Occupational Licensing Fees Charged to Professions Regulated by the Board of Public Accountancy:
Notice of Proposed Regulations Changes
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development proposes to change occupational license fees charged to accountants, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, and other legal entities.
The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (Department) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 02 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with occupational licensing fees for professions regulated by the Board of Public Accountancy, including the following:
12 AAC 02.340, Board of Public Accountancy, is proposed to be changed to alter the application, license, renewal, registration, permit, examination, and reexamination fees for accountants, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, and other legal entities.
Under AS 08.01.065, the Department must establish fee levels so that the total amount of fees collected for an occupation approximately equals the actual regulatory costs for the occupation. The Department has reviewed the income and expenses for the occupational licensing program for the Board of Public Accountancy and proposes fee changes that reflect, to the extent possible, the actual costs of the activities related to the program. You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Department will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at jun.maiquis@alaska.gov. The comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on August 31, 2015.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at jun.maiquis@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Department will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and response available on the Department’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofPublicAccountancy.aspx or on the Alaska Online Public Notice System. The Department may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 no later than August 24, 2015 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided. For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Jun Maiquis at the address or phone number above, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/CPA-Fees-2015.pdf
After the public comment period ends, the Department will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.Statutory Authority: AS 08.01.065; AS 08.04.495
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.01.065; AS 08.04.495
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 7/27/2015
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, please send your request to the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing at the address above and include your name, address, and the occupational area in which you are interested.
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING FEES CHARGED TO PROFESSIONS
REGULATED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY:
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development – Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Occupational licensing fees.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 02.340.
4. Department of Law file number: To be assigned.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Compliance with state statute.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated costs in the aggregate to comply with the proposed action to:
a. Private Persons: $15 – $300 per applicant.
b. Other State Agencies: None known.
c. Municipalities: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2016 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Sara Chambers, Professional Licensing Operations Manager
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-2144
E-mail: sara.chambers@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
11. Date: 7/27/2015
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist