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Florida CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs

If your Florida CPA license has already lapsed

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Verified 2026-11-11
Reinstatement Fee
$250

Reinstatement-of-a-null-and-void-license application fee (Fla. Admin. Code r. 61H1-31.015). Reinstatement from null-and-void is discretionary (board must find good-faith effort defeated by illness/hardship, s. 473.313(1)(d), Fla. Stat., renumbered from the former subsection (5) by ch. 2024-97) -- not a routine online renewal. A separate $25 delinquent-status fee may also apply but could not be independently confirmed against a codified rule.

Catch-Up CPE Required
  • 240 CPE hours Two-step climb of 120 hours each (Fla. Admin. Code r. 61H1-30.030(4)(a)-(b)): 120 hrs to move null-and-void back to delinquent, then another 120 hrs to move delinquent back to active. 160 hours above Florida's normal 80-hour biennial requirement; all must fall within the 24 months preceding the application.
  • 16 ethics hours, within that total.
Source of record Fla. Admin. Code r. 61H1-31.015 ($250 reinstatement fee); r. 61H1-30.030 (2-year automatic null-and-void trigger); r. 61H1-30.030(4)(a)-(b) (120+120-hr CPE, 8 ethics hrs/step); s. 473.313(1)(d), Fla. Stat. (discretionary reinstatement, renumbered from (5) by ch. 2024-97) read the rule →

What triggers lapsed status: License goes DELINQUENT on January 1 following failure to report CPE for biennial renewal; if not cured, remains delinquent for 2 years and then AUTOMATICALLY becomes NULL AND VOID (Fla. Admin. Code r. 61H1-30.030), no further board action required.

Last verified: November 11, 2026 · 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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