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:
- the designation “Chartered Professional Accountant” or the initials “CPA” signifying that designation, or
- any “legacy designation”, including the designation “Chartered Accountant” or the initials “CA” signifying that designation.
August 21, 2015