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Accounting Regulations [July 1, 2008] Click
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(Ctrl+F). Article 3-01 General Administration ARTICLE 3-01 GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION Chapter CHAPTER 3-01-01 ORGANIZATION
OF BOARD Section 3-01-01-01
Organization of the State Board of Accountancy 3-01-01-01.
Organization of the state board of accountancy. 1.
History.
The state board of accountancy was created in 1913 and originally supervised
certified public accountants. The 1975 Public Accountancy Act, codified as North
Dakota Century Code chapter 43-02.1, completely revamped the accountancy laws
and added licensed public accountants to the board’s jurisdiction. The
Accountancy Act of 1993 replaced North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-02.1
with chapter 43-02.2. 2.
Legislative intent.
It is the policy of this state, and the purpose of the Accountancy Act of
1993 to promote the reliability of information used for guidance in financial
transactions or for accounting for or assessing the financial status or
performance of enterprises. 3.
Board membership.
The board consists of five members appointed by the governor. There are four
certified public accountants and one licensed public accountant on the board.
If there are fewer than twenty-five licensed public accountants in the state,
they shall lose representation on the board. Board terms are five years. 4.
Board organization.
The board shall elect from its members a president and a secretary-treasurer,
and any other officers the board may require. The officers shall take office
immediately following election and shall serve for one year, and shall be
eligible for reelection. The president shall preside at meetings of the
board; the secretary-treasurer shall preside in the absence of the president.
5.
Compensation of board members. Each member of the state
board of accountancy shall receive compensation of three hundred dollars for
each day, or portion thereof, spent in official business of the board, not to
exceed two thousand dollars per fiscal year. 6.
Executive director.
The board is authorized to employ an executive director. The executive
director is responsible for keeping the board’s records and administering the
board’s activities. The
board’s executive director may be contacted at: State
Board of Accountancy 2701
S. Columbia Road Grand
Forks ND 58201-6029 History:
Amended effective August 1, 1981; September 1, 1983; October 1, 1983; July 1,
1991; March 1, 1995; July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 28-32-02.1, 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 28-32-02.1, 43-02.2-03 CHAPTER 3-01-02 DEFINITIONS Section 3-01-02-01.
Definitions.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following definitions are
applicable throughout this title: 1.
"Accountant" means either a certified public accountant (CPA) or a
licensed public accountant (LPA), except as provided in section 3-01-02-02. 2.
"Accounting concentration" means: a.
Through December 31, 1999, thirty semester credits or equivalent of
accounting and business law education; and b.
After December 31, 1999, twenty-four semester credits or equivalent of
accounting education, plus twenty-four credits of other business courses. c.
After December 31, 2004, twenty-four semester credits or equivalent of
accounting education (not including principles of accounting or equivalent
classes), plus twenty-four credits of other business courses (which could
include Principles of Accounting or equivalent courses). d.
After December 31, 2009, twenty-four semester credits or equivalent of
accounting courses, plus twenty-four credits of other business courses.
Principles of accounting or equivalent courses do not count toward the
required accounting or business courses. Up to three credits of economics
credits may be included in the other business courses. 3.
"AICPA" means the American institute of certified public
accountants. 4.
"Bookkeeping" means the maintaining of financial records and
preparation of tax returns. Bookkeeping does not include the preparation of
any financial statement or similar such documents on which language similar
to that utilized by certified public accountants or licensed public
accountants is placed including compilation and review language. 5.
"Enterprise" means any person, persons, or entity, whether or not
organized for profit, for which an accountant provides services. 6.
"Financial statements" means a presentation of financial data,
including any accompanying notes, intended to show financial position at a
point in time or changes in financial position for a period of time in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or another
comprehensive basis of accounting. Incidental financial data included in
management advisory services, reports to support recommendations to a client,
and tax returns and supporting schedules are not financial statements. 7.
"NSA" means the national society of accountants. 8.
"NASBA" means the national association of state boards of
accountancy. 9.
"Practice of public accounting" does not include reviews conducted
under the AICPA or NSA peer review programs or the AICPA’s quality review
program or the board’s positive review program, or any other similar program
approved by this board. The
terms "public practice", "practice", "practice of
public accountancy", and "practice public accounting", shall
be synonymous with the term "practice of public accounting". History:
Amended effective January 1, 1987; July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995; October 1,
1999; December 1, 2003; July 1, 2006; July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 3-01-02-02.
Use of words "accountant" and "accounting".
Except as provided in subsection 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the North Dakota
Century Code section 43-02.2-12, a person or firm assuming or using any title
or designation that includes the words "accountant" or
"accounting" does not imply the person or firm holds a valid
certificate, license, or permit issued under North Dakota Century Code
chapter 43-02.2 or has special competence as an accountant or auditor, if the
words are accompanied by a suitable disclaimer. For a person the disclaimer
must state the person is not a CPA or LPA. For a firm the disclaimer must
state the firm is not a CPA firm or LPA firm. The disclaimer is suitable if
its location, size or volume, and form clearly informs the public. History:
Effective July 1, 2006. General
Authority: NDCC
43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented: NDCC
43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-12 CHAPTER 3-01-03 ETHICS, FIRM
OWNERSHIP, AND FIRM REVIEW Section 3-01-03-01. Code
of ethics. Licensees must observe the code of professional conduct of the
American institute of certified public accountants, with references to
"member" being understood to apply to licensees. Licensees must
also observe the codes of conduct of the general accounting office, the
securities and exchange administration, and any other bodies, whenever they
are relevant and applicable based on services performed by the licensee. History:
Effective July 1, 2008 General
Authority: NDCC 43-02.2-04 Law
Implemented: NDCC 43-02.2-03 3-01-03-02.
Firm ownership. A
minority of the ownership of a firm practicing public accountancy within this
state may be held by individuals who are not certified public accountants or
licensed public accountants, but each such owner: 1.
Must be an individual; 2.
Must not serve as the principal executive officer of the firm; 3.
Must not exercise authority over the performance of audit, review,
compilation, or other attest services; and 4.
Must not aid in the unauthorized practice of public accounting, or knowingly
misrepresent facts, or commit any act discreditable to the accounting
profession. When
any such owner fails to meet one of these conditions, or is convicted of a
felony or other crime involving fraud or dishonesty, or is disciplined by a
regulatory agency, that person’s ownership in the firm must be fully divested
within six months thereafter, unless the board shall determine otherwise. History:
Effective July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 3-01-03-03.
Firm Review.
When directed by the board, a firm which performs audit, review, or
compilation services is required to undergo a practice review conforming to
the standards of the AICPA peer review program, or a program deemed
comparable by the board. The board will not require such review more
frequently than every three years, except in the case of quality concerns or
the lack of timely review progress. A copy of the review report and letter of
acceptance, plus any letters of comment and response issued, are to be
submitted to the board when directed. When the review process reveals
substantive quality concerns, the board may take various actions against the
firm, such as requiring specific continuing education, preissuance report
review, accelerated practice review, practice restrictions, and other
measures. History:
Effective July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 ARTICLE
3-02 EXAMINATIONS, FEES, AND EXPERIENCE Chapter CHAPTER 3-02-1 EXAMINATIONS Section 3-02-01-01.
Examinations – Location. The examination administered to
applicants for certification as certified public accountants shall be the
uniform certified public accountant examination. All successful examination
candidates will be required to complete an approved self-study ethics course
before they will be issued a certificate. The examination shall be given at a
site or sites approved by the board. History:
Amended effective July 1, 1985; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999; December 1,
2003. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 3-02-01-02.
Examinations – Passing conditions. Prior to the implementation
of the computer-based examination, if at a given sitting of the examination
an applicant passes two or more but not all sections, then the applicant must
be given credit for those sections passed and need not sit for reexamination
in those sections, provided that: 1.
The applicant wrote all sections of the examination at that sitting; 2.
The applicant attained a minimum grade of fifty percent on each section not
passed at that sitting, but this requirement does not apply to an applicant
who has passed three sections at a given sitting; 3.
The applicant passes the remaining sections of the examination within the six
consecutive examinations given after the one at which the first sections were
passed; 4.
At each subsequent sitting at which the applicant seeks to pass any
additional sections, the applicant writes all sections not yet passed; and 5.
In order to receive credit for passing additional sections in any such
subsequent sitting, the applicant attains a minimum grade of fifty percent on
sections written but not passed on such sitting. A
minimum grade of forty percent is applicable to sections of the examination
written prior to July 1, 1999. Upon
implementation of a computer-based examination, an applicant may take the
examination sections individually and in any order. An applicant shall retain
conditional credit for any section passed for eighteen months after the test
date, without having to attain a minimum score on any failed sections, and
without regard to whether the applicant has taken other sections. An
applicant must pass all sections of the examination within a rolling
eighteen-month period which begins on the date the applicant took the first
section passed. An applicant may not retake any section of the examination
within the same testing window. A window refers to a three-month period in
which candidates have an opportunity to take the exam, comprised of two
months in which the exam is available to be taken and one month in which the
exam will not be offered while maintenance and item refreshing is done. In
the event all sections of the examination are not passed within the rolling
eighteen-month period, credit will expire for any section passed outside the
eighteen-month period. During the first year of the computer-based
examination, the board may lengthen the eighteen-month period referenced
above, if substantial scoring delays occur. Candidates
who have attained conditional status as of the launch date of the
computer-based examination will be allowed a transition period to complete
any remaining sections. The transition period consists of either the length
of time or the number of writing opportunities they would have had remaining
under the paper-based testing rules above, whichever is exhausted first by
the candidate. A candidate who passes a section of the computer-based
examination during the transition period will not lose conditional credit for
that section before the end of the transition period. History:
Effective July 1, 1999; amended effective December 1, 2003. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 3-02-01-03.
Cheating.
Cheating by an applicant in applying for or taking the examination may result
in the invalidating of examination grades, expulsion from the examination
room, disqualification from taking the examination for a specified period of
time, and other penalties the board may impose. When the board believes that
it has evidence that cheating has occurred, it shall conduct a hearing on the
matter. History:
Effective October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 CHAPTER 3-02-02 FEES Section 3-02-02-01.
Examination fees.
The following examination fees have been established by the board for the
certified public accountants examination: 1.
An application fee of one hundred twenty dollars. If the applicant has not
passed the full examination by one year after the date of the applicant’s
last application, a reapplication fee of sixty dollars will be required. 2.
Applicants will also be required to pay testing-related fees of not more than
two hundred fifty dollars per examination section, either to the board or a
third party designated by the board. History:
Amended effective July 1, 1981; July 1, 1985; July 1, 1987; July 1, 1991;
March 1, 1995; September 1, 2001; December 1, 2003; July 1, 2005. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 3-02-02-02.
Fee for certificate without examination. The fee for the
issuance of a certificate when the board has waived the examination shall be
one hundred forty dollars. The fee to transfer examination grades shall be
one hundred forty dollars. Individuals intending to enter the state under the
substantial equivalency provisions shall register and pay a registration fee
of one hundred forty dollars prior to commencing work in this state. History:
Amended effective March 1, 1995; September 1, 1997; July 1, 1999; September
1, 2001; July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 3-02-02-03.
Licensed public accountants’ fees. Repealed effective July 1,
1999. 3-02-02-04.
Certificate and license annual renewal fees. The
annual renewal fee for every CPA and LPA shall be set by the board but not to
exceed one hundred dollars. A CPA or LPA who fails to register or pay the
renewal fee by July thirty-first of the board’s current fiscal year shall pay
a late filing fee of fifty dollars in addition to the regular annual fee.
Individuals registered under the substantial equivalency provisions are
required to file an annual renewal form and pay the annual renewal fee, plus
the late filing fee if applicable. History:
Amended effective August 1, 1981; October 1, 1982; July 1, 1987; June 1,
1988; July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995; September 1, 1997; October 1, 1999;
December 1, 2000; December 1, 2003; July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-04, 43-02.2-07 3-02-02-04.1
Fee for annual firm permit. The annual fee for a firm
permit is ten dollars. A late filing fee of fifty dollars shall also be paid
by a firm that fails to register or pay the annual firm permit fee by July
thirty-first of the board’s current fiscal year. A firm shall register and
pay a firm permit fee before commencing any activity that requires such a
permit. Failure to register and pay the appropriate firm permit fees may
result in the board proceeding to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the
certificates and licenses of each of the firm's partners, officers,
directors, shareholders, or owners. History:
Effective June 1, 1988; amended effective March 1, 1995; September 1, 1997;
October 1, 1999; December 1, 2000; December 1, 2003; July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-06, 43-02.2-07 3-02-02-05.
Retired accountants. 1.
Any CPA or LPA who is no longer employed because of disability or retirement
may notify the board of that status. In that event, a certificate to practice
as a CPA or license to practice as an LPA shall be designated retired and
shall remain as such without payment of the annual fees required by this chapter.
A retired certificate holder or licenseholder may not practice in this state
but may continue to use the title "certified public accountant" or
"licensed public accountant" or the abbreviation "CPA" or
"LPA", as applicable. A retired certificate holder or licenseholder
must adhere to the code of ethics set forth in article 3-04, but is not
required to comply with continuing education regulations set forth in article
3-03. 2.
An retired certificate holder or license holder may apply for reinstatement
to practice at any time and will be reinstated to active practice as a CPA or
LPA by paying the annual registration fee required for the year of
application and by satisfying the board that all current requirements for
continuing education have been met. History:
Effective October 1, 1982; amended effective July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995;
October 1, 1999; December 1, 2000. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 3-02-02-06.
Change of address notification. CPAs, LPAs and permit
holders are required to notify the board of address changes within thirty
days of such change. History:
Effective
October 1, 1982; amended effective July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04, 43-02.2-05, 43-02.2-06, 43-02.2-07, 43-02.2-09 3-02-02-07.
Return of suspended, revoked, or nonrenewed CPA certificate or LPA license.
Should a certificate holder’s certificate be suspended or revoked or not
renewed, or a license holder’s license be suspended or revoked or not
renewed, the certificate holder or license holder shall return the
certificate or license to the North Dakota state board of accountancy within
thirty days after receipt of notice of said suspension, revocation, or
nonrenewal. The certificate or license returned under this section must be
the original document issued by the board. A
CPA or LPA who voluntarily relinquishes the certificate or license must
return the original certificate or license to the board within thirty days
after notifying the board of the intent to relinquish. History:
Effective June 1, 1988; amended effective July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-09 3-02-02-08
Reinstatement fee.
A CPA, LPA, or permitholder whose certificate, license, or permit is
suspended, relinquished, not renewed, or revoked, is required to pay a
reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars in addition to the annual fee, as
provided in sections 3-02-02-4 and 3-02-02-04.1, and must also satisfy the
board that all current requirements to hold a certificate or license or
permit in good standing have been met. Application for reinstatement shall be
in writing, showing good cause for the reinstatement; such application may be
submitted at any time and will be considered at the board’s next regular
meeting. If the board rules against the applicant, the applicant shall have
the right to request a hearing on the application, and such hearing will be
held within ninety days from receipt of such request at a time and location
set by the board. History:
Effective June 1, 1988; amended effective July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995’ July
1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-11 CHAPTER 3-02-03 REGISTRATION OF SOLE
PRACTITIONERS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROFESSIONAL
CORPORATIONS [Repealed effective March 1,
1995] CHAPTER 3-02-04 EXPERIENCE Section 3-02-04-01.
Qualifying Experience. The experience required for initial
certification after December 31, 2000, must consist of at least two thousand
hours gained within four or fewer calendar years, and must be verified to the
satisfaction of the board. The majority of the experience must consist of
providing some service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest,
management advisory, financial advisory, tax, or consulting skills.
Candidates may complete the required examinations before completing any of
the experience required for initial certification. History:
Effective October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-04 ARTICLE
3-03 CONTINUING EDUCATION Chapter
CHAPTER 3-03-01 BASIC REQUIREMENTS Section 3-03-01-01
Hours or days required. Continuing education reports are due
from all CPAs and LPAs, except those on retired status, by June thirtieth of
each year and any hours submitted must be for the previous twelve months,
July first through June thirtieth. At the end of each continuing education
reporting year, each CPA and LPA performing accounting, auditing, management
or financial advisory, consulting, bookkeeping, or tax services for a client
or an employer’s client while holding out to the public as a licensee in this
state must have completed one hundred twenty hours of acceptable continuing
education in the immediate preceding three reporting periods and a minimum of
twenty credit hours each period. All other accountants who in any way hold
out as a CPA or LPA in this state, except those on retired status and those
who include the term "inactive" whenever using the CPA or LPA title
or abbreviation, must have completed sixty hours of acceptable continuing
education in the immediately preceding three reporting periods and a minimum
of sixteen credit hours each period. At the end of the first full continuing
education reporting year following receipt of an initial original
certificate, an accountant must meet the applicable per year minimum and must
meet the applicable three-year minimum two years thereafter. In
order to transition from the calendar year reporting period in use prior to
2003, the continuing education period ending June 30, 2004, will consist of
the period of January 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, and accountants will be
expected to have completed their normal annual minimum requirement during
that period. Credit hours earned in calendar year 2002 will be assigned to
the July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003, period. Credit hours earned in
calendar year 2001 will be assigned to the July 1, 2001, through June 30,
2002, period. Accountants will also be expected to have completed their
normal three year total requirement by June 30, 2004. History:
Amended effective August 1, 1984; October 1, 1984; July 1, 1991; March 1,
1995; October 1, 1999; December 1, 2000; December 1, 2003. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-04. 3-03-01-02.
How credits determined. 1.
Continuing education programs are measured in full-hour increments, with one
hour of credit awarded for each full fifty minutes of instruction. One-half
hour increments are allowable for a program that is at least one hour in
length. 2.
Only class hours or self-study equivalents, and not preparation hours, are to
be counted. 3.
Service as a lecturer or discussion leader will receive credit to the extent
that it contributes to the individual’s professional competence, to a total
credit limit equal to twice the program’s credit allowance for enrolled
participants. Repetitious presentations are not to be counted. 4.
Course taken for university or college credit may receive continuing
education credit at the rate of fifteen hours per semester hour of
institutional credit, or ten hours per quarter hour of institutional credit. 5.
A CPA or LPA teaching a specific university or college level accounting
course for the first time may be granted credit for preparation and
instruction to the extent that it contributes to the individual’s
professional competence, up to a limit of twice the continuing education
course credit available for CPAs or LPAs taking the course. No credit is
available for repetitious teaching of the course or for subsequent teaching
of courses with similar content. History:
Amended effective July 1, 1987; July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999;
December 1, 2003. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-04 3-03-01-03.
Effective date.
The continuing education requirements first took effect July 1, 1978. For
accountants not in public practice, the per-year minimum is first effective for
the calendar year 2000 and the three-year minimum is first effective for the
period 2000 through 2002. History:
Amended effective August 1, 1984; October 1, 1984; March 1, 1995; October 1,
1999; December 1, 2003. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-04 3-03-01-04
Exceptions. The
board will consider exceptions to the continuing education requirements for
reasons including military service, foreign residency, retirement, and
circumstances beyond the accountant’s reasonable control. Nonresident
accountants are exempt from the requirements of article 3-03 if they verify
that they meet the continuing education requirements of their jurisdictions
of residence, provided the board considers those continuing education requirements
to be substantially equivalent to those of this state. Nonresident
accountants practicing public accountancy in North Dakota must meet the
public practice continuing education requirements of their jurisdictions of
residence. History:
Amended effective March 1, 1995; September 1, 1997; October 1, 1999; December
1, 2000. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 CHAPTER 3-03-02 QUALIFIED
PROGRAMS Section 3-03-02-01.
General determination. The overriding consideration in
determining if specific program qualifies as a continuing education program
is if it is a formal program of learning which contributes directly to
professional competence. The program must also meet the specifications
delineated below. History:
Amended effective July 1, 1987; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 3-03-02-02.
Formal programs. 1.
Formal programs requiring class attendance may qualify only if: a.
An outline is prepared in advance and is preserved; b.
The program is at least one continuing education credit hour in length; c.
The program is conducted by a qualified instructor; and d.
A record of registration or attendance is maintained. 2.
Formal programs not requiring class attendance, subsequently referred to
herein as self-study programs, may qualify only if: a.
A program syllabus is prepared in advance and is preserved; b.
The program is at least one continuing education credit hour in length; c.
Program materials are prepared by qualified authors; d.
The program is offered and administered by an appropriate sponsor; and e.
Records of registration and documented completion are maintained. 3.
Programs offered by organizations registered in the NASBA national registry
of CPE sponsors qualify for continuing education. History: Amended
effective July 1, 1987; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 3-03-02-03.
Programs deemed approved. Repealed effective March 1, 1995. 3-03-02-04.
Self-study programs. Repealed effective March 1, 1995. 3-03-02-05.
Board may seek assistance. The board may look to the
North Dakota society of certified public accountants, the North Dakota
society of licensed public accountants, the NSA, the AICPA, or the NASBA for
assistance in interpreting the acceptability of, and credit to be allowed
for, individual continuing education courses. History:
Amended effective July 1, 1987; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 CHAPTER 3-03-03 GENERAL INFORMATION Section 3-03-03-01.
Coverage of requirement. The continuing education requirements
promulgated by the board will apply to all CPAs and LPAs except those on
retired status. In order to enter public practice either full time or part
time in North Dakota, an accountant must meet the continuing education
requirements as specified in section 3-03-01-01 and furnish evidence of
familiarity with current procedures and practices in the service areas they
intend to practice. A
late filing fee of fifty dollars will be imposed on any CPA or LPA whose
continuing education reports are not submitted to the board by the date
indicated on the reporting form. History:
Amended effective July 1, 1991; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999; December 1,
2000; December 1, 2003; July 1, 2008. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-04 3-03-03-02.
Nonpractice.
Repealed effective July 1, 1991. 3-03-03-02.1
Temporary practice.
The board may allow the temporary practice of public accounting if the CPA or
LPA has acquired at least sixty hours of approved continuing education within
the preceding three years and agrees in writing to complete, within one year
of commencing public practice, the remaining continuing education hours
necessary to total one hundred twenty hours. If the remaining continuing
education hours are not completed within the one-year, the CPA or LPA must
immediately cease practicing public accounting. History:
Effective July 1, 1991; amended effective March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 3-03-03-03.
Nonresidents.
Repealed effective July 1, 1991. 3-03-03-04
Documentation.
Formal evidence of course registrations and written records of course
sponsorships, titles, dates, times, locations, and instructors must be
maintained by accountants for all continuing education credit hours claimed. All
documentations must be maintained for a period of at least five calendar
years beyond the year of participation. History: Amended
effective July 1, 1987; March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 3-03-03-05.
Compliance monitors. Continuing education reporting forms filed
by individuals must be examined annually by the state board of accountancy or
an appointed agent thereof, on a sampling basis, to confirm eligibility of
credit hours claimed. Individuals claiming ineligible hours will be notified,
and the hours will be disqualified. Flagrant violations of reporting
standards, and situations where bad faith in compliance appears likely, will
be reviewed for possible action as noncompliance. History:
Effective July 1, 1987; amended effective March 1, 1995; October 1, 1999. General
Authority:
NDCC 43-02.2-03 Law
Implemented:
NDCC 43-02.2-03, 43-02.2-05 3-03-03-06.
Noncompliance.
Repealed effective March 1, 1995. [Repealed effective July 1,
2008] ARTICLE
3-05 POSITIVE REVIEW PROGRAM [Repealed effective July 1,
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