20(b) Explain the applicant's relationship to the community identified in 20(a)

Prototypical answer:

i. The Applicant is the leading national organization of all entities affiliated with AICPA. As explained in the reply to Question 20 (a) above, there are different national and state accounting professional societies associated with AICPA that – while being independent legal entities – are affiliated with the Applicant.

ii. The Applicant – that is to say, its management board – is accountable to the Governing Council (GC) of AICPA, which is the main governing body of the Applicant. The GC appoints the management board of AICPA and is also responsible for granting discharge to the management board. The majority of the members of the general assembly is [look at By-Laws]. Ultimately, it is therefore the AICPA members who attend the GC – hold the Applicant accountable to its members.

Therefore, there is a clear governance and organizational structure in place with the Applicant, AICPA.

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