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How many times can you take the CPA Exam?

As many times as you need. NASBA sets no limit on attempts; the only wait is getting your score for the last one, and California's board says the same. What limits how many times you can take the CPA Exam is time: once you pass your first section, a rolling window, usually 30 months, starts for passing the other three.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

How to retake a section

  1. Wait for your score. You can't reapply for a section until the last attempt is scored.
  2. Read your Candidate Performance Report in the CPA Portal. It rates each area as stronger, comparable or weaker than candidates who scored 75 to 80.
  3. Apply and pay for the section again through your board. That's a new application and a new NTS, not the score review button.
  4. Book a new date with Prometric. For BAR, ISC or TCP, it has to be in the next testing window.
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How many times can you take the CPA Exam before credit runs out?

Your board decides how long passed sections last. In New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and Michigan it's a rolling 30 months, starting when your first passing score is released. Washington allows 36. California counts from the release of your first pass to the date you take your final section.

If your oldest credit is about to expire, NASBA says you keep it if you sit your last section before the expiry and pass. NASBA sets expiry times in Central Standard Time, not by your appointment time, and if your first credit expires on January 31, it suggests taking your final section on January 30. In New York, once all four are passed, the credit doesn't expire.

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Retaking costs

You pay the section fee again. Some boards charge a smaller fee to reapply, for example $50 in California and $75 in North Carolina.

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Should you ask for a score review?

Only if you think something went wrong with scoring. A review costs $240 and checks the right answer key was used. It never regrades, and NASBA says no score has changed through an appeal.

Sources: NASBA · California Board of Accountancy · NYSED Office of the Professions and 9 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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