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Alabama accounting board revokes, fines CPAs after peer‑review and show‑cause hearings
Summary
The Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy found multiple licensees noncompliant and revoked certificates in hearings held Jan. 27, 2026. The Board imposed fines and reinstatement conditions for some licensees; several hearings were conducted in the respondents' absence.
The Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy voted Jan. 27 to find a licensed practitioner noncompliant with the Board's Peer Review Program and to revoke or suspend other certificates after show‑cause hearings.
At a disciplinary hearing presided over by governmental hearing officer Kathy Brown, Esq., the Board found Robert Bryan Thompson, doing business as Thompson Walker & Associates LLC, in noncompliance with the Board's Peer Review Program. Alan Skinner, CPA moved that the Board impose a $2,000 fine, revoke certificate No. 4000 and the firm's permit, require return of the revoked certificate to the Board office within 30 days, and require completion of the NASBA CPT Ethics course within 30 days; the motion carried on a roll call vote in favor by Tod Etheredge, Michael Kintz, Alan Skinner, Steve Smith, Terry Sparks and Connie Sheppard‑Harris.
Two show‑cause hearings were also conducted in the respondents' absence. Connie Sheppard‑Harris, CPA moved that the Board find Aaron Joiner Singleton guilty of the charges in the Summons and Complaint and revoke CPA Certificate No. 10681; the motion carried on a roll call vote and the Board ordered return of the revoked certificate within 30 days. Michael Kintz, CPA moved that the Board find Charles David Brooks guilty and revoke CPA Certificate No. 8607; that motion also carried. The Board's orders and the Summons and Complaints were recorded as part of the meeting minutes.
All three disciplinary matters were handled after the Board met briefly in executive session to deliberate the reputation and character issues raised by the proceedings. The minutes note that each hearing proceeded in the licensee's absence. The Board's official orders and summonses were attached to the minutes and are part of the public record.
The Board chair and members did not indicate further administrative steps beyond the return of revoked certificates and completion of the NASBA CPT Ethics requirement in the Thompson matter. The Board took these actions during its regularly scheduled meeting at Troy University in Troy, Alabama.
