Tyler Thompson Begins Second Term as PASBA Board President

Earlier this month, more than 215 accounting professionals from 138 member firms gathered at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio for the 2026 PASBA Spring Marketing & Technology Conference. Among them were TMA founder Tyler Thompson, CPA, TMA Technology Manager Jack Thompson, and TMA Senior Sales Representative Jonathan Lindorf.

For Tyler, the week marked a significant milestone: he assumed the role of Board President for the Professional Association of Small Business Accountants (PASBA) for the 2026-2027 year, succeeding outgoing President Carl Corneliuson of Corneliuson & Associates in Minneapolis.

It's not Tyler's first time in the role. He previously served as PASBA Board President for the 2011-2012 year and has served three terms on the board over his two decades of active membership in the Association. In 2017, PASBA recognized Tyler with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

What is PASBA?

PASBA is a national association of accounting firms that specialize in serving small businesses. Member firms share best practices, methodologies, and benchmarks for delivering accounting, payroll, and tax services. The Association's semi-annual conferences focus on the practical work of running a small business accounting firm well, and on improving the experience of the small business owners those firms serve.

TMA Accounting has been an active member in PASBA since 2005.

TMA's Involvement at the 2026 Spring Conference

Tyler's week in San Antonio included:

• Leading the Blueprint University track for new PASBA members. This day-long program introduces incoming members to the core principles that have shaped successful small business accounting firms for decades — standardized service offerings, fee systems, monthly reporting, and the operational disciplines that allow a firm to consistently deliver for the businesses it serves.
• Co-presenting "PASBA Fundamentals" with D. Matthew Patrick, CPA, of Patrick Accounting in Memphis. Tyler and Matt have presented this session at each PASBA conference for several years. It's a three-hour working session where new members identify their priorities and develop actionable plans to improve their practices.
• Co-facilitating a "Marketing for Large Firms" roundtable alongside Maryanne Reynolds of Gift CPAs in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The session brought together leaders of the larger firms in the Association to compare notes on practice development, content strategies, and how to position a firm as buyer behavior shifts toward AI-driven search.
• Attending sessions for continuing professional education, alongside other PASBA members.
• Tyler assumed the office of Board President at the PASBA Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, May 6, in San Antonio.
• Attending the PASBA Awards Dinner, where three member firms received Firm of the Year awards (in small, medium, and large categories) and one firm was recognized with PASBA's 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jack Thompson, TMA's Technology Manager, attended his fifth PASBA conference this year and has been an active member of the Association since 2024. In San Antonio, Jack focused on learning from peer firms and technology vendors about how they're building out practice management technology, reporting platforms, automations, and AI tools — investments TMA has been making throughout 2026.

Jonathan Lindorf, TMA's Senior Sales Representative, was also in attendance, where he helped lead workshop sessions focused on helping match small businesses with the services they need. Jon has attended numerous PASBA conferences since joining TMA in 2011.

Why This Matters for the Small Business Owners We Work With

Our involvement in PASBA isn't about industry awards. It's how we stay sharp.

The accounting profession has changed considerably over the last decade — and is changing faster now. The way small business owners search for help, the technology available to deliver services, the expectations around client service and clarity, the regulatory environment, the role of AI in everything from bookkeeping to tax prep: all of it is in motion. PASBA gives us a place to compare notes with peer firms across the country that are working through the same shifts.

When Tyler presents continuing education classes for PASBA, walking new firm owners through what works, he's drawing on what TMA has learned over 25+ years of serving small businesses across Indiana. When he sits in a roundtable with the leaders of other large PASBA firms, he's bringing back ideas that show up in how TMA serves the businesses we work with, in our services, our technology stack, and in the ways we measure whether we're actually doing right by the people who trust us with their accounting, payroll, and tax work.

Looking Ahead

Tyler's term as Board President runs through the 2026-2027 year. PASBA's next conference will be held in Louisville, KY, November 2-5, 2026, and TMA expects to be there.

If you would like to learn more about how TMA works with small business owners, please feel free to browse our Learning Center or contact us for a quick intro call.

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