EXAM CREDIT QUESTION

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  • #201965
    KNCPA
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    I know there has been multiple questions regarding this but wanted to make sure I got some insight.

    My REG credit expires 9/30.

    If I pass BEC on 6/10 and then take Aud on 9/8 – I would still technically have completed all 4 parts before 9/30, right?

    I don’t have to take all the exams by 8/31?

    Sorry if this is a redundant question – just making sure I cover all questions as I don’t want to lose credit because of a silly mistake..

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  • #776225
    Anonymous
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    Yes*.

    However…

    That is if your REG credit truly does expire 9/30. Some states I have heard of list the end of the window, but really have it expire 18 months from the date it was taken. So, say 18 months is 9/3. But, since they don't know your exact dates from NASBA till after you finish all 4 and they get details, they just tell you 9/30 on all your paperwork. So, you trust your paperwork, follow 9/30, take your exam 9/8, and then when they get all your 4 passing scores, they tell you nope, it was 9/3. I've seen some people on here in such states successfully fight it and get the scores to count, but it's a several-month process to fight it, during which time you risk other scores expiring. So, you'll want to at least share your state and see if someone can confirm for your state specifically, or contact your state board to confirm (I know, that's what's said in almost every thread on here, sorry to say it again!), or even better look back and see what date you took the exam originally to see if 9/30 is 18 months exactly and if not then confirm for certain with your state board.

    * The asterisk above is because I think I saw someone on here post once from a state that was the very very rare exception of going based off of the dates the scores were received, rather than the dates the exams were taken. So, for their state, you had to receive your final passing score before the expiration date, rather than take the final exam before the expiration date. I don't remember which state they were in, but if you're in that same state, then 9/8 would only work if the score release for 9/8 is prior to 9/30. So…again, it's somewhat state-specific, will want to confirm for your specific state, whether there's someone on here that knows for your state for certain or if your state board can confirm for certain.

    #776226
    KNCPA
    Participant

    I appreciate that post – great information which now has me a bit worried I need to take it before 8/27.

    I sat for REG on 2/27/15 and my state is Ohio.

    Not sure if anyone can provide more insight with that above information..

    #776227
    Trele6
    Participant

    When I go to CPA Central, my credit is listed as the exact day it will expire which is 18 months from the day I took the test. I'm testing as New Mexico, maybe Ohio is different.

    First go at the CPA! Only using Becker
    Reg / Nov 2015 - 87
    Far / Apr 2016 - 79
    Bec / May 2016 - 80
    Aud / Aug 2016

    #776228
    Larry
    Participant

    On CPA Central for me, and I'm based in Florida, for the sections I have passed, for example, for FAR, I sat for it in November 2015 and they released the score on 12/9/15 and gave me the credit until 06/08/2017.

    REG - 82
    FAR - 78
    BEC - 76
    AUD - 8/27/16

    #776229
    Excel14
    Participant

    I have a question….Does the 18 months roll as you pass tests, or is it a staunch 180 days from the day the first passing score is received?

    BEC (2/28/16) ----- 78
    FAR (09/10/16)-----
    AUD
    REG

    CIA, CGAP, CFE

    #776230
    Trele6
    Participant

    @Excell14, each test you pass has an 18 month window associated with it. So one can roll off and you would still have credits still active, you just need to ensure you get that credit that rolled off and any remaining credits done before another rolls off.

    First go at the CPA! Only using Becker
    Reg / Nov 2015 - 87
    Far / Apr 2016 - 79
    Bec / May 2016 - 80
    Aud / Aug 2016

    #776231
    Anonymous
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    @Excel14 As an example of how the 18 months work, here's your dates from your signature:

    BEC (2/28/16) —– 78
    FAR (06/10/16)—–
    I'm going to make up a date for AUD:
    AUD (08/10/16)

    Let's say you pass FAR and AUD on those dates. BEC will expire 18 months from when you took it, so on 8/28/17. That means that to count as passing all 4 exams and have this BEC pass count for it, you have to pass FAR, AUD, and REG before 8/28/17. But let's say something happens in life that prevents you from taking REG for awhile, so 8/28/17 rolls around and you haven't passed REG yet. If we're presuming you passed FAR on 6/10/16, then the credit for FAR is good for 18 months from when you took it – so till 12/10/17. That means you have to have current credit for BEC, AUD, and REG before 12/10/17 to count as having passed all 4. If you passed AUD on 8/10/16, then that one is good. But if it's 9/1/17 as you're looking at these scores, and REG isn't passed, then BEC is expired. That would mean you have to re-take BEC and pass it, as well as take REG and pass it, before 12/10/17. If you don't, then you have to re-take FAR. If AUD was passed 8/10/16, then it is good till 2/10/18….and so on.

    #776232
    Excel14
    Participant

    @Lila,

    Thanks. That is pretty much how I envisioned it, but was hoping for something else. Lol

    BEC (2/28/16) ----- 78
    FAR (09/10/16)-----
    AUD
    REG

    CIA, CGAP, CFE

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