Enrolled Agent Continuing Education
Enrolled Agent CE Courses Built Around Your IRS Requirements
Earn your enrolled agent CE credits from instructors who are experts in tax.
Your credentials and expertise demand variety. Our CE catalog features 200+ curated courses of 900+ hours of content. Learn your way with Self-Study, Self-Study Video, and Webcast formats. Every credit reports to the IRS automatically, so there’s nothing left for you to file.
IRS Enrolled Agent CE Requirements
How much CE do you actually need? The IRS sets these enrolled agent CPE requirements:
72 HRS
Per 3-year enrollment cycle
16 HRS
Minimum per year
2 HRS
Ethics per year
New to the cycle or unsure where you land? Your EA CPE requirements follow a cycle tied to the last digit of your SSN, not your renewal date. Check yours with the IRS.
Choose the Option That Fits Your EA CE Needs
The easiest way to manage your annual CE requirements. Start with your annual requirement and stay flexible, or catch up on a larger block of CE credits.
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Featured Enrolled Agent CE Courses
A sample of what’s inside — 200+ courses cover a lot more ground.
QAS Self-Study
Enrolled Agent Continuing Education Made Easy
Our Enrolled Agent CPE courses give you:
Up-to-date catalog
Dedicated courses cover the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 2026 tax planning, and OBBBA entity-choice changes.
Flexible learning
Choose from 200+ curated courses of over 900 hours of content; mix and match between self-study or webcast.
Ethics covered in depth
Access 30 hours of ethics content, 15x your annual 2-hour minimum, so you never get stuck with one stale option.
Every level covered
Take 2-credit refreshers or 24-hour deep dives. Hit your hours in one sitting or spread them out.
Online EA CPE Courses: Webcast or Self-Study
Take control of your continuing education. We built our catalog so you can knock out a PDF and a quiz at midnight, or watch a webcast and ask our moderators questions. Your professional education shouldn’t lock you into one format for the year. An EA CE Package gives you credits that you can redeem for Self-Study and Webcasts.
Enrolled Agent Ethics CE
The IRS requires 2 ethics hours a year from every EA. Our library offers 30 hours of enrolled agent ethics CPE. It includes many instructors and formats. You won’t watch the same slide deck three years in a row.
Why EAs Choose Western CPE for Their Enrolled Agent CE
Every enrolled agent CE provider says, “IRS-approved,” but it doesn’t mean their courses will make a difference in your career. Our instructors still practice, content is updated with tax changes, and our courses don’t read like they were drafted by the compliance department that wrote Circular 230.
- IRS-approved provider. Every course counts toward your 72-hour requirement.
- Named instructors, not anonymous content. Look up who’s teaching before you buy.
- No discount theater. You pay the price on the page, with no countdown clock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions? Call us at 800-822-4194 or email wcpe@westerncpe.com. We’re in Bozeman, Montana, and we pick up the phone. If you’re trying to make dates work, choose between locations, or find the simplest path to your hours, we’ll help.
72 hours every three years, with a 16-hour annual minimum and 2 hours of ethics each year.
Your three-year cycle is tied to the last digit of your Social Security number, not your purchase date or renewal notice. Check your specific cycle dates on the IRS website if you're not sure where you stand.
Yes. Every course in the EA library is IRS-approved.
Yes. Format is a course-by-course choice, not a package-level lock-in.
If we have your IRS PTIN, generally within one week of completion.
The 40-Hour Package is built for exactly that: it's sized to catch up on a lagging cycle, not just meet a single year's minimum.
You need 72 hours over three years, 16 a year, 2 in ethics. We get you there with courses built by working tax pros. Pick self-study, webcasts, or both.
Choose the option that fits your EA CE need.
Start with your annual requirement and stay flexible, or catch up on a larger block of CE.
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Enrolled Agent Continuing Education
Enrolled Agent CE Courses Built Around Your IRS Requirements
Earn your enrolled agent CE credits from instructors who are experts in tax.
Your credentials and expertise demand variety. Our CE catalog features 222 curated courses of 900+ hours of content. Learn your way with Self-Study, Self-Study Video, and Webcast formats. Every credit reports to the IRS automatically, so there’s nothing left for you to file.