Download the tax tables provided in all exam books for the November 2011 CFP® Certification Examination.

Important Note: The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 will be tested on the March 2012 CFP® Certification Examination.

CFP Board's standard policy is that the CFP® Certification Examination tests current tax law, and the tax tables and other indexed numbers provided to examinees with the exam booklets will reflect current year tax law, with the exception of any recent tax law changes signed into law six months or less prior to the exam administration date. For example, a tax law signed into law in January would not be eligible for testing on the March exam but would be eligible for testing on the July exam and thereafter.

Due to the potential confusion surrounding the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 which was enacted in December 2011 and extends the payroll tax rate that was in effect in 2011, CFP Board's Council on Examinations determined that a clarification to the current policy is appropriate. Examinees should assume that the Act which temporarily extends payroll tax cut for employees through Feb. 29, 2012 continues to be in effect for the purposes of the March 2012 exam.