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Area CPAs tell committee new licensure pathway would reduce cost and time barriers
Summary
Carrie Bedell, executive director of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs, testified the Accountancy Practice Amendment Act’s supervised-experience pathway and mobility updates will help address a CPA shortage, reduce the extra year and expense previously needed, and keep the District competitive.
Carrie Bedell, executive director of the Greater Washington Society of CPAs, testified in support of the Accountancy Practice Amendment Act of 2025, saying the bill provides two timely updates to local licensure rules. "The addition of another pathway to licensure with a bachelor's degree and 2 years of work experience will address a well documented talent shortage," she told the committee.
Bedell said the society represents about 3,500 accounting professionals in the Metro D.C. area and argued the proposed pathway will reduce the financial and time burdens created by the existing 150-hour requirement. "For a long time now the requirement has been, a bachelor's degree or 120 hours plus an additional 30 hours... This delays their beginning their profession by a year," she said, urging the Council to pass the bill.
