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Category Archives: Newsletters
AICPA Unveils Redesigned CPA Exam Blueprints
SHARE: In January 2023, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) released the updated Uniform CPA Examination® Blueprints, the official document of content eligible for assessment on the Exam starting in January 2024. The Blueprints are based on the knowledge and skills required of a newly licensed CPA to meet the demands of firms, employers and…
Enforcement Newsletter: Summer 2022 Edition
Full Issue: Fall 2022
SEC Recommends FASB Improvements
SHARE: In recent news, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee released a set of recommendations to improve operations of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) so that it may better serve investor needs. According to the Committee, investors have been concerned that accounting standard-setting has not kept pace with today’s sources of value…
National Registry Sponsors Come Together for Annual Summit
SHARE: This year, the National Registry Summit was held in-person, in Nashville, TN, September 20-21, after two years of virtual conferences. As Registry Sponsors came together from across the country, the Summit examined generational trends in learning, uncovered ways to engage an audience, reviewed matters that affect a CPA’s compliance with rules and regulations, and…
Chair’s Memo: The Infinite Game…
SHARE: To be chair of this fine organization is an extraordinary opportunity at any time. But, serving in this position, at this point in NASBA’s 115-year history, given the unique challenges currently facing the profession, along with the challenges faced by you –and other licensing bodies attacking your regulatory authority– is an even more exciting,…
PwC Launches Work for Credit Program for Aspiring Accountants
SHARE: Big Four accounting firm PwC partnered with Saint Peter’s University to offer a first-of-its-kind program in March 2022. By May of 2022, the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy approved a “Work for Credit” option for CPA candidates. Participants can earn up to 30 educational credits toward CPA licensure in New Jersey through paid,…
NASBA, AICPA Seek Public Comment on Proposed CPE Provider Standards Revisions
SHARE: Beginning December 14 through March 31, 2023, NASBA and the AICPA welcome public comment regarding their recent issuance of an exposure draft detailing proposed revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards). Published jointly by NASBA and the AICPA, the Standards provide a framework for the development, presentation, measurement…
NASBA Honors Burkett, Dailey and Bowers
SHARE: Donald Burkett, the late John (Jack) Dailey, Jr., and Patti Bowers were honored on November 1 as recipients of NASBA’s 2022 awards, during the Annual Business Meeting, in San Diego, CA. Spearheaded annually by the NASBA Awards Committee, the awards recognize NASBA members for their leadership, service to NASBA and state boards, and their…
Advancing ARPL
SHARE: The important work of protecting licensure from anti-regulatory forces prepares for a new year of progress. The Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) –a consortium of professions and their regulatory counterparts committed to protecting the public through the protection of licensure for highly skilled professions– had a highly productive 2022. Having laid the groundwork in…