Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA)
The Master Certified Business Appraiser is the highest professional designation awarded in the business valuation industry, and recognizes the extraordinary competence of a few highly skilled and experienced individuals whose work has been widely accepted by clients and acknowledged by their most senior professional colleagues. It is a designation not commonly available except to the best-of-the-best professional appraisers, and is intended to indicate to users of appraisal services that the holder has achieved a high distinction of competence in his/her profession.
Requirements for Accreditation as a Master Certified Business Appraiser
Education: Applicant must possess a 4-year college degree and a 2-year post-graduate degree or equivalent and provide proof of this to the IBA in the form specified by the Executive Director.
Appraisal Experience and Tenure: Applicant must have held the Certified Business Appraiser designation for not less than ten years, and must have fifteen-years full-time experience as a business appraiser. Applicants experience must include valuation of a variety of business types and appraisals for a variety of purposes. Proof in support of an applicants appraisal experience and tenure shall be provided in the form specified by the Executive Director.
Recognition by Other Professional Societies: Applicant must hold a journeyman level professional designation awarded by one or more compeer professional business appraisal societies. Acceptable professional designations include those issued by the American Society of Appraisers (Accredited Senior Appraiser - Business Valuation), the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (Certified Valuation Analyst), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Accredited in Business Valuation).
References: Applicant must provide satisfactory references from three individuals who have known the applicant for not less than five years, who hold the professional designation Master Certified Business Appraiser, and who, based on their extensive personal knowledge and comprehensive review of the applicant's work-product, will vouch for 1) the excellence of his analytical skills and appraisal work-product, 2) his/her professional and ethical character, and 3) his/her contribution to the betterment of the profession of business valuation.
Membership in IBA: Applicant must be a member-in-good-standing of the Institute of Business Appraisers.
Application for Accreditation
Application Form: Application for Accreditation shall be made to The Institute of Business Appraisers by Petition for Award of Master Certified Business Appraiser Designation. Such petition must fully set forth and document the manner in which the applicant believes that the requirements as to education, references, and appraisal experience and tenure have been met
Review of Petitions for Award of Designation: Petitions for Award of Master Certified Business Appraiser Designation will be reviewed by the Executive Director or his/her designee(s), and either approved or disapproved at his/her sole discretion based on the information provided by the applicant.
Payment of Fees: Petition for Accreditation shall be accompanied by payment of a fee of $500 (Fee subject to change).
The Institute of Business Appraisers Re-accredidation and Continuing Education Requirements apply to all holders of the Master Certified Business Appraiser, Certified Business Appraiser, Business Valuator Accredited for Litigation and Accredited by IBA designations.
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