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Massachusetts CPA License Renewal Deadline

Massachusetts CPA license renewal

Individual CPA License
Date not confirmed
Next renewal date
Not confirmedBiennial (every 2 years), expiring June 30. The Commonwealth's official Division of Occupational Licensure fee/renewal-schedule page for the Public Accountancy board (licensing.reg.state.ma.us) confirms 'Biennial (2 years)' and '30-Jun / ODD & EVEN YEAR' for individual CPAs, i.e. renewals are split across odd and even years board-wide. CPE is 80 hours per 2-year period (4 hours ethics, no carryover) per 252 CMR 2.14. Once a license is on a given parity (odd or even year), the Board's own reinstatement guidance confirms it stays on that parity permanently -- every renewal is exactly 2 years later on the same parity, never a genuinely opaque board-assigned split. Which parity a NEW license starts on is strongly suggested by the Board's own first-renewal CPE-proration table (published on its FAQ page) -- no statute, regulation, or Board guidance page states the assignment rule outright, so we still aren't computing a specific date from it; see the sourcing note below for the exact reasoning.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, 87B(a)
Anchor year not confirmed
Massachusetts CPA licenses renew every 2 years, always on June 30, on a fixed odd- or even-year parity that's permanent once assigned -- a lapsed license returns to its original parity, never a new one. No statute, regulation, or Board page states which parity a brand-new license starts on. The Board's FAQ CPE table and the Mass. Society of CPAs both point to a 'second June 30 after issuance' rule, but no Board source states that rule outright, so we don't compute a date from it. Confirm your renewal year with the Board (617-701-8635) or via eLIPSE.
Firm License (CPA Corporation, Partnership, Business Corporation, LLC, or LLP)
Date not confirmed
Next renewal date
Not confirmedSame biennial, June 30 schedule as individual licenses, confirmed on the same official fee page (firm fee $324 vs. $161 individual) and now also on the state's own eLIPSE license-lookup tool, which lists real firm license issue and expiration dates. A sample of 9 real Massachusetts CPA firm licenses pulled from that tool (LLCs and business corporations, issued 1998-2026, mixing active and lapsed records) matches a 'first renewal on the second June 30 after issuance, then a fixed 2-year cycle on that same parity forever after' pattern in 8 of 9 cases. The one exception is the most recently issued firm in the sample (licensed July 2026): its actual assigned expiration lands a full year later than that pattern predicts -- the opposite parity, the third June 30 after issuance rather than the second -- so the assignment approach for brand-new firms today may differ from what held for firms licensed 1998-2022, or may not be a single fixed rule at all. Still not stated in the statute, in 252 CMR, or on any Board page.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, 87B1/2(a)
Anchor year not confirmed
Massachusetts CPA firm licenses renew every 2 years, always on June 30, on a fixed odd- or even-year parity that's permanent once assigned -- a lapsed license returns to its original parity, never a new one. No statute, regulation, or Board page says which parity a brand-new firm license starts on. Real firm license records (issued 1998-2026) mostly follow a second-June-30-after-issuance pattern, but the most recently issued firm we checked breaks it, so a new registration can't rely on it. Confirm your renewal year with the Board (617-701-8635) or via eLIPSE.
Last verified: 2026-09-04 · Individual CPA License: checked against the state's codified statute or administrative rule; Firm License (CPA Corporation, Partnership, Business Corporation, LLC, or LLP): sourced from the state board's own page, not independently confirmed against codified statute or administrative rule text — 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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Renewal fee: $161. $161 biennial renewal fee for individual CPAs, due June 30 (odd or even year per license); CPA firm/entity renewal (CPA Corporation, Partnership, LLC, LLP, or Business Corporation) is separately $324 on the same official DOL fee schedule. read the rule →

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Frequently asked questions

How does Massachusetts's CPA license renewal cycle work?

Biennial (every 2 years), expiring June 30. The Commonwealth's official Division of Occupational Licensure fee/renewal-schedule page for the Public Accountancy board (licensing.reg.state.ma.us) confirms 'Biennial (2 years)' and '30-Jun / ODD & EVEN YEAR' for individual CPAs, i.e. renewals are split across odd and even years board-wide. CPE is 80 hours per 2-year period (4 hours ethics, no carryover) per 252 CMR 2.14. Once a license is on a given parity (odd or even year), the Board's own reinstatement guidance confirms it stays on that parity permanently -- every renewal is exactly 2 years later on the same parity, never a genuinely opaque board-assigned split. Which parity a NEW license starts on is strongly suggested by the Board's own first-renewal CPE-proration table (published on its FAQ page) -- no statute, regulation, or Board guidance page states the assignment rule outright, so we still aren't computing a specific date from it; see the sourcing note below for the exact reasoning.

How much does it cost to renew a CPA license in Massachusetts?

$161. $161 biennial renewal fee for individual CPAs, due June 30 (odd or even year per license); CPA firm/entity renewal (CPA Corporation, Partnership, LLC, LLP, or Business Corporation) is separately $324 on the same official DOL fee schedule.

Does Massachusetts require CPE hours to renew a CPA license?

Yes -- Massachusetts requires 80 hours of CPE every 2 years. That includes 4 ethics hours. See the full Massachusetts CPE requirements page for the exact citation.

What does it cost to reinstate a lapsed Massachusetts CPA license?

No single flat fee, and it depends on practice status during the lapse (252 CMR 2.16(2)). If the license lapsed one renewal cycle or less, or lapsed more than one cycle AND the holder practiced in Massachusetts during the lapse: back license fee(s) for each missed cycle + a late fee (the general Division of Registration late fee is $57) + the current $161 renewal fee. If the license lapsed more than one cycle and the holder did NOT practice during the lapse, or practiced only under another state's license: no back fees at all -- just the late fee + the current $161 renewal fee. Either way it's a computed total, not a published flat figure.

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