TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER Ac 100  ORGANIZATIONAL RULES

PART Ac 101  PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Section Ac 101.01  Purpose and Scope

 

PART Ac 102  DEFINITIONS

        Section Ac 102.01  Attest

Section Ac 102.02  Board

Section Ac 102.03  Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Section Ac 102.04  Chartered Accountant

Section Ac 102.05  Client

Section Ac 102.06  Code of Professional Conduct

Section Ac 102.07  Contadores Publicos Certificado

Section Ac 102.08  CPA Firm

Section Ac 102.09  Financial Statement

Section Ac 102.10  Firm

Section Ac 102.11  License

Section Ac 102.12  Licensee

Section Ac 102.13  Permit

Section Ac 102.14  Public Accountancy

Section Ac 102.15  Public Accountant (PA)

Section Ac 102.16  Public Accounting Experience

Section Ac 102.17  Public Accounting Firm (PA Firm)

Section Ac 102.18  Semester Hour

 

          PART Ac 103  BOARD ORGANIZATION

Section Ac 103.01  Members and Officers

Section Ac 103.02  Organization

Section Ac 103.03  Meeting Location

Section Ac 103.04  Presiding Officer

Section Ac 103.05  Functions of the Board

Section Ac 103.06  Office Hours, Office Location, Mailing Address and Telephone

 

          PART Ac 104  PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Section Ac 104.01  Public Access

Section Ac 104.02  Licensee Access to Information

Section Ac 104.03  Record of Board Actions

Section Ac 104.04  Requests for Information and Access to Records

Section Ac 104.05  Unavailability of Public Records

 

          PART Ac 105  MEETINGS, DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS

Section Ac 105.01  Meetings

Section Ac 105.02  Quorum

Section Ac 105.03  Tentative Decisions

 

          PART Ac 106  APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES

Section Ac 106.01  Committees


 

CHAPTER Ac 200  RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

PART Ac 201  APPLICABILITY AND WAIVER OF SUBSTANTIVE RULES

Section Ac 201.01  Applicability of Plc 200

Section Ac 201.02  Waiver of Administrative Rules

 


 

CHAPTER Ac 300  CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

          PART Ac 301  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Ac 301.01  Definitions

 

PART Ac 302  APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Section Ac 302.01  Purpose

Section Ac 302.02  CPA Certification Process Requirements

Section Ac 302.03  Requirements for Forms and Other Submissions

Section Ac 302.04  Application for Certification as CPA Through Endorsement

Section Ac 302.05  CPA Firm Permit Requirements

Section Ac 302.06  CPA Firm Permit Application

Section Ac 302.07  Affidavit for Peer Review

Section Ac 302.08  Denial of Application

 

PART Ac 303  QUALIFICATIONS

Section Ac 303.01  Initial CPA Applicant Qualifications

Section Ac 303.02  CPA Certificate Applicant Education Requirements

Section Ac 303.03  Educational Qualifications for CPA Examination

Section Ac 303.04  CPA Certificate Applicant Accounting Experience

Section Ac 303.05  CPA Firms

 

PART Ac 304  EXAMINATION

Section Ac 304.01  CPA Examination Required

 

PART Ac 305  ENDORSEMENT

Section Ac 305.01  Endorsement CPA Certificate Applicant Qualifications

 

 


 

CHAPTER Ac 400  CONTINUED STATUS

PART Ac 401  RENEWAL

Section Ac 401.01  Renewal Process

Section Ac 401.02  General Requirements for Renewal Documentation

Section Ac 401.03  Certificate, Registration, and Permit Expiration

Section Ac 401.04  Renewal Forms

Section Ac 401.05  Documentation of Completion of Continuing Professional Education

Section Ac 401.06  Inactive Status Designation

Section Ac 401.07  Return to Active Practice from Inactive Status

Section Ac 401.08  Reinstatement of a License Lapsed for Non-Renewal

 

PART Ac 402  REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER SANCTIONS

Section Ac 402.01  Professional Misconduct

Section Ac 402.02  Disciplinary Sanctions

Section Ac 402.03  Procedure for Imposition of Sanctions

Section Ac 402.04  Determinations Required for Sanctions

Section Ac 402.05  Standards for the Selection of Sanctions

Section Ac 402.06  Administrative Fines

 

PART Ac 403  CONTINUING EDUCATION

Section Ac 403.01  Continuing Professional Education Requirements

Section Ac 403.02  Continuing Professional Education

Section Ac 403.03  Continuing Professional Education Audit Procedure

 

PART Ac 404  ONGOING REQUIREMENTS

Section Ac 404.01  Change of Address

Section Ac 404.02  CPA Outsourcing Disclosures to Clients

Section Ac 404.03  Retention of Client Records

 

PART Ac 405  PEER REVIEW

Section Ac 405.01  Definitions

Section Ac 405.02  Peer Review Required

Section Ac 405.03  Duties of Reviewer


 

CHAPTER Ac 500  ETHICS

PART Ac 501  ACCOUNTABILITY

Section Ac 501.01  Ethical Standards for All Professional Services

Section Ac 501.02  Licensee Responsibility for Associates

Section Ac 501.03  Applicability to Indirect Services

 

PART Ac 502  INDEPENDENCE

Section Ac 502.01  Opinion on Financial Statements

 

PART Ac 503  INDEPENDENCE, INTEGRITY, AND OBJECTIVITY

Section Ac 503.01  Standards of Integrity and Objectivity

 

PART Ac 504  GENERAL STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Section Ac 504.01  Professional Standards

Section Ac 504.02  Accounting Principles

 

PART Ac 505  CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT INFORMATION

Section Ac 505.01  Disclosure of Confidential Information

Section Ac 505.02  Use of Third Party Service Providers

 

PART Ac 506  CONTINGENT FEES

Section Ac 506.01  Prohibition

Section Ac 506.02  Contingent Fee

Section Ac 506.03  Fees

 

PART Ac 507  ETHICS IN ADVERTISING

Section Ac 507.01  Advertising and Other Forms of Solicitation

Section Ac 507.02  Commissions

Section Ac 507.03  Referral Fees

Section Ac 507.04  Form of Practice and Name

Section Ac 507.05  Registered Investment Advisors