Board Rule Making | Board of Accountancy

2025 Board Rule Making...

CPA License Requirements - Education and Experience - Rules Hearing Scheduled

Rules Hearing Date and Time:
October 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

Rules Hearing Location:
Microsoft Teams meeting
or if unable to attend virtually or by phone:
711 Capitol Way S Suite 400
Olympia, WA 98501

Board Members and staff will all be attending virtually through the Teams meeting.

The link to join the meeting will be available on the Board’s website approximately 2 weeks before the hearing date at: https://acb.wa.gov/next-board-meeting. A phone number will be provided as well in case you are unable to attend online.
CPA Licensure through Interstate Reciprocity - Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (CR-101) filed
Practice privileges – Results of the April 25, 2025, Rules Hearing
Title Usage, CPA-inactive, and CPA-retired – Results of the January 31, 2025, Rules Hearing

Rules Alignment for HB 1920 RCW Revisions – Results of the October 18, 2024, Rules Hearing
Client Records Requests (New Rule) – Results of the October 18, 2024, Rules Hearing
Rules Alignment for CPA-Inactive Certificate Legislation Passed – Results of the January 26, 2024, Rules Hearing

Applying for the CPA Exam – Results of the October 20, 2023, Rules Hearing
Licensee Name Use – Results of the October 20, 2023, Rules Hearing
Board Meeting and Officers - Results of the July 21, 2023, Rules Hearing
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) – Results of the April 28, 2023, Rules Hearing
Definitions – Results of the January 27, 2023 Rules Hearing
Commission and referral fees; Accounting Principles (New rules) – Results of the January 27, 2023, Rules Hearing
Education – Results of the January 27, 2023, Rules Hearing
Ethics and Prohibited Practices - Results of the January 27, 2023, Rules Hearing

Foreign Reciprocity – Results of the July 31 2020 Rules hearing
Initial Individual CPA Licensing – Results of the July 31 2020 Rules hearing
Firm Licensing – Results of the January 31 2020 Rules hearing
Initial Individual CPA Licensing – Expedited Rule Making to update various section and subsection references due to recent changes in other rules
Renewal Out of Retirement – Expedited Rule Making to update various section and subsection references due to recent changes in other rules
Reinstatement – Expedited Rule Making to update various section and subsection references due to recent changes in other rules

Quality Assurance Review (QAR) - Results of the October 18, 2019 Rules Hearing
Definitions – Results of the July 26, 2019 Rules Hearing
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) – Results of the July 26, 2019 Rules Hearing
Applying for the CPA Exam – Results of the April 26, 2019 Rules Hearing

Public Records – Expedited Rule Making for update to Board contact information
Applying for the CPA Exam – Expedited Rule Making for update to Board contact information
Contacting the Board - Expedited Rule Making for changes to Board contact information
Definitions – Results of the January 26, 2018 Rules Hearing
Public Records – Results of the January 26, 2018 Rules Hearing
Fees – Results of the January 26, 2018 Rules Hearing
Client Records – Results of the January 26, 2018 Rules Hearing
Investigation Process – Results of the January 26, 2018 Rules Hearing
Verifying CPA Responsibilities – Expedited Rule Making for a typographical error
Applying for the CPA Exam - Preproposal Statement of Inquiry (CR-101) filed