CEIV Eligibility Requirements

The AICPA grants the Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations™ (CEIV™) credential to individuals who perform fair value measurements of entities and intangible assets for financial reporting purposes. To qualify, CPAs and/or Finance Professionals who want to apply for the CEIV credential must:

  • Upon successfully meeting all requirements, complete the CEIV Credential Application.
  • Attest to meeting minimum Business Experience, Education, and Exam requirements. Experience must be attested to by a present or past partner/supervisor. If a partner/supervisor is not available, peer attestation is acceptable.  There are no exceptions to experience attestation.
  • Sign a Declaration of Intent to comply with the requirements of CEIV Recertification.
  • Join as a Regular Member or Non-CPA Associate Member of the AICPA and pay the appropriate credential and membership fee.

Required Competencies

To earn the CEIV credential, you must meet two levels of rigorous qualification requirements that are based on successfully meeting minimum Business Experience, Education and Exam requirements in the areas of both valuation and fair value measurements.

Valuation Competencies

To earn the CEIV credential, you must first demonstrate an essential understanding of valuation principles by passing the AICPA’s Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV®) Exam or one of the other qualifying valuation exams below. To pass the ABV Exam, take advantage of the resources offered by the AICPA, including the Content Specialization Outline, ABV Assessment Tool, Self-Study CPE courses, the AICPA Business Valuation School and the ABV Exam Review Course.

Fair Value Measurement Competencies

Professionals seeking to obtain the CEIV credential will be required to demonstrate competence in performing Fair Value Measurements through meeting the following requirements:

  • Attain a specified level of Fair Value Measurement Experience*;
  • Complete AICPA’s CEIV and Professional Standards Education; and
  • Pass CEIV Exam.

 

*Experience related to fair value measurements may include auditor specialist valuation reviews of fair value measurements prepared by a third party or by management; firm review of fair value measurements prepared by the firm’s valuation team; signing valuation reports; performing, mentoring, supervising, or managing fair value measurement engagements; and consulting on, instructing, authoring, developing, thought leadership and staff development on fair value measurement matters. Experience must be attested to by a supervisor (or past supervisor if you changed employers). If a partner/supervisor is not available, peer attestation is acceptable.  There are no exceptions to experience attestation.

**Finance Professionals only

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