2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 628 - Accountants
NRS 628.550 - Unlawful use of title or designation which falsely indicates or implies existence of partnership, corporation or limited-liability company; misleading name.
1. A person shall not assume or use the title or designation "certified public accountant" or "public accountant" in conjunction with names indicating or implying that there is a partnership, corporation or limited-liability company, or in conjunction with the designation "and Company" or "and Co." or a similar designation, if there is in fact no bona fide partnership, corporation or limited-liability company:
(a) Registered under NRS 628.335; or
(b) Performing services within the practice of public accounting pursuant to the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 628.335.
2. A person, partnership, corporation or limited-liability company shall not engage in the practice of public accounting under any name which is misleading as to:
(a) The legal form of the firm;
(b) The persons who are partners, officers, shareholders or members; or
(c) Any other matter.
The names of past partners, shareholders or members may be included in the name of a firm or its successors.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 175; A 1971, 748; 1981, 1397; 1995, 1484; 2009, 327; 2017, 3476)
