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Category Archives: Past Blogs/Features
CPA Evolution – How to Prepare for The New Disciplines
SHARE: Author: Gia Tims, Communications & Digital Media SpecialistPosted: Jan. 16, 2024 As skills and competencies change in the accounting profession, the CPA Evolution initiative — a joint effort between NASBA and the AICPA — aims to transform the CPA licensure model alongside these changes. After reviewing feedback from stakeholders, NASBA and the AICPA decided…
NASBA Tests CPA Evolution Ecosystem with the Help of Tennessee School of the Blind Students
SHARE: Author: Cheryl Farrar, Chief Information OfficerPosted: Nov. 16, 2023 As part of completing the CPA Evolution user acceptance testing, NASBA recently partnered with the Tennessee School for the Blind in an effort to confirm that the new system was web accessible. Tennessee School of the Blind volunteered high school students to participate in this…
What is CPAVerify?
SHARE: Author: Amy Tongate, Associate Director, CPE Services and ALDPosted: Nov. 13, 2023 At CPAVerify.org, individuals and organizations can conveniently search for the current license information of a CPA or accounting firm whose services they are using or considering using. Official, publicly available licensing data sent by 53 Boards of Accountancy to the NASBA Accountancy…
The Registry’s Role in CPE Acceptance by Boards
SHARE: Author: Jessica Luttrull, Associate Director-National Registry and Technical ResearchPosted: Nov. 6, 2023 The NASBA National Registry of CPE Sponsors plays a significant role in the acceptance of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) courses by state boards of accountancy in the United States. The primary role of the National Registry is to maintain a centralized list…
NASBA Uses Okta to Manage Credentials for Multiple Applications
SHARE: Author: Amy Tongate, Associate Director, CPE Services and ALDPosted: Oct. 3, 2023 Over the past 12 months, NASBA gradually migrated several of its applications to use Okta to establish usernames and passwords to login to its platforms. Although NASBA uses a a common site to begin the login process (https://okta.nasba.org), different departments manage different…
Licensure Deadlines vs. CPE Deadlines: What’s the Difference?
SHARE: Author: Caleb Raymer, Manager, Rules Engine ServicePosted: Sept. 21, 2023 When a person becomes a licensed CPA, they must renew their license based on their jurisdiction’s renewal schedule. This could be annually, biennially or triennially. As a condition for license renewal, each jurisdiction requires that CPAs take a certain amount of continuing professional education…
Meet Jimmy Chilimigras
SHARE: Author: Gia Tims, Communications & Digital Media SpecialistPosted: Sept. 13, 2023 Jimmy Chilimigras, age 15, became one of the youngest people on record to pass the Uniform CPA Exam this June. After graduating from high school at age 12 and completing both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at age 14, the CPA Exam became…
Partners in the Exam: Who Does What?
SHARE: Author: Dina Barabash, Content Development & Web SpecialistPosted: Aug. 18, 2023 In its nearly 100-year history, the Uniform CPA Examination has undergone many changes. Despite popular belief, NASBA does not develop the content of the Exam, nor is it responsible for scoring. The Exam is developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants…
Accountancy Licensing Library as a Resource for Students
SHARE: Author: Erin Scruggs, Senior Manager, CPE Audit Service and ALL Posted: Aug. 7, 2023 As you approach your final collegiate years and begin to think about the next steps in your CPA journey, you’ve probably started to wonder, “When can I sit for the CPA Exam? What are the requirements? Am I ready?” Several…
What Does It Take to Become a CPE Sponsor?
SHARE: Author: Ashlee Baker, Manager, National RegistryPosted: Aug. 3, 2023 The National Registry of CPE Sponsors is a program offered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) to recognize organizations or individuals who provide continuing professional education (CPE) programs in accordance with nationally recognized standards. Becoming a CPE Sponsor involves meeting specific…
