AICPA advocacy around CPA licensure legislation is not new.
Professional licensure ensures that CPAs meet rigorous education, examination, and experience requirements: All CPAs complete the same amount of credit hours. All CPAs take the Uniform CPA Exam. All CPAs maintain continuing professional education (CPE).
Standardization fosters CPA mobility — CPAs can work across state lines in 53 U.S. jurisdictions without providing notification or paying additional fees. CPA firms can operate the same way in 26 states.
Proposals about professional licensing