of the issuance of an Order Denying the Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on January 17, 2024, by Tanna Percival. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 50, No. 43, of the March 1, 2024, ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Accountancy

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61H1-27.002Concentrations in Accounting and Business

The Board of Accountancy hereby gives notice: of the issuance of an Order Denying the Petition for Variance or Waiver, filed on January 17, 2024, by Tanna Percival. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 50, No. 43, of the March 1, 2024, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of paragraph 61H1-27.002(2)(a), F.A.C., which required: (a) 30 semester or 45 quarter hours in accounting education at the upper division level which shall include coverage of auditing, cost and managerial accounting or accounting data analytics, financial accounting, and taxation. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on March 22, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.

The Board’s Order, filed on April 23, 2024, denied the petition stating that Petitioner’s request does not meet the requirements for variance or waiver of the rule.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Roger Scarborough, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 NW 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607, [phone] or by email, [e-mail].