S.C. Code Regs. § 1-10

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Section 1-10 - Professional Standards

In addition to the requirements and prohibitions found in S.C. Code 40-2-5 et seq.,:

A. Licensees shall comply with all federal or state laws governing their business and personal affairs and shall not engage in any acts discreditable to the profession as defined by the Ethical Standards of the AICPA. In general, a licensee may rely upon the interpretations of those standards published by the Professional Ethics Executive Committee of the AICPA.
B. Complying with professional standards includes timely filing all applicable tax/information and all other regulatory returns for himself/herself or any entity for which the licensee is responsible.
C. A licensee or registered firm shall not knowingly employ within South Carolina, directly or indirectly in the practice of accounting, a person whose license is revoked or suspended by this Board or by the board of accountancy in any other jurisdiction. Employing such a person in South Carolina as an accountant, investigator, tax preparer or in any other capacity connected with the practice of accounting subjects the licensee or registered firm to discipline by the Board.

S.C. Code Regs. 1-10

Added by State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 5, eff May 25, 2007. Amended by State Register Volume 34, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 2010; State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 5, eff May 25, 2012; State Register Volume 44, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2020; State Register Volume 47, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/26/2023.