Virginia CPA License Reinstatement: What a Lapsed License Costs
If your Virginia CPA license has already lapsed
What it actually takes to get a lapsed Virginia CPA license back —
the fee, the catch-up CPE, and exactly what triggers "lapsed" in the first place. Sourced the same
way every fact on this site is: a board page plus the codified rule itself, never a guess.
Verified
Reinstatement Fee
$350
Nonrefundable individual reinstatement fee (firm reinstatement is a separate $500 fee).
Catch-Up CPE Required
- Reinstatement requires the standard 120 CPE hours (earned in the 3 calendar years prior to and including the application year) plus a VBOA-approved ethics course -- this mirrors the standard rolling requirement rather than adding extra hours on top of normal renewal.
- 2 ethics hours, within that total.
Source of record
18VAC5-22-20 (Fees) and 18VAC5-22-180 (Issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses)
read the rule →
What triggers lapsed status: Individual licenses must renew by June 30 each year; per the board's own guidance an unrenewed license automatically expires effective July 1, requiring reinstatement rather than simple renewal.
Last verified: 2026-07-25 · 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.
See Virginia's CPA license renewal deadline →
How many CPE hours does Virginia require? →
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