{"id":12390,"date":"2011-03-31T05:10:58","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T09:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nebb\/the-distinction-between-mea-and-cmea\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T03:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T08:36:09","slug":"the-distinction-between-mea-and-cmea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nebbinstitute\/blog\/the-distinction-between-mea-and-cmea\/","title":{"rendered":"The Distinction Between MEA and CMEA"},"content":{"rendered":"
The designation of Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser<\/a> (CMEA) is awarded by NEBB Institute<\/a>, the industry leader in USPAP-compliant Machinery & Equipment Appraisals.<\/p>\n A CMEA undergoes comprehensive training on the approaches to value, depreciation, value determination, USPAP<\/a> regulations, and ethics. A Machinery & Equipment Appraisal submitted by a CMEA will withstand scrutiny by the IRS, courts, CPAs, and others.<\/p>\n The MEA designation, however, is not the same as a Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser.<\/p>\n The professional designation of the more than 300 CMEAs within the SBA Membership Directory<\/a> should not be confused with a MEA professional designation following a member\u2019s name.<\/p>\n A Senior Business Analyst (SBA), a title conferred by the International Society of Business Analysts, displays the credential of MEA but is neither authorized nor trained to submit a USPAP-compliant Certified Machinery & Equipment Report that is defensible and will hold up to scrutiny. An MEA member is only authorized to analyze and consult concerning a machinery and equipment appraisal.<\/p>\n Make sure you\u2019re dealing with a CMEA when having your machinery or equipment appraised.<\/p>\n