1. (1) A licensee shall not commit an act discreditable to the profession.
2. (2) For the purposes of this rule, "licensees" includes licensees, licensees with an inactive status, CPA firms, nonlicensee firm owners, employees of such persons, out-of-state individuals with practice privileges under RCW 18.04.350 (1), and out-of-state firms permitted to offer or render certain professional services in this state under the conditions prescribed in RCW 18.04.195.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.04.055. WSR 24-21-116, s 4-30-052, filed 10/21/24, effective 11/21/24; WSR 23-04-088, § 4-30-052, filed 1/31/23, effective 3/3/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.04.055(2). WSR 10-24-009, recodified as § 4-30-052, filed 11/18/10, effective 12/19/10; WSR 08-18-016, § 4-25-650, filed 8/25/08, effective 9/25/08; WSR 05-01-137, § 4-25-650, filed 12/16/04, effective 1/31/05; WSR 01-22-036, § 4-25-650, filed 10/30/01, effective 12/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.04.055. WSR 93-22-090, § 4-25-650, filed 11/2/93, effective 12/3/93.]