The change is in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and a discussion and vote on the rule at a meeting of the Board held on September 18, 2009. The rule shall now read as follows:
61H1-20.0097 Standards for Personal Financial Planning.
“Standards for Personal Financial Planning” shall be deemed and construed to mean Basic Personal Financial Planning Engagement Functions and Responsibilities First Issued October 1992; Revised January 1996, aka Statements on Responsibilities in Personal Financial Planning Practice, as published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, available from the AICPA’s Resource Online at www.cpa2biz.com or by telephonic request at 1(888)777-7077. A certified public accountant shall not perform personal financial planning unless he/she has complied with these standards and departures from these standards must be justified by those who do not follow them.
Rulemaking Authority 473.304, 473.315 FS. Law Implemented 473.315 FS. History–New 11-8-95, Amended 9-30-97, 9-29-02,________.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Veloria Kelly, Division Director, Board of Accountancy, 240 N.W. 76th Dr., Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32607