Category Archives: State Board Reports
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…
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…