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CPE Requirements for RI Board

Most accounting professionals in the United States require CPE credits to maintain their professional designation. Browse courses that meet your requirements, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain all the hours and credits you need, in one place. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted towards professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.

Requirements Overview

Last updatedAug 21, 2026
scheduleCPE Requirement
120 hours/ 3 years
calendar_clockLicense Renewal Period
June 30
cycleRequirements Cycle
Triennial
balanceEthics Requirement
6 CPE hours of Ethics CPE(s)
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40 CPE hours of Live Webinar CPE(s)24 CPE hours of Practice Development and Management Skills 50 CPE hours of CPE(s)

Simplifying Regulations for 2026

Rhode Island licensed CPAs must complete at least one hundred twenty (120) hours during each three (3) year renewal cycle. CPAs must certify their compliance on each renewal application. • A minimum of six (6) hours must be designated for Ethics. • There is a maximum limit on the amount of credits that can be designated as Personal Development and Marketing - twenty-four (24) hours. Self-Study programs shall not exceed eighty (80) CPE hours for that three (3) year reporting period which provide evidence of satisfactory completion of the self-study course from the program sponsor.

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CPE QAS courses are built around relevant, verifiable content that can be applied toward RI Board CPE hours. As with any provider, it remains the member's responsibility to confirm an activity fits their own professional development needs before claiming it.

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