New Jersey Revised Statutes § 45:2b-51 - Requirements For Licensure

45:2B-51 Requirements for licensure
10. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, every applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant, having passed the examination in compliance with the provisions of section 9 of this act, shall provide satisfactory proof to the board that:

(1) The applicant has had one year of experience in the practice of public accountancy or its equivalent, under the direction of a licensee meeting requirements prescribed by the board; and

(2) The experience includes evidence of intensive and diversified experience in auditing or accounting as determined by regulation of the board.

b. (1) For six years following the effective date of this act, an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant who has acquired, prior to the effective date of this act, not less than four years of experience deemed acceptable to the board in government, industry or education shall be exempt from the experience requirements of subsection a. of this section; and

(2) For four years following the effective date of this act, an applicant for licensure as a certified public accountant who is working in government, industry or education as of the effective date of this act shall be exempted from the experience requirements of subsection a. of this section so long as that applicant satisfactorily completes not less than four years of experience acceptable to the board.

L.1997,c.259,s.10.


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