Michigan 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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Michigan Board of Accountancy requirements in detail

What the evaluation has to show Michigan

Michigan asks for a 120-hour bachelor's curriculum with a concentration in accounting, including at least 24 semester hours across six accounting areas (accounting information systems, auditing and attestation, cost or managerial, financial accounting, governmental or fund accounting, taxation) and 24 hours of general business (Michigan CPA exam requirements, CPA Examination Services).

Each area is matched from your translated course titles, so translate syllabi too when a title does not show the subject.

We translate course titles, hours and marks exactly as printed; the evaluator converts them. The report must list totals of degree, accounting and business credits (Michigan CPA exam requirements, CPA Examination Services).

Choosing the evaluator, and where we could not check

Translation rules differ inside NACES.

WES wants a word-for-word translation by a professional translator (WES); NIES wants an ATA member, verbatim and in the original format, and its own translation service is suspended until further notice (NIES credential language translation).

Some NACES members accept only ATA-certified translators; for those, see the ATA section below.

Michigan's own licensing site (michigan.gov) refused our requests on November 12, 2026, so this page follows the Michigan instructions published by CPA Examination Services (Michigan CPA exam requirements, CPA Examination Services). Confirm the licensing step with the Bureau of Professional Licensing.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets from every institution attended
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Syllabi for governmental, tax and audit courses, if the evaluator asks
• Course descriptions for business courses

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 Michigan Board of Accountancy

• The translation goes to the evaluator you choose, under its rules: WES takes uploads in your WES account (WES); NIES takes mail at NASBA International Evaluation Services in Nashville (NIES). The evaluator sends the report to CPAES (Michigan CPA exam requirements, CPA Examination Services).

• eVerbary delivers the certified translation as a PDF for upload, and can mail a sealed, signed hard copy to the agency ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US); write in the order notes that it is for the Michigan 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 Michigan Board of Accountancy, 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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