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Kansas Board of Accountancy approves multiple stipulations, fines and conditions
Summary
At its July 27 meeting in Topeka, the Kansas Board of Accountancy accepted several stipulations and consent orders imposing fines, costs and conditions for practitioners who failed to register fictitious names, practiced without a valid permit, or failed to complete required peer review work.
The Kansas Board of Accountancy on July 27 in Topeka accepted several stipulations and consent orders imposing fines, costs and professional conditions for licensees and applicants found to have violated registration or permit requirements.
John R. Helms, CPA, the board chair, presided as the board heard cases involving Mark Jameson, Becca Ann Kirn, Arturo Macias, Tiffany Oppermann and Boyce Soward. In each matter the board described findings of failure to register a fictitious professional name or of practicing without a valid permit, and accepted consent orders requiring appearance before the board, monetary fines, reimbursement of costs under K.S.A. 1-206 (including attorney and court reporter fees), and censure.
The board approved a Stipulation and Consent Order for Mark Jameson that assessed a $250 fine, costs and censure for failing to register a fictitious professional name. The board took similar actions for Arturo Macias (fictitious name) and for Becca Ann Kirn and Tiffany Oppermann, each of whom had submitted reciprocity applications and were determined to have engaged in practice without a valid permit; each consent order included a $250 fine, costs and censure.
In the case of Boyce Soward, the board accepted a Stipulation and Consent Order arising from a prior Summary Order of revocation. The agreed terms included a $500 fine, payment of costs under K.S.A. 1-206, censure, and two additional conditions: Soward must provide a peer-review completion letter or an in-process letter to the Board by August 31, 2018, and must complete the AICPA Comprehensive Ethics exam with a score of 90% or higher within 90 days of the hearing. The board noted the ethics exam score may not be used for permit renewal or reinstatement purposes.
Board members recused themselves where indicated in individual investigator relationships. In several matters the board recessed to closed session to deliberate and reconvened to vote; motions to accept the stipulations carried in each case.
The board also reviewed a set of Summary Orders that required no further action, including revocation of a firm registration for Baker, Chi & Parkey Accountancy Corporation, and revocations or denials of individual certificates or permits in other jurisdictions as noted in the orders.
