Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | CPA MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS AND ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE CPA MEMBERS OF THE PICPA WITH VOTING RIGHTS SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE CLASSES: ACTIVE MEMBERS, NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS, RETIRED MEMBERS, LIFE MEMBERS AND HONORARY MEMBERS. ACTIVE MEMBERS: ANY PERSON WHO IS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OF PENNSYLVANIA OR ANOTHER STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES, OR WHO IS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OR THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT THEREOF OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF SUCH FOREIGN COUNTRY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO BECOME AN ACTIVE MEMBER. NON-RESIDENT MEMBERS: ANY PERSON WHO IS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND WHO DOES NOT RESIDE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND IS NEITHER ENGAGED IN PUBLIC PRACTICE NOR OTHERWISE EMPLOYED IN PENNSYLVANIA SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO BECOME A NON-RESIDENT MEMBER. RETIRED MEMBERS: ANY ACTIVE OR NON-RESIDENT MEMBER WHO IS NOT ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING OR OTHER EMPLOYMENT AND IS NOT CURRENTLY SEEKING EMPLOYMENT MAY REQUEST TRANSFER TO RETIRED MEMBERSHIP PROVIDED HE/SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING HIS/HER REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO RETIRED MEMBERSHIP. LIFE MEMBER: ANY ACTIVE, NON-RESIDENT, OR RETIRED MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE PICPA FOR FORTY CONSECUTIVE YEARS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR ELECTION TO LIFE MEMBERSHIP. LIFE MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY MEMBERSHIP DUES AND SHALL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR LONG SERVICE TO THE PICPA. HONORARY MEMBER: HONORARY MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF SUCH PERSONS WHO, ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR ACTIVE INTEREST IN OR PAST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROMOTION OF THE OBJECTS OF THE PROFESSION, ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF THE PICPA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BYLAWS; PROVIDED ALSO THAT SUCH PERSONS ARE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS OF PENNSYLVANIA OR ANOTHER STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES OR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, OR THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT THEREOF, OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF SUCH FOREIGN COUNTRY. THE NON-CPA MEMBERS OF THE PICPA WITHOUT VOTING RIGHTS SHALL CONSIST OF FOUR CLASSES: ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE, CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION, ASSOCIATE AND STUDENT AFFILIATE. ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE: ANY PERSON WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING (OR A RELATED FIELD) OR BEEN GRANTED A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING (OR A RELATED FIELD) FROM A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, MAY SEEK TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE OF THE PICPA. CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS PASSED THE CPA EXAM IN PENNSYLVANIA OR ANY OTHER STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES, OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, BUT WHO IS IN THE PROCESS OF FULFILLING THE WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN THE CPA LICENSE. ASSOCIATE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT A CPA AND IS AN OWNER OR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE OF A LICENSED CPA FIRM OR SOLE PRACTITIONER. OR, ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A PICPA ACTIVE MEMBER IN INDUSTRY/GOVERNMENT OR IS AN ACTIVE EDUCATOR. STUDENT AFFILIATE: ANY INDIVIDUAL ENROLLED FULL-TIME AT AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY AND WHO IS MAJORING IN ACCOUNTING OR A RELATED FIELD, OR ANY ACCOUNTING MAJOR ENROLLED FULL-TIME IN A GRADUATE PROGRAM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ALL CPA MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE CPA MEMBERS OF THE PICPA HAVE THE POWER TO SELECT THE AT-LARGE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF SELECTED COMMITTEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAVE REVIEWED, THE BOARD WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A COPY ONE WEEK BEFORE FILING, DURING WHICH TIME THEY CAN REVIEW AND COMMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | PICPA HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS REVIEWED AND ACKNOWLEDGED ANNUALLY BY PICPA BOARD MEMBERS. THIS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED TO EACH OF THE ABOVE INDIVIDUALS AT THE FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOLLOWING THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW LEADERSHIP AT THE PICPA ANNUAL MEETING. A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MAINTAINED IN THE PICPA HEADQUARTERS AND IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY MICHAEL D. COLGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF THERE IS A DISAGREEMENT OR UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, A FORMAL DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE BY THE BOARD. ALL INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAVE AN ONGOING DUTY TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. IN ADDITION, ALL PICPA EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE PICPA CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES POLICY, WHICH INCLUDES A COPY OF THE PICPA CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THE PICPA CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES POLICY IS PROVIDED BY ALL PICPA EMPLOYEES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR (MAY 1), OR UPON EMPLOYMENT. AS PART OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALL EMPLOYEES SHALL HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. ALL OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER VICE-PRESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ALSO ANNUALLY COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. IN THE EVENT THAT AN INDIVIDUAL ABOVE HAS A PERSONAL INTEREST OR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES, IT MUST BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IMMEDIATELY. THEREAFTER, THAT INDIVIDUAL SHALL REFRAIN FROM ANY PORTION OF ANY MEETING WHEN THESE MATTERS ARE DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED AS THEIR PRESENCE COULD INHIBIT FREE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER. MINUTES OF APPROPRIATE MEETINGS SHOULD REFLECT THAT SUCH DISCLOSURE WAS MADE, AND THAT SUCH PERSON WAS NOT PRESENT DURING DISCUSSIONS OF, AND ABSTAINED FROM VOTING ON, THE CONFLICT MATTER. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | PICPA'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF PICPA'S IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, AND PRESIDENT-ELECT. EACH YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONVENES TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. THE ANNUAL SALARY REVIEW CONSISTS OF A MULTI-STEP PROCESS 1) THE CEO PREPARES ANNUAL OBJECTIVES AND GOALS WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE; 2) THE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT COMPARE CEO COMPENSATION LEVELS WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE 11 LARGEST STATE CPA SOCIETIES, REVIEW COMPENSATION LEVELS AS DISCLOSED ON OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS' 990S AND PERIODICALLY ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO SURVEY THE MARKETPLACE; 3) THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RESULTS OF AN ANNUAL COMPENSATION SURVEY CONDUCTED BY ONE OF THE STATE CPA SOCIETIES; AND 4) THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SUMMARY OF CEO ACCOMPLISHMENTS BASED ON THE STATED OBJECTIVES AND GOALS. MINUTES OF THE MEETING ARE PREPARED AND MAINTAINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE FINAL SALARY FOR THE CEO IS COMMUNICATED TO THE CEO AND CFO FROM THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE NEAR THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO DETERMINE IF ANY ADDITIONAL BONUS WILL BE PAID TO THE CEO UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CEO'S CONTRACT WITH THE PICPA. ALLOWABLE FRINGE BENEFITS FOR THE CEO ARE DETAILED IN THE CEO'S WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. THE CEO PRESENTS ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AN ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S KEY EMPLOYEES. AT THAT TIME THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION BONUSES, IF ANY, FOR THIS GROUP, AS SUGGESTED BY THE CEO. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON WWW.PICPA.ORG. |
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