Certification - Registration Process

Registration is the process for approving an applicant for the CPA Certificate and assigning the unique CPA number.

A member of the Qualifications Team will evaluate your education and work experience, complete a background investigation through the Texas Department of Public Safety, verify your oath of office, and score your exam on the Rules of Professional Conduct. If any area of your application or supporting documents is incomplete, the Team member will contact you by phone, email, or letter.

Once the application is complete in all respects, you will be registered as a CPA and assigned your unique CPA number. A congratulatory letter and license notice will be sent to you at the conclusion of registration. It is important that you pay your license fee as soon as possible so that you may use the CPA designation. Using the Board's online payment process to submit your license fee is the fastest means by which to accomplish this!

NOTE:   You may not use the Texas CPA designation unless and until you have paid your license fee.

Each year you will receive an annual license fee renewal notice prior to your birth month to renew your license through the Board's online process.

The Board provides a CPA wall certificate for each new CPA. The certificates are professionally produced for each individual and because of volume and cost considerations, certificates are printed only twice a year. The certificates are completed a few weeks prior to the Board's Swearing-In Ceremony. Depending on when you are registered as a new CPA, there could be a delay of up to 8 months before you receive your certificate. The certificate is presented to each new CPA who attends the Swearing-In Ceremony. If you are unable to attend the ceremony, your certificate will be mailed to you after the ceremony.

After you are registered as a new CPA, you will be sent an invitation to attend a Swearing-In Ceremony.