{"id":3995,"date":"2025-04-27T16:35:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T21:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/careers-education\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T08:04:05","slug":"best-enrolled-agent-continuing-education-courses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/careers-education\/best-enrolled-agent-continuing-education-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Enrolled Agent Continuing Education Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IRS<\/a> sets clear mandates for the EA enrollment cycle: <\/p>

You need 72 hours every three years, at least 16 each year, and two ethics hours annually. Waiting until the last minute is possible, but it is also a great way to spend your weekend stress-clicking through courses you do not even care about.<\/p>

The good news? Some providers make the process less painful. I tested the dashboards, course libraries, tracking tools, and learning formats from more than a dozen EA CE options. I narrowed the list to four providers with different strengths, so there is a match whether you want tracking, live webinars, more variety, or a simpler way to finish hours. Let’s dive in!<\/p>

The Top C<\/strong>E Courses<\/strong> At a Glance<\/h2>
  1. Best Overall:<\/strong> Becker<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
  2. Best Live Webinars:<\/strong> Surgent<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
  3. Best For Variety of CE: Illumeo<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
  4. Best Multi-Format Learning:<\/strong> Lambers<\/a><\/strong><\/li> <\/ol>

    Enrolled Agent CE Course Comparison<\/strong><\/h2>