WSR 16-08-082

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed April 4, 2016, 2:43 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 4-30-110 What are the allowable legal forms of organization and ownership requirements for a CPA firm?

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.04.055(8), 18.04.195, 18.04.205.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Due to the passage of ESHB 2433 on March 31, 2016, the affected rule must be updated.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

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 Charles E. Satterlund, Executive Director, Washington State Board of Accountancy, P.O. Box 9131, Olympia, WA 98507-9131, phone (360) 586-0785, fax (360) 664-9190, e-mail customerservice@cpaboard.wa.gov.

April 1, 2016

Charles E. Satterlund, CPA, CIA

Executive Director