Applying for the Uniform CPA ExaminationBefore applying for the Uniform CPA Examination, please read the Information for Applicants to determine if you are eligible to apply as a first-time candidate. You are also advised to read The Candidate Bulletin before submitting applications online or through the mail. 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. First-time applicants may register online via credit card. If applying via mail, send application, Cheating Policy and any additional required information or documents to: CPA Examination Services – KS Please allow up to two weeks from your file completion date (when application, fees and all additional required materials have been received) for your application to be processed. Acknowledgment of receipt of application will be sent to applicants via email, unless otherwise indicated. This notice is sent to applicants only as acknowledgment of receipt of application. Re-applying for the Uniform CPA ExaminationBefore 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. If applying via mail, please allow at least 15 business days for complete processing of your Re-examination Invoice. Send application, Cheating Policy and any additional required information or documents to: CPA Examination Services – KS To request your Jurisdiction ID number, send an email to: cpajurid@nasba.org. Exam CreditYou 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 first examination section passed was taken. Credit for any section passed shall be valid for 18 months from the actual date the examination sections were taken. 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. Transfer of Examination CreditApplicants transferring credit from another jurisdiction into Kansas must have earned the credit under the same rules that are in effect in Kansas. An applicant who has passed two or more sections of the CPA examination under another jurisdiction shall be given conditional credit by this Board provided the applicant has established residence in Kansas and is still eligible to be considered a re-examination candidate in the original state where credit was earned. FeesAll First-Time applicants are required to pay both an application fee and 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.
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A fee of $35.00 will be charged each time a check is returned by the bank. Exam RequirementsEducationPlease read the Information for Applicants for a detailed description of education requirements in this jurisdiction. First time and Re-examination candidates must be Kansas residents, or have a place of business in Kansas as a public accountant, or be employed full-time in a public accounting firm in Kansas. Candidates are permitted to apply up to eight weeks prior to completing their education. All educational transcripts and/or foreign evaluation reports are required to be submitted at the time of application. If courses are in progress or degree is not conferred, candidates may submit an application with transcript showing in-progress courses and date of anticipated degree conferral. The NTS will not be sent until the education requirement has been met and the final official transcript is received. > Read the formal announcement of this change ResidencyFirst time and Re-examination candidates must be Kansas residents, or have a place of business in Kansas as a public accountant, or be employed full-time in a public accounting firm in Kansas. Refund PolicyThere 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. Online ScoresOnline 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. NTS ReprintsCandidates who were found eligible to sit for the examination and have paid all required fees can reprint their NTS online. |
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