Tag Archives: John Johnson

SHARE: The answers to frequently asked questions about why professional regulation matters can be found on the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing’s (ARPL) website: ResponsibleLicensing.org. Formed to educate policy makers and the public on the importance of clear, responsible licensing standards for the professions, ARPL is supported by NASBA, the AICPA, the American Institute of…

SHARE: There are major players currently dedicated to reducing the regulation of occupations and professions, NASBA Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs John W. Johnson once more told the Regional Meetings. These include the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Institute for Justice, Cato Institute, Americans for Prosperity, Mercatus Center and Goldwater Institute. In 2019, anti-regulatory…

SHARE: Among the legislative trends being followed by NASBA Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs John W. Johnson is a push to remove “good moral character” as a requirement for licensure. Mr. Johnson reported to the executive directors that this is one of the initiatives of the Institute for Justice, which characterizes this requirement as…

SHARE: All eight of NASBA’s Regions held conference calls in the last few weeks. Besides receiving updates on legislative efforts in and around their states, as presented by Vice President – State Board Relations Dan Dustin and Director of Governmental and Legislative Affairs John Johnson, the Board chairs and executive directors exchanged their insights on…

SHARE: The IRS National Taxpayer Advocate released earlier this year a new publication, The Purple Book, which among its 50 legislative recommendations includes a call for authorizing the IRS to establish minimum competency standards for federal tax return preparers. Noting that the AICPA has opposed a bill that would provide the IRS with the statutory…

SHARE: The NASBA Legislative Support Committee is getting ready to increase its efforts to make clear to legislators that all professional licenses are not the same, such as those for CPAs, hair braiders and tree trimmers. Led by Mountain Regional Director Nicola Neilon (NV), the Legislative Support Committee (LSC) has been working with Director of…

SHARE: State Board Report September Legislation has been proposed by Senators Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA-49) that would provide for antitrust immunity for state regulatory boards but would involve creating active supervision and periodic review of the current occupational boards and establishing a cause of…

SHARE: State Board Report July 2017 Groups that are working to reduce or eliminate occupational regulation and oversight were the focus of panel discussions moderated by NASBA Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs John Johnson at the June Regional Meetings. He was joined by panelists Nathan Standley, Esq., Nicola Neilon (NV), Mark Ohrenberger (AR), Stephanie…

State Board Report April 2017 The Institute for Justice, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and Cato Institute are continuing to support their limited government agenda, John Johnson, NASBA Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs, told the Board and Society executives. “One of our best defenses to their limited government agenda is for the accounting profession…

State Board Report January 2017 This month NASBA’s Legislative and Governmental Affairs Department is launching a new electronic newsletter, Legislative E-News, focused on legislative trends and news of special significance to the accounting profession and its regulators. “With the legislative arena at all levels becoming increasingly important to the health and integrity of the profession,…