Rhode Island CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs

$500 reinstatement fee plus the $375 triennial renewal fee -- $875 total out-of-pocket (400-RICR-00-00-1.3(B)(1) and 1.13).

• At least 120 CPE hours For a license expired under 5 years: the same 120 CPE hours (over the preceding 3 years) as an ordinary renewal -- no extra hours added; at least 6 of those 120 hours must be in regulatory and behavioral ethics (1.8.2(E)). If expired 5+ years, an additional 120 hours (240 total) OR a Board-approved CPA exam review course is required instead; on the 240-hour path every subject-matter hour minimum is doubled (1.3(B)(2)(b)), so the ethics minimum becomes 12 hours.
• 6 regulatory and behavioral ethics hours within the 120-hour total; 12 on the 240-hour path for a license expired 5+ years, where subject-matter minimums are doubled (1.3(B)(2)(b)).

Sourcing note: You can rely on the $500 reinstatement fee, $375 renewal fee, and 120-hour CPE requirement as stated directly in Rhode Island's codified accountancy rule -- not an estimate. The board's own renewal page independently confirms the lockout mechanic and cycle deadline that trigger reinstatement in the first place. (Last checked 2026-11-10.)