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Nebraska CPA CPE Requirements

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CPE Credits for Nebraska Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a designation given by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to individuals that pass the Uniform CPA Examination and meet the education and experience requirements. The CPA designation helps enforce professional standards in the accounting industry. CPA (Certified Public Accountant) is the highest accounting credential in the United States. CPA ensures global recognition for accounting & finance professionals.

The Nebraska - Board of Accountancy provides assurance to public that CPA (Nebraska) operates at the highest level of professional competence through, verification of education and experience credentials.

NEBRASKA CPA CPE REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW

CPE Requirements
80 hours every two-years
License Renewal Period
June 30, biennially, odd or even year based on birth year
CPE Reporting Cycle
January 1 to December 31, biennially, odd or even year based on birth year
Ethics Requirement
Four (4) hours every two years.
Carry Over Credits
Nebraska CPA cannot carry forward credits in the next reporting cycle
Subject Area Restriction
  • Nebraska CPA can complete a maximum of 16 hours of personal development courses.
  • Self-realization, Spirituality, Personal health or fitness, Sports and recreation, Foreign languages or cultures; and any other subjects that do not contribute directly to the licensee's professional competence are not allowed for CPE.

Nebraska CPA requires 80 hours of CPE to be completed in every renewal period and must be reported to the Board by January 31 biennially as part of the renewal process.

Click for Further Reference on CPE Regulations for Nebraska CPA.

What are CPE Requirements for Nebraska Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals?

All licensed CPAs in Nebraska must complete 80 hours of approved continuing education during the 2 year period preceding reporting period. Many of our programs in Live and Self-Study are Approved for continuing education for Nebraska CPA.

CLICK HERE for myCPE Packages for Nebraska CPAs that would meet all of your annual continuing education requirements in one go.

What is the Ethics Requirement for Nebraska Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals?

Nebraska State Board of Accountancy has a mandatory requirement that Nebraska (NE) CPA has to earn at least 4 hours of CPE in the subject area of ethics. Regulatory AICPA Ethics, Circular 230 Ethics, or Behavioural Ethics all subject areas are approved for qualifying as ethics. At myCPE, we provide Ethics Courses to all Nebraska (NE) CPAs as a part of our membership initiative.

What is license renewal period for Nebraska Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals?

The Nebraska (NE) CPA license renewal period ends on June 30, biennially, odd, or even year based on birth year.

What is the CPE reporting cycle for Nebraska Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals?

A reporting cycle for Nebraska (NE) CPA is from January 1 to December 31, biennially, odd, or even year based on birth year.

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Nebraska State Board of Accountancy specifies all the subject areas of NASBA as qualifying subject areas for CPE. Hence, all the programs approved for NASBA fields of study on myCPE shall be eligible for CPE Credits for Nebraska CPAs. Click Here for further reference on the state board website.

  • The Board recommends but does not require, that any permit holder performing audits, reviews or compilations obtain a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the required hours in accounting and auditing subjects.
  • Nebraska CPA can complete a maximum of 16 hours of personal development courses.
  • Self-realization, Spirituality, Personal health or fitness, Sports and recreation, Foreign languages or cultures; and any other subjects that do not contribute directly to the licensee's professional competence are not allowed for CPE


You should choose myCPE Packages for Nebraska Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals for the following reasons:

  • Customized packages as per the CPE requirement
  • 4 hours of Ethics learning requirements are completed
  • Most of the learning is from technical subject areas

Our CPE Package for Nebraska CPAs is 100% compliant with the regulations of the Nebraska State Board of Accountancy and we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you feel the package is non-compliant, please email our support team at (support@my-cpe.com) and let us know how it is non-compliant and we will happily refund your full payment.

  • Permits issued before July 1 of the year prior to expiration require 80 hours of CPE for renewal.
  • Permits issued after July 1 of the year prior to expiration require 40 hours of CPE for Renewal.

All of the following myCPE Learning Activities are approved for Nebraska CPA CPE Courses
  1. Self-Study Courses (Videos)
  2. Live Webinars
  3. Virtual Events
  4. Articles
  5. Packages
  6. Short Videos
  7. E-Book
  8. Certificate Courses

In addition to the above activities, the following mentioned activities may also contribute towards continuing education.
  1. University or college courses (maximum 40 hours)
  2. Technical committee meetings (maximum 16 hours) 
  3. Instructor, Lecturer, or Discussion Leader (maximum 40 hours)
  4. Authoring or Publication (maximum 16 hours) 
  5. IRS VITA Volunteer Program (maximum 8 hours)

The Board will notify permit holders on December 1 of each year their “Report of Continuing Education Attendance” is due to the Board by January 31. Permit Holders may submit CPE online to the Board throughout the year by reporting CPE to www.nbpa.nebraska.gov. Reporting and submitting CPE online meets the reporting requirement. You should keep your copies in case the board performs an audit of your CPE, you will be responsible for submitting copies of your certificates of completion and/or verification of courses at the time of the audit. You must retain your documentation for at least six (6) years after the completion of educational courses.

The license renewal fees for Nebraska (NE) CPA is $200.

For Further Information here is a link to its Fee Schedule.

A Nebraska CPA can complete 40 CPE credit hours via self-study courses. i.e., a Nebraska (NE) CPA can complete 50% of the required CPE hours via self-study courses and the 40 CPE Package of myCPE is 100% compliant with that requirement. You can also have a look at our other Package for Nebraska CPAs which will satisfy your 20 hrs of live webinar requirements.

Nano learning will be considered a form of self-study, therefore would be limited to no more than 40 hours during a licensing period. Nano learning will be reported to the Board in 50-minute increments. 50 minutes must be earned from the same sponsor.

A registrant must report, at a minimum, the CPE hours required for the registration renewal period. Hours that exceed the number required for the current registration renewal period may not be carried forward to a subsequent registration renewal period.

Any Nebraska CPA who fails to complete the CPE by December 31st is in non-compliance.


If a permit holder does not meet the continuing education requirements for permit issuance, they must write to the Board prior to January 31 stating the reasons the CPE could not be completed and indicating a plan on how they will return to compliance.


An additional amount of time to complete the required CPE may be allowed. The required hours need to be completed by June 1st and the CPE hours utilized for the extension cannot be reported within the next reporting period.

As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Nebraska CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference.

As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Nebraska CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference. However, it will be the responsibility of each attendee to ensure that they are eligible for the Continuing Professional Education Credits based on their occupation/job profile, knowledge requirements as well as guidelines laid down by their regulatory board before registering for the webinars. So, make sure you check with the respective state board or regulatory body.