Tag Archives: 2020highlights
President’s Memo: The End is Near
SHARE: No, I am not talking about the apocalypse or the band Primal Fear’s 2016 hit song. I am writing this quarter’s Memo following the NASBA July Board of Directors’ meeting and the fiscal year’s end is near. I don’t think there has ever been a time when I was so looking forward to the…
COVID-19’s Impact on Boards
SHARE: A summary of the many actions taken by Boards of Accountancy in response to the pandemic was presented to the Regional Meetings by NASBA Executive Vice President and COO Colleen Conrad and Prometric Director Kimberly Farace. In recent months many Accountancy Board members have been working from home and Boards were operating under stay-at-home…
The New Normal: NASBA Communicates Early and Often to Keep Members Informed
SHARE: The COVID-19 pandemic has turned traditional methods of communication on their head. Our everyday vocabulary has been augmented to include “quarantine,” “social distancing,” “stay-at-home,” “remote work” and “virtual or Zoom meetings.” Now more than ever, individuals and entities are demanding instantaneous information to remain connected. As a result, overcommunicating (which pre-corona was taboo) is…
Tacking on to COVID-19
SHARE: While State Accountancy Boards may be focused on keeping their activities running smoothly despite COVID-19 limitations, others are looking at this as a time to promote their legislative agendas. NASBA Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs John Johnson warned NASBA’s Regional Directors on April 23 that the Heritage Foundation’s National Coronavirus Recovery Commission recommended…
CPA Evolution Initiative Continues
SHARE: Significant planning associated with the CPA Evolution initiative moved forward in January: The nine-member CPA Evolution Education Advisory Group (see 1/20 sbr) met twice; NASBA’s Education Committee met and learned more about the proposal; The CPA Evolution Exam Advisory Group was established; And NASBA’s Board of Directors received an update on the initiative’s progress…
CPA Evolution Update
SHARE: December saw stepped-up activity associated with the CPA Evolution initiative: Its website, EvolutionofCPA.org, was refreshed; NASBA committees held preliminary meetings; and a webcast was broadcast for those who had not attended the NASBA Annual Meeting. Updated material was added to EvolutionofCPA.org pertaining to recent thinking regarding possible revisions to the CPA licensure model, along…
Chair’s Memo: Stay Open
SHARE: This past year was a busy year for NASBA, when we focused on revisiting the four E’s (education, examination, experience and ethics), the issues surrounding NOCLAR (non-compliance with laws and regulations), staff augmentation and peer review. Many Boards across the country have been dealing with various state deregulatory proposals that threaten the regulation of…