Florida Statute 473.301 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 473
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

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F.S. 473.301

473.301 Purpose.—The Legislature recognizes that there is a public need for independent and objective public accountants and that it is necessary to regulate the practice of public accounting to assure the minimum competence of practitioners and the accuracy of audit statements upon which the public relies and to protect the public from dishonest practitioners and, therefore, deems it necessary in the interest of public welfare to regulate the practice of public accountancy in this state.

History.—ss. 1, 25, ch. 79-202; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 10, 11, ch. 85-9; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Cases Citing Statute 473.301

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State, Department of Professional Regulation, Board of Accountancy v. Rampell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-10-16

Citation: 589 So. 2d 1352, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 10150, 1991 WL 205842

Snippet: practice of public accountancy in this state. § 473.301, Fla.Stat. (1989). While others may provide tax