WSR 22-16-094

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

[Filed August 2, 2022, 10:59 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 4-30-060 What are the education requirements to qualify to apply for the CPA examination?

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.04.055.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The intent of this rule change is to change the number of college credits required to sit for the CPA examination.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kirsten Donovan, Rules Coordinator, Washington State Board of Accountancy, P.O. Box 9131, Olympia, WA 98507-9131, phone 360-664-9191, fax 360-664-9190, TTY 1-800-833-6388, email Kirsten.donovan@acb.wa.gov, website https://acb.wa.gov/.

August 2, 2022

Jennifer Sciba

Acting Executive Director