The following was sent from the South Carolina Board of Accountancy in an email to licensees December 10, 2025:
Upcoming Deadlines for completing CPE, Renewing your license, and Reporting CPE
December 31, 2025 – Deadline to complete All Required CPE
Licensees must complete 40 hours of CPE, including 2 hours of ethics, by the end of the 2025 calendar year. All certificates of completion for the 2025 calendar year must reflect a date between January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
Beginning with the 2025 calendar year, all licensees are required to submit CPE documentation through the NASBA CPE Audit Service.
February 1, 2026 – Deadline to Renew Your License and Report 2025 CPE
Licensees must renew their license and report all 2025 CPE in the NASBA CPE Audit Service by this date. You are strongly encouraged to begin entering your CPE hours in the system before year-end.
Renew your online license here: eService Portal
All CPE courses must be entered individually, and all certificates must reflect dates within the 2025 calendar year.
Helpful Resources
- How to manually enter your credits in the NASBA CPE Audit Service: Entering CPE Credits
- Upload template instructions (optional): CPA Upload Credits
- Additional help topics and resources: Additional Resources
Compliance Reminder
To qualify for renewal, all licensees must report 40 hours of CPE, including 2 hours of ethics per calendar year, via the NASBA CPE Audit Service. Once all CPE hours have been entered, the NASBA CPE Audit Service will calculate your CPE compliance.
Failure to complete your CPE requirements within the calendar year (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025) or failure to report your CPE via the NASBA CPE Audit Service by February 1, 2026, may result in disciplinary action by the Board.
