Tag Archives: CPA Evolution

SHARE: Calling CPA Evolution “one of the most important projects that I have been associated with in my years of NASBA service,” Chair Laurie Tish (WA) reported the project is meeting its progress milestones, despite having to conduct its meetings virtually. She walked the Regional Meetings’ participants through the CPA Evolution process up to its…

NASHVILLE, TENN (July 27, 2020) – The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Board of Directors has announced its unanimous vote of support for the advancement of the CPA Evolution initiative to design and implement a new approach to CPA licensure. CPA Evolution is a joint initiative between NASBA and the American Institute…

SHARE: NASBA’s 2020 Western Regional Meeting will be held June 3-4 and NASBA’s 2020 Eastern Regional Meeting will be held June 10-11 — both on line.  No travel to arrange, no rooms to book, no time wasted in the airport – but also no receptions, no catching up with friends and no meeting new people. …

SHARE: More pieces are falling into place for the CPA Evolution. On April 24 the NASBA Board of Directors passed the following motion: “The NASBA Board of Directors approves the draft UAA Model Rule Requirements on Education as presented today by UAA Committee Chair Coalter Baker (TX), to be exposed for public comment for a…

SHARE: An in-depth staff report on the progress of the CPA Evolution Initiative was presented at the NASBA/AICPA leadership semi-annual Summit meeting in February. Meeting attendees spent three hours hearing outcomes from the Education and Examination Advisory Groups, as well as feedback received since October from more than 1,000 stakeholders, including State Board members and…

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…

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…

SHARE: Enhanced by NASBA’s Annual Meeting, the CPA Evolution initiative, a joint effort of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), has been moving forward. The initiative aims to transform the CPA licensure model to recognize the rapidly changing skills and competencies the practice…