Michigan CPA CPE Requirements: How Many Hours, By When
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Verified 2026-11-12
CPE Hour Requirement
40 hours every year
- 2 ethics hours, within that same total.
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40 hours of CPE for each year of the license cycle, of which 8 must be in auditing/accounting and 2 in professional ethics (1 of those 2 ethics hours must specifically satisfy R 338.5215(1)(h), a Michigan-specific sub-requirement). No more than 50% of hours may come from self-study/instruction.
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