Petitioner William Rosson Wyckoff asks California Board of Accountancy to reinstate surrendered CPA; board to deliberate in closed session

William Rosson Wyckoff asked the California Board of Accountancy on Sept. 19, 2024, to reinstate a CPA certificate he surrendered in 2020 so he can prepare tax returns. The hearing was conducted by Administrative Law Judge Deborah Nye Perkins and heard statements from the Deputy Attorney General and several board members; the board closed the record and will deliberate in closed session.

The petition arises from a long disciplinary history. Deputy Attorney General Ted Durkar told the board Wyckoff’s license was surrendered effective Aug. 31, 2020, following a stipulated surrender that admitted charges contained in a Dec. 2019 accusation. Durkar recounted a 2009 jury verdict finding Wyckoff liable for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty related to a real estate transaction, confirmed on appeal in 2010, and said the Arizona Board of Accountancy later ordered Wyckoff to relinquish his right to practice in that state in 2018. Durkar said Wyckoff failed to timely report the 2009 civil judgment and the Arizona disciplinary order to licensing boards in accordance with reporting requirements.

Durkar summarized the petition materials…