Steps to Your CPA License
Pass the CPA
Exam
Pass the
Washington State
Ethics Exam
File experience
affidavit with
WSBOA
The CPA Exam
Auditing &
Attestation
Financial
Accounting &
Reporting
Regulation
Business
Environment
& Concepts
The CPA Exam
Auditing &
Attestation
4.5 Hours Long
gStandards
gPlanning & Evidence
gInternal Control
gReports
gCompilations & Reviews
70 Points – Multiple Choice
30 Points - Simulations
The CPA Exam
Financial
Accounting &
Reporting
4.0 Hours Long
gBusiness Enterprises
gGovernmental Entities
gNot-for-Profit Organizations
70 Points – Multiple Choice
30 Points - Simulations
The CPA Exam
Regulation
3.0 Hours Long
gTaxation
gBusiness Law
gProfessional Responsibilities
70 Points – Multiple Choice
30 Points - Simulations
The CPA Exam
Business
Environment &
Concepts
2.5 Hours Long
gEconomic Concepts
gFinancial Management
gInformation Technology
100 Points – Multiple Choice
The CPA Exam
Auditing &
Attestation
Financial
Accounting &
Reporting
Regulation
5 Testlets:
• 3 Multiple Choice
• 2 Simulations
The CPA Exam
Business
Environment &
Concepts
5 Testlets:
• All Multiple Choice
The CPA Exam
Test Month
Blackout
Jan - Feb
March
Apr - May
June
July - Aug
September
Oct - Nov
December
The CPA Exam
Education Requirements
• Baccalaureate Degree
• 150 Semester Hours
• 24 Semester Hours in
Accounting Courses
• 15 Semester Hours in
Upper Level or Graduate
Courses
• 24 Semester Hours in Business
Administration Courses
The CPA Exam
Registration
Apply to take the exam
through CPAES.
CPAES will review your
qualifications and issue a
“Notice to Sit” (NTS) to you.
The NTS is valid for 6 months
The CPA Exam
Registration
Once you receive your NTS
schedule to take the CPA
Exam (as many sections as
you want at once) with
Prometric.
Prometric administers the
taking of the CPA Exam and
serves as proctor.
The CPA Exam
Registration
Between the date you receive
your NTS and actually take
the CPA Exam, taking a CPA
Exam Review Course is
recommended, but not
required.
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Review Courses and the
Washington State
Ethics Exam!
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Questions?
Mark Peterson
Washington Society of CPAs
902 140th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 586-1118
mpeterson@wscpa.org