Nevada Code § 628.325

Corporation or company for practice of public accounting: Organization; liability; ownership
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1. One or more natural persons may
organize a corporation for the practice of public accounting under the
Professional Entities and Associations Act, chapter
89 of NRS. The corporation is not required to have more directors than
shareholders, but at least one director must be a shareholder. The other
directors need not, but may, be shareholders.
2. One or more natural persons may:
(a) Organize a corporation pursuant to chapter 78 of NRS;
(b) Qualify to do business as a foreign
corporation pursuant to chapter 80 of NRS;
(c) Organize a limited-liability company pursuant
to chapter 86 of NRS; or
(d) Register as a foreign limited-liability
company pursuant to chapter 86 of NRS,
to practice
public accounting.
3. The organization, qualification or
registration of a corporation or company pursuant to subsection 2:
(a) Does not modify:
(1) The relationship between an accountant
and a client;
(2) The liability arising out of that
relationship; or
(3) The compliance of the corporation or
company with this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) Does not render:
(1) A person liable in tort for any act in
which he or she has not personally participated.
(2) The manager, a member or an employee
of a limited-liability company liable in contract for any contract which the
person executes on behalf of a limited-liability company within the limits of
his or her authority.
4. Notwithstanding any specific statute to
the contrary, a simple majority of the ownership of a corporation, partnership
or limited-liability company organized for the practice of public accounting in
this State, in terms of the financial interests and voting rights of all
shareholders, partners, officers, members and principals thereof, must belong
to persons who are certified public accountants in any state. Each shareholder,
partner, officer, member or principal whose principal place of business is in
this State and who performs professional services in this State must be a
certified public accountant in this State in good standing.
5. A corporation, partnership or
limited-liability company organized for the practice of public accounting in
this State may have as a shareholder, partner, officer, member or principal any
natural person who is not a certified public accountant in any state if:
(a) The natural person is actively engaged in the
business of the corporation, partnership or limited-liability company, or any
affiliate thereof; and
(b) The corporation, partnership or
limited-liability company complies with any other requirements that the Board
by regulation may impose.

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