Section 34-1-15 – Reinstatement of Certificate, Registration, or Permit.
Section 34-1-15 Reinstatement of certificate, registration, or permit. Upon application in writing and after hearing, pursuant to notice, the board may issue a new certificate to a certified public accountant whose certificate shall have been revoked, may allow the reregistration of anyone whose registration has been revoked, may reissue or modify the suspension of any […]
Section 34-1-16 – Acts Declared Unlawful.
Section 34-1-16 Acts declared unlawful. No person shall assume or use the title or designation “certified public accountant,” the abbreviation “CPA” or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to indicate that the person is a certified public accountant, unless the person has received a certificate as a certified public […]
Section 34-1-17 – Acts Not Prohibited.
Section 34-1-17 Acts not prohibited. (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit any person not a certified public accountant or public accountant from serving as an employee of, or an assistant to, a certified public accountant, a public accountant, or a firm composed of certified public accountants or public accountants holding a permit to […]
Section 34-1-18 – Injunctions Against Unlawful Acts.
Section 34-1-18 Injunctions against unlawful acts. Whenever it appears to the board that any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of Section 34-1-16, the board may in its own name bring action in an appropriate court for an order enjoining such […]
Section 34-1-19 – Misdemeanors; Penalties.
Section 34-1-19 Misdemeanors; penalties. Any person who violates any provision of Section 34-1-16 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months. (Acts 1973, […]
Section 34-1-20 – Evidence of Unlawful Practice.
Section 34-1-20 Evidence of unlawful practice. The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device, bearing a person’s name in conjunction with the words “certified public accountant” or any abbreviation thereof, or “public accountant” or any abbreviation thereof, shall be prima facie evidence […]
Section 34-1-5 – Registration of Foreign Accountants.
Section 34-1-5 Registration of foreign accountants. The board may, in its discretion and upon application and the payment of an initial registration fee not in excess of $100, permit the registration of any person with good moral character who is the holder of a certificate, license, or degree in a foreign country constituting a recognized […]
Section 34-1-21 – Ownership of Accountants’ Working Papers.
Section 34-1-21 Ownership of accountants’ working papers. (a) All statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a certified public accountant or public accountant incident to or in the course of professional service to clients by the accountant, except reports submitted by a certified public accountant or public accountant to a client, shall be […]
Section 34-1-6 – Registration of Firms of Certified Public Accountants.
Section 34-1-6 Registration of firms of certified public accountants. (a) A firm engaged in this state in the practice of public accounting may register with the board as a firm of certified public accountants provided it meets all of the following requirements: (1) At least 51 percent of the ownership of the firm, in terms […]
Section 34-1-22 – Disposition of Fees and Charges; Disbursements.
Section 34-1-22 Disposition of fees and charges; disbursements. All fees and charges provided for in this chapter shall be paid to the board and, upon collection thereof, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy, except for the examination fees collected by the board’s designee […]