{"id":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033","kind":"context","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"All States; National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (with the AICPA and Prometric, on behalf of the 55 boards of accountancy)","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRADE-BOARDS","eco":"","issuer":"NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy","authority":"Member boards\u0027 adoption of the Uniform CPA Examination","instrument":"COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards)","title":"Covid-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17","end":"2020-04-30 (closure); 2020-09-30 (NTS extension)","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CLOSE","OTHER","CAP"],"addressees":["CPA examination candidates","boards of accountancy","accounting firms"],"clause":"Prometric has concluded that test centers in the United States and Canada will remain closed through April 30. Prometric will automatically cancel scheduled appointments from April 16 to April 30 and clear Notices to Schedule (NTS).... This will require that fewer testing appointments be available to schedule in order to allow appropriate distance between test takers in the centers.... All NTS with expirations between April 1 - June 30, 2020, have been extended until September 30, 2020.","enforcement":"Board-adopted examination administration; NTS validity is a board rule","functions":["HR CPA licensure pipeline halted (no U.S. CPA exam sittings Mar. 17-Apr. 30, 2020; reduced seats thereafter)","OF firm staffing of exam-track associates"],"notes":"Every board of accountancy relies on Prometric; the closure reached all 55 jurisdictions at once.","sourceUrl":"https://nasba.org/blog/2020/03/17/covid-19-update/","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200418144201/https://nasba.org/blog/2020/03/17/covid-19-update/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":290359,"grade":"secondary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033","citation":"NASBA, AICPA, Prometric and the Boards of Accountancy, COVID-19 Update: Prometric Extends Closure of Testing Centers (U.S. and Canada test centers closed through Apr. 30, 2020; Notices to Schedule expiring Apr. 1-June 30, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; conditional-credit extensions recommended to boards) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-033)","stateName":"","related":["SEC-13-GM-030"]}