Why the CBA issues citations.

• Position: Cba citations - California Board of Accountancy - Brief article

Typically, citations are issued for violations of the Accountancy Act, or its rules or regulations that are administrative in nature and do not rise to the level requiring disciplinary action against a license. Examples of such violations include deficiencies in continuing education, practice of public accountancy with an unregistered firm or failure to respond to a CBA request for information.

What do you do if you have received a citation? The first thing to do is read the citation in its entirety. The Citation Order specifically details the order of no for compliance, the administrative fine amount to be paid and the due date to comply with both the order of correction and payment of the line. In the event you wish to dispute a citation, the Citation Order must be appealed within 30 days of the date the citation was issued by filing the...