What we are

The Public Accountants Board was created by chapter 369 of the statutes of The Province Of Nova Scotia "an act related to Public Accountants" (The act is included on this website). It applies to those who perform audits and reviews of financial statements. In order to perform either of these functions or to hold oneself out to be a Public Accountant you must be licenced under the act. A license is not required to issue Notice to Reader financial statements.

How to become a licensee

Qualified persons may apply for a licence (application form included on website) The licence fee is presently $300 and cheques should be made payable to The Public Accountants Board Of The Province Of Nova Scotia. Persons who are members of professional accounting bodies must also submit a letter of good standing from their association.
If you do not hold yourself out to be a Public Accountant you do not need to be licensed to perform the following functions:
- Accounting , Bookkeeping , Tax , Management consulting
- Computer consulting