Alabama CPA Firm Renewal — What the Firm Itself Must File

Alabama firm registration/permit — not individual license renewal

A CPA firm's own registration or permit to practice renews separately from any individual staff CPA's license — and it's usually the filing that falls through the cracks, because it belongs to whoever handles firm admin, not to a specific licensee tracking their own renewal. Here's exactly when Alabama's firm-level filing is due.

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Individual CPA/PA/non-licensee owner and firm permit

December 31, 2026

Fixed annual cycle, same for every individual AND firm licensee (not birth-month, not cohort). Per Ala. Admin. Code 30-X-5-.05(1): annual permits to practice 'expire on the last day of September of each year.' Per Ala. Admin. Code 30-X-3-.07(1): the renewal fee ($100 individual / $130 firm) and CPE compliance statement must be submitted 'no later than December 31 following expiration of the permit.' Late penalties (30-X-3-.07(4)): $100 if filed Jan1-Feb, $500 if filed March, discipline possible after.

Source of record Ala. Admin. Code 30-X-5-.05(1) (Sept 30 permit expiration); 30-X-3-.07(1) (Dec 31 renewal fee + CPE-statement deadline) read the rule →

Last verified: 2026-07-16 · 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.

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