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Regional Calls Held
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…
UAA vs. Anti-Regulation Forces
SHARE: “The Uniform Accountancy Act is one of the best ways to refute ALEC and other such groups,” advised NASBA Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs John Johnson. “These groups don’t know what we have done to promote uniformity, to remove barriers for professionals to move across state lines, etc.” Mr. Johnson said he will…
Chair’s Memo: Tomorrow Is Still Promised
SHARE: During my inaugural address, entitled “Tomorrow is Promised,” I asked who hasn’t said or heard the phrase: “Promises, promises…”? Every day, we are challenged to keep our commitment as regulators to ensure a safer tomorrow for the public we serve and protect. Last year’s Annual Meeting theme focused on the continual evolution of the…
Regulatory Challenges Continue
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…
Regional Calls Completed
State Board Report March 2017 Regional Directors for all eight of NASBA’s Regions held conference calls since the January Board of Directors’ meeting to bring the member Boards news of what the Board is planning, NASBA’s activities, and what is happening legislatively, as well as to gather information from the Boards on what is currently…
Enforcement Practices Are Substantially Equivalent but Disciplinary Markers Are Still Needed
Enforcement Newsletter January 2017 In 2012, California adopted mobility for CPAs, with the caveat that the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) must undertake an evaluation of the enforcement practices of each jurisdiction to ensure that CPAs entering California through mobility could be appropriately disciplined by their home board, if needed. Although not written into the…
Past Polls
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NASBA Launches Legislative Tracking System
Author: Donny Burkett, CPA, Board Effectiveness and Legislative Support Committee Chair
Posted: April 30, 2013
Ken L. Bishop
Ken L. Bishop is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), a forum for the nation’s 55 U.S. Boards of Accountancy that administer the Uniform CPA Examination and regulate the practice of public accountancy in the U.S. In this role, Bishop heads the association’s operations…
Recent Media Coverage
AICPA, NASBA Approve CPA Licensure Model Legislation Publication: Accounting Today Published: May 14, 2025 The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy have given their approval to new model legislation providing an alternative path to a CPA license in an effort to attract more people to the accounting profession.…