New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 29 - NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Subchapter 1A - EXAMINATION AND LICENSURE; FIRM REGISTRATION
Section 13:29-1A.1 - Applications for examination; applicant qualifications

(a) An applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant shall pass the computer-based Certified Public Accountant Examination, prepared by the Board of Examiners of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Applications to take the Certified Public Accountant Examination shall be made on a form approved by the Board and shall be filed with the Board or its designee.

(b) An application to take the Certified Public Accountant Examination shall not be considered filed until the applicant remits the application fee set forth in 13:29-1.5 and the examination fee set forth in the application, and the applicant has satisfied the requirements set forth in 13:29-1A.3.

(c) Applicants shall appear upon request before the Board or any Committee appointed by the Board for the purpose of determining whether the applicant satisfies the requirements set forth at 13:29-1A.3.

(d) An applicant who fails to appear for the Certified Public Accountant Examination shall forfeit all fees remitted for the application. An applicant who fails to appear shall also forfeit all fees remitted for the examination unless the applicant can demonstrate good cause for the failure to appear. Upon a demonstration of good cause, the examination fees may be applied to a future examination.

(e) The Board or its designee shall forward notification of an applicant's eligibility to take the Certified Public Accountant Examination to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) National Candidate Database.

(f) Eligible applicants shall be notified at the time and place of the Certified Public Accountant Examination by the Board or its designee.