Petrinovich Pugh & Company LLP

PPCGoverner appointss Bob Petersen to California Board of Accountancy.

March 15 , 2006

Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Bob Petersen to the California Board of Accountancy. Bob is recognized as one of the most experienced CPAs in the state with sales/use tax and multi-state income tax compliance, and is a tremendous resource to Petrinovich Pugh & Company. His appointment makes Bob even more valuable as he will be closer to emerging issues in the accounting profession.

The California Board of Accountancy exists to protect the public from improper accounting practices. It oversees education, examination, and discipline issues for CPAs in order to ensure Californians receive the best accounting services available. The Board also determines what qualifies as continuing education and issues all California CPA licenses. It meets six times a year and is comprised of 15 members: seven CPA licensees, and eight consumer representatives.

Bob is chair of the Government Relations Committee for the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and a former president of the organization. He has served on the Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and was an Executive Committee member for the AICPA’s Tax Division. He brings more than 40 years of accounting experience to the Board, has authored or co-authored several California tax-related publications, and lectures frequently on emerging California tax issues.