NASBA and AICPA Issue Proposed Revisions to CPE Provider Standards
NASBA and the AICPA recently issued proposed revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs (Standards) for public comment. Published jointly by NASBA and the AICPA, the Standards provide a framework for the development, presentation, measurement and reporting of CPE programs.
In May 2022, the CPE Standards Working Group (Working Group) began the review and evaluation of the Standards. The Working Group is comprised of 13 members representing various stakeholders in CPE including state boards of accountancy, state societies, educators, CPE providers and the AICPA. In addition to reviewing the Standards in their entirety, the Working Group considered innovations, trends and techniques in CPE and adult learning as well as ideas and suggestions related to clarifications and modifications of the 2019 Standards.
Because the NASBA Fields of Study document is referenced within the Standards, the Working Group also reviewed and evaluated the Fields of Study document for currency and relevancy. Revisions are proposed to the descriptions of the fields of study and have been issued for public comment.
The following documents are available for download:
- Exposure Draft of the Proposed Revised Standards and Fields of Study Document
- Clean Version of Proposed Revised Standards
- Clean Version of Proposed Revised Fields of Study Document
Written comments on the Exposure Draft will become part of the public record of NASBA and will be available for review on NASBA’s National Registry of CPE Sponsors website until the final Standards and Fields of Study document are issued.
Comments may be submitted through March 31, 2023, via email to comments@nasba.org.