CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY TO HEAR ITEMS OF INTEREST TO CONSUMERS AND CPAs

SACRAMENTO - The California Board of Accountancy will address a full and varied agenda when it meets Thursday, March 24, 2011 and Friday, March 25, 2011 in San Diego. Topics to be presented include a report on the progress of Peer Review implementation, a report on the CBA´s Sunset Review hearing before the state legislature, and an update on proposed fee reductions for licensees. This is a public meeting and members of the public and press are invited to attend.

When: Thursday, March 24, 2011

1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Friday, March 25, 2011

9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Where: Sheraton Hotel and Marina

1380 Harbor Island Dr.

San Diego, CA 92101

The meeting will also be webcast, available at http://www.cba.ca.gov/webcast/ and access is also available via Twitter @ http://twitter.com/CBAnews and Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/California-Board-of-Accountancy. For immediate news updates via email, subscribe to CBA´s E-News at https://www.cba.ca.gov/forms/enews

Created by statute in 1901, the CBA´s mandate requires that protection of the public shall be its highest priority in exercising licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. The CBA currently regulates more than 85,000 licensees, the largest group of licensed accounting professionals in the nation, including individuals, partnerships, and corporations.

More information about the California Board of Accountancy is available at www.cba.ca.gov