Category Archives: Press Releases
Blue-Ribbon Panel Addresses Standards for Private Companies
Proposes Separate Standards Board and GAAP with Exceptions Norwalk, CT, (December 10, 2010) — The blue-ribbon panel addressing how U.S. accounting standards can best meet the needs of users of private company financial statements continued its discussion today of a potential new standard-setting board for private companies, reaffirming a consensus view reached in October that…
NASBA Announces 2010 Award Recipients
NASHVILLE, TN (October 27, 2010) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announced its annual awards recipients on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, during its 103rd Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. See Full Press Release:NASBA Announces 2010 Award Winners
U.S. CPA Exam to be Administered Outside the U.S. for the First Time
NEW YORK, NASHVILLE and BALTIMORE (Oct. 17) — The Uniform CPA Examination will be offered outside the 55 U.S. jurisdictions for the first time in its history in 2011. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and Prometric – the three organizations that jointly offer the CPA Examination…
Blue-Ribbon Panel Addressing Standards for Private Companies Weighs GAAP with Exceptions and a Separate Standards Board
Norwalk, CT, October 8, 2010—A majority of the blue-ribbon panel addressing how U.S. accounting standards can best meet the needs of users of private company financial statements believes there is a need for a new standard-setting model that follows Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) with exceptions for private companies. In addition, the majority envisions a…
NASBA Rallies International Regulators
“Monetary Discipline Did Not Work” NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 7, 2010 — International regulators representing over 15 countries assembled in Madrid, Spain on September 30 – October 1, for the Third Annual NASBA International Forum. The Forum — established by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) in 2008 — is a unique roundtable…
New NASBA Website Improves How CPAs find CPE
NASHVILLE, TN (September 28, 2010) — The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) today announced the official launch of its newest website, www.LearningMarket.org. This innovative new site is specifically designed to connect individuals seeking continuing education programs with highly-qualified companies offering such programs nationwide. This new website is a continuation of NASBA’s ongoing role…
Calibrate and Learning Market Promise to Enhance Continuing Professional Education Compliance Process, Connect CPAs with Quality CPE Providers
NASHVILLE, TN (September 28, 2010) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announced today two new products designed to revolutionize how the accounting profession manages continuing professional education (CPE) compliance and professional growth and how professionals and CPE providers connect. Driven by the mission to enhance the effectiveness of the state boards…
North Carolina Licensees Now in ALD
NASHVILLE, TN (July 27, 2010) — NASBA is pleased to announce that North Carolina is the 28th state to contribute licensee data to the ALD. North Carolina’s contribution of these additional records is building a better resource to benefit the Executive Directors of all 55 jurisdictions. A special thanks goes out to Michael C. Jordan,…
NASBA Responds to Supreme Court Ruling in Free Enterprise v. PCAOB
NASHVILLE, TN (June 29, 2010) — The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday issued its decision in the case of Free Enterprise Fund v. the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The Supreme Court narrowly ruled 5 to 4 that the tenure of PCAOB members is unconstitutional, but held that “Board’s existence does not violate the separation…
NASBA Relaunches ALL Website
NASHVILLE, TN (June 21, 2010) — NASBA announces the relaunch of its Accountancy Licensing Library (ALL) website (http://www.alllibrary.com/) featuring a new section for accounting students, an enhanced state requirement comparison research tool and a fresh, new look and feel. The refreshed ALL website offers the same features and benefits as the previous site in a…