Track continuing education credits from Becker, Surgent, MyCPE, NASBA, your state society, or any other approved source — all in one place, free forever.
The three most common options for tracking CPA continuing education credits — and how they stack up.
| Feature | CPETrack FREE | Spreadsheet (DIY) FREE | MYCPE ONE Vault $199/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $0 — always free | $0 (your time) | $199/year subscription |
| Works with any CPE provider | Yes — any NASBA-approved source | Manual — you enter it yourself | No — primarily MYCPE ONE courses |
| State CPE requirements built in | Yes — all 51 jurisdictions, auto-updated | No — you research rules yourself | Partial — certificate storage only |
| Deadline alerts | Yes — email reminders | No — manual calendar entries | Basic — MYCPE ONE courses only |
| Ethics CPE tracking | Yes — separate from general CPE | Manual — custom column required | Basic |
| A&A / audit credit tracking | Yes — state-specific A&A rules applied | Manual | No |
| Self-study cap warnings | Yes — e.g., VA 50%, AR 80%, VT 80% | No | No |
| Carryover credit support | Yes — per-state rules (MD 80hr, NH 60hr…) | Manual | No |
| Multi-state license tracking | Yes — track multiple states simultaneously | Manual — separate tabs required | No |
| Auto-updates when state rules change | Yes | No — you find out yourself | No |
| Certificate storage | Yes — attach completion certificates | External folder | Yes — core feature |
Spreadsheets work until your state changes its rules, you miss a deadline, or you hold licenses in two states. CPETrack handles all of it automatically.
Every state's requirements are pre-loaded: total hours, ethics minimums, A&A mandates, self-study caps, carryover limits, and deadlines. No research required.
Set it and forget it. CPETrack sends email reminders 60, 30, and 7 days before your deadline — whether that's December 31, June 30, or your birth month.
Log a credit once. CPETrack automatically buckets it into general, ethics, A&A, or technical categories and recalculates your totals and gaps instantly.
From Montana's unusual 120-hour annual requirement to South Dakota's no-ethics mandate to Georgia's 16-hour A&A rule — every state's quirks are built in.
NASBA QAS self-study, live webinars, in-house training, firm meetings, university courses — if your state board accepts it, CPETrack tracks it.
Hold licenses in New York and New Jersey? Or Texas and Colorado? CPETrack tracks requirements for each state independently and shows you the combined picture.
CPETrack is built by Paprika Labs, an independent software team. We believe that tracking your own professional education shouldn't cost $200 a year. The core tracker — logging credits, calculating state requirements, deadline alerts — is and will remain free. We sustain development through optional premium features for firms managing CPE for multiple CPAs. Individual CPAs will never be charged for the core tracker.
CPETrack is provider-agnostic. Log credits from any NASBA-approved source. Here are the providers our users track most frequently:
If your state board accepts it as CPE, CPETrack can track it. The list above is illustrative — there are 1,000+ NASBA-registered CPE sponsors. No integration required: log any credit manually in under 30 seconds.
Every U.S. state plus Washington D.C. Each with its specific rules, deadlines, and quirks.
Everything CPAs ask about tracking CPE credits with any provider at no cost.
Yes. CPETrack is completely free — no subscription, no credit card, no premium tier. You can track all your CPE credits, set deadline alerts, and view your state's requirements at no cost. We plan to keep the core tracker free permanently.
Yes. CPETrack is provider-agnostic, meaning you can log credits from any approved CPE provider: NASBA sponsors, AICPA, state CPA society courses, Becker, Surgent, Illumeo, MyCPE, self-study, webinars, or in-house training. There is no restriction to specific providers.
Log each CPE credit individually with the provider name, date, subject, and hours. CPETrack automatically totals your credits by category (A&A, ethics, technical, other) and compares them against your state's requirements. You can mix and match credits from any number of providers.
A spreadsheet requires manual math, manual deadline tracking, and manual research of state requirements. CPETrack automatically calculates your totals, alerts you when deadlines approach, and pre-loads your state's specific rules (ethics hours, A&A requirements, self-study caps, carryover limits). The main advantage: when your state's rules change, CPETrack updates automatically — your spreadsheet doesn't.
MYCPE ONE's certificate vault is a $199/year subscription designed primarily for CPAs who take courses through the MYCPE ONE platform. CPETrack is free and provider-agnostic — it works whether your CPE comes from MYCPE ONE, Becker, your state society, in-house training, or any other approved source. If you use multiple providers, CPETrack is the more practical choice.
CPETrack covers all 50 U.S. states plus Washington D.C. — all 51 CPA licensing jurisdictions. This includes states with annual deadlines (e.g., New York, Louisiana), biennial deadlines (e.g., California, Texas), triennial periods (e.g., Ohio, New Jersey), and birth-month rolling deadlines (e.g., Texas, Oklahoma).
Yes. CPETrack tracks ethics credits separately from general CPE, which is essential because most states have minimum ethics hour requirements (typically 2-4 hours per cycle) and some require state-specific ethics courses (Florida, Tennessee, Wyoming, and others). The tracker flags whether you've met your state's ethics requirement.
Yes. States like Alabama (8 hours, all CPAs), Georgia (16 hours, all CPAs), and Delaware (8 hours, all CPAs) require audit and attestation credits for all licensees. CPETrack tracks A&A credits separately and alerts you if you're an attest CPA in a state with an A&A minimum.
Some states cap self-study hours — for example, Virginia (50% cap), Arkansas (80% cap), or Vermont (80% combined self-study/online cap). CPETrack tracks your self-study hours separately and warns you when you're approaching your state's cap so you can plan live or group learning accordingly.
Carryover rules vary by state: Maryland allows up to 80 hours carried forward, New Hampshire allows 60 hours, and some states prohibit carryover entirely. CPETrack knows your state's carryover rules and accounts for carried-forward hours in your progress totals.
You can explore CPETrack's state requirement guides without an account. To save your CPE log and receive deadline reminders, a free account is required so your data persists between sessions.
CPETrack is a tracking tool, not a CPE provider, so it doesn't require NASBA approval. NASBA approval applies to providers who offer CPE courses. CPETrack simply helps you record and organize CPE credits from any NASBA-approved provider you choose.
Consequences vary by state but typically include late fees ($50-$500), license suspension, or reinstatement requirements. CPETrack sends deadline alerts well in advance so you have time to complete remaining hours. If you've already missed a deadline, some states allow grace periods — check your state's board website for reinstatement procedures.
Yes. Many CPAs hold licenses in two or more states (common for border-state practices or firms with multi-state offices). CPETrack lets you set up tracking for multiple state requirements simultaneously and compares your credit totals against each state's rules independently.
No credit card. No subscription. Works with every CPE provider and all 51 states.
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