by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 33, No. 35, of the August 31, 2007, Florida Administrative Weekly. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation of Section 473.321, Florida ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Accountancy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-26.001: Form of Practice and Name-Shared Office Space
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Accountancy has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Crowe Chizek and Company LLC on February 5, 2008. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 33, No. 35, of the August 31, 2007, F.A.W. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation of Section 473.321, Florida Statutes, entitled “Fictitious Names” and Rule 61H1-26.001, F.A.C., entitled “Form of Practice and Name-Shared Office Space.” Petitioner desires to change its firm name to “Crowe Horwath LLP and seeks a determination that its proposed name is not misleading or deceptive as prohibited by Section 473.321, F.S. and Rule 61H1-26.001, F.A.C. The Board of Accountancy considered the Petition at its meeting held on October 19, 2007, in Tampa, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on December 12, 2007, answered the question of the Petition for Declaratory Statement in the affirmative, finding that the proposed name “Crowe Horwath LLP is not misleading or deceptive as prohibited by Section 473.321, F.S. and Rule 61H1-26.001, F.A.C., provided the firm engagement letters, letterhead, business cards, and other significant literature all indicate that Crowe Horwath LLP is a separate member of Horwath International.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N. W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.