Nevada CPA CPE Requirements, Explained
Last reviewed June 2026 against the official sources linked below. Requirements change — always confirm with your board before relying on them.
Total hours
80 hrs / 2 years
Annual minimum
40 hours/year
Ethics requirement
2 hrs every year
Issued by
Nevada State Board of Accountancy
Nevada runs two clocks that have to agree: an 80-hour total over two years and a 40-hour floor in each individual calendar year. Because the license renews annually, the calendar-year minimum is the one that actually governs you year to year, and the ethics requirement repeats every single year rather than once per cycle.
CPAs call this CPE (continuing professional education), not CE. Here is how an active Nevada license works in plain English.
The base requirement: 80 hours over two years, 40 each year
The Nevada State Board of Accountancy requires 80 hours of CPE every two years, with a minimum of 40 hours completed in each calendar year. The reporting period runs January 1 to December 31, and Nevada accepts programs from sponsors on NASBA's National Registry.
Ethics and the accounting and auditing rule
- 2 hours of ethics are required every year, not once per two-year cycle.
- 8 hours of accounting and auditing are required in each year in which you participate in an audit, review, full-disclosure compilation, or attestation engagement.
- Both the ethics and any required A&A hours count within your annual total, not on top of it.
- If you are licensed in and reside in another state, you may demonstrate compliance with that state's CPE requirements instead.
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Nevada CPA licenses renew annually, with both the renewal date and the CPE reporting period ending December 31. Because the 40-hour annual minimum stands on its own, you cannot simply back-load all 80 hours into the second year of the cycle and stay compliant.
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- Track the two-year 80-hour total alongside the 40-hour annual minimum so neither clock slips.
- Dedicated buckets for the 2-hour annual ethics requirement and the conditional 8-hour A&A requirement.
- Store every completion certificate with its course in a private vault, so a Board audit is a one-click export.
- Reminders at 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before each December 31 deadline.
- Hold licenses in more than one state? Each gets its own card, deadline, and progress on a single dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
How many CPE hours does Nevada require?
80 hours every two years, with a minimum of 40 hours completed in each calendar year.
How much ethics CPE does Nevada require?
2 hours of ethics every year. Unlike many states, the ethics requirement repeats annually rather than once per cycle.
When do I need accounting and auditing CPE in Nevada?
8 hours of A&A are required in any year you participate in an audit, review, full-disclosure compilation, or attestation engagement.
When is the Nevada renewal deadline?
December 31 annually, which is also when the CPE reporting period ends.
Official sources
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