Highlights of board of directors' April meeting. (member news).Among other actions at its meeting Apr. 18-19, the AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Board of Directors: * Heard about stepped up efforts to communicate with the media regarding our positions and views on Enron-related developments. Emphasis also was placed on the importance of communications with members. A report on legislative and regulatory activity was also provided. * Was briefed on diversity initiatives within the profession, including statistics on the number of minority CPAs in public accounting, the percentage of minorities who are AICPA members, and the current numbers of minority students majoring in accounting, sitting for and passing the Uniform CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Examination, and minority participation in the profession. Programs and strategies aimed at increasing the number of minority students majoring in accounting, obtaining the CPA designation and participating in the profession were outlined. * Reviewed a draft AICPA comment letter on a proposal to streamline the Financial Accounting Standards Board's standard-setting process and suggested adding some process improvements. Upon approval by the AICPA board's chair, the letter would be submitted to the Financial Accounting Foundation. * Reaffirmed by resolution waiving the AICPA's CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment requirement for members who place their CPA certificate/license on inactive status Status of reserve members on an inactive status list of a Reserve Component or assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard. Those in an inactive status may not train for points or pay, and may not be considered for promotion. with their state boards state boards Examinations administered by a US state board of medical examiners to license a physician in a particular state; these examinations play an ever-decreasing role in state medical licensure, as these bodies now rely on standardized national examinations of accountancy and do not hold themselves out as CPAs to third parties. |
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