Iowa 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 Iowa's firm-level filing is due.
Iowa Code § 542.7 establishes a firm permit to practice, separate from individual certificates/licenses. Firm-permit renewal is governed by Iowa Admin. Code 481 Chapter 1028 ('Licensed Public Accounting Firms'), not Chapter 5 (individual-license renewal only): the permit holder will submit an online renewal with the Board by the June 30 deadline each year (481-1028.2). We have not independently verified the specific grace-period or late-penalty terms for a firm permit renewed after that date -- contact the Board directly if you have missed the deadline.
Any individual CPA at your firm can already get free renewal reminders for their own license. What Deadline-Radar's firm tier adds is the view your admin doesn't get from 20 separate free sign-ups: one place to see the whole roster's status — including this firm-level filing — not 20 inboxes to hope someone's watching. See firm-tier pricing →