| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 | The Society's bylaws were amended to state the following: VII. Committee 7.6 Audit-Review Committee It shall be the duty of those members of the Board of Directors other than the Chair and the Chair-Elect to appoint an audit-review committee to recommend an independent CPA firm for an attestation engagement to the Board of Directors and the Accounting Scholarship Foundation Foundation). The audit-review committee shall consist of five (5) members. The Chair of the audit-review committee shall be one of the at-large members of the Board of Directors. The remaining four (4) members of the audit-review committee shall be voting members of the Society who are in good standing and not serving as an officer or director. The CPA selected by such members of the Board of Directors will: - For the Society: conduct an attestation engagement of no less than a review of the financial statements of the Society as of the end of every fiscal year and at other times as the Board of Directors may direct. - For the Foundation: conduct an attestation engagement of the financial statements as of the end of every fiscal year and at other times as the Foundation Board of Trustees may direct. The type of engagement in attestation may differ between the Society and the Foundation unless the Society requires consolidated or combined financial statements, in which case the CPA shall conduct the same level of attestation engagement for the Society and the Foundation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The CTCPA is a nonstock organization that has members who, in certain circumstances, have the right to nominate and vote on (at CTCPA's annual meeting) candidates to sit on the governing board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | Changes to CTCPA'S bylaws require approval of the membership. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | During the tax year, there were no committees with broad authority to act on behalf of the governing body. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The form 990 review is a regular agenda item at a Board of Directors meeting and is reviewed by the audit committee prior to going to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors reviews the Form 990 prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The Conflict of Interest Policy is reviewed annually and signed by the board members, ethic committee members, and peer review committee members. The CTCPA bylaws specify the Roberts Rules of Order use. The CTCPA requires anyone who needs to recuse themselves due to a conflict physically leave the room or virtual platform during the discussions and not return until after the matter has been decided. The CTCPA's bylaws specify that any member of these bodies who knowingly fails to disclose a possible or actual conflict of interest must be brought before the Board of Directors. If, after hearing from the member and any further investigative work needed, the Board determines the member, in fact, knowingly failed to disclose the conflict of interest, the Board will take appropriate disciplinary and corrective measures. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a | The Board of Directors approves the written full-time employment agreement of the Executive Director. The contract is for three years and the last pay review was in April 2023. During the fiscal year 2023, the Executive Director received a bonus rather than a wage adjustment. No review process for officer level compensation took place during the fiscal year because there were no officer level compensation changes from the prior year. When raises occur, they are based merit and the wage adjustment pool is approved by the Board of Directors as part of the budget process. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The CTCPA's governing documents, financial statements, and Conflict of Interest Policy are available upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | No changes from prior year. |
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