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Colorado CPA License Renewal Deadline 2027

Colorado CPA license renewal

Certified Public Accountant (Individual Certificate)
Last verified 2026-09-21
Next renewal date
November 30, 2027Biennial, synchronized statewide (not cohort/anniversary-based). The Colorado Board of Accountancy (dpo.colorado.gov/Accountancy) states: 'All Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificates expire on November 30 of odd-numbered years.' Applies uniformly regardless of original issuance date, except new applicants issued within 120 days of the upcoming expiration are bumped to the following cycle's date. Renewal window opens approximately 4-5 weeks before the November 30 deadline. CPE reporting period runs January 1 of an even year through December 31 of the following odd year (80 hours total); the CPE completion due date (Dec 31 of the odd year) falls about a month after the certificate's own Nov 30 renewal date in that same year.
Confirmed via Colorado Information Marketplace open-data register (data.colorado.gov, dataset jzq6-fyp7, "CPA All Status"): sampled active individual licenses with issue dates spanning 1977-2026 uniformly show expiration 11/30/2027 -- verified 2026-07-30.
Confirmed via official records
Public Accounting Firm Registration
Last verified 2026-09-21
Next renewal date
August 31, 2029Firm registrations run on a triennial cycle, expiring August 31 board-wide -- a fixed date shared across all firms, not each firm's own anniversary. The Colorado Board states firm registrations 'expire on August 31, every three years,' but does not publish which specific years anchor the cycle.
Confirmed via Colorado Information Marketplace open-data register (data.colorado.gov, dataset 7s5z-vewr), aggregate query against the full active-firm register: what determines the cohort is each firm's own last-renewed date, not its issue/registration year -- issue year does not predict the cohort at all (every issue year 1971-2026 has members in both). As of 2026-09-21, a snapshot of a register that changes daily as firms renew or lapse (not a fixed count): 298 active firms are in the cohort due 2026-08-31, 1,187 are in the cohort set for 2029-08-31, of 1,485 active firm registrations total -- the 2026-08-27 snapshot recorded 526/959; the shift is firms in the 2026-08-31 cohort renewing into the next triennial term as that date passed, not a rule change (2026-09-21 re-verification).
Confirmed via official records
Last verified: 2026-09-21 · checked against the regulator's own official records rather than codified statute or administrative rule text — see the citation above for exactly what we checked and why; we say so instead of presenting it as primary law (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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Renewal fee: $66. Colorado does not codify this fee or publish it on any public-facing page -- the Board confirmed directly that the Division of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) sets it administratively each renewal period, based on licensee volume and program costs, so it can change without a rule filing. For the current biennial period (December 1, 2025 - November 30, 2027), the Board confirmed the individual CPA renewal fee is $66. Colorado firm registrations run on a separate triennial cycle (expiring August 31) with their own fee -- the Board has confirmed it is a different amount, but has not yet given the figure. read the rule →

CPE required: 80 hours every 2 years (4 ethics hours). Full CPE requirements →

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Frequently asked questions

How does Colorado's CPA license renewal cycle work?

Biennial, synchronized statewide (not cohort/anniversary-based). The Colorado Board of Accountancy (dpo.colorado.gov/Accountancy) states: 'All Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificates expire on November 30 of odd-numbered years.' Applies uniformly regardless of original issuance date, except new applicants issued within 120 days of the upcoming expiration are bumped to the following cycle's date. Renewal window opens approximately 4-5 weeks before the November 30 deadline. CPE reporting period runs January 1 of an even year through December 31 of the following odd year (80 hours total); the CPE completion due date (Dec 31 of the odd year) falls about a month after the certificate's own Nov 30 renewal date in that same year.

How much does it cost to renew a CPA license in Colorado?

$66. Colorado does not codify this fee or publish it on any public-facing page -- the Board confirmed directly that the Division of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) sets it administratively each renewal period, based on licensee volume and program costs, so it can change without a rule filing. For the current biennial period (December 1, 2025 - November 30, 2027), the Board confirmed the individual CPA renewal fee is $66. Colorado firm registrations run on a separate triennial cycle (expiring August 31) with their own fee -- the Board has confirmed it is a different amount, but has not yet given the figure.

Does Colorado require CPE hours to renew a CPA license?

Yes -- Colorado requires 80 hours of CPE every 2 years. That includes 4 ethics hours. See the full Colorado CPE requirements page for the exact citation.

What does it cost to reinstate a lapsed Colorado CPA license?

No dollar figure is codified anywhere -- C.R.S. 12-20-202 delegates fee-setting to the DORA Director, published only on the online licensing portal, not in statute or rule. There is simply no primary-law dollar figure to cite for this one.

Does a CPA firm need to register separately in Colorado?

Yes -- Colorado has its own firm-level registration or permit requirement, separate from an individual CPA's license renewal. See the full Colorado firm renewal page for the exact cycle and citation.

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