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Accountancy Board of Ohio: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language
Accepted through the evaluation
Ohio Accountancy Board asks for a credential evaluation, and NIES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy NIES or another agency Ohio Accountancy Board accepts
- Ohio Accountancy BoardThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- ATA member #273062
- Preserves the original layout
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
See a sample translation →Real order format, fictitious data
Requirements checked on November 12, 2026 from Ohio Accountancy Board's public pages (sources).
The Accountancy Board of Ohio requires college credit earned outside the US to be evaluated course by course by an approved foreign credential evaluation service before you sit for the CPA exam, and it accepts any NACES or AICE member or any service approved by another US accountancy board, naming NIES among them.
Ohio has no translation rule of its own; NIES accepts certified translations from any ATA member, and NACES members such as WES and ECE accept professional translations, so eVerbary's certified translations work for them.
We translate your records; the evaluator compares them and the Board decides eligibility.
Ohio Accountancy Board at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
Ohio accepts course-by-course evaluations from any NACES or AICE member or any service approved by another US accountancy board, with NIES on its list (Foreign education and credentials), and NIES accepts certified translations from any ATA member, refusing only private providers outside the US (NIES requirements), so a certified translation from a professional service such as eVerbary meets the rule that applies. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through the evaluator; no Board rule
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- Course-by-course; NACES, AICE or approved
- Price
- $24.95 per pageNo word cap, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on November 12, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on Ohio Accountancy Board's own page before you submit.
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.
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.
Worth knowing about Ohio Accountancy Board
Course by course
The report type Ohio requires.
NACES, AICE or approved
Plus five services named by the Board.
IQEX option
For holders of seven foreign designations.
Ohio Accountancy Board requirements in detail
Translation
The Board sets no translation rule; the evaluation service applies its own (Foreign education and credentials).
Who may translate
For NIES: any ATA member, your university or the ministry of education; private providers outside the US are refused (NIES). Other evaluators set their own rules.
Evaluation
Official transcripts evaluated with a course-by-course report by an approved foreign credential evaluation service, before the CPA exam (Foreign education and credentials).
Accepted evaluators
Any NACES member, any AICE member, or any service approved by another US accountancy board (Foreign education and credentials).
Named on the Ohio page
ACREVS, Center for Educational Documentation, Josef Silny & Associates, NASBA International Evaluation Services and One Earth International Credential Evaluations (Foreign education and credentials).
IQEX
Members of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand, CPA Australia, CPA Canada, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, CPA Ireland, the Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos or SAICA may take the IQEX instead of the CPA exam (Foreign education and credentials, NASBA).
NIES fee
$250 for the NIES CPA evaluation report (NIES).
Choosing an evaluator Ohio accepts
Ohio's list is broad: any member of NACES or AICE, or any service another US accountancy board has approved; the page names five such services with the date and state of each approval, NIES among them, approved by several states on October 1, 2012 (Foreign education and credentials).
Whichever you choose, the report must be course by course (Foreign education and credentials).
Each evaluator applies its own translation rule. NIES wants translations verbatim, in the format of the original, typed, signed and dated, with the translator's contact details, from an ATA member or your school or ministry (NIES).
Josef Silny takes outside translations made in the US only from ATA-certified translators (JS&A), so check the rule of the service you pick before ordering.
Requirements changing in 2026
Ohio House Bill 238 changes the education and experience needed for CPA licensure from January 1, 2026, depending on when a candidate first sits for the exam (Accountancy Board of Ohio).
The evaluation compares your foreign coursework with whichever Ohio requirement applies to you; the Board's licensing section covers the exam and application steps (Becoming licensed).
Need a certified translation for Ohio Accountancy Board?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- University transcripts or mark sheets from every institution attended
- Degree certificates and diplomas
- Course descriptions or syllabi for accounting and business courses
- Professional designation certificates, for the IQEX route
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 Ohio Accountancy Board
The translation goes to the evaluation service with your records; for NIES, mail goes to NASBA International Evaluation Services, 150 Fourth Ave. N., Suite 850, Nashville, TN 37219 (NIES).
The evaluator's course-by-course report, not the translation, is what Ohio reviews (Foreign education and credentials).
eVerbary can mail the translation to the evaluator in a sealed, signed envelope: choose the hard copy at checkout ($19.95 Priority or $37.95 Express in the US) and write in the order notes that it is for the Ohio CPA evaluation.
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or a licensing agency: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send documents on behalf of the school or authority that issued them, and we do not file the license application.
For the Ohio Board that means we translate your records for the evaluator; we do not order the course-by-course report, sit the IQEX for you or file your exam application.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- 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
Can I use WES for the Ohio CPA exam?
Ohio accepts any NACES member's course-by-course evaluation (Foreign education and credentials); WES is a NACES member.
Who can translate my transcripts for NIES?
Any ATA member, your university or the ministry of education; private providers outside the US are refused (NIES). eVerbary is an ATA corporate member translating in the US.
Is a general evaluation enough?
No. Ohio requires a course-by-course report (Foreign education and credentials).
I am a chartered accountant abroad. Do I take the full CPA exam?
Holders of the foreign designations Ohio lists may take the IQEX instead (Foreign education and credentials).
Sources
Accountancy Board of Ohio's own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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