Florida

Eligibility for Examination

Please visit the Florida Board of Accountancy website.

Residency

There is not a residency requirement to apply for the CPA Exam for this state.

Social Security Number

There is not an SSN requirement to apply for the CPA Exam for this state.

Florida CPA candidates must submit requests for ADA testing accommodations directly to the Florida Bureau of Education and Testing (BET) for processing.

To contact the BET, please phone or email Ms. Teshika Green at 850-487-9755 or at the following email: [email protected]

Transfer Grades/Scores & License Verification

Please contact the Florida Board regarding transfer of your passed scores.

Education Evaluation Application

Before you can apply for an exam section you must first be deemed eligible for the CPA Exam. Florida candidates must submit their Evaluation Application and associated application fees directly to the Florida Board. Once you obtain approval from the Board, you will receive a Jurisdiction ID number. After receiving this Jurisdiction ID you must then create and activate a CPA Portal Account. Once your CPA Portal account is created you will use your Florida Jurisdiction ID after selecting the “existing candidate” option to match the Florida Approval to your CPA Portal Account.

Exam Section Application

Once you have matched your Florida Jurisdiction ID to your CPA Portal Account using the “Existing candidate” action, you may then apply for a specific exam section. You can only apply for one exam section per application. You are advised to only apply for the exam section if you are ready to take it. Your Notice to Schedule will be valid for a limited amount of time, and you must take the exam section listed on the NTS within this time frame or you will lose those fees paid.

Exam Section Fee: $268.59

Exam Application Fee: $96.00

Refund Policy

There is no provision for withdrawing from the examination and/or requesting an extension of your current Notices to Schedule (NTS). Application and/or examination fees are not refundable. If you have an extreme circumstance, you may request an NTS extension or a partial refund of your examination fees under specific circumstances utilizing the Exception to Policy Form.

Candidates are allowed to sit for each section of the examination individually and in any order. Candidates retain credit for any section(s) passed for thirty (30) months, without having to attain a minimum score on failed sections and without regard to whether they have taken other sections. Candidates must pass all four sections of the examination within a “rolling” thirty (30)-month period that begins on the date of the score release. In the event all four sections of the examination are not passed within the rolling thirty (30)-month period, credit for any section(s) passed outside the thirty (30)-month period will expire and the section(s) must be retaken.

Written requests for exceptions to the requirements set forth above may be granted at the discretion of the Board for individual hardship or other good cause demonstrated in a timely manner.