(225 ILCS 450/5)
(from Ch. 111, par. 5506)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
Sec. 5.
Certification of out‑of‑State accountants.
(a) Upon review of an applicant's educational and examination credentials by the Board of Examiners, the Department may issue a registration as a registered certified public accountant, without examination, to any applicant who holds a valid unrevoked certificate as a certified public accountant issued under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, provided:
(1) that the state that issued the certificate has
| certification requirements that have been determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to the certification requirements of Illinois and grants similar rights to those that Illinois grants to certificate holders; | |
(2) that the state that issued the certificate has |
| certification requirements that the Board has determined not to be substantially equivalent to the certification requirements of Illinois or does not grant similar rights to Illinois certificate holders, but the Board determines that the individual applicant possesses personal qualifications substantially equivalent to Illinois' certification requirements; or | |
(3) that the applicant does not qualify under |
| subsections (1) or (2) above, but the following conditions are met: | |
(A) the certificate was granted to the applicant |
| on the basis of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant examination; and | |
(B) the educational qualifications of the |
| applicant for a certificate, at the time of the written examination, were equivalent to the educational qualifications then required of applicants for admission to the Illinois examination for certified public accountant or, the applicant has, after passing the examination upon which his or her certificate was based, not less than 5 years of experience in the practice of public accounting within the 10 years immediately preceding this application, otherwise reasonably considered acceptable by the Board. | |
(b) In determining the substantial equivalency of the requirements for certification or the rights granted to certificate holders pursuant to this Section, the Department may rely on the determinations of the National Qualification Appraisal Service of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy or any other qualification appraisal service, as it deems appropriate.
(Source: P.A. 93‑683, eff. 7‑2‑04.) |
(225 ILCS 450/5.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
Sec. 5.1.
Foreign accountants.
The Board shall issue a certificate to a holder of a foreign designation, granted in a foreign country entitling the holder thereof to engage in the practice of public accounting, provided:
(a) The foreign authority that granted the
| designation makes similar provision to allow a person who holds a valid certificate issued by this State to obtain the foreign authority's comparable designation; and | |
(b) The foreign designation (i) was duly issued by a |
| foreign authority that regulates the practice of public accounting and the foreign designation has not expired or been revoked or suspended; and (ii) was issued upon the basis of educational and examination requirements established by the foreign authority or by law; and | |
(c) The applicant (i) received the designation based |
| on educational and examination standards substantially equivalent to those in effect in this State at the time the foreign designation was granted; and (ii) passed a uniform qualifying examination in national standards and an examination on the laws, regulations, and code of ethical conduct in effect in this State acceptable to the Board. | |
(Source: P.A. 93‑683, eff. 7‑2‑04.) |
(225 ILCS 450/5.2)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
Sec. 5.2.
Substantial equivalency.
(a) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this State shall have all the privileges of a person licensed under this Act as a licensed certified public accountant without the need to obtain a license or registration from the Department or to file notice with the Department, if the individual:
(1) holds a valid license as a certified public
| accountant issued by another state that the National Qualification Appraisal Service of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has verified to be in substantial equivalence with the CPA licensure requirements of the Uniform Accountancy Act of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy; or | |
(2) holds a valid license as a certified public |
| accountant issued by another state and obtains from the National Qualification Appraisal Service of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy verification that the individual's CPA qualifications are substantially equivalent to the CPA licensure requirements of the Uniform Accountancy Act of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy; however, any individual who has passed the Uniform CPA Examination and holds a valid license issued by any other state prior to January 1, 2012 shall be exempt from the education requirements of Section 3 of this Act for the purposes of this item (2). | |
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who offers or renders professional services under this Section, whether in person or by mail, telephone, or electronic means, shall be granted practice privileges in this State and no notice or other submission must be provided by any such individual.
(c) An individual licensee of another state who is exercising the privilege afforded under this Section and the CPA firm that employs such individual, if any, as a condition of the grant of this privilege, hereby simultaneously consents:
(1) to the personal and subject matter jurisdiction |
| and disciplinary authority of the Department; | |
(2) to comply with this Act and the Department's |
| rules adopted under this Act; | |
(3) that in the event that the license from the state |
| of the individual's principal place of business is no longer valid, the individual shall cease offering or rendering professional services in this State individually or on behalf of a CPA firm; and | |
(4) to the appointment of the state board that issued |
| the individual's or the CPA firm's license as the agent upon which process may be served in any action or proceeding by the Department against the individual. | |
(d) An individual licensee who qualifies for practice |
| privileges under this Section who, for any entity headquartered in this State, performs (i) a financial statement audit or other engagement in accordance with Statements on Auditing Standards; (ii) an examination of prospective financial information in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements; or (iii) an engagement in accordance with Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standards may only do so through a firm licensed under this Act. | |
(Source: P.A. 95‑386, eff. 1‑1‑08.) |