Accountant
WashingtonActive
- Exam
- Third-party exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
Individuals qualify as certified public accountants (CPA) . To be eligible to be a CPA, an individual must pass the CPA exam and have completed at least 150 semester credits of college education, including: A B.A.e degree or higher 24 semester credits in accounting subjects with 15 credits at the upper or graduate level and 24 semester credits in business administration subjects.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- Third-party exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- Certification required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Board of Accountancy
- Address
- 711 Capitol Way S Olympia, WA 98507
- Phone
- (360) 586-0784
- Agency website
- http://www.acb.wa.gov
- Licence page
- http://www.cpaboard.wa.gov
- Last updated
- September 9, 2024
Occupations (O*NET)
- Certified Public Accountant 13-2011.00
Source and verification
This record is Washington's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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