CPA License Application Book

Sep 2, 2026

California Board of Accountancy contact and licensing routing information for CPA-related functions, including certifications, enforcement, exam questions, and initial licensing for individuals and partnerships/corporations/fictitious name permits. Provides phone, fax, and email contacts, plus website links for license lookup and renewal. Includes pathway-based educational requirement summaries for eligibility, specifying minimum degree and semester-unit expectations, as well as core accounting and business-related subject unit requirements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

AccessFree to download

CPA licensing contacts and channels

Certifications, enforcement, and exam questions

Initial licensing and license lookup

License renewal and related pathways

Eligibility pathway educational requirements

Educational requirement and foreign equivalency

Core accounting and business-related units

| California Board of Accountancy | Main Telephone: (916) 263-3680 | | --- | --- | | 2000 Evergreen Street, Suite 250 | Fax: (916) 263-3675 | | Sacramento, CA 95815-3832 | [Web site:](Web site: www.cba.ca.gov)[ ](Web site: www.cba.ca.gov)[www.cba.ca.gov](Web site: www.cba.ca.gov) | | CBA Outreach | E-mail: [outreach@cba.ca.gov](outreach@cba.ca.gov) | | Certifications | Telephone: (916) 561-1701 | | Enforcement | Telephone: (916) 561-1729 | | (Filing a Complaint, | Fax: (916) 263-3673 | | Enforcement Actions) | E-mail: [enforcementinfo@cba.ca.gov](enforcementinfo@cba.ca.gov) | | Exam Questions | Telephone: (916) 561-1703
Fax: (916) 263-3677 or (916) 614-3253
E-mail: [examinfo@cba.ca.gov](examinfo@cba.ca.gov) | | Initial Licensing | Telephone: (916) 561-1701 | | (Individual) | Fax: (916) 263-3676
E-mail: [licensinginfo@cba.ca.gov](licensinginfo@cba.ca.gov) | | Initial Licensing | Telephone: (916) 561-4301 | | (Partnerships, Corporations, Fictitious Name Permits) | Fax: (916) 263-3676
E-mail: [firminfo@cba.ca.gov](firminfo@cba.ca.gov) | | License Lookup | Telephone: (916) 263-3680
[Web site:](Web site: www.dca.ca.gov/cba/lookup.shtml)[ ](Web site: www.dca.ca.gov/cba/lookup.shtml)[www.dca.ca.gov/cba/lookup.shtml](Web site: www.dca.ca.gov/cba/lookup.shtml) | | License Renewal | Telephone: (916) 561-1702 | | (CPA/PA, Partnerships, Corporations, Continuing Education) | Fax: (916) 263-3672
E-mail: [renewalinfo@cba.ca.gov](renewalinfo@cba.ca.gov) | | Peer Review | Telephone: (916) 561-1706
E-mail: [peerreviewinfo@cba.ca.gov](peerreviewinfo@cba.ca.gov) | | Practice Privilege | Telephone: (916) 561-1704
Fax: (916) 263-3672
E-mail: [pracprivinfo@cba.ca.gov](pracprivinfo@cba.ca.gov) | | CalGOLD (resource directing you to | [Website:](Website: www.calGOLD.ca.gov)[ ](Website: www.calGOLD.ca.gov)[www.calGOLD.ca.gov](Website: www.calGOLD.ca.gov) | | agencies that administer and issue business permits, licenses and | | | registration requirements from all levels of government) | | | | Pathway 1
(P1) | Pathway 2
(P2) | | --- | --- | --- | | Educational Requirement | Baccalaureate or higher
degree, or foreign equivalency | Baccalaureate or higher degree, or foreign equivalency including a minimum of 150 semester units of education | | Core Subject Requirement | 24 semester units in accounting subjects
24 semester units in businessrelated subjects | 24 semester units in accounting subjects
24 semester units in businessrelated subjects |

FAQs

Where can applicants contact the California Board of Accountancy for exam questions and enforcement-related inquiries?

Use the board’s dedicated exam questions and enforcement contact channels, listed with phone numbers and email addresses.

What contacts are provided for initial licensing for individuals versus partnerships or corporations?

The document lists separate phone/fax/email contacts for individual initial licensing and for partnerships, corporations, and fictitious name permits.

What are the educational requirements for the CPA license eligibility pathways?

Both pathways require a baccalaureate or higher degree (or foreign equivalency). The second pathway additionally specifies a minimum of 150 semester units of education.

Sep 2, 2026

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