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Illinois CPA CPE Requirements: How Many Hours, By When

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Verified 2026-11-06
CPE Hour Requirement
120 hours every 3 years
  • 4 ethics hours, within that same total.
Source of record 68 Ill. Admin. Code § 1420.70(a)(1) read the rule →

120 hours per 3-year renewal period, at least 4 hours of professional ethics, plus a separate sexual harassment prevention training requirement set by statute (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5), which must be completed before renewal; the statute (20 ILCS 2105/2105-15.5) and its implementing rule (68 Ill. Adm. Code 1130.400) require a 1-hour sexual harassment prevention course each renewal cycle, which may count toward the 120-hour CPE total; the CPE rule (1420.70) itself does not separately mention it. No explicit annual minimum stated in this section, unlike several other states.

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