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CPAs
You must hold an active, valid, and unrevoked CPA license issued by a legally constituted state authority (the Chartered Accountant [CA] designation issued in Canada is equivalent to the CPA in the U.S.).

Required Documentation
Please have the required information and attachments as noted below to complete your online CVA application:

  • Three personal and three business references (Contact Name, Title, Telephone, E-mail, Firm Name, Address, City, State, ZIP)
  • Your Curriculum Vitae or Resume (PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, or JPG)
  • Your CPA License #, State Issued and Year Licensed
Complete Your CVA Application Here


Non-CPAs
It is required that you hold a business degree (i.e., management, economics, finance, marketing, accounting, or other business field) and/or a masters of business administration (MBA) or higher business degree from an accredited college or university; and be able to demonstrate, with business references or attestations from current or previous employers and/or partners, substantial experience in business valuation.

Required Documentation
To complete your online CVA application you will need the required information and attachments available to you prior to starting the online application:
  • Three business references—Your business references must be able to attest to your experiences to be documented in the application. Click here to download the Business Reference Attestation form and have your three business references complete the form prior to completing the CVA application. You will need to upload copies of the completed attestation forms as you complete the CVA Application.
  • Three personal references (Contact Name, Title, Telephone, E-mail, Firm Name, Address, City, State, ZIP)
  • Your Curriculum Vitae or Resume (PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, or JPG)
  • Your Business Degree, Year Received, College or University name, and copy or photograph of your diploma (PDF, DOC, DOCX, PNG, or JPG) If you do not include a copy of your diploma(s) with your application NACVA can conduct a degree verification (A $25.00 fee is added to your application fee for us to conduct this verification.)
Complete Your CVA Application Here


Note: You can start your application, leave, and return to the application using the link above but you must use the same device and web browser you started the application on to edit or continue your application.

Questions?
Contact Member/Client Services at NACVA1@NACVA.com or (800) 677-2009 with questions or for application assistance.


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NACVA's Certified Valuation Analyst® (CVA®) designation is the only business valuation credential accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies® (NCCA®) and the American National Standards Institute® (ANSI®).

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