Indiana Board of Accountancy: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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Indiana Board requirements in detail

Pick the agency, then follow its translation rule

Indiana names four agencies (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Indiana requirements), and their translation rules differ.

NIES takes a certified translation from any ATA member, verbatim, in the original format, typed, signed and dated with the translator's contact details (NIES).

ECE takes a complete, literal, word-for-word translation in the same format (ECE). Josef Silny asks for ATA-certified translators for translations made in the US (JS&A); if you use it, see the ATA section below.

The report must be no more than two years old (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Indiana requirements). If you were evaluated earlier for another state, check the date before you reuse it.

Where Indiana's pages differ

The Board's licensing page lists the Education Evaluation Application fee as $90 (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: accountancy licensing information), while NASBA's Indiana page lists $96 (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Indiana requirements).

Confirm the amount when you apply. The Board's page sends exam and transcript questions to NASBA CPA Examination Services (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: accountancy licensing information).

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Records of accounting and business courses
• Course descriptions, if the agency asks for them

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
• $24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
• Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.

Submitting the translation to Indiana Board

• The translation goes to the agency you choose, under its instructions; for NIES, mail goes to NASBA International Evaluation Services in Nashville (NIES). The agency sends the evaluation to CPA Examination Services, Indiana Coordinator (NASBA CPA Examination Services: Indiana requirements).

• eVerbary can mail the translation to the agency in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout with the agency's address ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for the Indiana CPA evaluation.

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Indiana Board, what it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.

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