Kentucky Board of Accountancy
Please Note
We are a service company that can help you file with the Kentucky 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
312 Whittington Parkway Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 595-3037
Fax: (502) 595-4500
Web: Home Name search
Email: cpa@ky.gov
Licenses
We track the following licenses with the Kentucky 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.

Kentucky Certified Public Accoutant License
| Agency: | Kentucky Board of Accountancy |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Exam Required? | Yes |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Exam Application
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Fees vary based on exam selections |
Initial Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
Reciprocal Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | Online |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Due: | Biennially by July 31. CPAs with odd-numbered licenses renew in odd-numbered years and CPAs with even-numbered licenses renew in even-numbered years. |
Kentucky In State CPA Firm License
| Agency: | Kentucky Board of Accountancy |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | Online |
| Agency Fee: | $100 |
| Due: | Biennially by July 31 of even-numbered years |
Amendment
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Within 30 days of change |
Amendment
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Within 30 days of change |
Kentucky Out of State CPA Firm License
Not required
Certified Public Accounting Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Kentucky.
A firm that does not operate an office in Kentucky and holds a license in good standing in the state where their main office is located and complies with peer review requirements of Kentucky is not required to obtain a license to provide public accounting services to a Kentucky based client. A firm is still subject to oversight and disciplinary process of the Kentucky State Board of Accountancy for any service performed to a Kentucky based client.
More information: Kentucky Board of AccountancyRelated Government Agencies
Explore other Kentucky government agencies we can help you stay compliant with:
- Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
- Kentucky Attorney General - Charities
- Kentucky Board of Architects
- Kentucky Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
- Kentucky Board of Licensure for Private Investigators
- Kentucky Board of Pharmacy
- Kentucky Board of Registration for Professional Geologists
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services - Division of Health Care
- Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions - Division of Non-Depository Institutions
- Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Division of Building Codes Enforcement
- Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Division of Plumbing
- Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Electrical Division
- Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - HVAC Division
- Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction - Licensing Branch
- Kentucky Department of Insurance
- Kentucky Department of Revenue
- Kentucky Division for Air Quality
- Kentucky Labor Cabinet - Department of Workers' Claims
- Kentucky Landscape Architect Registration Board
- Kentucky Office of Employment and Training
- Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet - Board of Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers
- Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet - Department of Charitable Gaming
- Kentucky Real Estate Commission
- Kentucky Secretary of State
- Kentucky Secretary of State - Trademarks/Service Marks
- University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment - Division of Regulatory Services - Seed Department
