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.
  • Validate your check
• To avoid delays in processing, please ensure your check has been filled out correctly.
  • ✔ your check
• 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.
  • Wire Transfer Instructions

We do not recommend sending cash through the mail as it cannot be tracked.



• 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.

Fees