No Licensing for Connecticut Forensic Accountants
CSCPA
August 11, 2008
The declaratory ruling proposed by the Department of Public Safety that would require professionals (including forensic accountants) to be licensed as private detectives has been sent back to the Connecticut General Assembly for consideration. Department of Public Safety Commissioner John A. Danaher III reported on August 4, 2008 that the Department had failed to reach a decision regarding the proposal.
The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, armed with several forensic accountants and legal counsel Shipman & Goodwin LLP, jumped to action shortly after the petition was issued on September 7, 2007, attempting to require private detective licensing “for persons offering the following services: computer forensic examinations, pre-employment screening, mystery shopper services, forensic accounting, or similar services.”
Several CSCPA members spoke at a Department of Public Safety hearing on October 31, 2007, arguing that the accounting profession is appropriately regulated already.
“According to information provided by the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Connecticut State Board of Accountancy, and other participants, requiring private detective licensing of persons performing forensic accounting or fraud examination would prevent qualified persons, i.e. certified public accountants, from performing this work,” the declaratory ruling stated. “Most accountants do not have law enforcement or investigatory experience, they say, which is required for private detective licensing.”
“The Society will continue to monitor the situation,” CSCPA Executive Director Art Renner said, as the issue moves to the familiar ground of the Connecticut legislature. “We are confident we will persevere and keep CPAs out of any potential legislation.”
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