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Subcommittee advances House Bill 148 to add alternative CPA licensure pathways
Summary
A Georgia House subcommittee voted to advance House Bill 148, which would create alternative pathways to Certified Public Accountant licensure by allowing a bachelor’s degree plus two years’ experience or a master’s plus one year, and would expand mobility for out-of-state CPAs to perform work in Georgia.
A House regulatory subcommittee on Monday voted to advance House Bill 148, a measure that creates alternate pathways for CPA licensure in Georgia by allowing either a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in accounting plus two years of supervised experience, or a master’s degree plus one year of experience, in addition to passing the uniform CPA exam.
Supporters said the change aims to address a shrinking pipeline of new CPAs and make assurance and audit services more available across the state. “What this House Bill 148 does is goes back to those old requirements … provide for an alternate pathway … such that someone can still get a 5 year degree or a master of accountancy … or get a 4 year undergrad degree with a…
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