Louisiana § RS 37:74.1 - Fees
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:74.1 — Fees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:74.1. Fees
The board is authorized to adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to impose and collect fees which shall not exceed the following:
(1) Original or reciprocal certification application $250.00
(2) Reinstatement application $500.00
(3) Notice under substantial equivalency $200.00
(4) Transfer of grades transfer fee $ 50.00
(5) Written verifications requested by
applicants and registrants $100.00
(6) Registration and renewal fee for
CPA-Inactive status $100.00
(7) Registration and renewal fee for
CPA-Retired status $50.00
(8) Application to establish experience
or evaluate education courses and
qualifications $200.00
(9) Annual renewal of certificate $200.00
(10) Additional fee if not renewed prior to
February 1 $200.00 per month
(11) Additional fee to licensees or CPA firms
who have delinquently renewed their
certificates or permits three times within
the previous six years $300.00
(12) Firm permit, initial application $250.00
(13) Annual filing fee for firm permit $100.00 plus $25.00
per each owner over 10, with a maximum
fee of $2,500.00 per firm
(14) Additional delinquent fees for
firm permit renewals received
on or after February 1 $300.00
(15) Reinstatement fee for firms The number of years
continuing to practice as a CPA the firm practiced
firm in Louisiana after the expirationwithout a permit times or cancellation of the firmthe annual firm permit
renewal fee
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 29, §1; Acts 2006, No. 214, §1; Acts 2016, No. 553, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:74.1 ("Fees") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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