Uniformity in State 会计 Laws, Rules Increases across the Country

CPAs nationwide are seeing more uniformity in state laws and regulations that impact the accounting profession.

In recent months, Alaska became the 24th state to adopt the 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 Code of Professional Conduct华盛顿特区.C. and Guam became the 40th and 41st jurisdictions, respectively, to pass the comprehensive definition of attest.  Guam has also become the 53rd jurisdiction to adopt 个人移动.

These victories follow successes in Kansas, 密歇根, 密西西比州, 内布拉斯加州, 宾西法尼亚, 罗德岛州, West Virginia and Washington, all of which also adopted the comprehensive definition of attest in the past year.  The definition now includes all examination, 审查, and agreed-upon procedures engagements performed under the 188bet亚洲真人体育下载’s Statement on Standards for 证明ation Engagements (SSAEs).  以前, only examinations of prospective financial information performed under the SSAEs were included in the definition.

另外, state boards in Illinois, 密西西比州 and Wisconsin all adopted the 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 Code of Professional Conduct in 2016.  As individual and firm mobility continue to be adopted in more states and jurisdictions, CPAs and firms that operate across state lines benefit from having uniform laws and rules that regulate the profession.

In 2017, the 188bet亚洲真人体育下载 State Regulation and Legislation Team will continue to work with state CPA societies to encourage further uniformity in state accounting laws.  For more information on the Team’s initiatives, visit the Team’s webpage or email state@sh-fyz.com.