New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 29 - NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
Subchapter 3 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 13:29-3.1 - Independence

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:29-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) A licensee or a firm of which he or she is a partner, member or a shareholder shall not express an opinion on financial statements of an entity or organization in such a manner as to imply that he or she is acting as an independent public accountant with respect thereto unless he or she or his or her firm is independent with respect to such entity or organization.

(b) A person engaged in the practice of public accountancy, including a person who is not a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), shall conform, in mind and appearance, to the independence standards established by the AICPA and the Board, and, where applicable, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and other national or international regulatory or professional standard setting bodies.

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