[cabfpub] EVG - Accounting Practitioner Jurisdiction

Ryan A. Koski rkoski at godaddy.com
Fri Jan 11 11:56:08 MST 2013


The EV Guidelines seemingly have a conflict between the definition of Accounting Practitioner in Section 4 (Definitions), and the specific requirements for verifying the status of Accounting Practitioners in 11.10.2.(1).(A).  The definition of Accounting Practitioner says (emphasis mine):

Accounting Practitioner:  A certified public accountant, chartered accountant, or a person with an equivalent license within the country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Registration or any jurisdiction where the Applicant maintains an office or physical facility; provided that an accounting standards body in the jurisdiction maintains full (not “suspended” or “associate”) membership status with the International Federation of Accountants. 

However, 11.10.2.(1).(A) omits the notion that the Accounting Practitioner can be within the country of the Applicant's JOI:

(A) Status of Author: The CA MUST verify that the accountant letter is authored by an independent Accounting Practitioner retained by and representing the Applicant (or an in-house professional accountant employed by the Applicant) who is a certified public accountant, chartered accountant, or has an equivalent license within the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Jurisdiction of Registration, or the jurisdiction where the Applicant maintains an office or physical facility. Verification of license MUST be through that jurisdiction’s member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) or through the regulatory organization in that jurisdiction appropriate to contact when verifying an accountant’s license to practice in that jurisdiction.

This leads to a situation where an Accounting Practitioner that is licensed in California is ineligible to provide an opinion letter for an Applicant that is incorporated in Washington state.  I do not believe that is the intention of this requirement, especially since we allow Accounting Practitioners from "any jurisdiction where the Applicant maintains an office or physical facility".

I made an attempt to revise 11.10.2.(1).(A).  The intent is to remove the duplication of language that also exists in the definition of Accounting Practitioner and eliminate what I believe to be the unintended restriction described above.  Please provide any comments on the following:

(A) Status of Author: The CA MUST verify that the accountant letter is authored by an Accounting Practitioner who is either independent (retained by and representing the Applicant) or an employee of the Applicant.  Verification of license MUST be through the member organization or group of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) that represents the jurisdiction in which the Accounting Practitioner is licensed, or through the regulatory organization in that jurisdiction appropriate to contact when verifying an accountant’s license to practice in that jurisdiction.

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Ryan Koski
GoDaddy.com, LLC


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