Reference no: EM13954493
Smith & Co, a local Dallas public accounting firm, is incorporated as a professional corporation, with three shareholders, all CPAs. The shareholders have developed a combination of marketing, software, and professional expertise that has allowed them to perform the accounting service of compiling individual's personal financial statements M an extremely efficient manner.
The three shareholders are interested in "going national" with their accounting service but lack the capital necessary to expand to other cities. They are currently considering the possibility of obtaining outside capital as a way to expand their business by offering their firm's services to individuals in other markets. They estimate that if they raised $4 million of capital they could open and staff 15 offices within the next 12 months.
In a recent meeting of the three shareholders, the possibility of raising the capital through incorporation as a traditional corporation mid thereby selling stock to the public was discussed. The original three shareholders would retain 51 percent of the total stock, which would be traded over the counter. The only work performed through the new corporation would be: the compilation of individuals' financial statements.
Subsequently, the shareholders were dismayed to learn that states do not generally allow CPAs to practice as a traditional corporation. Also, those states that do allow "limited liability companies" generally require that shareholders be involved in public accounting. Only by establishing a separate organization not held out as a public accounting firm will the current three shareholders be allowed to follow their expansion plan.
a. Summarize the arguments for allowing public, accounting firms to sell ownership interests to individuals not in public accounting through incorporation as a traditional corporation.
b. Summarize the arguments in favor of restricting public accounting firm ownership to those involved in public accounting.
c. Express your personal opinion as to whether ownership of public accounting firms should be restricted to individuals involved in public accounting.
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