Certified Public Accountant Act Article 46

This English translation was last updated on 2018-01-31, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-05. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

(Conduct Prohibited by CPAs)A CPA may not engage in any of the following conduct:1. Permit others to practice under their name.2. Practice under the name of another CPA.3. Accept employment from a non-CPA to perform CPA services.4. Take advantage of one's position as a CPA to engage in improper industrial or commercial competition.5. Perform practice related to matters in connection with which one is an interested party.6. Use the title of CPA to act as a guarantor in matters beyond the scope of CPA services.7. Purchase real or personal property under their management as a CPA.8. Solicit, agree to accept, or accept unlawful benefit or compensation.9. Solicit business by improper means.10. Advertise for promotional purposes not related to commencement of business, office relocation, merger, accepting client engagements, or introduction of the CPA firm.11. Disclose confidential information obtained in the performance of professional services without the permission of the appointing agency, client, or audited entity.12. Engage in other conduct that could tarnish the reputation of CPAs, as specified by the competent authority.Rules governing the content and scope of advertising related to the accepting of client engagements or introduction of the CPA firm, as referred to in subparagraph 10 of the preceding paragraph, shall be drafted by the NFCPAA and filed with the competent authority for review and approval.The provisions of subparagraphs 7 through 12 of paragraph 1 apply mutatis mutandis in the case of an incorporated CPA firm.
中文原文 會計師法第46條
會計師不得為下列各款之行為:
一、同意他人使用本人名義執行業務。
二、使用其他會計師名義執行業務。
三、受未具會計師資格之人僱用,執行會計師業務。
四、利用會計師地位,在工商業上為不正當之競爭。
五、對與其本人有利害關係之事件執行業務。
六、用會計師名義為會計師業務外之保證人。
七、收買業務上所管理之動產或不動產。
八、要求、期約或收受不法之利益或報酬。
九、以不正當方法招攬業務。
十、為開業、遷移、合併、受客戶委託、會計師事務所介紹以外之宣傳性廣告。
十一、未得指定機關、委託人或受查人之許可,洩漏業務上之秘密。
十二、其他主管機關所定足以影響會計師信譽之行為。
前項第十款有關受客戶委託與會計師事務所介紹之廣告內容及範圍,由全國聯合會擬訂,報請主管機關核定。
第一項第七款至第十二款規定,於法人會計師事務所準用之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.