Every state’s board of accountancy sets the standard for Continuing Professional Education, or CPE, by which CPAs licensed in the state must abide.
In order to keep your license current, you’ll have to earn a certain number of qualifying CPE credits within a certain time frame, with many states having unique requirements for ethics and other specific disciplines.
But not all CPE courses follow the same format. You will have a lot of flexibility in what courses you take, and when, and how the course is structured.
So, what’s the best CPE for CPAs, by course format?
Webinars and Self-Study Webinars
CPE Online offers both live webinars and on-demand self-study webinars that are great for CPAs with busy schedules, as well as for those who prefer to learn remotely or on their own time.
Live CPE webinars are great for CPAs who prefer to attend live lectures, and these webinars give you the opportunity to learn from industry experts in real-time, all without leaving your desk. Most webinars are 8 hours and most conference webinars are two days totaling 16 hours. Evening and weekend webinars, as well as shorter courses, are also available to accommodate your busy schedule.
That’s a lot of time to devote to CPE, though, so we offer self-study webinars as well. For many, the best CPE for CPAs are self-study courses. It’s hard to beat the value, accommodating nature, and convenience of self-study options. Self-study webinars are a great alternative if you can’t work your schedule around a live webinar, or if you prefer to learn at your own pace.
Virtual Conferences
For some, virtual conferences constitute the best CPE for CPAs. Like the webinars we offer, our virtual conferences give you the freedom to attend and learn from the comfort and convenience of home.
Most virtual conferences give you the best benefits of both in-person and remote learning. Our new immersive virtual platform brings the in-person conference to you.
These exclusive online events are designed to give you superior training and education, all from leading industry experts. Plus, right now we’re offering Conference Flex Passes which give you the ability to save by buying two consecutive or non-consecutive days of the same conference at the same time.
In-Person Conferences and Live Seminars
While virtual conferences, webinars, and self-study courses are extremely convenient and effective for many CPAs, an old-fashioned in-person conference is still hard to beat in terms of networking and experience
First, most in-person courses are highly technical and informative, and are led by industry experts. Many of them will furnish you with opportunities to learn firsthand from experts in their respective fields that you wouldn’t be able to get elsewhere.
Most in-person conferences are much more involved than your average refresher course, too. You get out of it what you put into it, but there’s a lot you can get from most in-person courses.
Also, by nature of the fact that they are in-person, you will have opportunities to interact that you wouldn’t have with other courses - like self-study webinars.
You’ll have old-fashioned networking opportunities at in-person courses, and some will even have panels that will encourage live participation, so you can ask questions or offer comments based on your own experience.
In addition, CPE Online also offers some of the best CPE for CPAs in the form of live seminars in a variety of areas across the country.
Unless otherwise noted, our live seminars are 8 hours, and times vary.
What’s Covered?
CPE Inc. offers a wide range of self-study courses,, webinars and virtual and in-person conferences and seminars covering an exhaustive range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Financial accounting
- Corporate financial planning
- Business law for accountants
- SEC reporting
- Auditing
- Profit planning
- Non-profit accounting and auditing
- Ethics (including refreshers and state-specific ethics courses)
- Individual and corporate taxation
- International taxation
- Business analysis and planning
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Treasury operation
- Real estate
- As well as a wide range of industry-specific courses
- And more
Earn CPE Credits the Way That Works for You
CPE Inc. prides itself on offering comprehensive in-person courses, review courses, and online CPE courses that work for a wide range of learning styles, giving busy professionals the freedom to save time and money while keeping up with their CPE requirements.
Browse our CPE course catalog to find the courses that will satisfy your particular requirements and get in touch with us if you need any help planning. You can reach us at 1-800-544-1114.