Public Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE
Ali Reza Houshmand of North Vancouver, British Columbia

The Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) cautions the public that Ali Reza Houshmand is not a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) and his firm PBS Accounting Ltd is not registered with CPABC.

Mr. Houshmand is not a chartered professional accountant or professional accountant.

Mr. Houshmand and PBS Accounting Ltd. (and anyone working for PBS Accounting Ltd.) are not associated with CPABC.

PBS Accounting Ltd. is not a registered accounting firm under the CPA Act, and is not entitled to refer to itself or to describe itself as a “Certified Public Accounting firm” in offering services to the public in British Columbia.

Only a member of the CPABC is entitled to use the designations “Chartered Professional Accountant”, Certified Public Accountant or the initials “CPA”. 

December 21, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE
Vic Papp of Gold River, BC

The Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) cautions the public that Vic Papp is not a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC).

Only a member of the CPABC is entitled to use the designation “Chartered Professional Accountant” or the initials “CPA”.

November 26, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE
Glenn Bruce Davidson of Brentwood Bay, British Columbia

The membership of Glenn Bruce Davidson in the Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) has been cancelled as a result of a Hearing before a Panel of the Disciplinary Committee.

The Disciplinary Committee found that Mr. Davidson promoted a business venture to clients and received loans from some of them.  In total, Mr. Davidson received over $2.6 million from investors, some of whom were clients.  Mr. Davidson has not accounted for the money he received, and Mr. Davidson did not co-operate with CPABC’s investigation.

As a former member, Mr. Davidson cannot use the designation “Chartered Professional Accountant” or legacy designation “Certified General Accountant”, or the initials “CPA” or “CGA”, or imply, suggest, or hold out that he is a Chartered Professional Accountant or Certified General Accountant.

The Panel’s Decision is found here Disciplinary Summaries.

November 1, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE
Lion Ruhul Zaman of Burnaby, British Columbia

The Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) cautions the public that Lion Ruhul Zaman, of Zaman Business Solution Inc., is improperly using or displaying the initials “CPA” on his business card and LinkedIn profile. Lion Ruhul Zaman is not a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC).

Only a member of the CPABC is entitled to use the designation “Chartered Professional Accountant” or the initials “CPA” or the descriptor “Professional Accountant” or the initials “PA”.

For additional information, please contact Edward Tanaka, Barrister & Solicitor, CPABC’s Vice President of Professional Conduct, at etanaka@bccpa.ca.

July 3, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE
Kent Sandman doing business as Sandman Consultants of Duncan, BC

The Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (“CPABC”) cautions the public that Kent Sandman, doing business as Sandman Consultants of Duncan, BC, is improperly using or displaying the designation “certified public accountant” and the initials “CPA” on the website of Sandman Consultants.

The use or display of the designation “certified public accountant” and the initials “CPA” on the website of Sandman Consultants contravenes the British Columbia Chartered Professional Accountants Act (the “CPA Act”), by falsely implying or suggesting that Kent Sandman and the employees of Sandman Consultants are chartered professional accountants or professional accountants, when that is not the case.

Neither Kent Sandman nor any of the employees of Sandman Consultants are chartered professional accountants or professional accountants, and Sandman Consultants is not a professional accounting firm registered under the CPA Act. 

The use or display of the designation “certified public accountant” and the initials “CPA” on the website of Sandman Consultants falsely implies or suggests that Kent Sandman and the employees of Sandman Consultants are chartered professional accountants or professional accountants, when that is not the case.

For additional information, please contact Edward Tanaka, Barrister & Solicitor, CPABC’s Vice President of Ethics at 604.629.6385.

March 23, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICE
SG & Associates of Vancouver, BC

On June 24, 2015, the Chartered Professional Accountants Act of British Columbia came into effect, amalgamating the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, the Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia, and the Certified Management Accountants Society of British Columbia, to establish the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia as the unified professional regulatory body for professional accountants in British Columbia.

It has recently come to the attention of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia that SG & Associates of Vancouver, BC issued a review engagement report in late 2014, signed “SG & Associates Chartered Accountants”.  At the relevant time, SG & Associates did not hold a practice license from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, and therefore was not entitled to use the designation “Chartered Accountants” or the initials “CA” signifying that designation.

SG & Associates is not currently registered as a firm under the Chartered Professional Accountants Act, and therefore is not entitled to use:

1. the designation “Chartered Professional Accountant” or the initials “CPA” signifying that designation, or
    
2. any “legacy designation”, including the designation “Chartered Accountant” or the initials “CA” signifying that designation.

August 21, 2015