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Certification - Requirements Pass a background investigation. Pass the CPA Exam. Complete the education requirements of Board Rule 511.164 within 36 months of passing all sections of the CPA exam. Meet the work experience requirements.
In Texas, CPAs renew their licenses ever three years, completing 20 CPE hours each year.
Worth the Work Becoming certified is a lot like getting a law license. It's proof that you've mastered the vital elements of your profession through years of academic and technical training. As a CPA, you'll also have access to jobs with higher authority and responsibility — and you'll enjoy greater career stability.
A person who meets the education and background requirements of the Board, prior to taking the CPA Exam, and has active credit on the CPA Exam earned as a candidate of another licensing jurisdiction may transfer the credits to Texas.
The Flexibility of CPA Exam Location AICPA, the administer of the Uniform CPA Exam, let you choose your own CPA exam location. It allows all CPA candidates to physically sit for the exam in any prometric centers around the country (including the 4 jurisdictions: Washington DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands).
Most states have adopted mobility laws that support CPAs working across state lines, provided they have a good-standing license from their home state and adhere to the scope of practice permitted in the state they're offering services in.
In Washington, you'll need 150 credits to become a CPA. The state also requires a bachelor's degree or higher with a major or concentration in accounting. That typically means earning a 120-credit bachelor's degree and additional undergraduate or graduate-level coursework.
Colorado's (CO) CPA exam requirements are possibly the most advantageous of all the states. It does not require 150 hours to sit. With no requirement to be a US Citizen, a resident of CO, or a certain age, it makes Colorado one of the easiest states to sit for the CPA exam and become licensed.
If a student takes the CPA Exam in one state but also wants to get licensed in another, how does that work? Woislaw: CPA Exam scores can be transferred to any state for the purpose of getting a license, so a student can take the exam in whichever state works best for them.