CPE Depot

What CPE Depot does

CPE Depot Inc. operates a US-based online continuing professional education (CPE) platform serving licensed accounting and tax practitioners, including CPAs, enrolled agents (EAs), registered tax return preparers (RTRPs), and certified financial planners (CFPs). The platform delivers self-paced online courses designed to satisfy mandatory continuing education credit requirements imposed by federal and state credentialing bodies. The company holds sponsor credentials from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA Sponsor #109423, with course acceptance across 55 US jurisdictions), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS CE Provider #8KPBY), and the Certified Financial Planner Board (CFP Sponsor ID #7082), alongside direct state-level registrations in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey. This credential matrix defines the legal perimeter in which the product can be sold and constitutes the most defensible structural asset of the business.

The product catalog comprises over 700 accredited courses spanning more than 28 subject categories, including federal and state tax updates, auditing and attestation standards, professional ethics, accounting standards updates (notably ASC 842 lease accounting), and emerging-topic curriculum such as AI applications in accounting practice. Course pricing ranges from $5 to over $100 per course for individual purchases. In 2025 the company introduced a "nano learning" micro-format designed for shorter consumption sessions, and recent course launches have tracked contemporaneous regulatory developments (OBBBA Tax Provisions course, July 2025; Lease Standard course, March 2025; Schedule C course, April 2026). The platform supports three purchase modalities: individual course purchases, individual subscription memberships, and enterprise group plans priced at $129–$159 per member. There are no disclosed APIs, SDKs, or third-party integrations, indicating a closed web-platform architecture rather than a programmable system.

The go-to-market approach is hybrid: a product-led growth funnel and direct-to-consumer marketing acquire individual practitioners through self-serve checkout, while a sales-led motion targets enterprise group plans adopted by large accounting firms (Armanino, Baker Tilly, KPMG FFM, Moss Adams), Fortune 500 corporate finance departments (Kaiser Permanente, McKesson, USAA), and public-sector and academic buyers (California Department of Education, LA County Auditors, Penn State). The company is privately held, discloses no parent or subsidiary relationships, and has not announced any external funding rounds, indicating a bootstrapped and capital-light operating structure. There is no public disclosure of revenue, headcount, or unit economics, and no proprietary AI/ML capability is described; the company sells courses on AI topics but does not appear to deploy AI internally as a product feature.

Name

CPE Depot

Legal name

CPE Depot Inc.

Website

https://cpedepot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPE Depot Inc. operates a US-based online continuing professional education platform serving CPAs, enrolled agents, and tax professionals with over 700 accredited courses spanning 28+ categories, accepted in 55 jurisdictions and distributed through individual subscriptions and enterprise group plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Continuing Professional Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accounting, Audit & Tax (CPA/CA/ACCA CPE) (EDAAALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Services & Insurance (FINRA, CFP, IAR, Insurance CE) (EDAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Continuing professional education
• CPE courses for CPAs
• Online accounting training
• NASBA CPE sponsor
• Professional licensing renewal

Headquarters

HQ city

Granite Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Self Study Membership: 12-month (365-day) membership allowing unlimited access to self-study courses and on-demand webinars. Provides the broadest access to course catalog.
2. Ethics Membership: 12-month membership for access to any ethics course on the site.
3. Webinar Membership: 12-month membership for participation in live webinars and on-demand webinars.
4. Nano Membership: 12-month membership for access to nano learning courses (10-minute video-based courses).
5. All Access Membership: Comprehensive 12-month membership combining all membership types - self study, ethics, webinar, and nano learning access.
6. Individual Course Purchases: One-time purchases of individual courses, available for $5-$100+ depending on course length and content.
7. Group Plans: Organizational plans for 5-1,000 members at volume pricing ($129-$159 per member), with each member receiving a Self Study Membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CPE Depot sells continuing professional education (CPE) courses and 12-month memberships to licensed accounting professionals (CPAs, EAs, RTRPs, CFPs) who need credits for license renewal. Course delivery is provided through self-study, live webinars, on-demand webinars, and nano learning (10-minute video) formats across 28+ categories. The platform also offers Group Plans (5–1,000 members) for organizations needing to train multiple staff at volume pricing of $129–$159 per member.

Product overview

CPE Depot is a comprehensive online continuing professional education platform offering multiple course delivery formats and membership tiers for CPAs, Enrolled Agents, and tax professionals. The platform operates on a membership-based model with five tiers (Self Study, Ethics, Webinar, Nano, and All Access memberships) providing access to a catalog of 700+ courses across 28+ professional categories. Course delivery formats include traditional self study, live instructor-led webinars, on-demand video courses, and nano learning (10-minute micro-courses). The platform integrates group pricing plans for organizations and individual course purchases for users needing specific content. All courses are NASBA-approved for QAS self study and group internet-based programs, accepted across 55 U.S. jurisdictions, and also provide IRS CE and CFP CPE credits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self Study Membership Annual membership granting unlimited access to all self-study CPE courses and on-demand webinars on CPE Depot during a 365-day period. Does not include live webinars or ethics courses. Targeted at individual CPAs, EAs, RTRPs, and CFPs who need flexible self-paced CPE credit earning.
• Ethics Membership Annual membership granting access to any ethics course or ethics webinar offered by CPE Depot during the 12-month membership period. Most ethics courses are offered as self-study. Targeted at professionals required to complete Regulatory Ethics or Behavioral Ethics CPE hours.
• Webinar Membership Annual membership allowing participation in any live webinar or on-demand webinar offered by CPE Depot. Webinars are scheduled at specific dates and times. Targeted at professionals who prefer instructor-led live learning.
• Nano Membership Annual membership for unlimited access to nano learning courses — 10-minute video-based micro-courses typically awarding 0.20 CPE credits each. Targeted at professionals needing to fill small credit gaps quickly.
• All Access Membership Top-tier annual membership combining all membership types — self-study, live/on-demand webinars, ethics, and nano learning — into one package with access to any course on CPE Depot. (Virginia Ethics must be purchased separately.)
• Group Plans Volume-pricing organizational plans for groups of 5 to 1,000 individuals needing CPE credits. Tiers: 5–10 members at $159/member, 11–25 at $149/member, 26–50 at $139/member, 51+ at $129/member. Each member receives a Self Study Membership. Targeted at accounting firms, corporations, and government agencies.
• Individual Course Purchases One-time purchase of a single CPE course priced between $5 (nano) and $100+ (comprehensive). Targeted at professionals who only need ethics or a few additional CPE credits, available across all course categories and delivery formats.

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AICPA CPE: Industry body offering its own CPE catalog to AICPA members with maximum brand authority in the profession — a broad incumbent that all independent CPE providers compete against for member spend.
• Becker Professional Education: Established accounting education incumbent offering CPA Review plus CPE courses; broader portfolio than CPE Depot but overlapping in the CPA CPE market with deeper brand recognition and longer operating history.
• KnowFully Learning Group: Parent company of multiple CPE brands (Surgent, Big Bay, others) — operates at scale across accounting, tax, and finance CPE, competing with CPE Depot's enterprise customers and channel relationships.
• Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Learning: CPE and tax research platform bundled with broader Thomson Reuters professional product suite — competes particularly for enterprise group plan sales where tax research is part of the buying decision.
• Wolters Kluwer CCH CPE: CPE and tax/accounting content provider bundled within Wolters Kluwer's professional software portfolio — broad incumbent targeting large accounting firms with integrated compliance products.

Direct peers

• Wiley Efficient Learning: Direct competitor in CPA Review and CPE, offering subscriptions, courses, and exam prep with multi-format delivery — competes for the same CPA renewal-cycle wallet share.
• Tax CE (Continuing Education): IRS-registered CE provider focused on Enrolled Agent tax CE courses with self-study and webinar formats — directly comparable delivery for the EA/RTRP segment of CPE Depot's customer base.
• Western CPE: Self-study CPE subscription provider for CPAs and EAs with NASBA-approved courses across tax, ethics, and accounting — directly comparable membership-based model and content scope.
• Universal CPE: NASBA-registered CPE provider offering self-study, live webinars, and on-demand courses for CPAs and EAs with subscription memberships — directly comparable catalog and delivery model.
• Surgent CPE: Direct competitor offering NASBA-approved CPE courses for CPAs and EAs via subscription memberships, on-demand, and live webinar formats — same core product, same customer base, and same regulatory positioning as CPE Depot.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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