Guam has taken its first large step in becoming the primary incubator for certified public accountants in the nation with the opening of the new Guam Computer Testing Center. The Bank of Hawaii building now houses a computer-testing center that has scheduled 6.7 percent of all CPA exams in the nation. The center, owned by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, can be described as the Fort Knox of CPA testing centers compared to its previous testing sites, such as hotel ballrooms. David Costello, president and CEO of NASBA, based out of Nashville, Tenn., said the $500,000 project is a milestone in that it's the only test center operated by a state board of accountancy, and that the first CPA candidate who tested with computers tested on Guam.
