District of Columbia CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs

Board's own fee page lists Renewal $110, Late Renewal $50, and Reinstatement $295 as distinct line items.

• 40 CPE hours per year lapsed 17 DCMR §2530.3: reinstating a license lapsed less than 5 years requires 40 hours of approved CPE for each year of non-renewal, capped at 120 hours -- this replaces, not stacks on top of, the normal 80-hour/2-year requirement.

Sourcing note: D.C. doesn't set this fee by codified rule: no DCMR fee schedule states the $295. The Board sets its fees administratively under D.C. Code §47-2853.10 and publishes the current amounts on its own page -- the same way DC handles its other licensing fees. Because the amount isn't fixed by rule, it can change without a rule filing, so confirm the current figure with the Board before you pay. The 40-hour-per-year CPE reinstatement requirement (capped at 120 hours) is codified in 17 DCMR §2530.3, and the citation link above goes directly to that section's official text. The citation also names two D.C. Code sections (covering lapsed and reinstated licenses generally, and the Board's fee-setting authority); those have their own pages on the D.C. Council's code site, but the single link here goes to the DCMR section because that's the rule that actually sets the CPE numbers. (Last checked 2026-09-12.)