The CVA accreditation is a statement to the business, professional and legal community that an individual has attained a level of knowledge in business valuations that the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) considers exemplary and worthy of recognition by awarding the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). To become certified by NACVA, the candidate is required to successfully complete a rigorous training and testing process. A preemptive requirement to becoming a CVA is that the applicant must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) registered in his or her state. Implicit in this requirement is that the CVA maintains at least 40 hours of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) each year. NACVA also requires that CVAs obtain at least 12 hours per year of CPE in areas related to business valuation and/or litigation support.

The CVA is an elite accreditation for CPAs who, we believe, are the most qualified professionals to provide business valuation services. As a general rule, CPAs, through their extensive training, combined with experience in tax, auditing, accounting for small businesses, and financial analysis have the necessary background for dealing with the complexities involved in providing business valuation services. No other profession provides the breadth of experience and development that the public accounting profession produces, and thus, a CVA is, and should be, the preferred choice for a business valuator.