In order to resolve a disciplinary proceeding before a Panel of CPABC’s Disciplinary Committee concerning professional misconduct alleged against him, Jasdeep Singh Dhaliwal of Vancouver, British Columbia has agreed to the voluntary suspension of his membership in the Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) for a period of 18 months, commencing on September 26, 2024.
The professional misconduct alleged against Mr. Dhaliwal includes a breach of CPABC’s Bylaws and breaches of the CPABC Code of Professional Conduct, including unintentionally providing inaccurate and misleading financial statements to the banker of a client; issuing Notice to Reader reports on the client’s financial statements without having a licence to provide public accounting services; failing to carry any professional liability insurance while providing public accounting services; providing inaccurate and misleading documents and information to CPABC’s Investigator; and in the context of a
fee dispute with the complainants, entering into an agreement with them that involved the withdrawal of the complaint of professional misconduct that had been made against him.
Mr. Dhaliwal has also agreed to pay $33,000.00 towards CPABC’s costs of the disciplinary proceeding.
During the 18 month period of the voluntary suspension of Mr. Dhaliwal’s membership in CPABC, he cannot use or display the designations “Chartered Professional Accountant”, “Chartered Accountant”, or “Professional Accountant”, the initials “CPA”, “CA”, “CPA, CA”, or “PA”, imply, suggest, or hold out that he is 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.