CPE requirements for CPAs
Vermont CPA CPE Requirements
Checked against the NASBA Registry and the Vermont Board of Public Accountancy. Published on September 4, 2026 · Last checked September 5, 2026
The short answer
Vermont CPAs must complete 80 hours every two years. The requirement includes 4 hours of ethics every two years. All 80 hours may be earned through self-study. The reporting period ends on July 31 of odd years, every 2 years.
- Total hours
- 80
- every 2 years
- Annual minimum
- None
- Ethics
- 4 hrs
- every two years · general course qualifies
- Self-study
- No limit
- Period ends
- July 31 of odd years
- every 2 years
- Carryover
- 10 hrs
How many CPE hours do Vermont CPAs need?
Vermont CPAs must complete 80 hours every two years.
Reporting period: 8/1 to 7/31 biennially on odd years.
NASBA Registry wording: 80 hours.
What is the Vermont ethics CPE requirement?
Vermont requires 4 hours of ethics every two years. A general ethics course qualifies.
NASBA Registry wording: 4 hours.
Does Vermont limit self-study CPE?
Vermont places no limit on self-study CPE, so all 80 hours may be earned through self-study courses.
When is Vermont CPE due?
The reporting period ends on July 31 of odd years, every 2 years.
License renewal: July 31 odd years.
There is no grace period.
Can Vermont CPAs carry over extra CPE hours?
Up to 10 excess hours may carry over to the next reporting period.
Source wording: 10 hours (not for accounting and auditing or ethics).
Does Vermont require hours in particular subjects?
Subject-area requirements: 8 hours accounting and auditing.
NASBA Registry wording: 8 hours in Accounting and Auditing.
Are there other Vermont CPE limits?
- Instruction: 50% maximum.
- Published Materials: 25% maximum for authorship.
What other Vermont CPE policies apply?
- Vermont accepts CPE credits for programs offered by National Registry sponsors.
- Carryover: 10 hours maximum may be carried forward into the next reporting period. Carryover hours cannot be used to satisfy the accounting and auditing or ethics requirements.
Does Pacific CPE count toward Vermont CPE?
Pacific CPE is a sponsor on the NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors (Sponsor #143718), delivering QAS self-study courses. Vermont accepts self-study for all 80 hours, so the whole requirement can be met with Pacific CPE courses.
A general ethics course satisfies Vermont's 4-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: Vermont CPE requirements · revised 6/1/2022
- Vermont Board of Public Accountancy: CPE requirements · the board's own page
- Vermont Board of Public Accountancy website
Every figure on this page was checked against the NASBA Registry summary for Vermont (revised 6/1/2022) and the Vermont Board of Public 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.