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IN HB1309

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2016

Primary Sponsor

Heath VanNatter

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes obsolete references to "quality review" and replaces them with "peer review" throughout Indiana Code provisions governing certified public accountants and public accounting firms, with the transition occurring on July 1, 2012

  • Requires public accounting firms to submit a copy of their most recently accepted peer review results to the board of accountancy either directly or through the peer review program's administering entity as a condition of permit renewal

  • Clarifies that any reference to "quality review" in laws, rules, or documents after June 30, 2012 shall be treated as a reference to "peer review"

  • Maintains existing peer review requirements for firms renewing permits, including reviews conducted not more than once every three years, while allowing compliance through satisfactory equivalent reviews from the preceding three-year period

  • Becomes effective July 1, 2016

Legislative Description

Certified public accountants. Removes obsolete references to quality review as a condition of renewal of a permit to practice accountancy for a certified public accountant or public accounting firm. Requires a firm to submit a copy of the results of its most recently accepted peer review to the board of accountancy either directly or through the administering entity of the peer review program.

Last Action

Representative Niezgodski added as coauthor

1/14/2016

Committee Referrals

Employment, Labor and Pensions1/12/2016

Full Bill Text

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