Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 389 - Public Accountants
Section 20-281n. - Practice privilege: Qualifications; rendering of services in this state; conditions of privilege; disciplinary action; determining substantial equivalency.

(a) Any individual whose principal place of business is not in this state shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements and shall qualify for a practice privilege and have all the privileges of licensees of this state without the need to obtain a license pursuant to section 20-281d if:

(1) Such individual holds a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant from any state which the NASBA National Qualification Appraisal Service has verified to be in substantial equivalence with the CPA licensure requirements of the AICPA/NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act; or
(2) Such individual holds a valid license as a Certified Public Accountant from any state which the NASBA National Qualification Appraisal Service has not verified to be in substantial equivalence with the CPA licensure requirements of the AICPA/NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act and the individual obtains from the NASBA National Qualification Appraisal Service verification that such individual's CPA qualifications are substantially equivalent to the CPA licensure requirements of the AICPA/NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act. Any individual who passed the Uniform CPA Examination and holds a valid license issued by any other state prior to January 1, 2012, may be exempt from the education requirement in the Uniform Accountancy Act for purposes of this subdivision.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any individual who qualifies for a practice privilege under this section may offer or render professional services, whether in person or by mail, telephone or electronic means, based on a practice privilege, and no notice, fee or other submission shall be required of any such individual. Such individual shall be subject to the requirements in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Any individual licensee of another state exercising the privilege afforded under this section and the firm that employs such licensee shall consent, as a condition of the grant of such privilege:
(1) To the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board;
(2) To comply with any applicable provision of state law and the board's rules;
(3) That in the event the license from the state of such individual's principal place of business is no longer valid, such individual shall cease offering or rendering professional services in this state individually and on behalf of a firm; and
(4) To the appointment of the state board that issued such license as the agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by the board against such licensee.
(d) Any individual who qualifies for practice privileges under this section who, for any entity with its home office in this state, performs any of the following services: (1) Any financial statement audit or other engagement to be performed in accordance with Statements on Auditing Standards; (2) any review of a financial statement to be performed in accordance with the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services; (3) any examination of prospective financial information, review or agreed upon procedures engagement to be performed in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements; or (4) any engagement to be performed in accordance with PCAOB Auditing Standards, may only provide such services through a firm that has obtained a permit issued under section 20-281e.
(e) Any licensee of this state that offers or renders services or uses their CPA title in another state shall be subject to disciplinary action in this state for an act committed in another state for which the licensee would be subject to discipline for an act committed in the other state. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-280c, the board shall investigate any complaint made by the board of accountancy of another state against any such licensee.
(f) In determining substantial equivalency pursuant to this section, the board shall take into account the qualifications of such person without regard to the sequence in which experience, education or examination requirements were attained.
(P.A. 08-52, S. 7; P.A. 15-181, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 08-52 effective May 12, 2008; P.A. 15-181 amended Subsec. (d) to add new Subdiv. (2) re review of financial statement, redesignate existing Subdivs. (2) and (3) as Subdivs. (3) and (4) and amend redesignated Subdiv. (3) to add “review or agreed upon procedures engagement”, and make a technical change.