The Board licenses certified public accountants and public accounting firms. Requirements for CPA licensure include
education, experience, and passage the Uniform CPA Examination. Public accounting firms that perform attest functions
are subject to mandatory peer review program requirements.
Address Change - Online Address Change page for your CPA Firm registration and/or Individual CPA license
AICPA Ethics Exam - The most up-to-date AICPA and SEC independence rules, including those adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and ISB Standard No. 1.
Applications & Forms - Apply for a CPA individual license as an original applicant, through endorsement from another state, or by reinstating an expired license.
CPA Lookup - Designed to assist in locating currently licensed and/or expired CPAs.
License Renewal - Board of Accountancy's (BOA) Online License Renewal page for your CPA Firm registration and/or CPA Individual license.
Licensure Verification - Board of Accountancy's (BOA) Online CPA Verification of Licensure instruction page.
Substantial Equivalency - The Virginia Board of Accountancy recognizes the following States and Jurisdictions as being substantially equivalent to Virginia in accordance with Section 23 of the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA).
Graduate
Study Recommendation - Recommendation from the Virginia Board of
Accountancy regarding graduate study as part of the education
required for the CPA license