{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-450-5.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 450/5.1","heading":"Foreign accountants.","body":"(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029)\nThe Board shall certify a holder of a foreign designation, granted in a foreign country entitling the holder thereof to engage in the practice of public accounting, provided:\n(a) The foreign authority that granted the designation makes similar provision to allow a person who holds a valid certification issued by this State to obtain the foreign authority's comparable designation; and\n(b) The foreign designation (i) was duly issued by a foreign authority that regulates the practice of public accounting and the foreign designation has not expired or been revoked or suspended; and (ii) was issued upon the basis of educational and examination requirements established by the foreign authority or by law; and\n(c) The applicant (i) received the designation based on educational and examination standards substantially equivalent to those in effect in this State at the time the foreign designation was granted; and (ii) passed a uniform qualifying examination in national standards and an examination on the laws, regulations, and code of ethical conduct in effect in this State acceptable to the Board.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Illinois Public Accounting Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1363\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:32Z","sha256":"da36a3b41f3c221720ee3266471bc6c99f65115bc2ac02f5bbd077af0dfc7d3a","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-450-5","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-450-5.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}