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SHARE: As state legislatures have ramped up licensing reform in recent years—which often includes proposals to consolidate accountancy board duties/responsibilities with other boards—a recent NASBA study conducted by John Johnson, NASBA’s Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs, identified:  The research also showed that of the 29 jurisdictions with a dedicated executive director (ED), the turnover…

SHARE: The Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL), of which NASBA and the AICPA are founding members, is a coalition of national associations representing highly complex and technical professions and their state licensing boards. ARPL educates policymakers and the public on the importance of rigorous licensing for engineers, architects, landscape architects, surveyors and CPAs.  Last…

SHARE: The desirability of uniformity among accountancy jurisdictions is recognized in the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA), which has created and refined systems to provide for: mobility, peer review, continuing professional education requirements, non-CPA ownership, CPE Reciprocity and the ease for reciprocal licensure in almost all 50 states, territories, and the District of Columbia—all while protecting…

SHARE: With 39 of the 51 jurisdictions convening in January (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Texas do not have a regular session in even-numbered years), NASBA has already been monitoring pre-filed legislation for 2022. In addition, 26 legislatures work within the framework of a two-year cycle, allowing them to carry over legislation. For example, 78…

SHARE: Proposed amendments to NASBA’s Bylaws will be voted upon during NASBA’s 114th Annual Meeting, October 31 – November 3, 2021. Among the proposed amendments, include adding guidelines for a committee to search for a new president of the Association, giving the Board of Directors the authority to appoint an interim president and chief executive…

SHARE: Though NASBA Past Chair K. Michael Conaway is ending his service as a U.S. Representative (R-TX), he is not leaving without introducing the Occupational Licensing Board Antitrust Damages Relief Act of 2020 (H.R.8680), cosponsored by Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and David Cicilline (D-RI) on October 23, 2020. A modified version of the Occupational Licensing Board…

SHARE: When NASBA’s Regional calls are convened, states learn how their neighbors are facing similar issues and where forces are pushing them in different directions. For example, while some groups are promoting laws that open licensing to individuals with criminal records, closer scrutiny is being urged by others. Richard Grueter (MA) pointed out, during the…

SHARE: NASBA is now using FiscalNote to identify and track legislation impacting the regulation of the accounting profession. Check out https://nasba.org/mc/legislativesupport/legislativetracking/ to see those bills currently being debated at the state and federal level that NASBA’s Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs John Johnson follows daily. Using graphs and maps, plus descriptive text, the page…

SHARE: The Accountancy Boards’ executive directors were surprised to receive a letter from Elizabeth C. Kastenberg, IRS Acting Director – Office of Professional Responsibility, requesting copies of all public notices that contain information concerning the status of CPAs who have been disciplined by their Board since January 1, 2018. Ms. Kastenberg stated in her letter:…

SHARE: Summer may have been slow for some, but the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) has been hard at work telling legislators “Responsible Licensing Matters” and “One Size Does Not Fit All” when it comes to highly complex and technical professions. Prior to the National Conference of State Legislators’ (NCSL) Legislative Summit, August 5-8…