Category Archives: State Board Reports
Full Issue: Fall 2024
Pathway & UAA Exposure Draft Deadlines Approaching
SHARE: In recent months, NASBA and the AICPA have issued two exposure drafts concerning the CPA Competency-Based Experience Pathway and proposed changes to the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA). Board of Accountancy representatives are urged to submit comments on these important issues prior to their respective December deadlines. Designed to increase flexibility for candidates, respond…
117th Annual Meeting: Innovate. Collaborate. Succeed.
SHARE: NASBA’s 117th Annual Meeting was held October 27–30 in Orlando, FL, and featured year-end updates and developments, new Board of Directors appointments, as well as presentations from inspiring keynote speakers. Kicking off the conference was business ethics expert and author Chuck Gallagher, who served as the featured keynote at the NASBA Center for the Public…
Past Chair’s Memo
SHARE: Serving as NASBA chair has been a very rewarding experience. While the time allotted exceeded my original expectations, the NASBA staff, Board of Directors and committee volunteers displayed their dedication exponentially, which resulted in a wonderful experience this past year. Allow me to highlight some of what we accomplished this year. All of us…
NASBA Welcomes Wendy Garvin, Conrad Preps for Retirement
SHARE: NASBA welcomes Wendy Garvin as the new NASBA executive vice president. Garvin assumed her new role on October 1, 2024, as part of NASBA President and CEO Daniel Dustin’s new leadership team. As executive vice president, Garvin will serve as a senior executive responsible for assisting Dustin with directing the activities and programs for…
Lodden, Burkes and Johnson Honored
SHARE: Telford Lodden, Jimmy Burkes and Doreen Johnson were awarded the 2024 NASBA awards at the Annual Business Meeting on October 29 in Orlando. Telford Lodden of West Des Moines, IA, received the 2024 William H. Van Rensselaer Public Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have contributed to the development of a new program, improvement…
2024-25 Chair’s Memo
SHARE: ¡Saludos! No puedo expresar lo emocionado que estoy de estar aquí, sirviendo como presidente de la NASBA, 2024-2025 (Translation: Greetings! I cannot tell you how excited I am to be here, serving as NASBA chair, 2024-2025!) Today, I would like to share a little bit about myself, and the issues that I find most…
2020-2023 CPA Exam Statistics Now Available
SHARE: Since 1985, The NASBA Report: Candidate Performance on the Uniform CPA Examination (formerly Candidate Performance Book) has served as the go-to resource for annual statistics and trends of candidates taking the Uniform CPA Examination. Following a pause in publication to ensure the successful launch of CPA Evolution, the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 editions…
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…