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State CPA CPE Licensing Requirements

Illinois CPA CPE

Please note: The CPE Information provided in this section relates to CPAs only.
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Accepted:

MasterCPE is registered with NASBA, and the state of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation accepts courses from NASBA sponsors.

Renewal Date:

9/30 triennially

Reporting Period:

10/01 to 09/30 triennially

Required Hours:

120 hours

Ethics Required:

4 hours of the 120 hours for each renewal period. Illinois CPAs may take our “Ethics for Illinois” course.

Subject Rqmts:

One (1) hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

Credit Limits:

  • The maximum credit for all Self Study is 80 hours. Only 60 of those hours can be in non-interactive Self Study. Each instance of non-interactive self-study credit is limited to 1/2 hour for every full hour earned. MasterCPE provides interactive Self Study, so CPAs may submit 80 hours from MasterCPE.
  • Personal development credits are limited to 24 hours.
  • Academic credit limited to the following: 1 quarter hour equals 10 CPE hours; 1 semester hour equals 15 CPE hours.

Other Policies:

All program sponsors must be registered with the Board or NASBA. MasterCPE is registered with NASBA with member #112530.

Contact Info:

Illinois Department of Financial And Professional Regulation
Public Accountancy Section
320 W. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: 217-785-0800
Fax: 217-782-7645