Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy


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We are a service company that can help you file with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy. We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.


Contact Information

Physical address:
2601 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, FL 32399

Phone: (850) 487-1395
Fax: (352) 333-2508

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Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Florida Certified Public Accountant License

Agency:Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Exam Required?Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No

Exam Application

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$50 application fee + variable fees based on exam selections

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$50

Reciprocal Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$300

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100 (after $5 fee waiver)

Due:

Biennially by December 31

Florida CPA Corporation License

Agency:Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Corporation
  • Limited Liability Company
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Insurance Requirements:

Minimum capitalization, public liability insurance, an irrevocable letter of credit, in a minimum amount of $50,000 per shareholder, officer, member, or partner, and any Florida licensed CPA to a maximum of $2,000,000, or a signed waiver of limitation on liability.

Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:
  • At least one member of the firm must hold a current, active Florida CPA license
  • All CPAs domiciled in Florida must hold a current, active Florida license
  • An out-of-state CPA Firm can qualify if the Firm has no Florida-domiciled owners and qualifies under Section 473.3141, F.S.

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$150

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$145

Due:

Biennially by December 31 of odd-numbered years

Florida CPA Partnership License

Agency:Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Limited Liability Partnership
  • Partnership
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Insurance Requirements:

Minimum capitalization, public liability insurance, an irrevocable letter of credit, in a minimum amount of $50,000 per shareholder, officer, member, or partner, and any Florida licensed CPA to a maximum of $2,000,000, or a signed waiver of limitation on liability.

Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:
  • At least one general partner of the firm must hold a current, active Florida CPA license
  • All CPAs domiciled in Florida must hold a current, active Florida license
  • An out-of-state CPA Firm can qualify if the Firm has no Florida-domiciled owners and qualifies under Section 473.3141, F.S.

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$150

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$145

Due:

Biennially by December 31 of odd-numbered years

Florida CPA Sole Proprietorship License

Agency:Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation - Board of Accountancy
Eligible Entity Types:
  • Sole Proprietorship
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:No
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?No
Qualifying Individual Requirements:

The owner must hold a current, active Florida CPA license

Initial Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$50

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$45

Due:

Biennially by December 31 of odd-numbered years

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