Kansas CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs
If your Kansas CPA license has already lapsed
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Verified 2026-11-10
Reinstatement Fee
$247.50
K.A.R. 74-12-1(e): $247.50 if more than one year remains in the current biennial period at application time, or $123.75 if one year or less remains.
Catch-Up CPE Required
- 40 CPE hours 40 hours of qualifying CE completed within the 12 months preceding the reinstatement application (K.S.A. 1-310(g)) -- half the normal 80-hour/2-year total, but concentrated into one year. These hours cannot also be counted toward the next renewal (K.A.R. 74-4-10).
- 2 ethics hours, within that total.
Source of record
K.S.A. 1-310(g) (reinstatement trigger, 40-hour CPE requirement); K.A.R. 74-12-1(e) (fee schedule); K.A.R. 74-4-10 (2-hour ethics component)
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What triggers lapsed status: Permit expires biennially on the next July 1 after issuance/renewal. Late renewal is possible within 12 months of expiration; beyond 12 months, formal reinstatement (not simple late renewal) is required.
Last verified: November 10, 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
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