Washington CPA CPE Requirements

Acceptable continuing professional education encompasses programs contributing to the development and maintenance of both technical and non-technical professional skills. It should be at least 50 minutes in length and must provide a certificate of completion. Washington Board of Accountancy specifies the below-mentioned subject areas as qualifying subject areas:

Technical subject areas:

• Auditing standards or procedures
• Compilation and review of financial statements
• Financial statement preparation and disclosures
• Attestation standards and procedures
• Projection and forecast standards or procedures
• Accounting and auditing
• Management advisory services
• Personal financial planning
• Taxation
• Management information services
• Budgeting and cost analysis
• Asset management
• Professional ethics (in addition to required Board approved ethics
• Specialized areas of industry
• Human resource management
• Economics
• Business law
• Mathematics, statistics, and quantitative applications in business
• Business management and organization
• General computer skills, computer software training, information technology planning, and management
• Negotiation or dispute resolution courses

Non-Technical subject areas:

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal management skills
• Leadership and personal development skills
• Client and public relations
• Practice development
• Motivational and behavioral courses
• Speed reading
• Memory building

Click here for a reference to the board website.

You should choose myCPE Packages for Washington Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Professionals for the following reasons:

• Customized packages as per the CPA CPE requirement of Washington state.
• Complete 4 hours of Washington state CPA CPE requirements in ethics.
• Most of the learning is from technical subject areas

Our CPE Package for Washington CPAs is 100% compliant with the regulations of the Washington State Board of Accountancy and we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you feel the package is non-compliant, please email our support team at (support@my-cpe.com) and let us know how it is non-compliant and we will happily refund your full payment.

• No, there is no minimum CPE requirement in a particular subject area with Washington CPA.
• Self-realization, Spirituality, Personal health or fitness, Sports and recreation, Foreign languages or cultures; and any other subjects that do not contribute directly to the professional competence of the licensee are not allowed for CPE.

All of the following myCPE Learning Activities are approved and compliant with Washington CPA CPE Courses requirements:

1. Self-Study Courses
2. Live Webinars
3. Virtual Events
4. Articles
5. Packages
6. Short Videos
7. E-Book
8. Certificate Courses

In addition to the above activities, the following mentioned activities may also contribute towards continuing education

• First-time instructor/developer of a CPE course.
• First-time instructor/developer of a college or university course qualifying for CPE credit.
• First-time instructor/developer of a college or university course qualifying for CPE credit.

Following are restrictions on the qualifying learning activities:

• A maximum of 12 hours of Nano learning credits are allowed.
• Credit is limited to 60 hours combined for the following types of programs and CPE credit earned from these programs cannot apply toward the 20-hour yearly minimum:

1. First-time instructor/developer of a college or university course.

2. First-time instructor/developer of a CPE course.

3. Authorship of published articles, books, or other publications relevant to the profession.

Click here for a reference to the board website.

The reporting of compliance with CPE requirements is concurrent with filing your renewal application. When you complete your application for renewal, you are required to certify that you complied with the board's CPE requirements and supporting documentation requirements. The board may verify through audit compliance with CPE and supporting documentation requirements as certified during the renewal application process. As part of this audit, the board may require additional information to demonstrate your compliance with the board's rules.

The following documentation of a CPA's participation in sponsored learning activities should be retained by the CPA for three years after the end of the CPE reporting period in which the credit was claimed for renewal purposes or three years after you apply for the license:

• Sponsor's name
• Participant's name
• Title of the program
• Date(s) attended
• Number of CPE hours earned

The annual license renewal fee is $230 and if the CPA applies for the renewal late i.e. between May 1 and June 30 then an additional $100 late fee is also to be paid.

For Further Information here is the link to its Fee Schedule.

A Washington (WA) CPA can complete 100% of the total required CPE credit hours via self-study courses. i.e., an Washington (WA) CPA can complete all 120 hours via self-study courses from NASBA-approved CPE sponsors. As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) our CPE Packages for Washington CPAs are 100% compliant with that requirement.

Yes, Washington State Board allows courses completed via nano learning courses to count towards WA CPE requirements. A maximum of 12 hours of Nano learning credits are allowed as per the Washington State Board of Accountancy. The program sponsor must be approved by NASBA's National Registry of Continuing Professional Education Sponsors or NASBA's Quality Assurance Service. myCPE is approved by NASBA for providing Nano Program Learning.

No, Washington (WA) CPAs cannot carry over excess credit earned in a particular renewal cycle.

• Any individual who fails to complete the required CPE by the end of their CPE reporting period can request an extension prior to their expiration date.  
• An individual is only allowed one CPE extension in any two consecutive CPE reporting periods (six-year period). 
• Extension requests will be accepted from January 1 through June 30 of the renewal period.
• Failure to complete the steps above on or before June 30 will result in a lapse of your credential on July 1

• If your license was issued during the first calendar year of your CPE reporting period, you must have completed eighty CPE credit hours which is limited to forty CPE credit hours in nontechnical subject areas, and must include a four-credit hour Washington state board-approved ethics course.
• If your license was issued during the second calendar year of your CPE reporting period, you must have completed forty CPE credit hours which is limited to twenty CPE credit hours in nontechnical subject areas, and must include a four-credit hour Washington state board-approved ethics course.
• If your license was issued during the third calendar year of your CPE reporting period, you must have completed a four-credit-hour Washington state board-approved ethics course.

As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Washington CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference.

As myCPE is approved by NASBA (Sponsor id 143597) many of our courses are approved for Washington CPAs. And for further guidance, we have provided details for “QUALIFIES FOR” on each page of the courses about Approval/Qualifications of CPE Credits for your reference. However, it will be the responsibility of each attendee to ensure that they are eligible for the Continuing Professional Education Credits based on their occupation/job profile, knowledge requirements as well as guidelines laid down by their regulatory board before registering for the webinars. So, make sure you check with the respective state board or regulatory body.

Washington State Board of Accountancy governs the accounting and auditing profession in the state of Washington and here is the link to the State Board Website.