Florida CPA Exam Requirements

Education requirements

Residency requirements
150 Semester Hours Required to Sit for the Exam? Yes U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Minimum Degree Required: Baccalaureate Applicant must be a resident, employee, OR have office in the state? Not Required

Other:

Baccalaureate (accounting concentration) plus 30 semester hours

Additional Educational Requirements

  • 36 semester hours in accounting above the elementary level and
  • 39 semester hours in general business education which shall include not less than 6 in business law

Age requirements

Age Minimum: None

Note: The requirements shown relate specifically to "applying for" and "taking" the exam. Additional requirements may be in effect relating to "certification" and "licensing", Please contact the appropriate state board for "certification" and "licensing" requirements.

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Florida CPA exam application process

Florida Application Process

  1. Review exam requirements
  2. Submit your exam application, enroll in Becker
  3. Request and forward your transcripts
  4. Pay your exam fees
  5. Schedule your exam

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Exam process links

Florida CPA Application Process: Click here >>
Florida CPA Application Forms: Click here >>
Florida CPA Statutes: Click here >>

Florida exam fees

Initial Application Fee: $50
Audit: $226.28
Financial: $214.35
Regulation: $190.50
Business: $178.58
Total: $859.71
Special Fees:
Re-exam registration fee (varying amounts based on number of parts) 		 

All Fees are Non-Refundable

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Florida state board contacts

Florida Board of Accountancy
240 NW 76 Drive, Suite A
Gainesville, FL
32607

Web: www.state.fl.us/dbpr/cpa/ >>
Phone: 850-487-1395
Fax: 850-921-6636
Email: Call.Center@dbpr.state.fl.us
Email: cpaes-fl@nasba.org

Additional information about the exam/process

Exam Links: AICPA >>
NASBA >>
CPA-Exam.org >>
Become a CPA: http://www.beckercpa.com/become-a-cpa/Become-a-CPA.pdf >>
Exam FAQ's: http://pdfs/NewExamFAQs.pdf >>
“Test Drive” Prometric: http://www.prometric.com/TestDrive/default.htm >>
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Florida CPA exam application process

  1. Review exam requirements

    To sit for the CPA exam as a first-time four-part candidate in Florida, follow these steps: Before applying for the exam, evaluate your current credentials. You will need:
    1. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited school plus 30 hours of education with 36 hours of upper-level accounting including tax, auditing, financial and cost accounting, and 39 upper-division hours in general business. One course in micro- and macro-economics, business law, statistics and introduction to computers may be lower division and six hours of business law are required. Excess upper-division accounting courses may apply to the general business requirement and elementary accounting course are never acceptable for credit.
    2. Graduates from non-accredited schools may take the exam if they have taken 15 hours of graduate classes with nine hours of graduate accounting classes including three hours of federal tax. These courses must be taken after admission to graduate school.

  2. Submit your exam application, enroll in Becker

    If you meet the educational requirements, submit your application to the Florida Board of Public Accountancy using the link provided in the Becker website. The application fee will be $50. Your name on the application should exactly match your name on your primary form of identification, which is usually your driver’s license. At this time you should also begin planning your study approach by making inquiries into CPA reviews available in your area. The Becker CPA Review offers classes live, online or self-study to accommodate the needs of all candidates.

  3. Request and forward your transcripts

    Contact any educational institutions attended and request that transcripts be forwarded to the Florida Board of Public Accountancy for their evaluation. If you do not expect any problems in processing your application it is best to make plans to start your review at this time. The Becker CPA Review will significantly increase your chances of passing the exam.

  4. Pay your exam fees

    After receiving the required information, the State Board will issue your Authorization to Test (ATT) to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). You will receive an invoice for exam fees of $809.71 which must be paid in advance. Once fees are paid, you will receive a Notice to Schedule (NTS) which is good for six months; however, since every third is non-testing, the NTS covers four testing months.

  5. Schedule your exam

    Your NTS allows you to start scheduling your exams. You can sit for the exam parts in any sequence so you can plan your reviews to coincide with your exam scheduling. The most efficient approach is to sit for two parts in each exam window; however, exam fees paid for parts not taken are not refundable. Exam times are scheduled with Prometric and can be set up online at www.prometric.com/cpa. You can take the exam at a site in Coral Springs, Davie, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Maitland, Miami, Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, Temple Terrace, or any other Prometric location that is convenient to you.

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