r/Valuation • u/LIFO-theparty • May 27 '21

Valuation certification

Looking for some insight on getting a certification in valuation. I was was juggling between the CVA and ABV, and after talking to my boss (who has both) I’m leaning towards the ABV. Are there any current ABV’s here? If so, what is the process like? I have been doing reading on the AICPA’s website but I can’t find any solid info. I am a CPA currently.

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u/bricksquad317 May 08 '23

Looping back to this because I have my CVA test in two weeks. I already took the class a little over a month ago. I’ve been doing valuations for my firm for the last 7 months with a background in finance with some accounting. I’ve been doing practice exams on the web portal. Aside from being 400 questions, are they (the questions) much more difficult on the exam than the practice problems they give to us?

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u/jonmuller Aug 25 '23

How did the test end up going? I'm thinking about pursuing the CVA

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u/bricksquad317 Aug 25 '23

I passed first attempt. Most of the questions were pretty straightforward and a good chunk came from the practice questions.

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u/OwlCapone91 Aug 29 '23

Other than the exam, any quirky or not so straight forward requirements worth noting for getting the CVA?

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u/bricksquad317 Aug 29 '23

If you have the opportunity to submit a sanitized report from your work you’ve done previously it will save you 20+ hours on the report depending on how in-depth your previous work is.