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Category Archives: Newsletters
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2023 CPT Golf Classic
SHARE: The 2023 CPT Golf Classic was a resounding success. With players from the Nashville area and other parts of the country engaged in competition and enjoying an atmosphere of camaraderie, this golf tournament raised funds to support Student Center for the Public Trust (StudentCPT) programming. Despite the rainstorm that preceded the shotgun start, the…
UAA Model Rule 5-7: The 18 to 30 Shift
SHARE: In a historic decision on April 21, 2023, the NASBA Board of Directors voted to adopt an amendment to Model Rule 5-7 of the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA). The amendment increases the length of conditional credit for the Uniform CPA Examination from 18 months to 30 months, bases the calculation of conditional credit for…
President’s Memo: The 150 Legacy
SHARE: Late last year, I was saddened to read the obituary of Robert Ellyson, a former chairman of the Florida State Board of Accountancy and past chair of NASBA. I had gotten to know Bob (he insisted I call him ‘Bob’ and not “Mr. Ellyson”) as before he died, he began calling me, not for any…
Nathan Garrett: A Trailblazer of the Profession
SHARE: Nathan T. Garrett, Sr., NASBA’s first Black president, died on April 26 at the age of 91. A resident and longtime civic leader of Durham, NC, Garrett is regarded for breaking barriers and paving avenues of opportunity for minorities entering the accounting profession. Earning degrees from Yale University, Wayne State University and North Carolina…
NASBA Seeks Qualified Leaders
SHARE: Are you a current state board member or associate wishing to broaden your leadership and participation in NASBA? If so, the NASBA Nominating Committee is actively seeking qualified persons to submit their interest in serving on the NASBA Board of Directors. A total of three director-at-large candidates and eight regional director candidates will be…
Call for Awards Nominations Now Open
SHARE: The NASBA Awards Committee, under the leadership of Chair A. Carlos Barrera (TX), invites Board of Accountancy representatives to submit nominations for NASBA’s 2023 Awards by June 30, 2023 (11:59 pm CDT). Nominations are currently being accepted online for the William H. Van Rensselaer Public Service Award, NASBA Distinguished Service Award and Lorraine P.…
Access to ARPL Advocacy Tools
SHARE: The Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL), of which NASBA and the AICPA are founding members, is a coalition of national associations representing highly complex and technical professions and their state licensing boards. ARPL educates policymakers and the public on the importance of rigorous licensing for engineers, architects, landscape architects, surveyors and CPAs. Last…
FAF Addresses Due-Process Compliance with FASB and GASB
SHARE: The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) has granted stakeholders in the financial reporting community the opportunity to raise potential concerns about compliance with the due-process procedures of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Through the FAF website, stakeholders can now flag for the FAF’s Oversight Committee alleged failures…
