§ 5158 Accountancy Corporation Management Requirements

• •If a company does accounting work, every office must have a boss who is a certified accountant.
• •The boss can be a certified public accountant (CPA) or a public accountant.
• •This rule makes sure someone who knows accounting is in charge.

A big accounting company opens a new office in town.

They can't just put anyone in charge—they must pick a boss who is a certified accountant to run that office.