Category Archives: Press Releases
NASBA Presents Prestigious Awards To Three Leaders In Accounting Regulation
SHARE: NASHVILLE, TENN. (November 4, 2020) – Carlos E. Johnson, CPA, Ed.D., Raymond N. Johnson, CPA, Ph.D. and Russ Friedewald were recognized on November 3, 2020, for their leadership and efforts to advance the accounting profession by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), during NASBA’s 113th Annual Meeting. The meeting attracted representatives…
NASBA Announces 2020-21 Board Appointments
SHARE: NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 3, 2020 – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announces members of its Board of Directors for 2020-21. Members were installed today during NASBA’s 113th Annual Meeting. A. Carlos Barrera, CPA, of Dripping Springs, TX, acceded to the office of chair. Barrera is a partner-emeritus at Carr, Riggs…
NASBA Applauds Bipartisan Federal Legislation to Protect State Licensing Boards from Antitrust Damages
SHARE: NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 26, 2020 – U.S. Representatives Mike Conaway (R-TX-11), Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) and David Cicilline (D-RI-01), recently introduced the Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8680), which protects state licensing boards, their board members and staff from legal damages while performing licensing regulation duties that protect the public interest.…
NASBA Board of Directors Approves Amendments to Uniform Accountancy Act Model Rules
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 20, 2020 – On October 13, 2020, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Board of Directors met to discuss the recommendation of the NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act Committee to approve proposed amendments to the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) Model Rules for education. Following an overview of the comments received…
NASBA Releases 2019 Uniform CPA Examination Statistics
NASHVILLE, Tenn., September 30, 2020 – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), announces the release of Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination – 2019 Edition. Designed with jurisdiction and university/accreditation analyses in mind, the publication features comprehensive statistical data from all (4) testing windows and sections (AUD, BEC, FAR, REG) of…
NASBA, AICPA and Prometric to Begin Year-Round Testing for U.S. CPA Exam
SHARE: NASHVILLE, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE (July 1, 2020) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Prometric are launching year-round testing of the Uniform CPA Examination (Exam) beginning today. The new continuous testing model provides greater candidate flexibility and convenience, with more than 75 additional testing dates…
Breaking Borders: South African Chartered Accountants & U.S. CPAs to Benefit from Mutual Recognition Agreement
SHARE: February 6, 2020 – The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have signed a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) that came into effect on January 15, 2020. The agreement provides a pathway for South African Chartered Accountants (CAs[SA])…
NASBA, AICPA Issue Revisions to CPE Provider Standards
SHARE: DURHAM, NC and NASHVILLE, TN (December 19, 2019) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) approved the proposed revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards) as well as the NASBA Fields of Study document, during their respective October…
NASBA and AICPA Propose Draft “Core + Discipline” CPA Licensure Model Designed to Future-Proof the Profession
SHARE: DURHAM, NC and NASHVILLE, TN (December 10, 2019) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) have proposed a new CPA licensure model that is designed to evolve newly licensed CPAs’ knowledge and skills, protect the public interest and position the CPA profession for the…
NASBA Presents Awards To Three Leaders In Accounting
SHARE: NASHVILLE, Tenn., November 26, 2019 – Michael T. Daggett, CPA, the late Michael Weinshel, CPA, and Jimmy Corley, CPA, were recently recognized for their leadership and efforts to advance the accounting profession by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), during NASBA’s 112th Annual Meeting. Held in Boston, MA, Oct. 27-30, the…