicant must demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements of that state. If the state in which the applicant resides does not have continuing education requirements, the applicant must comply with the requirements of Nevada.
- Nevada accepts CPE credits for programs offered by National Registry sponsors.
Does Pacific CPE count toward Nevada CPE?
Pacific CPE is a sponsor on the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors (Sponsor #143718), delivering QAS self-study courses. Nevada accepts self-study for all 40 hours, so the whole requirement can be met with Pacific CPE courses.
A general ethics course satisfies Nevada'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.
Sources
- NASBA Registry: Nevada CPE requirements · revised 1/3/2024
- Nevada State Board of Accountancy: CPE requirements · the board's own page
- Nevada State Board of Accountancy website
Every figure on this page was checked against the NASBA Registry summary for Nevada (revised 1/3/2024) and the Nevada State 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.