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Agency 165
Board of Accountancy
RCW 18.04
| Request | $981,178 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net change from current biennium | $110,900 | Decrease | |||||||||||||||||
| Percent change from current biennium | 10.2% | Decrease | |||||||||||||||||
The Board of Accountancy regulates Certified Public Accountants
(CPAs) and the practice of public accountancy within Washington
State.
The goals of the Board are to: ensure that persons and firms engaged
in public accountancy are technically competent; prescribe and
enforce rules of conduct; and deter unqualified persons and firms
from engaging in the practice of public accountancy.
The objectives of the Board include: examining the qualifications
of all persons and firms seeking public accounting licenses; reviewing
performance indicators for all CPAs and CPA firms seeking to renew
practice licenses; and investigating and resolving all complaints
brought against CPAs and unlicensed persons.
| Operating Budget: Summary
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| 1995-97 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | |||||||||||||||||
| 1,312,178 | 220,100 | Certified Public Accountants' Acct - State | 1,245,139 | 1,092,078 | 981,178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Summary by Object
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||
| Salaries And Wages | 213,316 | 228,433 | 215,000 | 197,348 | 208,348 | |||||||||||||
| Employee Benefits | 53,765 | 56,744 | 54,000 | 53,386 | 55,386 | |||||||||||||
| Personal Service Contracts | 960 | 33,483 | 70,000 | 46,186 | 45,000 | |||||||||||||
| Goods And Services | 316,341 | 205,209 | 150,000 | 117,504 | 174,064 | |||||||||||||
| Travel | 12,089 | 18,218 | 30,000 | 20,711 | 36,004 | |||||||||||||
| Capital Outlays | 15,548 | 10,991 | 20,000 | 14,241 | 13,000 | |||||||||||||
| Annual Total |
612,019 |
553,078 |
539,000 |
449,376 |
531,802 | |||||||||||||
| Fiscal Year 1993-94 | 633,120 | |||||||||||||||||
| Biennium Total |
1,245,139 |
1,092,078 |
981,178 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
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| 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Public Accounting Regulation | 93,925 | 8.2% | (153,061) | (12.3)% | (110,900) | (10.2)% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Summary
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||
| FTE Staff Years | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Average FTE Staff Year Costs | 30,045 | 32,633 | 33,077 | 29,022 | 30,639 | |||||||||||||||