Louisiana

Applying for the Uniform CPA Examination

Before 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 an application.  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 nine months.

First-time applicants may register online via credit card.
(VISA, MasterCard or Discover only)

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If applying via mail, send application and any additional required information or documents to:

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

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.

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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 nine 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 – LA
PO Box 198469
Nashville, TN 37219

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

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Fees

All 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 nine months.

All fees must be paid at the time of application and must be in U.S. dollars. For online applications and registrations, credit card payments are accepted via Visa, MasterCard and Discover.  For paper applications, personal checks, certified checks or money orders must be drawn through a U.S. bank and made payable to CPA Examination Services; credit card payments are not acceptable.

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

Examination Fees

Registration fees

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Exam Requirements

Education

Please read the Information for Applicants for a detailed description of education requirements in this jurisdiction.

> Download a Pre-evaluation Application (optional)

Candidates whose programs of study from institutions outside Louisiana do not include credit hours in the prescribed courses as described above may petition the Board for course substitution. The Board may, when good cause is shown, allow substitution of courses that are substantially equivalent to any of those prescribed.

Documentation of good cause for any requested substitution should be submitted in the form of an Affidavit for Course Substitution sworn to and subscribed by the candidate and an officer of the institution where the course to be substituted was taken.

Transcripts

Candidates with education credentials earned outside the U.S. must have their credentials evaluated by  the Foreign Academic Credentials Service (FACS).  All education transcripts and/or international evaluations are required to be submitted at the time of application.

Residency

First-time applicants, including transfers, must have maintained continuous residency in Louisiana for 120 days within one year preceding the application date.

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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Notice to Schedule

Applicants are advised to see the Candidate Bulletin for complete instructions.  After eligibility to take the examination is determined, NASBA will issue a Notice to Schedule to applicants.  The NTS is sent via the method of notification selected by the applicant.  The Notice to Schedule must be presented for admittance to the testing center.

Candidates with a current open NTS can reprint their NTS online.

> Reprint Your NTS

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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 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 Credit

Applicants transferring credit(s) from another jurisdiction into Louisiana must have earned credit under the same rules as are in effect in Louisiana. An applicant who has passed one 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 Louisiana and is still eligible to be considered a re-examination candidate in the original state where credit was earned.

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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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