NRS 628.345 Registration as limited-liability company of certified public accountants: Qualifications; application; determination; fees; authorized use of certain designations; notice to Board required of certain changes.

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1. A limited-liability company required or otherwise seeking to register with the Board pursuant to NRS 628.335 shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)The sole purpose and business of the limited-liability company must be to furnish to the public services not inconsistent with this chapter or the regulations of the Board, except that the limited-liability company may invest its money in a manner not incompatible with the practice of public accounting.

(b)The manager, if any, of the limited-liability company must be a certified public accountant of this State in good standing.

(c)At least one member of the limited-liability company must be a certified public accountant of this State in good standing.

(d)Each person in charge of an office of the limited-liability company in this State and each member who is regularly and personally engaged within this State in the practice of public accounting must be a certified public accountant of this State in good standing.

(e)In order to facilitate compliance with the provisions of this section relating to the ownership of interests, there must be a written agreement binding the members or the limited-liability company to purchase any interest offered for sale by, or not under the ownership or effective control of, a qualified member.

(f)The limited-liability company maintains an office in this State.

(g)The limited-liability company shall comply with other regulations pertaining to limited-liability companies practicing public accounting in this State adopted by the Board.

2. Application for registration must be made upon the affidavit of the manager or a member of the limited-liability company. The affiant must hold a live permit to practice in this State as a certified public accountant. The Board shall determine whether the applicant is eligible for registration and may charge an initial fee and an annual renewal fee set by the Board by regulation. A limited-liability company which is so registered may use the words “certified public accountants” or the abbreviation “C.P.A.’s” or “CPA’s” in connection with its name.

Notice must be given to the Board within 1 month after the admission to or withdrawal of a member from any limited-liability company so registered.