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What is the most common professional certification in the business valuation field?
The leading certifications in the profession, as reported in the new 2011/2012 BV Firm Economics & Best Practices Guide, appear in the table below.
| What are the most common certifications in the business valuation profession? | |||
| Certification | Certifying organization | % of total certifications 2010 | % of total certifications 2008 |
| CPA | AICPA | 29.4% | 28.3% |
| ABV | AICPA | 17.8% | 14.8% |
| CVA/AVA | NACVA | 13.2% | 13.4% |
| ASA/FASA/AM | ASA | 13.1% | 12.9% |
| MBA | Multiple | 10.1% | 13.8% |
| CFE (Cert Fraud Examiner) | ACFE | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| CFA (Cert Financial Analyst) | ICFA | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| JD | Multiple | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| CBA/MCBA | IBA | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| PhD | Multiple | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| CFP (Cert Financial Planner) | ICFP | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| CBV | CICBV | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| CM&AA | AM&AA | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| CFF | AICPA | 0.3% | 0.2% |