TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION
CHAPTER VI: BOARD OF EXAMINERS
PART 1400 CERTIFICATE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
SECTION 1400.60 FILING OF THE APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES

 

Section 1400.60  Filing of the Application and Payment of Fees

 

a)         Applications to take the CPA examination must be made on a form provided by the Board and filed with the Board.  An applicant must file an application with the Board together with official transcripts of academic records to establish eligibility even if the applicant has tested as a candidate in another jurisdiction.  The proper fee must accompany each application for credential evaluation, authorization to test, re-authorization to test, reciprocity, and transfer of examination grades.  The fee schedule is as follows:

 

1)         Credentials evaluation:

 

A)

Domestic credentials evaluation

$175

 

 

 

B)

International credentials evaluation

$250

 

 

 

C)

Combination of international and domestic credentials evaluation

$250

 

2)         Authorization and re-authorization to test:

 

A)

4 different sections

$120

 

 

 

B)

3 different sections

$108

 

 

 

C)

2 different sections

$  76

 

 

 

D)

1 section

$  40

 

 

3)

Application for certification under Section 5 of the Act (reciprocity)

$345

 

 

 

 

 

4)

Application for certification by complete transfer of examination grades pursuant to Section 1400.160

$345

 

 

 

 

 

5)

Foreign credentials evaluation under Section 5 of the Act (reciprocity)

$250

 

 

 

 

 

6)

Foreign credentials evaluation by total transfer of credit

$250

 

 

 

 

 

7)

Certification of valid Illinois Certified Public Accountant certificate

$  30

 

 

 

 

 

8)

Duplicate Certified Public Accountants certificate

$  30

 

 

 

 

 

9)

NSF check fee

$  25

 

 

 

10)

Computer disk

$  50

 

b)        The Board shall establish and collect a fee of $.50 per page for letter and legal size copies of lists and $50 per computer disk of the names and addresses of successful candidates and names and addresses of applicants approved to take the examination, released quarterly, as public information under the provision of Section 2 of the Act.  The fees are for reimbursement for the cost of production, handling and shipping.

 

c)         An application will not be considered filed until all application fees required by this Section and all required supporting documents have been received, including proof of identity as determined by the Board and specified on the application form, and official transcripts showing that the candidate has satisfied all education requirements.

 

d)        The Board or its designee will forward notification of eligibility for the examination to the NASBA national candidate database.

 

e)         Each candidate shall pay to the Board or its designee a candidate testing fee that includes the actual fees charged by the AICPA, NASBA and the examination delivery provider for each examination section scheduled by the candidate.

 

f)         The Board will waive the evaluation fee for an examination candidate with domestic credentials who paid the application fee to write a pencil and paper exam held within three years from the date of an application for the computer- based examination.

 

g)         The Board will waive the evaluation fee for an examination candidate with domestic credentials who can present a copy of an official Board of Examiners credential evaluation letter dated within three years prior to the date of application for the authorization to test for the computer-based examination.

 

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 19524, effective November 21, 2005)