Florida

Applying for the Uniform CPA Examination

All first-time applicants must submit an initial application directly to the Florida Board. To do so, please visit the Florida Board of Accountancy website.   You are also advised to read the Information for Applicants and The Candidate Bulletin before submitting your application.

Once you obtain approval from the Board, you will receive a Jurisdiction ID number. You may then apply online to take the examination, or contact CPA Examination Services at 800-CPA-EXAM or 615-880-4250 to apply.

For ADA modification consideration, all Florida candidates must contact:

Lynne Gwaltney
Florida Bureau of Education and Testing
(850) 487-9755

NOTICE: Applicants are considered “first-time” once they have been found eligible per Florida Board requirements and have contacted CPA Examination Services and registered for the examination. After this process, applicants are then considered “re-exam” candidates regardless of the previous section(s) applied for, and are subject to the re-examination registration and examination fees.

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Re-applying for the Uniform CPA Examination

Before re-applying for the Uniform CPA Examination, please read the Information for Re-examination Candidates to determine if you are eligible to apply as a re-exam candidate. You are able to apply for one or more sections of the examination at a time; however, you are advised to only apply for a section of the examination if you are ready to take it within the next six months.

Re-examination candidates may register online via credit card (VISA, MasterCard or Discover only). Please allow at least five business days from your submission date for processing.

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If applying via mail, please allow at least 15 business days for complete processing of your Re-examination Invoice. Send application and any additional required information or documents to:

CPA Examination Services – FL
PO Box 198469
Nashville, TN 37219

To request your Jurisdiction ID number, send an email to: cpajurid@nasba.org.

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Exam Credit

You may take the required test sections individually and in any order, but are required to pass all four sections of the examination within a rolling 18 month period, which begins on the date the score for the first examination section passed was released.

Credit for any section passed shall be valid for 18 months from the actual date the examination scores were released. Examination credit expires by section. You will lose credit for each section passed outside the 18 month period, and will have to retake those sections.

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Fees

All First-Time applicants are required to pay an examination fee upon submission of the first-time application.

All Re-Examination candidates are required to pay both a registration fee and an examination fee at the time of registration.

Applicants are able to apply for one or more sections of the examination at a time; however, you are advised to only apply for a section of the examination if you are ready to take it within the next six months.

All fees must be paid at the time of application and must be in U.S. dollars. Personal checks, certified checks or money orders must be drawn through a U.S. bank and made payable to CPA Examination Services.

Examination Fees

Registration Fees

A fee of $35.00 will be charged each time a check is returned by the bank.

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Exam Requirements

Education

Please visit the Florida Board of Accountancy website.

Residency

There is not a residency requirement for the state of Florida.

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.

Candidates with extreme circumstances may request an NTS extension or a partial refund of their examination fees under specific circumstances utilizing the Exception to Policy Form. For such consideration, this form and supporting documentation must be received no later than 30 days from the date of the extreme circumstance.

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Online Scores

Online scores are available for this state. We do not receive all scores at once. If you do not see your score online, we have not yet received your information. The site is updated as scores are received.

NOTE: You must wait at least 48 hours before registering to retake any sections of the examination you did not pass.

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NTS Reprints

Candidates who were found eligible to sit for the examination and have paid all required fees can reprint their NTS online.

> Reprint Your NTS

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