All license holders in Arkansas must have completed acceptable continuing education in the amount of 120 hours within 36 months or 40 hours within 12 months immediately preceding January 1 of the year for which the license is renewed.
All license holders must complete at least 4 hours of CPE in the area of accounting professional conduct and ethics during the 3 years immediately preceding the expiration date of their current license. The ethics hours requirement does not go into effect for new CPAs until their first full calendar year of licensure.
Of the 4 hours of ethics required, one of the hours must have been earned through a course that focuses specifically on the Laws and Rules of the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy (ASBPA). This requirement may be satisfied by completing a web based course via the Board’s website or attending group training taught by a board member, board staff member, or a designee of the Board.
As a member, you can easily track your CPE hours on the ARCPA Website. All courses taken through the Society are automatically uploaded to your account so that when you log in they will appear under your CPE History. You can also add courses to your account that you have taken elsewhere. This is an easy reference tool for you to manage your professional learning and to ensure all your CPE hours are accounted for and organized in one place.
A 50-minute period will be considered as being equal to one hour. One-half CPE credit hours (equal to 25 minutes) are permitted after the first hour has been earned in a given course.
