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This item first provides a general background on how the attorney-client privilege applies to accountants, then discusses how to structure (1) the accountant's relationship with the attorney and the taxpayer and (2) the nature of the accountant's participation in the taxpayer's affairs, with a goal of ensuring that communications with the accountant are protected by the attorney-client privilege.

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However, it's highly probable that the accountant already represents both parties in his work.

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SERVICES: ACCOUNTANT shall perform the necessary professional services, including but not limited to, those hereinafter set forth in connection with an audit of all funds and of the books and accounts of the DISTRICT.

The government subpoenaed the law firm's files on the ground that the communications involving the accountant were not subject to the attorney-client privilege.

So now you're going from the relationship of accountant and tax provider to advisor," said Robert DeMeola, partner in the real estate practice at J.

The rules provide that certain violations of law, negligent conduct, reckless violations of professional standards, or lack of qualifications to perform auditing services may be considered good cause to remove, suspend, of bar an accountant or firm from providing audit services for banking organizations subject to section 36.

Without access to your file, the accountant is restricted to using paper copies of your data.

Anyone can call themselves an accountant but to call yourself a chartered accountant and use the official letters ACA or FCA after your name you need to fulfil two main criteria.

You typically have far more direct contact with your accountant than with other consultants, lawyers or advisors.

An accountant, who had very little gift and estate tax experience, was asked to attend the initial meeting with the client and was then instructed to complete the appropriate tax forms.