Category Archives: State Board Reports

IL Requires Harassment CPE

SHARE: As of January 1, 2020, a person seeking to renew their professional license issued by the Illinois Division of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) must complete a one-hour continuing education course in sexual harassment prevention. This is to be done for every renewal after January 1, 2020, and does not increase the number of…

Invitation to Comment on Exam Released

SHARE: While other groups are looking at what the future Uniform CPA Examination may be like, keeping the current Exam valid, reliable and relevant has also been a charge of the Board of Examiners and the AICPA Exam Team. The results of the AICPA’s Practice Analysis were released in mid-December along with changes to be…

New FASB Appointments

SHARE: Richard R. Jones, CPA, has been selected by the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation to succeed Russ Golden as Financial Accounting Standards Board Chairman on July 1, 2020. Mr. Jones is chief accountant and partner of Ernst & Young LLP, having spent over 30 years with the firm. He has also…

TX Board Answers Regulation Limitation

SHARE: All Texas agencies were asked to submit to Governor Greg Abbott by December 1, 2019 their plans for limiting regulations, reducing fees and removing licensing barriers for people with criminal records where appropriate. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy replied in a letter to the Governor in mid-November 2019: In early 2020 the…

IFAC Backs Whistleblower Protection

SHARE: Whistleblower protection is essential to empower people who uncover corruption, according to International Federation of Accountants Executive Director Kevin Dancey: “IFAC supports the adoption of whistleblower protection legislation in all jurisdictions in line with principles advanced by the G20, the OECD, and the International Bar Association.” Looking at the G20 Anti-Corruption Plan, he identified…