33-3-116. Certified public accountant; holders of certificates in sister states.

(a) The board may allow practice privileges as follows:

(i) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this state and who holds a valid license as a certified public accountant from any state which the board, or its designee as determined by board rule and as provided in W.S. 33-3-109(o), has determined to be in substantial equivalence with subsection (c) of this section shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements and shall have all the privileges of certificate holders of this state without the need to obtain a certificate under W.S. 33-3-109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who offers or renders professional services, whether in person or by mail, telephone or electronic means, under this subsection shall be granted practice privileges in this state and no notice, fee or other submission shall be required of the individual. Any individual practicing under this paragraph shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (a)(iii) of this section;

(ii) An individual whose principal place of business is not in this state and who holds a valid license as a certified public accountant from any state which the board, or its designee as determined by board rule and as provided in W.S. 33-3-109(o), has not determined to be in substantial equivalence with the certified public accountant licensure requirements of subsection (c) of this section shall be presumed to have qualifications substantially equivalent to this state's requirements and shall have all the privileges of certificate holders of this state without the need to obtain a certificate under W.S. 33-3-109 if the individual obtains from the board or its designee verification that the individual's certified public accountant qualifications are substantially equivalent to the certified public accountant licensure requirements of subsection (c) of this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who offers or renders professional services, whether in person or by mail, telephone or electronic means, under this subsection shall be granted practice privileges in this state and no notice, fee or other submission shall be required of the individual. Any individual practicing under this paragraph shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (a)(iii) of this section;

(iii) An individual licensee of another state exercising the privileges afforded under this subsection and the firm which employs that licensee simultaneously consents as a condition of the grant of this privilege:

(A) To the personal and subject matter jurisdiction and disciplinary authority of the board;

(B) To comply with this act and any board rules;

(C) That in the event the license from the state of the individual's principal place of business is no longer valid, the individual will cease offering or rendering professional services in this state individually and on behalf of a firm; and

(D) To the appointment of the state board which issued their license as their agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding by the board against the licensee.

(iv) An individual who qualifies for practice privileges under this subsection shall only provide services through a firm which has obtained a permit issued under W.S. 33-3-118 when performing the following services for any entity with its home office in this state:

(A) Providing any financial statement audit or other engagement to be performed in accordance with statements on auditing standards;

(B) Providing any examination of prospective financial information to be performed in accordance with statements on standards for attestation engagements; or

(C) Providing any engagement to be performed in accordance with public company accounting oversight board auditing standards.

(b) A licensee of this state offering or rendering services or using his certified public accountant title in another state shall be subject to disciplinary action in this state for any act committed in another state for which the licensee would be subject to discipline. Notwithstanding W.S. 33-3-123, the board shall investigate any complaint made by the board of accountancy of another state.

(c) An individual shall be deemed to meet the substantial equivalency requirements of this state if he meets the requirements of paragraph (i) or (ii) of this subsection:

(i) The individual holds a valid license as a certified public accountant from any state that requires as a condition of licensure that the individual:

(A) Completes at least one hundred fifty (150) semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate or higher degree conferred by a college or university;

(B) Achieves a passing grade on the uniform certified public accountant examination; and

(C) Possesses at least one (1) year experience including providing any type of service or advice involving the use of accounting, attest, compilation, management advisory, financial advisory, tax or consulting skills, which may be obtained through government, industry, academic or public practice verified by a licensee or the equivalent of a licensee as determined by the board.

(ii) The individual holds a valid license as a certified public accountant from any state that does not meet the requirements of paragraph (i) of this subsection but the individual has otherwise met the requirements of paragraph (i) of this subsection or substantially similar requirements. Any individual who passed the uniform certified public accountant examination prior to January 1, 2012 may be exempted from the educational requirements in subparagraph (c)(i)(A) of this subsection for purposes of this paragraph.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit an individual who qualifies for practice privileges under this section from applying for a Wyoming certified public accountant certificate.