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IC 25-2.1-14-2
Disclosures required by standards of profession
Sec. 2. The information derived from or as the result of
professional services is confidential and privileged. However, this
section does not prohibit a certified public accountant, a public
accountant, or an accounting practitioner from disclosing any data
required to be disclosed by the standards of the profession:
(1) in rendering an opinion on the presentation of financial
statements;
(2) in ethical investigations conducted by private professional
organizations;
(3) in the course of quality reviews (before July 1, 2012) or peer
reviews (after June 30, 2012) or an investigation or proceeding
related to a quality review (before July 1, 2012) or peer review
(after June 30, 2012); or
(4) in making disclosure where the financial statements or the
professional services of an accountant are contested.
As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.197-2011,
SEC.86.
IC 25-2.1-14-3
Property rights in client records and reports of licensee
Sec. 3. (a) The following definitions apply throughout this
section:
(1) "Client provided records" means accounting or other records
belonging to the client that are provided to the licensee by or on
behalf of the client.
(2) "Client records prepared by the licensee" means accounting
or other records (for example, tax returns, general ledgers,
subsidiary journals, and supporting schedules such as detailed
employee payroll records and depreciation schedules) that the
licensee was engaged to prepare for the client.
(3) "Supporting records" means information not reflected in the
client's books and records that are otherwise not available to the
client with the result that the client's financial information is
incomplete.
(4) "Working papers" includes, but is not limited to, audit
programs, analytical review schedules, and statistical sampling
results, analyses, and schedules prepared by the client at the
request of the licensee.
(b) All statements, records, schedules, working papers, and
memoranda made by a licensee or a partner, a member, a
shareholder, an officer, a director, or an employee of a licensee,
including information prepared by the client for the work and
services rendered to a client in the practice of accountancy, except
the reports submitted by the licensee to the client and records that are
part of the client's records, must remain the property of the licensee
except in an express agreement between the licensee and the client
to the contrary.
(c) Upon a client's request, a licensee is required to provide the
following to the client:
(1) Client provided records in the licensee's custody or control.
(2) Client records prepared by the licensee. However, client
records prepared by the licensee may be withheld if the
preparation of the records is not complete or there are fees due
the licensee for the engagement to prepare those records.
(3) Supporting records related to a completed and issued work
product of a licensee. However, supporting records prepared by
the licensee may be withheld if there are fees due to the licensee
for the specific work product.
(d) A licensee may make and retain a copy of any records returned
to a client. Records may be provided in any format usable to the
client. To the extent practicable, records shall be returned to a client
not more than forty-five (45) days after a request is received.
As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.197-2011,
SEC.87.
IC 25-2.1-14-4
Transfer of records without consent of client; prohibition
Sec. 4. A statement, record, schedule, working paper, or
memorandum may not be sold, transferred, or bequeathed without the
consent of the client or the client's personal representative or
assignee, to anyone except for surviving partners, members,
stockholders, new partners, or new stockholders of the licensee, or
any combined or merged firm or successor in interest to the licensee.
As added by P.L.30-1993, SEC.7.
IC 25-2.1-14-5
Quality review use of papers; duration of record keeping required
of licensee
Sec. 5. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a temporary transfer of
work papers or other material necessary to carry out quality reviews
(before July 1, 2012) or peer reviews (after June 30, 2012), conduct
an investigation or proceeding related to a quality review (before
July 1, 2012) or peer review (after June 30, 2012), or comply with
the disclosure of information under this chapter.
(b) A licensee is not required to keep any work paper beyond the
period prescribed in any applicable statute.