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Welcome to the Washington State Board of Accountancy.

This Board regulates Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), CPA-Inactive certificateholders, CPA firms, and the practice of public accountancy in Washington State.

Board Purpose
The mission of the Washington State Board of Accountancy is to promote the dependability of information which is used for guidance in financial transactions or for accounting for or assessing the status or performance of commercial and noncommercial enterprises, whether public, private or governmental; and to protect the public interest (RCW 18.04.015).

Board Address

Mailing Address (not containing payments):
PO Box 9131
Olympia, WA 98507-9131

For Mail containing any payment:
PO Box 43113
Olympia, WA 98504-3113

Physical Address:
711 Capitol Way South, Suite 400
Olympia, WA 98501

E-mail: customerservice@cpaboard.wa.gov
Telephone: (360) 753-2585
Fax: (360) 664-9190

Current Number of Washington CPAs and CPA-Inactive Certificateholders (as of 7/1/2008)

11,910 Licensed to Practice Public Accounting
2,110 CPA-Inactive Certificate holders - Prohibited from practicing public accounting in association with the CPA title

14,020 Total

Current Number of licensed CPA firms:

1,870

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