VSCPA Supports California Mobility Legislation

April 2, 2008

In an April 2, 2008, letter to California Assembly Member Roger Niello, CPA, the VSCPA reiterated its support of legislation to enhance practice mobility for CPAs.

AB 2473 (Niello, Ma) would eliminate barriers that currently keep California CPAs from being considered equivalent to those in other states. It would also benefit Virginia CPAs by removing barriers that face out-of-state CPAs representing their own clients’ business interests in California.

The VSCPA is a staunch supporter of practice mobility, believing all CPAs should be able to automatically practice in any state with their CPA licenses, regardless of which state issued those licenses. Virginia is a pioneer in this area, becoming in 1999 the second state to pass sections of the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) that enable substantial equivalency and practice mobility.

To achieve practice mobility among all states, each individual legislature must pass legislation that conforms with the substantial equivalency provision in the UAA. The California Society of CPAs requested the support of all states to emphasize the importance of AB 2473 to their legislature.

For more information on practice mobility and substantial equivalency, as well as a count of states that have passed legislation, check out the VSCPA's "Practice Mobility" page. The letter to California Assembly Member Roger Niello is available here.

Questions or concerns about mobility? Contact VSCPA Government Affairs Director Erin Collins at (804) 422-6705.