Category Archives: State Board Reports
Full Issue: Summer 2024
Regulation and Oversight Matter
SHARE: In a recent Public Opinion Survey conducted by the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL), surveying 1,200 U.S. voters on professional licensing perceptions, survey results provided valuable insight into the importance of licensing (generally), the role of licensing boards, workforce development pressures, and responsible artificial intelligence (AI) uses. 69% believe that without rigorous licensing…
The NASBA Report Makes a Comeback
SHARE: NASBA is pleased to announce the return of the long-awaited NASBA Report: Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination, for the 2020 – 2023 Exam years. The publication series was paused in recent years to ensure the successful planning and implementation of CPA Evolution. Designed with jurisdiction and university/accreditation analyses in mind, the annual…
U.S. CPA Exam Expands to Philippines
SHARE: Did you know that the Uniform CPA Examination (Exam) is now offered in 19 countries? On July 1, 2024, NASBA and the AICPA, in partnership with Prometric, expanded international testing availability of the Exam to the Republic of the Philippines. As part of this expansion, CPA candidates in the Philippines can now register to…
BAP and AAA 2024 Annual Meetings
SHARE: Representatives of NASBA and the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) recently attended the 2024 Beta Alpha Psi Annual Meeting (Orlando, FL) and American Accounting Association Annual Meeting (Washington, DC). Team members served in a variety of capacities during the meetings, including showcasing products and services catering the academic community, participating on panel…
Professional Licensure Task Force Work Continues
SHARE: The Professional Licensure Task Force (PLTF), established by NASBA Chair Stephanie Saunders, is continuing its work to consider new concepts for CPA licensure that may be included in the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) to update the current licensure model. Earlier in the year, the PLFT-NPAG (National Pipeline Advisory Group) Working Group agreed to move…
NASBA Awards 2024 Accounting Education Research Grants
SHARE: On August 13, NASBA announced the recipients of its 2024 Accounting Education Research Grants. This year’s grant recipients include Dr. Kris Hoang and Amy Mathews at the University of Alabama. They received $5,500 for their ‘Job Stressors and Career Commitment in Early-Career Auditors’ Work Experiences’ study, which will investigate job stressors among early-career auditors…
Dustin Welcomes New Leadership Team
SHARE: NASBA President and CEO Daniel Dustin has selected Kent Absec, Brenner Allen, William Emmer, John Johnson and Sedrik Newbern to join the leadership team at NASBA, effective August 1, 2024. These changes to leadership follow the recent retirement of former NASBA President and CEO Ken Bishop. Kent Absec is NASBA’s newly appointed vice president,…
2024 NASBA Regional Meeting Highlights
SHARE: Each year, NASBA hosts its Regional Meetings in different locations across the country to bring together Board of Accountancy representatives, NASBA staff and various NASBA stakeholders alike. This year, the Eastern Regional Meeting was held in Louisville, KY, June 4-6, and the Western Regional Meeting took place in Omaha, NE, June 25-27. Both meetings…
President’s Memo: First,Principles
SHARE: Exactly 30 years ago, British Prime Minister John Major convened a “Committee on Standards in Public Life,” an independent ethics commission whose charge was to advise the government on a code of conduct befitting those who work in public service or who seek public office. On completing its work, the Committee identified what it…