The Board proposes to amend the rule to address the requirements for a Public Accounting Firm when it offers to perform services involving assembled financial statements.

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Accountancy

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-20.0053: Standards for Assembled Financial Statements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes to amend the rule to address the requirements for a Public Accounting Firm when it offers to perform services involving assembled financial statements.
SUMMARY: Public Accounting Firms may utilize the name and license number of the firm in a transmitted letter offering to perform services involving assembled financial statements.
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 473.304, 473.315 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 473.302, 473.322 FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: John Johnson, Executive Director, Board of Accountancy/MQA, 240 N.W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

61H1-20.0053 Standards for Assembled Financial Statements.

A Certified Public Accountant holding an active license may offer to perform or perform services involving assembled financial statements so long as the Certified Public Accountant complies with the standards for assembled financial statements, which are as follows:

(1) through (7) No change.

(8) The transmittal letter shall include the name and license number of the Certified Public Accountant who offers to perform or performs services involving assembled financial statements. If more than one Certified Public Accountant offers to perform or performs such services, then the name and license number of the Certified Public Accountant who assumes responsibility for the statements shall be included. If a Licensed Audit Firm or Public Accounting Firm offers to perform or performs such services, the name and license number of the firm may be utilized instead of the name and license number of an individual Certified Public Accountant.

(9) through (12) No change.

Specific Authority 473.304, 473.315 FS. Law Implemented 473.302, 473.322 FS. History–New 10-28-98, Amended 9-20-00,_________.

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Accountancy
NAME OF SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Accountancy
DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: April 20, 2006
DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: June 9, 2006