{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac5-22-100","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC5-22-100","heading":"Experience","body":"Prior to applying for a license, a person must have been employed in academia, a firm, government, or an industry in any capacity involving the substantial use of accounting, financial, tax, or other skills that are relevant, as determined by the board, to providing services to the public or to or on behalf of an employer for a period that is the full-time equivalent of one or two years, depending on the person's highest level of education attained, pursuant to § 54.1-4409.2 A of the Code of Virginia. Whether other skills are relevant shall be determined by the board on a case-by-case basis. Self-employment does not meet the definition of experience in § 54.1-4400 of the Code of Virginia.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 5. Board of Accountancy","Chapter 22. Board of Accountancy Regulations"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency5/chapter22/section100/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:17Z","sha256":"3d5baa25ee5a3a8242f307959e45143f5708ba99dfd706f3b36dbd6596b04eda","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac5-22-91","next":"us-va/18vac5-22-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}