Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

The May 2026 issue of the Texas State Board Report is now available online:https://www.tsbpa.texas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BR_052026_FINAL_WEB.pdf

We are conducting a Customer Satisfaction Survey to gather feedback on how we are performing, including areas where we are doing well, and where improvements may be needed. The survey takes approximately 5–10 minutes to complete. The survey will close at 8 a.m. on May 18. Survey link: https://www.tsbpa.texas.gov/customer-service-survey

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝗨𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁
To ensure you receive important Board communications, please add the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) to your trusted list of email senders, contacts, or address book. Please check your email junk and spam folders for any messages from us and mark the email as “Not Spam/Junk.” If TSBPA emails continue to be filtered into your spam/junk mail folders, or are being blocked, please contact your IT person or Internet Service Provider and ask how to “whitelist” the TSBPA. Please ask them to whitelist @𝘁𝘀𝗯𝗽𝗮.𝘁𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀.𝗴𝗼𝘃 from your exchange service and antispam applications and software. Thank you for your assistance!

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲!
We are excited to announce that our new website is officially live! You can still find and use all the features and functionality you knew before, but with new and improved navigation and a refreshed design to make your experience even better. You can rest assured that our URL (𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝘁𝘀𝗯𝗽𝗮.𝘁𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀.𝗴𝗼𝘃) remains the same. The Online Services portal and License Lookup tool will continue to look and function exactly as they did before.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄:
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 –A cleaner, more modern look and feel.
• 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿! – A sitewide search tool and
searchable forms page.
• 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 – Enhanced, mobile-friendly functionality that’s optimized for all screen sizes to serve you better.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 – Helpful resources and tailored content organized by audience for exam applicants, exam candidates, individual CPAs, CPA firms, CPE sponsors, educators, and consumers.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – More intuitive navigation and better organization. Meets current accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1), ensuring that all users can navigate and use the site.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱:
• Our URL, the Online Services portal, and the License Lookup tool.

We hope you enjoy the new experience!

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲!
The CPA Exam and Certification Pathways for Texas webinar recording and presentation slides are now available:

Watch the webinar recording: https://vimeo.com/1169581743/378770bf4f

View the presentation slides:
https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/nbsab/eefece6de441e12495ace816ff0e0ad7/Slide-Deck-FINAL02.pdf

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Webinar for Texas Accounting Educators, CPA Exam Applicants and Accounting Students This is "Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Webinar for Texas Accounting Educators, CPA Exam Applicants and Accounting Students" by NASBA on Vimeo,…

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗦𝗕𝗣𝗔 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘁 𝟯 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗖𝗧
Get ready for a fresh look and an even better experience. We're excited to announce that a major redesign of our website is launching 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟑 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐂𝐓! You'll still be able to find and use all the features and functionality you know, but with new and improved navigation and a refreshed design to make your experience even better. What you can look forward to:

• A cleaner, more modern look and feel.
• More intuitive navigation to help you find what you need faster.
• Enhanced, mobile-friendly functionality and new features to serve you better.

Rest assured, our URL and the functionality of Online Services will remain the same. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭 𝗽.𝗺. 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟯 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗖𝗧 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟯 as we transition to the brand new website.

Get ready for a fresh look and an even better experience. We're excited to announce that a major redesign of our website is coming soon! You'll still be able to find and use all the features and functionality you know, but with new and improved navigation and a refreshed design to make your experience even better. What you can look forward to:

-A cleaner, more modern look and feel.
-More intuitive navigation to help you find what you need faster.
-Enhanced functionality and new features to serve you better.

Rest assured, our URL and the functionality of Online Services will remain the same. We'll be in touch with another update as we get closer to launch.

𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺
Texas accounting students who recently took and passed the first section of the CPA Exam may be eligible to get reimbursed for the cost of exam fees paid to NASBA. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) launched an Examination Fee Financial Aid Program (EFFA) to assist Texas accounting students who may have a financial need to pay for additional CPA Exams. If you qualify, please email all completed forms and documentation to 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺@𝘁𝘀𝗯𝗽𝗮.𝘁𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀.𝗴𝗼𝘃 within 90 days of receiving passing results for the first section of the exam. Learn more: https://www.tsbpa.texas.gov/exam-qualification/cpa-exam-effa.html

Our small agency of just 41 employees answered more than 30,000 calls last year! One licensee commented, “I was exceedingly impressed as I can only imagine the volume of inquiries TSBPA handles on a regular basis and I still felt like I was the only person supported.”

Register for the CPA Exam and certification pathways webinar on Friday, 2/27 at 10 a.m. CT. Register here: https://nasba.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LsWJYYTQQTqIYRwtsDAJIQ #/registration
The webinar recording and slides will be posted to our website.