Payment Options
- Online payment - Only for online applications for CPA licensure and license renewal (CPA/PA, Corporations, and Partnerships)
- Personal check, cashier's check, or money order - Must be written in US dollars, drawn from a US bank account and must have a 9-digit routing number. Fees are payable to the California Board of Accountancy (CBA).
- To validate that your check is drawn from a US Bank Account, click the link below.
- To avoid delays in processing, please ensure your check has been filled out correctly.
- Foreign cashier’s check or money order - Must be more than $200 US dollars.
- If you have already submitted a foreign cashier's check or money order for an amount less than $200 US dollars, the Cashiering Unit will contact you to arrange an alternate form of payment.
Payments by mail may be sent to the following address:
California Board of Accountancy
2450 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833
Attention: Cashiering
- Wire Transfer - If you are out of the country and do not have access to a US Affiliated Bank, please click below to view the Wire Transfer Instructions. Additional fees to perform this transaction may apply and are the responsibility of the licensee/applicant.
- Refunds
Questions regarding refund of fees should be directed to the CBA at (916) 263-3680.
Should you have further questions regarding payment options, please contact the CBA’s Cashiering Unit at cashiering@cba.ca.gov or (916) 561-1779.
We do not recommend sending cash through the mail as it cannot be tracked.
Fees
UNIIFORM CPA EXAMINATION | |
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Initial Uniform CPA Examination Application | $100 |
Applicants seeking to qualify as a California Candidate for the first time. | |
Reapplication | $50 |
Applicants previously approved to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination as a California Candidate. | |
Click here for information on fees to be paid to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy upon receipt of an Authorization to Test |
INITIAL CPA LICENSE | |
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Initial CPA License Application | $250 |
Hard copy fingerprint processing fee (Non-California residents) | $49 |
FIRMS INITIAL APPLICATION | |
Accountancy Corporation Application | $400 |
Accountancy Partnership Application | $400 |
CPA LICENSE RENEWAL | |
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Biennial License Renewal (CPA/PA) | $250 |
Delinquency Fee (Applies to all license renewals postmarked after the license expiration date) | $125 |
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FIRMS: LICENSE RENEWAL | |
License Renewal Corporation and Partnership | $250 |
Delinquency Fee (Applies to all license renewals postmarked after the license expiration date) | $125 |
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