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Board denies Astute CPA LLC’s in‑state firm registration application

Kansas Board of Accountancy · July 1, 2026
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Summary

After a closed-session deliberation, the Board denied Astute CPA, LLC’s in‑state firm registration application, citing K.A.R. 74‑5‑406 and K.S.A. 1‑316; Kenneth Hite presented the application.

The Kansas Board of Accountancy denied the in‑state firm registration application filed by Astute CPA, LLC at its July 26 meeting.

Kenneth Hite, CPA, appeared to present the application and explain the firm name choice. After discussion and a closed‑session deliberation, the Board voted to deny the application pursuant to K.A.R. 74-5-406 and K.S.A. 1-316. The minutes record that the motion to deny was moved by Jeffery Bottenberg and seconded by Michael L. Marsh and that the motion carried.

The minutes do not record additional detail about the grounds for denial beyond citation of the regulation and statute. The Board’s Licensing staff was assigned follow‑up tasks to notify the applicant and document the denial.