Ballot 101 – EV 11.10.2 Accountants

Ballot overview

• Ballot 101 concerns EV Guidelines section 11.10.2, focused on accountant licensing.
• The ballot page labels the ballot as passed.
• The motion was made by Ryan Koski and endorsed by Ben Wilson from DigiCert and Rich Smith from Comodo.

What changed

• The ballot amends section 11.10.2 to resolve a conflict between the definition of Accounting Practitioner in section 4 and the specific verification language in 11.10.2(1)(A).
• The existing text required the CA to verify that the accountant letter was authored by an independent Accounting Practitioner or in-house professional accountant who is a certified public accountant, chartered accountant, or has an equivalent license within the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Jurisdiction of Registration, or the jurisdiction where the Applicant maintains an office or physical facility.
• The replacement text requires the CA to verify that the accountant letter is authored by an Accounting Practitioner retained or employed by the Applicant and licensed within the country of the Applicant’s Jurisdiction of Incorporation, Jurisdiction of Registration, or country where the Applicant maintains an office or physical facility.
• Verification of the license must be through the member organization or regulatory organization in the Accounting Practitioner’s country or jurisdiction that is appropriate to contact when verifying the license.
• The country or jurisdiction must have an accounting standards body that maintains full membership status with the International Federation of Accountants.

Timing stated in the motion

• The review period was to commence at 21:00 UTC on 24 May 2013 and close at 21:00 UTC on 31 May 2013.
• Unless withdrawn during review, the voting period would start immediately thereafter and close at 21:00 UTC on 7 June 2013.
• The motion text begins with EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.