Safe harbor provisions allow CPAs who do not meet current mobility requirements to still qualify based on when they were originally licensed. If a CPA was licensed before a state’s new mobility rules took effect, they may still be eligible under that state’s safe harbor rules. CPA QualityPro applies these rules automatically where applicable.
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