Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE CPA MEMBERS OF THE PICPA WITH VOTING RIGHTS SHALL CONSIST OF FOUR CLASSES: CPA MEMBERS, NON-RESIDENT CPA MEMBERS, RETIRED CPA MEMBERS, AND LIFE MEMBERS. CPA 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 A CPA MEMBER. NON-RESIDENT CPA MEMBERS: ANY PERSON WHO IS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND WHO DOES NOT RESIDE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND IS NOT EMPLOYED IN PENNSYLVANIA SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO BECOME A NON-RESIDENT CPA MEMBER. RETIRED CPA MEMBERS: ANY CPA MEMBER OR NON-RESIDENT CPA 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 THEY HAVE BEEN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THEIR REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO RETIRED MEMBERSHIP. LIFE MEMBER: ANY CPA MEMBER, NON-RESIDENT CPA MEMBER, OR RETIRED CPA 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. THE NON-CPA MEMBERS OF THE PICPA WITHOUT VOTING RIGHTS SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE CLASSES: CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION, STUDENT AFFILIATE, ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE, ASSOCIATE MEMBER, AND CGMA ASSOCIATE MEMBER CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS PASSED THE UNIFORM CPA EXAM, BUT WHO HAS NOT MET THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE GRANTED A CERTIFICATE AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT WILL BE ADMITTED AS A CANDIDATE FOR ADMISSION OF THE INSTITUTE. STUDENT AFFILIATE: ANY STUDENT ENROLLED FULL-TIME IN AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN AN UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE PROGRAM AND IS MAJORING IN ACCOUNTING OR A RELATED FIELD MAY SEEK TO BECOME A STUDENT AFFILIATE. ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE: ANY PERSON WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITH A BACCALAUREATE OR A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING OR A RELATED FIELD, MAY SEEK TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTING AFFILIATE. ASSOCIATE MEMBER: ANY PERSON WITH A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR ANOTHER CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP MAY APPLY TO BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER. APPLICANTS FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP MUST HAVE A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE; BE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING EDUCATION, OR A FINANCE OR ACCOUNTING POSITION IN GOVERNMENT OR INDUSTRY; AND MEET ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CGMA ASSOCIATE MEMBER: ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CPA MEMBERSHIP BUT IS PURSUING OR CURRENTLY HOLDS THE CHARTERED GLOBAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT (CGMA) CREDENTIAL MAY SEEK TO BECOME A CGMA ASSOCIATE MEMBER. |
| 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. IN ADDITION, AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY TWO-THIRDS OF CPA MEMBERS OF THE PICPA SO VOTING. |
| 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 THE CEO. 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 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. 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. THE CEO PRESENTS ANNUALLY TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AN ANALYSIS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OTHER OFFICER(S) AND KEY EMPLOYEE(S). 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 COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON WWW.PICPA.ORG. |
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