PDFWAC 4-30-058

Other authorized titles.

(1) The board allows the use of other titles by any person regardless of whether the person has been granted a certificate or holds a license if the person using the titles or designations is authorized at the time of use by a nationally recognized entity sanctioning the use of board authorized titles.
(2) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the use of the title "accountant" by any person regardless of whether the person holds a license under this chapter.
(3) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the use of the title "enrolled agent" or the designation "EA" by any person regardless of whether the person holds a license under this chapter if the person is properly authorized at the time of use to use the title or designation by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
(4) The board also authorizes titles and designations authorized by:
(a) The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA);
(b) The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA);
(c) The Institute of Management Accounts (IMA);
(d) The Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation; and
(e) Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board).
(5) These authorized designations relate to title use only, are not limited to, individuals who have held or are holding a license under the act, and do not authorize these other designated individuals to use the title "certified public accountant" or "CPA," or "CPA-inactive."
(6) The board further authorizes the use of the designation "CPA retired" in this state by those individuals who, upon notice to the board to retire a license, meet the following criteria:
(a) Has reached 60 years of age and holds an active license in good standing; or
(b) At any age, has held an active license in good standing, not suspended or revoked, to practice public accounting in any state for a combined period of not less than 20 years.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.04.055. WSR 23-04-088, § 4-30-058, filed 1/31/23, effective 3/3/23; WSR 16-17-036, § 4-30-058, filed 8/9/16, effective 9/9/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.04.350(13). WSR 12-10-085, § 4-30-058, filed 5/2/12, effective 6/2/12; WSR 10-24-009, recodified as § 4-30-058, filed 11/18/10, effective 12/19/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.04.350(9). WSR 02-17-051, § 4-25-930, filed 8/15/02, effective 9/15/02.]