The AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee is seeking public comment on revised ethics guidance for alternative practice structures. The proposal aims to clarify independence rules when accounting firms have significant private equity investment. Changes include refining definitions for closely aligned entities and expanding the list of covered members subject to independence requirements. A 120-day comment period will begin once the exposure draft is posted on the AICPA website. If approved, the updates would take effect one year after adoption.
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