Mississippi State Board of Public 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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Worth knowing about Mississippi CPA Board

Mississippi CPA Board requirements in detail

Mississippi reviews the evaluation itself

Mississippi does not take the NIES report at face value: the Board reviews it to decide whether your school is equivalent to an accredited institution (Frequently asked questions).

That is why it also asks for an official foreign transcript at the Board office (CPA examination applicant instructions, online application).

The translation NIES receives and the transcript the Board receives should describe the same courses the same way, so translate them together.

To sit, you need a bachelor's degree of at least 120 semester hours with the accounting concentration the Board requires (Frequently asked questions).

NIES timing and a NASBA page error

NIES gives you 90 days from the date you apply to send every document, or it denies the application and keeps the fee (NIES). Its own translation service is suspended until further notice (NIES credential language translation), so the translation must come from outside.

NASBA's Mississippi exam page tells candidates to request a course-by-course evaluation "for the purpose of taking the CPA Exam in Maryland" (Mississippi CPA exam page).

That reads as a copying error; the Board's own instructions are about Mississippi (CPA examination applicant instructions, online application), so make sure your NIES report is prepared for the Mississippi Board.

Documents applicants usually translate

• University transcripts or mark sheets, for NIES and the Board
• Degree certificates and diplomas
• Syllabi for accounting courses, if NIES or the Board asks
• Grade transfer records from another state, if you sat elsewhere

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 Mississippi CPA Board

• The translation goes to NIES with your NIES application; mail is addressed to NASBA International Evaluation Services, 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 850, Nashville, TN 37219, and your university sends official records directly (NIES).

  The official foreign transcript for the Board goes to the Board office (CPA examination applicant instructions, online application).

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

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 Mississippi CPA 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.

Frequently asked questions