CalCPA & Education Foundation Nominated Slate 2023-24.

The CalCPA Nominations Committee submitted the Following proposed nominated slate:

CalCPA Board of Directors, Council At-Large & AICPA Council Leadership

Officers nominated to a one-year term (2023-24)

Chair: Meredith A, Johnson

(San Francisco Chapter)

First Vice Chair: Matthew Martin (Los Angeles Chapter)

Secretary/Treasurer: Jillian Phan (Los Angeles Chapter)

Immediate Past Chair: Tayiika Dennis (Los Angeles Chapter)

Vice Chairs nominated to a two-year term (2023-25)

Grace Clark (Inland Empire Chapter)

John Schultz (Inland Empire Chapter)

Council Members at-Large nominated to a two-year term (2023-25)

Toby Benguerel (San Joaquin Chapter)

John Misuraca (Orange County Long Beach Chapter)

Charlie Osaki (Orange County Long Beach Chapter)

AICPA Council Members nominated to a three-year term (2024-27)

Andrea Cope (San Francisco Chapter)

Jolene Fraser (Sacramento Chapter)

Andy Mintzer (Los Angeles Chapter)

Jillian Phan (Los Angeles Chapter)

The CalCPA Education Foundation Nominations Committee has submitted the following proposed nominated slate:

CalCPA Education Foundation Board of Trustees Officers nominated to a one-year term (2023-24)

Chair: Andrea Cope (San Francisco Chapter)

First Vice Chair: Ruben Davila (Los Angeles Chapter)

Treasurer: Scott Donnelly (Los Angeles Chapter)

Vice Chair: TBD (Education Foundation Chair Appointment)

Immediate Past Chair: Adam Blitz (Fresno Chapter)

Trustees nominated to a two-year term (2023-25)

Heather Esposito (Out of State)

Taryn Hoffman-Torres (Orange County Long Beach Chapter)

Kathy Johnson (Inland Empire Chapter)

John Ryan (Los Angeles Chapter)

Jason Shreve (Silicon Valley San Jose Chapter)

AICPA news

PEEC Updates Code for Compliance Audits

The AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) has approved revisions to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct related to compliance audits.

Compliance audits are on the rise because of pandemic relief funding and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, PL. 117-58. PEEC took a closer look at how independence requirements are being applied in compliance audits and found that the requirements are overly cumbersome and are not being applied consistently.

To provide clarity, PEEC has approved two new definitions and one revised definition related to independence in compliance audits, The changes apply to members in public practice. The revisions to the code will be effective for compliance audits beginning after June 15, 2023, with early implementation...