In order to resolve a disciplinary proceeding before a Panel of CPABC’s Disciplinary Committee concerning professional misconduct alleged against them, they have agreed to the voluntary suspension of their membership in the Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) and public practice licensure for a period of six months, commencing on November 26, 2020.
The professional misconduct alleged against them includes a breach of the British Columbia Chartered Professional Accountants Act, several breaches of CPABC’s Bylaws, and several breaches of the CPABC Code of Professional Conduct, including providing public practice services as an employee of a corporation that did not hold a public practice licence, the shares of which were owned by their spouse, who is not and has never been a Chartered Professional Accountant. They have admitted to all of the allegations that CPABC has made against them.
They have also agreed to pay $750.00 towards CPABC’s costs of the disciplinary proceeding.
During the period of the voluntary suspension of their membership in CPABC and public practice licensure, they cannot use or display the designations “Chartered Professional Accountant”, “Certified General Accountant”, or “Professional Accountant”, the initials “CPA”, “CGA”, “CPA, CGA”, or “PA”, imply, suggest, or hold out that they are a Chartered Professional Accountant or Professional Accountant, or engage in providing or offering to provide public accounting services or other regulated services to the public.