Wisconsin CPA Firm Renewal — What the Firm Itself Must File

Wisconsin firm registration/permit — not individual license renewal

A CPA firm's own registration or permit to practice renews separately from any individual staff CPA's license — and it's usually the filing that falls through the cracks, because it belongs to whoever handles firm admin, not to a specific licensee tracking their own renewal. Here's exactly when Wisconsin's firm-level filing is due.

Verified 2026-08-13

Accounting Firm License

December 15, 2027

Same statutory date as individual licenses: December 15 of each odd-numbered year, biennial. (Some Board materials describe the practical deadline as December 14; December 15 is the codified date we publish.) No separate firm-specific cycle.

Source of record Wis. Stat. § 440.08(2)(a)3. read the rule →

Last verified: 2026-08-13 · 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.

Tracking this for more than one firm, or want someone else watching it?

Any individual CPA at your firm can already get free renewal reminders for their own license. What Deadline-Radar's firm tier adds is the view your admin doesn't get from 20 separate free sign-ups: one place to see the whole roster's status — including this firm-level filing — not 20 inboxes to hope someone's watching. See firm-tier pricing →

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