Licensing Requirements

• W.S. 33-3-109 

• Chapter 3 of Board rules and regulations

• Certificate/Permit Application Instructions (guidance only)

Original Certificate Application Information-$225

1. Complete the Original Certificate Application; and

2. Complete the Verification of Lawful Presence form and attach copies of the appropriate identification; and 

3. Complete the AICPA's 8-hour approved ethics course Professional Ethics: AICPA’s Comprehensive Course for licensure and include a copy of the certificate of completion; and

4. Verify your experience by:

   1. • Experience completed under the supervision of an active CPA:  Complete the top portion of the Employer Affirmation form and provide the form to your employer to complete and send directly to the Board office; or  

      • Equivalent Experience completed under the supervision of a non CPA:  

        • Review Chapter 3 of Board rules regarding the types of equivalent experience that may be counted;

        • Complete the Equivalent Experience Affidavit or Teaching Experience Affidavit as appropriate; and

        • Include copies of samples of work product that demonstrate the type and quality of work experience earned by the applicant.   

        • Additional documentation may be required.  If so, the Board staff will notify you.  

5.  Provide Exam Scores and Transcripts (as needed):

   1. • If you passed the exam as a Wyoming candidate, the Board staff will contact you if additional transcripts are needed.  

      • If you passed the exam in another state:

        • Complete the Authorization for Interstate Exchange of Examination and Licensure Information form; and

        • Have all official final college or university transcripts sent directly to the Board office from the institutions.  

6. Pay the applicable fee- $225

• • For the applicants’ convenience, the Board has made available two different means of submitting the application fee and the completed application. 

    • Paying with a Credit Card: Use the “Make a Payment” link  to submit the appropriate application fee.  The completed application, Verification of Lawful Presence, and AICPA Certificate of Completion should then be submitted the same day by scanning and emailing it to wycpaboard@wyo.gov.  

    • Paying with Check: Send the check (personal, business, and cashiers), payable to the Wyoming Board of CPAs along with the completed application, Verification of Lawful Presence, and AICPA Certificate of Completion to the Board office at 325 West 18th Street, Suite 4, Cheyenne, WY 82002. 

Application Submission Instructions

• Application packets may be submitted electronically by email to wycpaboard@wyo.gov and paid by credit card using the Make A Payment link above; or

• Application packets may be mailed to the Board office and must include a check.  

• Employer Affirmation, Official Transcripts (if required), and Authorization for Interstate Exchange (if required) must be sent directly to the Board staff either electronically to wycpaboard@wyo.gov or by mail.