More great news! With the passage of Oregon, New Hampshire, and Alabama we are now at 44 states that have passed “mobility” making it much easier for CPAs to hold-out and practice across state lines, especially in the tax preparation area.

In our town hall / professional issues updates the most popular topic is without a doubt CPA licensing and in particular Mobility.

Mobility is the right to practice temporarily across state borders with three important principles:

1. No notification or forms to file

2. No fee or other requirements

3. No escape – automatic consent to abide by the State law you practice in

We covered mobility in-depth in our earlier post titled, What is this mobility stuff all about and our post Mobility questions? Get your answers here we cover this hot topic.

This is significant for three important reasons:

1. This is significant value to every licensed CPA as it reduces or eliminates the need for costly licenses in multiple states to use the title CPA or prepare taxes and other multi-state services
2. It demonstrates the power of advocacy and value of being represented by your State CPA Society
3. It shows the power of collaboration – this effort involved the major national organizations for the CPA Profession – AICPA, NASBA, CPA-SEA (State Executives Association) and the Accountants Coalition (representing the five largest firms).

More Resources:

Maryland State Board of Accountancy guidance on Mobility

CPA Success post on our mobility bill

Lots of work to do on the final day of the General Assembly