For those who can't access FB at work, here are the additional comments made on FB re: goingconcern article from what I assume cpa candidates:
The only reason NASBA is posting this is because the responses to that article (for the most part) epitomize the most immature reactions of some of the CPA candidates. The fact that NASBA is even posting this link when they already have lin…ks to the official AICPA response posted indicates that someone in NASBA's marketing department badly needs a performance evaluation. A company that didn't have a de facto monopoly could never get away with effectively back-handing their clients this way. Does anyone at NASBA actually oversee what their employees are posting on this page?!
I'll be the first person say that some of the candidate responses on this page and on that article were totally unprofessional and inappropriate. However that doesn't mean that NASBA and the AICPA have the right to use that as an excuse to …ignore legitimate candidate complaints and refuse to communicate with their paying customers. Posting this article after the fact when score release has finally begun and candidates are finally calming down about the issue was a terrible public relations move and just plain poor decision-making. I would be curious what the rationale was… the only thing I can think of was that the personal irritation of the NASBA FB administrator over candidate comments overruled basic marketing common sense.
I find it highly unprofessional of NASBA to patronize something that so badly highlights the flaws of the CPA candidates, the testing process and the reporting process (which includes the AICPA and NASBA). This is whole situation is becoming a stain on what should be a respected profession. The behavior of all parties is distasteful. NASBA-please re-evaluate what your role is in this process and fire whomever posted this article.
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