Subcommittee advances bill adding experience-based pathways to CPA licensure

A subcommittee of the Economic Development & Tourism committee advanced House Bill 148, a measure to add experience-based pathways to certified public accountant (CPA) licensure in Georgia.

Supporters said the bill responds to a shrinking pipeline of new CPAs and would preserve the examination and ethical standards while allowing more flexible routes to licensure. Sponsor (name not specified), the bill’s sponsor, told the panel, “What this house bill 1 48 does is goes back to those old requirements... [and] provides a new pathway” that would let candidates qualify either by earning a master’s degree plus one year of experience or by earning a four‑year accounting degree with a concentration plus two…