WSR 22-17-060

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

[Filed August 12, 2022, 1:18 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 4-30-045 Commission and referral fees and 4-30-049 Accounting principles.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.04.055.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The board of accountancy proposes adoption of these new rules to reorganize the ethics and prohibited practice rule sections for clarity.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kirsten Donovan, Rules Coordinator, Washington State Board of Accountancy, P.O. Box 9131, Olympia, WA 98507-9131, phone 360-664-9191, fax 360-664-9190, TTY 1-800-833-6388, email Kirsten.donovan@acb.wa.gov, website https://acb.wa.gov/.

August 12, 2022

Jennifer Sciba

Acting Executive Director