Notice of Declaratory Statement

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Accountancy
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61H1-26.001: Form of Practice and Name-Shared Office Space
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on February 18, 2009, the Board of Accountancy has received the petition for declaratory statement from Lisa Scarabino, on behalf of Goldstein Lewin and Co.The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of subsection 61H1-26.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, as it applies to the petitioner.
The petition seeks the Board’s interpretation of subsection 61H1-26.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, and whether when Goldstein Lewin & Co. changes its name to PKF Goldstein Lewin LLC, it will have to be licensed separately or if the current license is sufficient. Petitioner further asks whether, in the event this new entity needs to be licensed separately, will it need its own peer review.
A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N. W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607.