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ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY NOTICE OF MEETING 100 North 15 1 h Avenue, Suite 165 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Phone (602) 364-0804 Fax (602) 364-0903 www .azaccountancy.gov OF THE ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY Pursuant to A.RS.§ 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy (Board) and to the general public, that the Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 8:15 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Board's offices, located in Suite 165 at 100 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. One or more members of the Board may participate in the meeting by telephonic communications. The meeting is open to the public. However, during the course of the meeting, the Board, upon a majority vote of a quorum of the members, may, when necessary, hold an Executive Session pursuant to A.RS.§ 38-431.03(A)(2) and or (3) as indicated on the Board agenda. The Executive Session is not open to the public. Information concerning the Board's Agenda for the meeting, including a copy of the Agenda and any amendments, can be obtained at the Board offices, or by calling the Board at 602-364-0804. The Agenda is subject to change up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Agenda items are noted by number and letter for convenience and reference. The Board may address the agenda items in any order within the time frame indicated, and may set over matters to a later time when necessary. The Board reserves the right to change the order of items on the agenda, except for matters set for a specific time. Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits the Board from discriminating on the basis of disability in its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Monica L. Petersen, Executive Director at 602-364-0804. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Posted: www.azaccountancy.gov on May 2, 2016 ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY The Americans with Disabilities Act: Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations, such as sign language interpreters. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. This document is available in alternative format upon request.

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ARIZONA STATE BOARD

OF ACCOUNTANCY

NOTICE OF MEETING

100 North 151h Avenue, Suite 165 Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Phone (602) 364-0804 Fax (602) 364-0903

www .azaccountancy.gov

OF THE ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

Pursuant to A.RS.§ 38-431.02, notice is hereby given to the members of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy (Board) and to the general public, that the Board will hold a meeting open to the public on Monday, May 9, 2016, at 8:15 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Board's offices, located in Suite 165 at 100 N. 15th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. One or more members of the Board may participate in the meeting by telephonic communications.

The meeting is open to the public. However, during the course of the meeting, the Board, upon a majority vote of a quorum of the members, may, when necessary, hold an Executive Session pursuant to A.RS.§ 38-431.03(A)(2) and or (3) as indicated on the Board agenda. The Executive Session is not open to the public.

Information concerning the Board's Agenda for the meeting, including a copy of the Agenda and any amendments, can be obtained at the Board offices, or by calling the Board at 602-364-0804. The Agenda is subject to change up to 24 hours prior to the meeting. Agenda items are noted by number and letter for convenience and reference. The Board may address the agenda items in any order within the time frame indicated, and may set over matters to a later time when necessary. The Board reserves the right to change the order of items on the agenda, except for matters set for a specific time.

Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits the Board from discriminating on the basis of disability in its public meetings. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Monica L. Petersen, Executive Director at 602-364-0804. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Posted: www.azaccountancy.gov on May 2, 2016

ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations, such as sign language interpreters. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation .

This document is available in alternative format upon request.

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ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

100 North 15th Avenue, Suite 165 Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Phone (602) 364-0804 Fax (602) 364-0903

www.azaccountancy.gov

ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

100 N. 15TH Avenue, Suite 165, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Phone: (602) 364-0804 Fax: (602) 364-0903

www.azaccountancy.gov

May 9, 2016 – 8:15 a.m.

AGENDA The Board President reserves the right to change the order of items on the agenda, except for public hearings set for a specific time. During the meeting and upon a vote of the majority of a quorum, the Board may go into executive session to obtain legal advice from the Board’s attorney(s) pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) on any items listed on the agenda. Upon a vote of the majority of a quorum, the Board may also go into executive session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(2) on agenda items III.B, XII.A., XIII and XIV.X. to discuss or consider records exempt by law from public inspection, including the receipt and discussion of information or testimony that is specifically required to be maintained as confidential by state or federal law. All meeting attendees whose presence is not required in an executive session will be required to leave the meeting room during executive session. Any legal action will take place in open session.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. CALL TO THE PUBLIC The Board may make an open call to the public during the meeting, subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, to allow individuals to address the Board on any issue within its jurisdiction. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.01(H), members of the Board are not allowed to discuss or take legal action on matters raised during an open call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal actions. However, the Board may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be placed on a future agenda.

III. DISCUSS, AMEND AND APPROVE MINUTES

A. Discussion and approval of Open Session Minutes from the March 28, 2016 meeting. B. Discussion and approval of Executive Session Minutes from the March 28, 2016

meeting.

IV. DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

2016 BOARD MTG. DATES: 6/13/2016 7/11/2016 8/25-26/2016 9/26/2016 11/7/2016 12/6/2016

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V. CONSENT AGENDA (The Board may pull any of the following items off the consent agenda to take individual action.) Upon a vote of the majority of a quorum, the Board may go into executive session on agenda item V, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(2), to discuss records exempt by law from public inspection, including the receipt and discussion of information or testimony that is specifically required to be maintained as confidential by state or federal law. Board discussion and action on the following items: A. Recommended for Registration of Firms for the Following Applicants (Meet the

Requirements of A.R.S. § 32-731): 1. Accounting & Tax Professional

Partner: Richard A. Henkhaus 9570-R 2. Annico Accounting CPA, PLLC

Partner: Anna Niemkiewicz 18018-R 3. Ascensa Business Partners, LLC

Partner: Donald C. Schade 13530-E 4. Benjamin Ramirez

Partner: Benjamin Ramirez 17472-R 5. Carol M. Mount

Partner: Carol M. Mount 18078-R 6. Deborah M. Budnick, CPA, PLLC

Partner: Deborah M. Budnick 12862-R 7. Debra M. Madsen, CPA

Partner: Debra M. Madsen 13985-E 8. Desylina Christensen, CPA

Partner: Desylina Christensen 15229-E 9. Don Paul Snider CPA

Partner: Don Paul Snider 7758-E 10. Kay E. Green, CPA

Partner: Kay E. Green 8112-E 11. Loree Thompson

Partner: Loree Thompson 6613-E 12. N. Terryl Rogers

Partner: N. Terryl Rogers 875-C 13. Nisheeth Bhatnagar CPA, PLLC

Partner: Nisheeth Bhatnagar 16819-R 14. Theresa Simms

Partner: Theresa Simms 8149-R 15. Wahl CPA P.L.L.C

Partner: Tom Wahl 17261-E 16. Wickham Q. Culbert L.L.C.

Partner: Wickham Quinan Culbert 8453-E

B. Request for Firm Cancellation – Do Not Wish to Renew: 1. Benecke, David L., CPA 4607-S 2. Bengis, Clifford T., Professional Services, PC 1224-C 3. Berg, Diane R., CPA, PLLC 3422-L 4. Beswick, Peggy Ann, CPA 5335-S

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5. Budnick, Deborah M., CPA 4747-S 6. Burnett, J. A., PLLC 2988-L 7. Casalena, John L., CPA, P.C. 66-C 8. Claypatch, CPA 2520-P 9. Climb Business Services 4148-S 10. Diggins, Cynthia Lyn, CPA 5861-S 11. Faler, Nathan Von, CPA 4029-S 12. Garverick, J. Patrick, P.L.C. 2286-L 13. Landino, Karen Reed, CPA 5300-S 14. Left Mind CPA 3477-L 15. Mckay, Robert, CPA 5704-S 16. Mitchell & Erickson, CPAS, L.L.P. 1058-B 17. Paone, Anthony J., CPA 5645-S 18. Petty, Alisa Batchelor, CPA 4748-S 19. Terca, PC 308-C

C. Recommended for Cancellation of Certificate per Registrant’s Request Not to Renew:

1. Burnett, Jay A. 14403-R 2. Diggins, Cynthia Lyn 11314-E 3. Eriksson, Sofie 13507-E 4. Fox, Edward M. 1862-R 5. Gard, Bendall Kilpatrick 10390-E 6. Haagenson, Beth Nuthals 17543-R 7. Hill, Larry R. 3165-E 8. Krueger, Kathy 15087-E 9. Paone, Anthony Joseph 12639-E 10. Tiefenthaler, Tim J. 11860-R 11. Winhold, Larry M. 2465-E

D. Recommended for Reissuance of Certificate because of Name Change:

1. Issued as: Brianne Gillaspy 17763-R ; New Name: Brianne Appleberry 2. Issued as: Kathryn Reeves 9935-E ; New Name: Kathryn Urban 3. Issued as: Kristen Eleanor Lannes 17598-E ; New Name: Kristen E. Lindstrom 4. Issued as: Lizabeth Wynn Bruni 10097-E ; New Name: Lisabeth Wynn Lane 5. Issued as: Terri McGinnis Sanchez 6833-E ; New Name: Terri Sue McGinnis

E. Recommendation of the Certification Committee for Approval of Certification by

Examination – A.R.S. § 32-721(B):1. Abbasi, Rida 2. Bright, Curtis 3. Brighton, Kristian 4. Castellani, Jr., Robert T. 5. Coulter, Jesse 6. Hu, Jingcong Jessie 7. Huddleston, Tatiana S. 8. Hymas, Jordan 9. Kaehr, Brandon

10. Lavey, Jack 11. Lobaza, Bethany 12. Manuel, Alex

13. Mast, Jacqueline 14. McSpadden, Casey L. 15. Standage, Aaron 16. Wager, Clark E. 17. Wang, Siying 18. Waterworth, Olga Y.

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19. Yu, Zhen M.

F. Recommendation of the Certification Committee for Approval of Certification by Examination by Grade Transfer – A.R.S. § 32-721(B):

1. Boizelle, Jon P. 2. Casula, Matthew 3. Gupta, Ayush 4. Lowe, Brian 5. Waters, Anthony Byrd

G. Recommendation of the Certification Committee for Approval of Certification by

Reciprocity based on Substantial Equivalency – A.R.S. § 32-721(C)(1): 1. Abercrombie, Timothy 2. Coley, David M. 3. Curry, Christopher R. 4. Dreyfus, Janell L. 5. Ford, Patrick J.

6. Griff, Anthony Orlando 7. Hardin, Randy 8. Lies, Nicole Rae 9. Prince, Pamela S.

10. Wang, Qing

H. Recommendation of the Certification Committee for Approval of Certification by Reciprocity – A.R.S. § 32-721(C)(2):

1. Flaherty, Ann M. 2. Schneider, Jason William

I. Recommendation of the Certification Committee for Approval of Examination

Candidates for the Uniform CPA Examination – A.R.S. § 32-723: 1. Agarwal, Neha Sanjay 2. Agarwal, Shailesh 3. Anugu, Sai Krishna Reddy 4. Arora, Kapil 5. Arumugam, Suresh 6. Baca, Scott Benjamin 7. Batra, Royally 8. Begum, Rukshar 9. Bellis, Zachary Matthew 10. Bhatkande, Bhujang Laxman 11. Brandenburg, Leah Marie 12. Bv, Sandesh 13. Chakrabarty, Pinaki 14. Chouhan, Rajesh Basant 15. Clipper, Gregory Allen 16. Dang , Tri Cao 17. Desai, Yasha Himanshu 18. Devarla, Sai Charan 19. Drake, Stephanie Celeste 20. Eisel, David Matthew

21. El Hassan, Walid Khaled 22. Gill, Nikki Jean 23. Gujral, Ashima 24. Hays, Patrick S 25. Holter, Shelby M 26. Hussein, Faduma 27. Iyyanukonar Madasamy,

Vigneshwar 28. Jain, Swati 29. Jenkins, Kristin Rebecca 30. Jeter, John Harvey 31. Kabaleeswaran, Vinayak Athreya 32. Kelkar, Shuchita Anant 33. Khamar, Jinesh Nilesh 34. Kingston, Brooke Zakerwski 35. Kurupati, Kiran Kumar 36. Lahai, Sia Nyama 37. Laliwala, Priyanka Dinesh 38. Lanka, Madhuri Kameswari 39. Lopez Gonzalez, Miguel Angel

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40. Lunceford, Reid Nathan 41. Mahipal, Anjali 42. Meyer, Benjamin Gerhard 43. Mishra, Subhasis 44. Murat, Verline 45. Murray, Dusti D 46. Myers, Brian Adam 47. Openshaw, Katsin X 48. Orange, Michael David 49. Pal, Rajender 50. Perez, Yvette 51. Perez Grijalva, Guillermo 52. Phillips, Daniel Douglas 53. Ramachandran, Vinodh

Bharathwaj 54. Raman, Kiran Kaushik 55. Rangaswamy, Arun Kumar 56. Robinett, Kara Ann 57. Rodriguez, Ariel Noel

58. Rogers, William Hollister 59. Rohman, Crystae Coolah 60. Sali, Manoj 61. Sanjay, Shakti 62. Sellars, Kelsey Alicia 63. Sembhi, Priyanka 64. Smith, Peter Ryan 65. Solorzano, Gabrielle 66. Speck, Evan Pierce 67. Stowell, Caitlynn Marie 68. Szilagy, Robert Joseph 69. Tripa, Adrian 70. Virmani, Swati 71. Warren, Brett Michael 72. Willoughby, Stephen Lee 73. Wilson, Bob Emmanuel Adonis 74. Yanuwar, Priya Ganesh 75. Yap, Xiao Qian

J. Recommendation of the CPE Advisory Committee for Compliance of the Following

Registrants Regarding Random Audit (A.A.C. R4-1-453): 1. Bachani, Maryalice 13130-E 2. Donaldson, Millard L. 715-E 3. Everroad, Matthew O. 9467-E 4. Fischer, Brian Keith 7952-E 5. Goldberg, William Allen 1334-E 6. Kamienski, Kelly Paige 15975-E 7. Kennedy, Alyson P. 15886-E 8. Kovatcheva, Gergana A. 14794-E 9. Lepird, Jack 11835-E 10. Maney, Patrick T. 10921-E 11. Mullane, Terence P. 16661-R 12. Packard, Robert Lawrence 2414-E

K. Recommendation of the Peer Review Oversight Advisory Committee for Approval of the

Following Firms in Compliance with A.A.C. R4-1-454: 1. Anderson & Scow, L.L.P. 2. Baldwin & Baldwin PLLC 3. Bisceglia, Steiman & Fudeman, LLP 4. Choi, Anthony, P.C. 5. Conrad, Phyllis A., CPA, LLC 6. Cutler, David S., CPA, P.C. 7. Gallacher, Bosen & Goodman, PLLC 8. Herb, Nick, Accounting Service, PC

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9. JC Accounting & Consulting, CPA, PLLC 10. Karpinski, Berry, Adler & Company PLC 11. Keegan, Linscott & Kenon, P.C. 12. Kent, Lloyd E., CPA 13. Lohman Company, P.L.L.C. 14. Naylor, John H., CPA, P.C. 15. Olson & Hatcher, P.C. 16. Pereboom, Victor R., CPA, P.C. 17. Ross, Anne, CPA 18. Saunders Company, Ltd 19. Todd, John C., II, P.C. 20. Varga, Henry W., PLC

L. Request for Reinstatement from Expired Status – A.R.S. § 32-730.03

1. Broshears, Robert Scott 7764-E 2. Harris, Annie M. 10528-E 3. Lavin, Elise M. 16941-E 4. Riggs, Charl W. Jr. 10005-E 5. Swayda, Michael W. 10859-E

M. Recommended Approval of Retired Status for the Following Registrants –

A.R.S. § 32-730.04: 1. Ashworth, Teresa Morgan

11884-R 2. Askelson, Kenneth Duane

3847-E 3. Backus, Robert Douglas

3849-E 4. Baldwin, Norris A. 1328-E 5. Beatty, Patricia J. 1054-E 6. Brown, Norris A. 1328-E 7. Casalena, John L. 948-E 8. Dooley, Frederick P. 2611-E 9. Dufour, Nancy R. 4119-E 10. Franco, Jeanne C. 7259-R 11. Geele, Michael S. 2312-E 12. Goldstein, Judith Susan

3530-E 13. Harvey, Patrick James 4279-R 14. Hoey, Elisabeth Joan 6748-E 15. Hornung, Janet M. 3274-E 16. Johnson, Galen K. 14997-R 17. Jones, Pamela J. 13560-R 18. Kahn, Norman M. 15512-E 19. Keane, Loretta E. 8477-E

20. Kissel, Nicholas 12237-R 21. Kitterman, Noela J. 6096-E 22. Loster, Donald R. 12381-R 23. Markey, Thomas Adam 6147-E 24. Mayer, Jean Marie 4383-E 25. Menninga, Sally 3046-E 26. Mihlik, Joseph John Frank 1017-E 27. Morgan, Darcia Linnae 5545-E 28. Mitchell, Robert K. 471-R 29. Peters, Elizabeth A. 5415-E 30. Petty, Alisa Batchelor 16196-R 31. Puchaty, Don J. 15602-R 32. Quain, Joanne Elizabeth 4389-E 33. Quinn, Joseph R. 8345-E 34. Reid, Randall M. 7565-E 35. Rivera, Christina R. 4448-E 36. Rodebush, Alan V. 2596-E 37. Roesler, Tara Ellen 2446-E 38. Rothwell, Barbara Palien 8273-E 39. Thorn, Diane E. 7157-E 40. Van Egmond, John H. 2649-E 41. Vickers, Virginia Penny 4762-R 42. Wilkes, Dennis Robert 1805-E

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N. Request for Reactivation of Certificate from Inactive Status – A.R.S. § 32-731.01(C): 1. Day, David Marlow 5762-E 2. Moffitt, Craig Evan 8615-R 3. Sorrell, Whitney L. 8281-E

VI. LEADERSHIP REPORT

Board leadership staff to provide an update and/or summary on the following items. The listed items are subject to Board discussion and may result in action by the Board. A. Executive Director Update

1. Budget Update 2. Agency Operations Update

B. Assistant Director – Registration and Operations Update 1. CPE Audits Update

C. Systems Manager Update 1. Collecting the Firm Registration Late Fee from Sole Practitioners 2. Accountancy Regulatory Management System (ARMS) Status

VII. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES UPDATE

Board staff to provide an update and/or summary on the following items: The listed items are subject to Board discussion and may result in legal action by the Board. A. Accountancy Regulatory Management System (ARMS) project

VIII. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Barry Dill and/or Marcus Dell’Artino, Board lobbyists, to provide an update and/or summary about the state budget and key legislation including but not limited to the following items. The listed items are subject to Board discussion and may result in action by the Board. A. HB 2100 – State agency reports; electronic submission B. HB 2337 – Regulation; deficiencies; opportunity to correct C. HB 2450 – Expedited rulemaking; outdated rules D. HB 2487 – State agencies; pre-application authorization; limitations E. HB 2517 – Businesses; professions; regulation restrictions F. HB 2613 – Regulatory boards; licensing; revisions G. HB 2695 – General Appropriations Act; 2016-2017 H. HB 2699 – Agency consolidation; budget reconciliation; 2016-2017

IX. INITIAL ANALYSIS

A. Board to review information received from KPMG, LLP to determine whether or not to open an initial analysis or investigation file and/or take disciplinary action regarding the following: 1. March 21, 2016 Letter from KPMG, LLP regarding the Self-Reporting of a

Stipulation and Order from the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing

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X. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS – COMPLAINT/INITIAL ANALYSIS FILES A. Board to review, discuss and take possible action on the advisory committee

recommendations to close the following files due to no violation(s) of professional standards:

Tax Advisory Committee

1. File No. 2016.055 B. Board to review, discuss and take possible action on the advisory committee

recommendations to open investigation file(s) on the following file(s): Accounting and Auditing Advisory Committee

1. File No. 2016.066 2. File No. 2016.067 3. File No. 2016.127 Tax Advisory Committee 4. File No. 2016.083

XI. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS – INVESTIGATION FILES A. Board to review, and take possible action on the advisory committee recommendations

to close the following files due to no violation(s) of professional standards:

Accounting and Auditing Advisory Committee 1. File No. 2015.109; HintonBurdick Arizona, PLLC 2. File No. 2016.093; Peacock, Morris

Tax Advisory Committee

3. File No. 2016.107; H & S Accounting, LLC XII. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS – PEER REVIEW

A. Board to review, discuss and take possible action on the advisory committee recommendations to issue administrative letters of concern on the following files:

Peer Review Advisory Committee

1. File No. 2016.124 2. File No. 2016.125 3. File No. 2016.126

XIII. REVIEW COMPLAINT AGING REPORT

XIV. ITEMS FOR BOARD REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Registration Requirements (A.R.S. §§ 32-701, et seq. and A.A.C. R4-1-101, et seq.)

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Update from John C. Todd, II, Chairperson of the Law Review Advisory Committee, regarding registration requirements, peer review, and the practice of public accounting.

B. Statutory and Arizona Administrative Code Guidance Board staff to provide an overview of relevant statutes and rules to assist the Board in establishing a framework to ensure consistency in decision making. The following item is subject to Board discussion and may result in action by the Board. 1. Disability Fee Waivers

C. Investigator Contract

Board Staff to provide update regarding investigative resources and status of current investigative reviewer contracts.

D. AICPA’s Discussion Paper Entitled, “Proposed Evolution of Peer Review Administration” Board to review AICPA discussion paper dated February 22, 2016, which proposes to reduce the number of administrating entities in order to increase consistency, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Peer Review Program.

E. Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Designation Board to review whether the designation of CGMA would be considered an unlawful use of the designation pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-747.

F. Review, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Committee Membership

Board to discuss appointing the following individual for an additional five-year term on the Peer Review Oversight Advisory Committee. 1. Douglas L. Ball, CPA

G. Recommendations from the Tax Advisory Committee to Open Investigation Files on the Individual and/or Firm and to Direct the AAG to File a Complaint and Notice of Hearing for the Following Files: 1. File No. 2016.085 2. File No. 2016.110 3. File No. 2016.111 4. File No. 2016.117 5. File No. 2016.118 6. File No. 2016.150

H. Review of Non-Compliance with Decision and Order (By Consent) 1. File Nos. 2015.074 and 2015.094; Renberg, Mark

I. Response to Offered Decision and Order (By Consent) 1. File No. 2016.063; Mathews, Charles

J. Notice of Operation of an Unregistered Firm

1. File No. 2016.097

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Firm: Smith, Chris, CPA PLLC

K. Notice of Operation of an Unregistered Firm and Failure to Respond – A.A.C. R4-1-455.03(F) 1. File No. 2016.106

Firm: Ironwood Tax and Accounting Services, PLC

L. Application for Registration of Firm – A.R.S. § 32-731 – and Notice of Operation of an Unregistered Firm 1. Firm: Simplified Financial Solutions P.C.

Partners: Oluwatofunmi T.I. Fakoya 17810-E 2. File No. 2016.086 3. Firm: Trace Wengert CPA

Partner: Trace Wengert 11208-E 4. File No. 2016.099 5. Firm: Deborah A. Tutrone, CPA

Partner: Deborah A. Tutrone 7349-E 6. File No. 2016.103 7. Firm: AXIOM Financial Advisory Group, LLC

Partner: Armando G. Roman 6951-E 8. File No. 2016.104 9. Firm: Fischer Management and Consulting, LLC

Partners: Brian K. Fischer 7952-E and Susan L. Fischer 7888-E 10. File Nos. 2016.140 and 2016.141 11. Firm: Guill, Blankenbaker & Lawson, Certified Public Accountant, A Sole

Practitioner Partner: Thomas L. Willis 15565-R

12. File No. 2016.098

M. Termination of Decision and Order Board to determine if the requirements of the Decision and Order have been met.

1. File Nos. 2013.106; S.E. Clark & Company, PC and 2015.054; Clark, Steven Edward

N. Application for Uniform CPA Examination, Recommended Denial by Certification

Committee – A.R.S. § 32-723 1. Adavikolanu Venkata, Anish

O. Application for Certification by Exam/Grade Transfer, Recommended Denial by Certification Committee – A.R.S. § 32-721

1. Birtcher, Justin B. 2. Forsberg, Spencer 3. Hee, Mary Jane 4. Moffitt, Benjamin M. 5. Woodruff, Rachal Marie

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P. Request for Reactivation of Certificate from Inactive Status, A.R.S. § 32-731.01(C); and CPE Extension Request, A.R.S. § 32-730(C): 1. Ong, Sylvia 13387-E

Q. Request for Inactive Status – A.R.S. § 32-730.01 1. Badalamenti, Kera 12468-E 2. Benton, Kathleen Patrice 9316-E 3. Doran, Marth Sutton 5081-R 4. Firestone, Barry L. 2217-E 5. Flory, David Michael 1820-E 6. Grady, Megan 17590-E 7. Holland, Tracy Lee 16784-E 8. Johnston, Ryan 17030-R 9. Kravec, David J. 15238-E 10. Kunasek, John 11491-R 11. Larsen, Sarah 15775-E 12. Maroney, Hugh 12148-E 13. Monett, Corazon A. 11129-E 14. New, James Robert 6993-E 15. Stockford, Joanna L. 13328-E 16. Terracciano, Angela L. 16147-E 17. Wilde, Jaron Harp 14231-E

R. Request for a CPE Extension – A.R.S. § 32-730(C)

1. Espinosa, Alejandro B. 17423-E 2. Hansen, Leigh M. 12334-E

S. Request for NTS Extension – R4-1-226.01

1. Hussain, Ali 2. Majed, Belal

T. Review of Compliance/Non-Compliance with Peer Review Requirements – A.A.C. R4-

1-454 Board to determine if peer review requirements have been met, and if not, may vote to take further action on the following files:

1. Debenedetti & Co., PC 1118-C

U. Review Non-Compliance with Educational Enhancement Review and Failure to Respond – A.A.C. R4-1-454, R4-1-455.03(F) and A.R.S. § 32-741(A) Board to determine if the Education Enhancement Review requirements have been met, and if not, may vote to take further action on the following file: 1. Pappas, L. Sam, PC 2014-C

V. Application for Reinstatement from Expired Status, Recommendation for Denial by Continuing Professional Education Committee – A.R.S. § 32-730.03

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1. Kinzey, Scott Kent 4801-E

W. Review of Compliance/Non-Compliance with Random CPE Audit Requirements – A.A.C. R4-1-453 1. Bell, Deborah K. 8045-E 2. Ray, Theodore R. 8395-E 3. Rusinski, Susan D. 8817-E 4. Stinnett, Melinda F. 9629-E

X. Review of Compliance/Non-Compliance with CPE Requirements and Failure to

Respond – A.A.C. R4-1-453 and A.R.S. § 32-741.02 Board to determine if CPE requirements have been met, and if not, may vote to take

further action on the following files: 1. Holzhauer, Robert E. 9433-R

Y. Executive Director Performance Evaluation Board to conduct an evaluation, including review, discussion, and consideration of, and

take possible action regarding the performance and salary of the Executive Director. Upon a vote of a majority of a quorum of the members, the Board may vote to go into executive session to conduct the performance evaluation, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1)(Discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or resignation of a public officer, appointee or employee of a public body).

XV. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS – A.R.S. § 38-431.02(K)

XVI. IDENTIFICATION OF FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS

XVII. ADJOURNMENT