by Ashland Partners & Company LLP.; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Volume 40, No. 81, of the April 25, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation of Section 473.302(8)(a), ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Accountancy

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Accountancy has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Ashland Partners & Company LLP on April 21, 2014. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 40, No. 81, of the April 25, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought the Board’s interpretation of paragraph 473.302(8)(a), Florida Statutes, entitled “Definitions,“ regarding whether the attestation of investment performance returns constitutes the practice of public accountancy. The Board of Accountancy considered the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on June 12, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. The Board’s Order, filed on June 27, 2014, declined to answer the questions in the petition on the basis that insufficient facts were provided on which to base an answer.

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 NW 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.