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October 1, 2002, for For initial issuance of a certificate under
this subsection, an applicant shall demonstrate 2 years of
experience under the direction of a licensee certified public
accountant licensed by any state or territory of the United States
or equivalent direction, as determined by the board, by a licensed
professional in another country and shall must meet the other
requirements prescribed by the board by rule. The applicant's
experience must include the use of accounting or auditing skills,
including the issuance of reports on financial statements, and at
least one of the following: the provision of management advisory,
financial advisory or consulting services; the preparation of tax
returns; the furnishing of advice on tax matters; or equivalent
activities defined by the board by rule. Board rules adopted
pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined
in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. To the extent the
applicant's experience is as a revenue agent or in a similar
position engaged in the examination of personal and corporate
income tax returns for the Bureau of Revenue Services, the
applicant receives credit at the rate of 50% toward the experience
required by this subsection. To the extent the applicant's
experience is as an examiner engaged in financial examinations for
the Bureau of Insurance, the applicant receives credit under this
subsection if that experience meets the following standards:

 
Sec. D-4. 32 MRSA §12251, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1999, c. 245, §8,
is further amended to read:

 
4. Out-of-state certificates. The board shall issue a permit
to a holder of a certificate as a certified public accountant or
a public accountant issued by another state upon showing that:

 
A. The applicant passed the examination required for
issuance of the certificate with grades that would have been
passing grades at the time in this State;

 
B. The applicant:

 
(1) Meets all current requirements in this State for
issuance of a certificate at the time the application
is made;

 
(2) At the time of the issuance of the applicant's
certificate in the other state, met all the
requirements then applicable in this State; or and

 
(3) Had 4 years of experience in the practice of public
accountancy or equivalent meeting requirements prescribed by the
board by rule, after passing the


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