C.R.S. Section 12-100-117
Exceptions

  • acts not prohibited
  • rules

(1)

Nothing in this article 100 shall prohibit any person who is not a certified public accountant from serving as an employee of or an assistant to a certified public accountant holding an active certificate or serving as an employee or assistant of a validly registered partnership, professional corporation, or limited liability company composed of certified public accountants. The employee or assistant shall not issue any accounting or financial statement over his or her name.
(2)(a)(I) Nothing in this article 100 prohibits a certified public accountant whose principal place of business is located in another state or jurisdiction of the United States from practicing in this state on professional business, as defined by rules promulgated by the board. The practice shall be conducted in conformity with rules promulgated by the board.

(II)

Notwithstanding the requirements of section 12-100-114, a foreign partnership, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability limited partnership, or limited liability company may engage in the practice of accountancy in this state without registering with the board if the practice is incident to the entity’s regular practice outside this state, as defined by the board. The entity shall conduct the practice in conformity with rules promulgated by the board.

(b)

Nothing in this article 100 shall prohibit an accountant who holds a certificate, degree, or license in a foreign country, constituting a recognized qualification for the practice of public accounting in the country, from practicing in this state on professional business incident to his or her regular practice outside this state, as defined by the board. The practice shall be conducted in conformity with rules promulgated by the board.

(c)

A certified public accountant from another state or jurisdiction of the United States who is practicing in this state pursuant to this subsection (2) and the firm that employs the certified public accountant simultaneously consent, as a condition of practicing in this state:

(I)

To be subject to the jurisdiction of and disciplinary authority of the board;

(II)

To comply with the requirements of this subsection (2) and rules promulgated by the board pursuant to this subsection (2);

(III)

That, if the certified public accountant’s certificate, license, or registration issued by the state in which the certified public accountant’s principal place of business is located is no longer valid, the certified public accountant will cease to offer or render professional services in this state, either individually or on behalf of a firm; and

(IV)

To appoint the state board or entity that issued a certificate, license, or registration to the certified public accountant as the agent for service of process in any action or proceeding brought by the board against the certified public accountant.

(d)

The board may recover its reasonable costs incurred as part of its investigative, administrative, and disciplinary proceedings against a certified public accountant from another state or jurisdiction of the United States or from a foreign country if the board:

(I)

Enters a final order against the certified public accountant, finding that the certified public accountant violated a provision of this article 100, a rule adopted by the board, or an order of the board with which the certified public accountant is obligated to comply and the board has the authority to enforce; or

(II)

Enters into a consent or settlement agreement in which the board finds, or the certified public accountant admits or does not contest, that he or she violated a provision of this article 100, a rule adopted by the board, or an order of the board with which the certified public accountant is obligated to comply and the board has the authority to enforce.

Source: Section 12-100-117 — Exceptions - acts not prohibited - rules, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-12.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

12‑100‑101
Legislative declaration 12‑100‑102
Applicability of common provisions 12‑100‑103
Definitions - rules 12‑100‑104
State board of accountancy - subject to termination 12‑100‑105
Powers and duties of board 12‑100‑106
Fees 12‑100‑107
Certificate of certified public accountant - issuance - renewal - reinstatement - rules 12‑100‑108
Educational and experience requirements - rules 12‑100‑109
Examinations - reexaminations - rules 12‑100‑110
Approval of schools 12‑100‑111
Issuance of certificate by reciprocity 12‑100‑112
Use of the title “certified public accountant” 12‑100‑113
Status - retired - inactive 12‑100‑114
Partnerships, professional corporations, and limited liability companies composed of certified public accountants - registration - rules - definitions 12‑100‑115
Continuing education - rules 12‑100‑116
Unlawful acts - definition 12‑100‑117
Exceptions - acts not prohibited - rules 12‑100‑118
Single act evidence of practice 12‑100‑120
Grounds for disciplinary action - administrative penalties 12‑100‑121
Response to board communication 12‑100‑122
Revocation or suspension of partnership, professional corporation, or limited liability company registration 12‑100‑123
Hearings before board - notice - procedure - review 12‑100‑124
Investigations - findings - board actions - confidentiality of complaints 12‑100‑125
Judicial review 12‑100‑126
Reconsideration and review of action of board 12‑100‑127
Unauthorized practice - penalties 12‑100‑128
Ownership of accountant’s working papers 12‑100‑129
Ownership of state auditor’s working papers 12‑100‑130
Repeal of article - subject to review
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 12-100-117’s source at colorado​.gov