Connecticut CPA License Renewal Deadline 2026

Connecticut CPA license renewal

Individual CPA License
Last verified 2026-07-13
Next renewal date
December 31, 2026Annual renewal. Codified in Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) § 20-280-25(a): a CPA license 'shall be valid for a period of one year from January 1 to December 31,' renewed annually with the fee due by December 31. CT DCP's own renewal page corroborates practically: 'CPA license and/or registration is renewed annually, expiring on December 31st of each year.' Renewal notices emailed Oct-Dec 31.
RCSA § 20-280-25(a)
Confirmed at source
CPA Firm Permit
Date not confirmed
Next renewal date
Not confirmedThe CPA Firm Permit renewal form/fee is bundled on the same official page and renewal-period as the individual license (notices emailed Oct-Dec 31), which states annual/Dec 31 renewal -- but that exact sentence names only 'license and/or registration,' not 'Firm Permit' specifically, so the Dec 31 date for firm permits is inferred from bundling/context, not a directly-quoted statement.
Not independently verified
We could not confirm this date against two independent authoritative sources: the controlling statute (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-281e) explicitly delegates the firm-permit renewal date to board regulation rather than fixing December 31 itself, and the only regulation adopted under that section (RCSA §§ 20-281-1 through -12) governs quality/peer-review timing, not the expiration date -- so this date rests solely on the Board's own web pages. Confirm your exact renewal date with the CT Dept. of Consumer Protection or on your license. (2026-07-06 update: confirmed no additional codified RCSA section beyond §§ 20-281-1 through -12 addresses firm-permit timing, and the rest of Chapter 389 doesn't state a date either. The clearest concrete evidence found is DCP's own CPA Firm Permit Renewal Form, which explicitly states a December 31 expiration -- but it's an administrative form, not a codified source, and the specific form sampled had an internal date inconsistency, so it doesn't clear the bar on its own.) (2026-07-17 update: read the FULL authenticated text of RCSA §§ 20-281-1 through -12 directly -- confirmed zero expiration/renewal-date language, quality/peer-review scheduling only. Found a real DCP proposed-regulation filing (PR2017-052) with RCSA § 20-280-25(a)'s codified Jan 1-Dec 31 "License" period, but the same regulatory scheme separately and deliberately defines "License" and "Permit" as distinct terms, so this does not extend to firm permits. Checked CGA bill-tracking for any amendment to § 20-281e/c fixing a date -- none. Live eLicense portal lookup attempted but not executable by current tooling (dynamic ASP.NET form); did surface one real disciplinary filing naming an active firm permit number with no expiration date stated. Conclusion unchanged: Dec 31 remains an administrative-practice inference, not a codified, independently-citable fact.)
Last verified: 2026-07-13 · 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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