District of Columbia
State & Territory Requirements
Requirements
Age Requirement | 18 |
Citizenship Requirement | No |
Residency Requirement | No |
Social Security # Requirement | Yes |
Education Requirement for Licensure | 150 hours (including B.A.) |
Participates in International Examination Program | Yes |
Hours in Accounting: | 24 semester hours that include financial accounting, auditing, cost accounting, and federal income taxes and 3 hours in commercial law. |
Exam sitting requirements: | 120 hours (including B.A.) with 24 hours of accounting-related subjects and 3 hours of business law. |
Experience Requirements: | 1 year of experience, verified by an active CPA, providing any type of business services or advice using accounting, attest services, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills in government, industry, academia or public practice. |
Ethics Exam: | No ethics exam |
Greater Washington Society of CPAs
Brian Calvary
202-464-6001
1111 19th Street
NW #1200
Washington, DC
20036
Email:
bcalvary@gwscpa.org

District of Columbia Board of Accountancy
202-442-4320
1100 4th Street, SW
Suite E500
Washington, DC
20024
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