Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection

CPA Exam Extension

Pursuant to a new law, any candidate who applies to take an exam section on or after October 1, 2023, will have a 30-month rolling period to pass all four sections of the CPA exam. This 30-month rolling period covers the sections that the candidate passed prior to October 1, 2023. Once you apply to take an exam on or after October 1, 2023, your exam credit expiration dates will be updated on the dashboard. You don’t need to request for an extension.

Example: If you take your last exam section on October 1, 2023, and pass, you will have passed your CPA exam if you had passed the other three sections any time on or after April 1, 2021 (30 months from October 1, 2023).

The Board may, in its discretion, extend exam credits for reasons related to health, military service or other individual hardship.


To request an extension, please click on this link to access the request form.  Extensions will not be granted without proper supporting documentation (e.g., doctor’s notes, baby’s birth certificates, military deployment orders). The completed form and supporting documentation (please redact sensitive personal information such as account numbers and Social Security numbers) must be sent by email to dcp.accounting@ct.gov or mailed to:
 
Department of Consumer Protection
Board of Accountancy
450 Columbus Blvd, Ste. 901
Hartford, CT 06103
 
You will receive a written response informing you whether your request has been granted or denied.  
 
To avoid the risk of expiration of exams, your request for extension should be submitted in time for consideration by the Board at a regular meeting prior to the expiration of the exam score (the dates of the Board’s regular meetings are posted at https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Occupational-and-Professional-Division/Occupational-Boards/State-Board-of-Accountancy


New Information

In response to significant health, economic, education, and travel disruptions resulting in CPA Examination candidate hardships, the Connecticut Board of Accountancy will extend credit periods through June 30, 2025, for CPA Examination credits that expired from January 30, 2020(1) through May 11, 2023(2), which have not been subsequently replaced by new credits for the same sections.

(1) The United States Department of Health and Human Services declared a national Public Health Emergency.

(2) The United States Department of Health and Human Services announced the expiration of the national Public Health Emergency.

     

Credit Extension

Due to the limited testing schedule and delayed score releases in 2024, the Board has approved the following CPA Exam Credit Extension Policy: Any candidate with Uniform CPA Examination credit(s) on January 1, 2024, will have such credit(s) extended to June 30, 2025.  No action is required by the candidate.