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Board approves two settlement agreements: firm-permit lapse and unsigned joint return filing
Summary
The Connecticut Board of Accountancy accepted two settlement agreements in separate enforcement matters: one imposing a $2,000 penalty for practicing without a firm permit and one imposing a $1,500 penalty plus remedial requirements for filing a joint tax return without the taxpayer's signature.
The Connecticut Board of Accountancy on June 30 accepted two settlement agreements resolving separate disciplinary matters referred to the Department of Consumer Protection legal division.
Both matters were brought to the board by legal staff and addressed alleged lapses in licensing and professional conduct that the department said violated state statutes and professional standards.
Legal-division staff told the board that case 2020-428 involving Ms. Ocellos (listed in the department file as Oscelo/Ocellos) showed the respondent formed an accounting firm in 2020 and operated the firm without a required firm permit for approximately four years. Staff said the respondent obtained a firm permit after…
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