Chow Yee Min (46521) as the sole-proprietor of Chow & Co (‘the Firm’) had been punished and imposed a fine of RM4000-00 and costs of RM4000-00 by the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute on 22/9/2021 for advertising, representing and/or promoting in the Firm’s website known as https://cco-advisory.com/ and Facebook page known as www.facebook.com/cco2u on or about 24/7/2020 that he is in the business of providing audit and taxation services, which may lead the public at large to infer that the he is qualified to provide audit and tax services when in fact the Firm is a non-audit firm and he does not possess a valid audit and/or tax licence issued by the relevant authority.
The use of the word ‘Accountant’
In Malaysia, the word ‘Accountant’ is protected as provided for under the provisions of the Accountants Act 1967 which states that no one can hold himself out or practise as an Accountant unless he is registered as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
‘The Malaysian Institute of Accountants is committed to the observance and practice of the highest ethical standards of the accountancy profession. All PC holders are reminded that under the MIA By-Laws (On Professional Ethics, Conduct And Practice), no person shall practice or hold out anything on audit/tax services without a license approved by the Ministry of Finance. Every PC holder is therefore expected to comply fully with Section B200.1 to B200.6 of the MIA By-Laws (On Professional Ethics, Conduct And Practice) failing which, you may be held liable for unprofessional conduct and disciplinary action may be taken against you.’
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