Tag Archives: AICPA
Plans for NASBA Annual Meeting
SHARE: State Board Report September NASBA’s 110th Annual Meeting, to be held in New York City on October 29 – November 1, will address “Shaping the Future,” with leaders in the accounting profession joining NASBA officers and directors. Updates on the Uniform CPA Examination, legislative developments and legal decisions will be important parts of the…
Speeding Up MRA Renewals Approved
SHARE: State Board Report August The NASBA/AICPA International Qualifications Appraisal Board’s (IQAB) careful consideration of mutual recognition agreements (MRA) and renewals spans many months, but a step to hasten the process was approved at the July 21 Board of Directors meeting in Montana. In response to a recommendation from IQAB presented by its chair, Sharon…
Accreditation Report Completed
SHARE: State Board Report May 2017 The “Report of the AICPA/NASBA Accreditation Task Force: Exploring Opportunities to Enhance the Candidate Pipeline and Improve the Quality of Education” was unanimously accepted by the NASBA Board of Directors during their April Meeting. The document will be discussed at the June Regional Meetings. The joint Task Force agreed…
EDs Consider Peer Review Administration
State Board Report April 2017 Oklahoma Board Executive Director Randy Ross, commenting at the Executive Directors’ Meeting on the AICPA’s January 2017 plans for administering its Peer Review Program, said: “The progress that has been made since last year is exceptional.” The comment deadline on the revised AICPA plan for administration has been extended until…
AICPA, NASBA and Prometric Announce Successful Launch of Next Version of CPA Examination
New York, Nashville, Baltimore (April 11, 2017) – The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and Prometric are pleased to announce the successful launch of an updated version of the Uniform CPA Examination. The next generation Exam, which began testing on April 1, has added additional assessment of…
AICPA Advises SA Don’t Rotate Firms
State Board Report February 2017 Mandatory audit firm rotation (MAFR) should not be adopted in South Africa, Barry C. Melancon, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, wrote to Bernard Agulhas, Chief Executive Officer of South Africa’s Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA), on January 17. Writing in response to a…
Revised Peer Review Paper Distributed
State Board Report February 2017 The American Institute of CPAs’ peer review team released to Accountancy Board Chairs and Executive Directors its revised “Evolution of Peer Review Administration” early in January, with comments due back to the AICPA by June 30, 2017. The previous version of this plan for enhancing the administration of the AICPA’s…
Meetings on Accreditation Continue
State Board Report January 2017 Continuing to explore the value of accreditors for accounting education, the American Accounting Association sponsored a conference December 18-20 in Atlanta that brought together representatives from NASBA, AICPA, academicians, IMA and accrediting bodies. NASBA Past Chair Carlos E. Johnson, a member of the NASBA/AICPA Accreditation Task Force, reported the meeting…