Section 17-2541. PARTNERSHIP AND CORPORATE PRACTICE: APPLICATION FOR PERMIT

 

2541.1Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of §§ 2540 to 2547, every sole proprietor, partnership, or corporation practicing public accountancy in the District of Columbia not holding a permit shall file an application with the Board.

 

2541.2Applicants shall submit an application for a permit to the Board on a form provided by the Board.  A partner of the partnership or shareholder of the corporation who is a licensee under the Act shall sign the application and swear or affirm to the contents of the application before a notary public.

 

2541.3The Board shall, within a reasonable time after an application for a permit is submitted, either approve the application and issue a license or deny the application and notify the applicant.

 

2541.4If the Board denies an application, the applicant may request a hearing pursuant to § 2520.

 

2541.5No applicant shall hold itself out or advertise itself as engaged in public accounting, nor shall it render any professional services unless and until a permit has been issued.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 4401 (April 30, 2004).