Category Archives: Publications
CPAES System Migration
SHARE: In preparation for CPA Evolution, NASBA’s CPA Examination Services division is currently engaged in a system migration. To complete the migration, the Gateway System will undergo restructuring from August 25 to August 28, 2023. During this time, CPA Exam candidates will not have access to their NASBA CPA Portal account. However, they have been…
Coming Soon: The Experience, Earn and Learn Program (ELE)
SHARE: To address the hurdles students face in earning 150 hours and licensure, the AICPA and NASBA have developed the Experience, Earn and Learn Program (ELE). The goal is to provide a route for students without the means or plan to earn their 150 through a program combining meaningful online study integrated with early work…
Alfonzo Alexander Named Chair of PhD Project and Nashville Public Education Foundation
SHARE: Alfonzo Alexander, NASBA Chief Ethics and Diversity Officer and NASBA Center for the Public Trust President, was recently appointed as chairman of The PhD Project and Nashville Public Education Foundation boards of directors. The PhD Project (The Project) accomplishes its mission of increasing diversity in the business world by providing opportunities for Black/African American,…
AICPA Issues Letter to Department of Homeland Security on STEM
SHARE: The profession continues to pursue accounting as part of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs in schools through federal legislation (H.R. 3541 & S 1705 – Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2023). NASBA, the AICPA, more than 45 State CPA Societies, and other stakeholders recently signed onto a letter to request that several…
Meet Jimmy Chilimigras
SHARE: Jimmy Chilimigras, age 15, became one of the youngest people on record to pass the Uniform CPA Exam this June. After graduating from high school at age 12 and completing both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at age 14, the CPA Exam became the Mississippi native’s next challenge. Accounting was a field Chilimigras chose…
NASBA Members Convene for Regional Meetings
SHARE: NASBA leaders recently welcomed 342 individuals representing 52 Boards of Accountancy during NASBA’s 2023 Regional Meetings. The meetings were held May 31-June 2, in Savannah, GA, (Eastern) and June 27-29, in Kansas City, MO (Western). Topping this year’s agenda were informative discussions on CPA Pipeline initiatives, peer review compliance, changes to CPE compliance, licensure…
President’s Memo: “You are not listening!”
SHARE: As the president and CEO of NASBA, I have always felt comfortable in my ability to monitor and measure what I describe as the temperature of our stakeholders. While the State Boards of Accountancy are our primary stakeholders, we are certainly interested in the opinions and ideas of Board of Accountancy staff members, State…
NASBA Announces 2023 Accounting Education Research Grant Recipients
SHARE: The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) announced the recipients of its 2023 Accounting Education Research Grants. This year’s grant recipients include the team of Dr. Dennis Bline and Dr. Xiaochuan Zheng, of Bryant University (Smithfield, RI) and the team of Dr. Charles Thomas, Jr., PhD, CMA, CGMA, CPA, Judd Leach, J.D.,…
2023 Nominating Committee Announces Slate
SHARE: The 2022-2023 NASBA Nominating Committee has nominated the following officers and directors to be voted on by the member Boards of Accountancy at NASBA’s Annual Business Meeting in October: Vice Chair Maria E. Caldwell (FL – Associate) Directors-at-Large (first year of three-year term) First Term Alison Houck Andrew (DE – Associate) Barry Berkowitz (PA…