The public comment period for the re-issued Exposure Draft on the proposed revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards) will close on April
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In April 2014, the CPE Standards Working Group began their review and evaluation of the Standards. In addition to reviewing the Standards in their entirety, the Working Group has considered innovation
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The merger of the QAS program with the self study component of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, or Registry, and the resulting creation of the QAS Self Study designation, took another major step
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As the timing of the transition process is at the discretion of the sponsor, the maintenance of an active Registry and/or QAS membership is critical. Registry membership renewals will continue as sch
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Since 1998, the Quality Assurance Service (QAS) Program has been approving self-study courses from CPE providers. Concurrent with the implementation of the revised Standards, the QAS Program will be m
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Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual National Registry Summit. The Summit will be held September 17-19, 2014 at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, TN. Attendees will participate in pre-conference wor
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The 2014 National Registry Summit will be held September 17th 19th at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, TN. We will be focusing on changes to the Statement on Standards for CPE Programs, new trends in le
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The 2013 National Registry Summit will be held September 9th 10th at the Hotel Sorella in Houston, TX. Registration will begin Monday afternoon, September 9th, and the meeting will kick off Tuesday
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The 4th annual National Registry Summit of CPE Sponsors will take place on September 9-11, 2015 at the Westin Hotel in Washington, D.C. Set in the heart of our nations capital, this years meeting wi
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Everyone knows that short stories can tell an incredibly entertaining and detailed story using far less pages than an average novel or textbook, just ask Washington Irving, Isaac Asimov or Stephen Kin
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"How to Succeed in the New Normal", an article by Tom Hood. As the Great Recession of 2008 begins to recede, organizations are beginning to ask, Whats next? How do we succeed in this new normal?
After extending the comment period through December 1, 2011, NASBA has now closed the public-input portion of the CPE Standards review process. So, what's next?
The Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards) is published jointly by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the National Asso
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In April, the CPE Standards Working Group began their review and evaluation of the Standards. In addition to reviewing the Standards in their entirety, the Working Group will consider innovations, tre
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As early as January 2012, the Internal Revenue Service will be putting into place new regulations requiring that all paid tax preparers take 15 hours of continuing education annually.
Due to the revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs(Standards), as well as changes implemented by NASBA to offer one designation for self study prog
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Todays workplace is filled with men and women from several different age groups. In fact, it is highly likely that there are four different generations of workers within an organization. What is the
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Although CPE providers have been thrilled with the conversion from manual to online applications and renewals, some of the system's finer points are easy to miss.