Kentucky CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs
If your Kentucky CPA license has already lapsed
What it actually takes to get a lapsed Kentucky 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.
Verified
Reinstatement Fee
$200
Flat $200 reinstatement fee (201 KAR 1:140 Section 3(1)(c)) -- separate from a $100 late fee that applies if renewal is completed within the Aug 1-Sep 1 grace window before the license fully expires.
Catch-Up CPE Required
- No extra CPE beyond normal renewal -- reinstatement requires documenting the same total (60 or 80 hours, whichever applied when the license expired) owed for a normal renewal, completed within the 2 years before the reinstatement application.
- 2 ethics hours, within that total.
Source of record
201 KAR 1:140, Section 3 (Procedures for reinstatement or reissuance of a CPA license)
read the rule →
What triggers lapsed status: Licenses renew biennially (odd-numbered licenses in odd years, even in even years) with a July 1-31 renewal window; an Aug 1-Sep 1 grace period allows renewal with a $100 late fee. A license not renewed by September 1 expires. Reinstatement applies once a license has been expired more than 1 month or voluntarily surrendered.
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 Kentucky's CPA license renewal deadline →
How many CPE hours does Kentucky require? →
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