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Category Archives: Newsletters
Matching Mission with Activities
SHARE: A project to better evaluate NASBA’s execution of its Strategic Plan was endorsed by the NASBA Board at their meeting on April 24. Beginning in January, the internal management team had identified 235 activities that align to the 13 areas described in NASBA’s 2018-2023 Strategic Plan. NASBA Chief Sourcing & Strategy Officer Cheryl Farrar…
Mike Fritz Vice Chair Nominee
SHARE: W. Michael Fritz, CPA (OH) was selected on May 1 as the Nominating Committee’s candidate for NASBA Vice Chair 2020-2021, to stand for election at the October Annual Business Meeting. If elected Vice Chair by the member State Boards of Accountancy, Mr. Fritz will automatically accede to NASBA Chair 2021-2022. Currently serving as NASBA…
Flexibility Aided NASBA’s Transition
SHARE: Preparation for offering more flexibility in employee scheduling actually enabled NASBA to more easily transition to all working home because of COVID-19, NASBA President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Bishop reported to the NASBA Board on April 24. The competition for talent in Nashville had led NASBA’s human resources department to recommend offering more…
Deadlines and Requirements Changed
SHARE: Extraordinary times have called for extraordinary measures: As CPA testing centers were closed down, Prometric was cancelling scheduled appointments and was allowing candidates to reschedule at their convenience. NASBA recommended to all Boards of Accountancy that all candidates who have Notices to Schedule (NTS) expiring April 1 through June 30, 2020 be given an…
ED/Legal Conferences Go Virtual
SHARE: As a result of attendance and travel restrictions, the 2020 Executive Director and Society CEO Conference and the Legal Counsel Conference became NASBA’s first virtual conferences. Attendance numbers for both conferences neared those of the same conferences’ previous years’ attendance, with approximately 197 individuals listening in as Executive Directors Committee Chair Grace Berger (MT)…
Board Approves Rules for Comment
SHARE: More pieces are falling into place for the CPA Evolution. On April 24 the NASBA Board of Directors passed the following motion: “The NASBA Board of Directors approves the draft UAA Model Rule Requirements on Education as presented today by UAA Committee Chair Coalter Baker (TX), to be exposed for public comment for a…
April 2020 – Full Issue
Full Issue: March 2020
Regional Calls Held in February
SHARE: When NASBA’s Regional calls are convened, states learn how their neighbors are facing similar issues and where forces are pushing them in different directions. For example, while some groups are promoting laws that open licensing to individuals with criminal records, closer scrutiny is being urged by others. Richard Grueter (MA) pointed out, during the…
President’s Memo: Challenges and Impact
SHARE: In last month’s President’s Memo, I briefly discussed the coronavirus outbreak in China and the potential impact it might have on NASBA. Now, just one month later, “potential” is no longer even remotely applicable and the virus, COVID-19, is significantly impacting most of what we do. NASBA Chair Laurie J. Tish and I have…