Form DBPR CPA 32 at a glance
What it is: Form # DBPR CPA 32 is the Board of Accountancy Verification of Work Experience of the State of Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Who signs: Sign the Applicant's Signature line and enter the Date. The verifying CPA signs the SIGNATURE OF VERIFYING CPA line, enters the DATE and marks Yes or No.
A filled-in Form DBPR CPA 32 example: an applicant fills the first page
How to fill out Form DBPR CPA 32, box by box
Applicant information
Complete and sign the "Applicant Information" section and forward it to the verifying CPA for completion and return to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. If you have more than one Certified Public Accountant (CPA) verifying work experience, make additional copies as needed to send to each verifying CPA. I hereby authorize my employer or verifying CPA (past and present) to release to the Florida Board of Accountancy any information, files and/or records as it may deem necessary in the processing of this verification of work experience.
Under APPLICANT INFORMATION, enter the Last Name, First and Middle, then the Street Address or P.O. Box, the City, the State and the Zip Code (+4 optional).
Employer information
Under EMPLOYER INFORMATION, enter the Name of employer and the Location of office in which applicant was employed.
Full-time employment
Under FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, enter the Date From: and To:, the Number weeks employed, the Average hours per week employed and the Total hours employed, and mark Applicant still employed: YES or NO.
Part-time employment
Under PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, enter the Date From: and To:, the Number weeks employed, the Average hours per week employed and the Total hours employed, and mark Applicant still employed: YES or NO.
Applicant named on this certification
I, the undersigned, state that the applicant named on this certification has work experience which includes providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills. This experience was gained through employment in government, industry, academia, or public practice and constituted a substantial part of the applicant's duties.
I, the undersigned, state that the applicant named on this certification has at least five years of work experience while licensed in the practice of public accounting in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, or Hong Kong. It includes providing any service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills.
Verifying CPA's Name, license and signature
The verifying CPA completes this Verification of Work Experience form and forwards it to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Rd, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
Enter the Verifying CPA's Name, the CPA License Number, the Date Original License to Practice Issued, the State in which certified, the Expiration Date of License, the DATE and the SIGNATURE OF VERIFYING CPA. Is there any additional information concerning the good moral character or technical fitness of the employee relative to his/her practice of public accounting that you feel the Board should be informed of? Mark Yes or No (If "Yes", please attach written explanation.). Good moral character means a "personal history of honesty, fairness, and respect for the rights of others and the laws of this state and nation."
More rules for Form DBPR CPA 32
Under VERIFICATION PERIOD, give complete details in FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT and PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT and attach additional statement if necessary.
Common questions about Form DBPR CPA 32
Is there a penalty?
The verifying CPA, who also marks Yes or No, states that these statements are true and correct and recognizes that providing false information may result in disciplinary action against his/her license or criminal penalties pursuant to sections 455.2275 and 837.06, Florida Statutes.
Sources
[1] Form DBPR CPA 32 (Eff. June 2021), Verification of Work Experience, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (the Official source link on this page).