# Washington — CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction

For Washington, cpe reporting period is 1/1 to 12/31 triennially; general cpe hours requirement is 120 hours, with 20 minimum per year beginning in 2020; ethics cpe requirement is Four (4) hours in board approved ethics and regulations CPE. Ethics courses that are not board approved may be counted toward the technical and total hour requirement. Click here for a list of approved courses; other subject area requirements is None; cpe reciprocity policy is CPE Reciprocity: A non-resident licensee may meet Washington's CPE requirements by meeting the CPE requirements of the licensee's principal place of business. If the principal place of business has no CPE requirements, then the licensee must meet Washington's CPE requirements, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **CPE reporting period:** 1/1 to 12/31 triennially _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **General CPE hours requirement:** 120 hours, with 20 minimum per year beginning in 2020 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Ethics CPE requirement:** Four (4) hours in board approved ethics and regulations CPE. Ethics courses that are not board approved may be counted toward the technical and total hour requirement. Click here for a list of approved courses.
- **Other subject area requirements:** None
- **CPE reciprocity policy:** CPE Reciprocity: A non-resident licensee may meet Washington's CPE requirements by meeting the CPE requirements of the licensee's principal place of business. If the principal place of business has no CPE requirements, then the licensee must meet Washington's CPE requirements.
- **Date of last revision:** 8/1/2023 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> <https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/cpe-requirements/washington> Washington CPE Requirements Washington Date of Last Revision: 8/1/2023 License Renewal Date: 4/30 triennially Fee: $230.00 CPE Reporting Period 1/1 to 12/31 triennially General Requirement 120 hours, with 20 minimum per year beginning in 2020 Ethics Requirement Four (4) hours in board approved ethics and regulations CPE.

## Source

- https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpe-requirements/washington

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2027-02-08.
Part of [CPA continuing professional education (CPE) requirements by US jurisdiction](https://referencesource.org/professional-licensing-continuing-education-by-jurisdiction/).