Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

The Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) is a certification credential for those with extensive payroll knowledge and experience. The exam consists of 190 questions, and candidates have 4 hours to complete it. The Certification Board requires that payroll professionals fulfill ONE of the following criteria before they are eligible to take the CPP examination. CRITERIA 1: The payroll professional has been practicing for at least a total of three (3) years out of the five (5) years preceding the date of the examination application. The practice of payroll is defined as direct or related involvement in at least one of the following: Payroll Production, Payroll Reporting, Payroll Accounting, Payroll Systems, and Payroll Taxation Payroll Administration Payroll Education/Consulting CRITERIA 2: Before a candidate takes the CPP examination, the payroll professional has been employed in the practice of payroll as defined in Criteria 1 for at least the last 24 months, and has completed within the last 24 months, ALL of the courses within ONE of the following three options offered by PayrollOrg: Option 1 Payroll Practice Essentials and Intermediate Payroll Concepts and Advanced Payroll Concepts and Strategic Payroll Practices Option 2 Foundations of Payroll Certificate Program and The Payroll Administration Certificate Program Option 3 Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Boot Camp®* *Delivered exclusively by PayrollOrg. CRITERIA 3: Before a candidate takes the CPP examination, the payroll professional has been employed in the practice of payroll as defined in Criteria 1, for at least the last 18 months, has obtained the FPC designation, and has completed within the last 18 months, ALL of the courses within AT LEAST ONE of the following three options offered by PayrollOrg: Option 1 Intermediate Payroll Concepts and Advanced Payroll Concepts and Strategic Payroll Practices Option 2 The Payroll Administration Certificate Program Option 3 *Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) Boot Camp®* *Delivered exclusively by PayrollOrg. You do not have to be a PayrollOrg member to apply for or take this exam. As a first step, all candidates must download the CPP Candidate Handbook.