DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61H1-33.006Inactive or Delinquent Florida Certified Public Accountants Who Desire to Become Active Licensees
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 163, August 21, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee. The rule shall now read as follows:
1. Subsection (1) shall now read as follows:
(1) Each Florida certified public accountant who has requested inactive status or became delinquent, as distinguished from a Florida certified public accountant whose certificate or license has been suspended, who desires to become an active Florida certified public accountant, i.e., engage or reengage in the practice of public accounting in Florida, shall apply for such reactivation by completing and submitting to the Department Form DBPR CPA 5011-1 – Request for Change of Status, hereby incorporated by reference and effective 7-23-06; copies of the form may be obtained from the Board office. However, if a license is delinquent on January 1 for failure to comply with Rule 61H1-33.003, F.A.C., through failure to report compliance with continuing professional education requirements by the immediately prior December 31st, a Florida certified public accountant may reactivate, pursuant to Section 473.311, by certifying the required hours have been completed, paying the fees required by Rules 61H1-31.003, 31.004, and 31.006, F.A.C., by March 15 of the same year of the delinquency.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 NW 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607
