Indiana CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs

If your Indiana CPA license has already lapsed

What it actually takes to get a lapsed Indiana CPA license back — the fee, the catch-up CPE, and exactly what triggers "lapsed" in the first place. Sourced the same way every fact on this site is: a board page plus the codified rule itself, never a guess.

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Reinstatement Fee

$155

$155 if the license has been lapsed 3 years or less; $190 (the current initial application fee) if lapsed more than 3 years, per 872 IAC 1-3-14 and IC 25-1-8-6.

Catch-Up CPE Required

120 CPE hours 120 total CPE hours completed no earlier than 3 years before the reinstatement application, at least 10% in accounting/auditing, no more than 50% via self-study -- these hours can't double-count toward the licensee's ongoing 3-year renewal cycle.
4 ethics hours, within that total.

Source of record 872 IAC 1-3-14 (Reinstatement of Lapsed Certificate); fee tiers at IC 25-1-8-6(d)(5); CPE/ethics table at 872 IAC 1-3-16 read the rule →

What triggers lapsed status: Certificates run on a 3-year cycle. A certificate becomes lapsed/expired when the holder fails to renew (application, fee, and CPE) by the cycle's expiration date. 872 IAC 1-3-14 splits the reinstatement path by lapse length: 60 days or less is a lighter path; more than 60 days requires the full reinstatement application; more than 3 years triggers a heavier track (fee = current initial application fee, plus board-ordered remediation).

Last verified: 2026-07-25 · checked against the state's codified statute or administrative rule, not just a board webpage — if we can't verify a date against primary law, we say so instead of guessing (see how we verify every deadline). Always confirm with the official state board before relying on this date. License requirements and deadlines can change.

See Indiana's CPA license renewal deadline →

How many CPE hours does Indiana require? →

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