Robert C Olivieri, Jr CPA License Issues

Well, you are here to check me out and see if I am really a CPA.

You “googled” my name and found information about my CPA license from the State Board of Accountancy.

Here are the facts:

I passed the CPA test in February 1984

I was late with continuing professional education for the biennial period ending December 31, 2001

The educational requirements were completed by May 27, 2004 a few months prior to when they were requested, or August 11, 2004, by the State Board of Accountancy

The State Board of Accountancy assessed $ 3,000 in fines, which I refused to pay, stating that I “failed to complete sufficient continuing education” and “for practicing public accounting without a current license”.

The deficiencies in the continuing professional education were made up within the time period as requested by the Board of Accountancy. In addition, “any person is able to practice public accounting without a CPA license“. However, one is not allowed to perform CPA required services, such as Internal Revenue Service representation, without an active CPA license.

A copy of a letter from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, Basil L Merenda, is included in the next blog stating that I had to “either” take the make up courses,“or” pay a $ 3,000 fine

I hired an attorney in May 2007, who specialized in professional licensing issues such as mine, paid him a retainer as requested, and he was unable to resolve the matter

My only remaining course of action is to take the State Board of Accountancy to court and use the letters from Mr Merenda and Mr Wennberg as proof that I met the requirements for the reactivation of my CPA license

The letter attached to this blog, dated January 25, 2007, is from Basil L Merenda, Commissioner, Board of Professional and Occupational Affairs.

This letter clearly states, half way down in paragraph two, the following, “The Board’s adjudication and order provided that your CPA certificate and your firm’s license would be suspended if the civil penalties were not paid by April 11, 2004, or if make-up CPE hours were not completed by August 11, 2004″.

The letter attached to this blog, dated June 21, 2004, is from Steven Wennberg, Attorney for the State Board of Accountancy. It clearly states that I made up the shortage of continuing professional education courses. It also states that I made up the courses by May 27, 2004, which was earlier than they were requested to be made up, or August 11, 2004.

Our firm, Robert C Olivieri, Jr PC, primarily performs accounting and tax preparation services. A CPA license is not required to perform accounting and tax preparation services.

There had been two other CPA’s on staff up until January 2006. At this moment, our firm has one other CPA on staff, who, for the most part, performs any and all of the CPA required services. These services primarily pertain to representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service. I have not performed this type of service for nearly 15 years as that is not my strength with the firm.

Since April 12, 2004, I do not believe to have held myself out nor have I marketed myself as an active CPA.

In addition, I do not believe to have signed my name with the CPA designation after it nor do I do so at the present time.

I have not performed any CPA required services such as client representation before the Internal Revenue Service.