Foreign nation accountancy designation; requirements for state licensure

Sec. 8. The board shall issue a CPA certificate to a holder of a designation granted in a foreign country entitling the holder to engage in the practice of accountancy if: (1) the foreign authority that granted the designation makes a similar provision to allow an individual who holds a valid certificate issued by the board to obtain the foreign authority's comparable designation; (2) the foreign designation: (A) was issued by a foreign authority that regulates the practice of accountancy and has not expired, been revoked, or suspended; (B) entitles the holder to issue reports for financial statements; and (C) was issued upon the basis of educational and examination and experience requirements established by the foreign authority; and (3) the applicant: (A) received the designation, based on educational and examination standards substantially equivalent to those in effect in Indiana at the time the foreign designation was granted; (B) meets: (i) an experience requirement substantially equivalent to the requirement under IC 25-2.1-3-10, in the jurisdiction that granted the foreign designation; (ii) has completed four (4) years of experience in Indiana or another state of the type described in IC 25-2.1-3-10; or (iii) meets equivalent requirements established by the board within the ten (10) years immediately preceding the application; and (C) passed a uniform qualifying examination in national standards and an examination on the laws, rules, and code of ethical conduct in effect in Indiana acceptable to the board. As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-1995, SEC.94; P.L.128-2001, SEC.25.