Potential Designation of U.S. Certified Public Accountant License as Qualifying Natural Persons for Accredited Investor Status

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Securities and Exchange Commission [Release No. 33-11446; File No. 4-932] AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) is considering whether to issue an order designating holding a license as a U.S. certified public accountant (a “CPA”) in good standing as qualifying natural persons for accredited investor status. DATES: This release was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2026. Comments should be received on or before December 4, 2026. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: Electronic Comments Use the Commission's internet comment form ( https://www.sec.gov/​comments/​4-932/​potential-designation-us-certified-public-accountant-license-qualifying-natural-persons-accredited ); or Send an email to rule-comments@sec.gov . Please include File Number 4-932 on the subject line. To submit a comment to more than one file, please include each file number on the subject line. Paper Comments Send paper comments to Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. All submissions should refer to File Number 4-932. To submit a comment to more than one file, please refer to each file number. This file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments m…