Wisconsin

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 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.
(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 – WI
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 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 – WI
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 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.

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Fees

Please see the Wisconsin CBT Fee Schedule for a full listing of examination fees.

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Exam Requirements

Education

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

Educational requirements must be met within 60 days of the date the examination is taken. Official transcript(s), Certificate of Enrollment, foreign evaluations, etc are to be submitted to CPA Examination Services at the time of application.

Candidates who have completed educational requirements at institutions outside the U.S. must have their credentials evaluated by any member organization of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation of a foreign transcript must be a course-by-course comparison to Wisconsin requirements. Candidates should obtain forms directly from the evaluation service. This evaluation must be submitted to CPA Examination Services at the time of application.

All Wisconsin exam candidates whose education was obtained in another country must earn credit for one course each of income taxation and business law from a four-year U.S. institution with regional accreditation, in addition to any other course deficiencies as determined by the educational evaluation.

Residency

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

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

Scores are advisory in nature until ratified by the Board; therefore, candidates must refrain from contacting the Board regarding their licensing status until after they have received their Successful Candidate Letters. Successful Candidate Letters are not printed until the end of the score release.

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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