California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 1 - State Board of Accountancy › Article 2 - Examinations › Section 8.1 - The Authorization to Test and Notice to Schedule for the Computer-Based Uniform CPA Examination

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				An Authorization to Test (ATT) is issued by the Board to permit the applicant
				to test for specified sections of the computer-based Uniform Certified Public
				Accountant Examination. An ATT for a specified section or sections of the exam
				shall go into effect (be open) on the date of issuance. Within 90 calendar days
				of the date the ATT is issued, the applicant must remit the required fees to
				the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy to obtain a Notice to
				Schedule (NTS) pursuant to Section
				6.1. If the applicant fails to
				remit fees and obtain the NTS, the ATT shall be deemed expired and the
				applicant must reapply and be issued another ATT to be able to test for that
				section.
(b) The NTS will enable
				the applicant to schedule testing at an examination test center. Except as
				provided in subsection (e), the NTS shall remain open until either the
				applicant schedules testing for the specified section(s) or nine months have
				transpired since the date the NTS was issued, whichever occurs first. The ATT
				will remain open until the applicant completes testing for the specified
				section(s) or nine months have transpired since the date the NTS was issued,
				whichever occurs first.
(c) If for
				any reason an applicant does not pass a section of the exam during the time the
				applicant holds an open ATT for that section, the applicant cannot test for
				that section until the applicant reapplies and is issued another ATT for that
				section pursuant to Section
				8.2.
(d) An ATT may be suspended by the Board
				based on a report from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
				that its National Candidate Database has identified that the applicant holds
				another open ATT for the same section of the exam, has unpaid fees, or may have
				engaged in subversion of the exam. An ATT may also be suspended by the Board
				for other good cause.
(e) The
				nine-month time periods specified in subsection (b) may be extended by the
				Board because the applicant was prevented from testing due to one of the
				following events:
(1) Death of an immediate
				family member, when accompanied by documentation, such as a copy of the death
				certificate.
(2) Catastrophic
				illness, contagious disease, or major traumatic injury to the candidate or
				immediate family member (spouse, child or parent), when accompanied by an
				original letter on letterhead from the physician, which includes the date(s),
				nature of the illness, and the physician's signature.
(3) Natural disaster (earthquake, flood,
				fire, etc.).
(4) Non-issuance of
				visa for travel to the U.S., when accompanied by documentation, such as an
				official letter from the U.S. Embassy or a copy of the passport indicating a
				visa was requested.
(5) Other good
				cause.