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 where we could confirm it against primary law, clearly labelled where we could only confirm it against the board's own page, never a guess.

Verified 2026-09-12

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 2-hour VBOA-approved ethics course EACH of those 3 years (18VAC5-22-90(A): 'an ethics course of at least two hours' within each year's 20-hour minimum) -- 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: 2026-09-12 · 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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