The membership of Ms. Jingmei (Ami) Shi of Richmond, British Columbia, in the Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) will be suspended as a result of a Hearing before a Panel of the Disciplinary Committee.
The suspension of Ms. Shi will take effect July 1, 2026 if she has not entered into a practice monitoring agreement by that date, and the suspension will remain in effect until such time she enters into a practice monitoring agreement which includes successful completion of 24 months of supervised tax practice.
The professional misconduct alleged against Ms. Shi includes several breaches of the CPABC Code of Professional Conduct, including: errors in preparing an Income Tax Return, misinforming clients regarding fees, and association with a non-licensed accounting firm.
Ms. Shi has admitted to the above allegations that CPABC has made against her.
Ms. Shi is required to pay CPABC its costs related to the investigation and the hearing.
During the suspension of Ms. Shi’s membership in CPABC, she cannot use or display the designations “Chartered Professional Accountant”, or “Professional Accountant”, the initials “CPA”, or “PA”, imply, suggest, or hold out that she 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.