Author's response.

• Author: Kretz, Richard V.

I want to thank all of the CPAs who took the time to respond to my August article titled "The New Global Credential: Top 10 Reasons in Its Favor." Of course, some of you agreed with me, and some disagreed.

To those who disagreed, I would point out that the article was simply my opinion, one that I came to after exploring the concept of the global business credential (GBC) and knowing some of the concerns I have when dealing from my local office with business people in the global community. To say that the only reason to oppose the credential is because you have not gathered all the facts may have been a bit presumptuous on my part. However, part of my mission in that article was to stimulate thought and discourse.

To those who chose to compliment my work in the article, thank you for your thoughts. I believe all CPAs must give thoughtful consideration to this proposal because it follows the concept of the Vision project that the profession developed at...