Category Archives: Products & Services: Licensure

The NASBA Experience Verification service was launched in 2016 in response to the accounting profession’s increasing need for a coherent and standardized experience validation and verification process for international and domestic CPA licensure applicants. With the careful guidance of a NASBA client manager, applicants are led through the process and interviewed by a NASBA CPA.…

Launched in 2018, and currently with four firm clients using the service, the CPE Rules Engine Service was designed to assist third party clients in calculating the CPE compliance of their professionals. This application uses the rules engine that is the foundation of NASBA’s CPE Audit Service. Clients deliver data input files compliant with NASBA’s…

Created to assist Boards of Accountancy with their regulatory mission, the Accountancy Licensee Database (ALD) is a central repository of current licensee and firm information. Fifty-three Boards of Accountancy are currently participating, with New Mexico and Hawaii working toward implementation. NASBA’s goal is to house current and accurate licensing and disciplinary information for individual CPAs…

CPAverify.org is a CPA license search tool populated by official, publicly available, CPA licensing data sent from Boards of Accountancy to a central database. With 53 jurisdictions participating, CPAverify. org is the only official, free, single-source national database of licensed CPAs available to the public. Whether verifying that your CPA is actively licensed and in…

NASBA’s CPE Audit Service offers a platform designed to assist Boards of Accountancy with conducting the periodic audits for compliance with continuing professional education requirements. The service allows CPAs to report CPE hours and documentation, electronically, to the board. It offers a turnkey solution for Boards of Accountancy to manage their overall CPE audit process.…

With the capability and resources to help make the licensing process more efficient for Boards of Accountancy and applicants, NASBA has provided licensing and renewal services to Boards of Accountancy for more than 25 years. CPA Licensing Services include application processing, eligibility determination, electronic file transmissions and board reporting for both initial and renewal applicants.…

Mobility permits a certified public accountant (CPA) who is licensed and in good standing to practice public accountancy across state lines. To assist licensees and firms in understanding these practice privilege, or “mobility” provisions, cpamobility.org was relaunched in September 2025 with a modernized interface and updated content reflecting numerous changes to mobility legislation that have…

CredentialNet, a service of the NQAS, is an Individual Substantial Equivalency evaluation service for the purposes of mobility and/or reciprocal licensure.

Given the ever-changing regulatory environment and adoption of mobility legislation in most states, it is a challenge to remain up to date on CPA and firm licensing laws and rules among all Boards of Accountancy. The Accountancy Licensing Library (ALL) removes the complexity from the CPA license and firm registration process. This resource contains information…