Section 1.203. Accounting principles.

  No person licensed to practice as a certified public accountant shall express an opinion that financial statements are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles if such statements contain any departure from an accounting principle promulgated by the body designated by the council of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to establish such principles which has a material effect on the statements taken as a whole, unless he or she can demonstrate that due to unusual circumstances the financial statements would otherwise have been misleading. In such cases the report must describe the departure, the approximate effects thereof, if practicable, and the reasons why compliance with the principle would result in a misleading statement.

Cr. Register, June, 1974, No. 222 , eff. 7-1-74; cr. (2), Register, December, 1974, No. 228 , eff. 1-1-75; corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 5., Stats., Register, March, 1993, No. 447 ; CR 03-071 : renum. (1) to be Accy 1.203 and am., r. (2) Register May 2004 No. 581 , eff. 6-1-04.