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10 Feb

War Story: FBAR reporting; tax return preparation

For more than a decade, Sidney Swenson, CPA, prepared tax returns for one of his more successful clients, Matt Morrow, a star salesman in the construction supplies industry. Morrow had taken a job five years earlier in sales for Acme Building Products and Supplies, headquartered in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Morrow was a U.S. citizen and maintained his residence in the U.S. but lived part time in BVI.

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20 Jan

Five Tips for Protecting Yourself During Tax Season

Wally Bitman, CPA, a sole practitioner, was behind on completing a client's tax return. It wasn't totally his fault—a glitch in his tax preparation software meant fixing many other clients' returns as the April deadline approached. One of Bitman's wealthier clients was always late with his information. This year, he'd definitely need to file an extension.

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20 Jan

Reducing Your Risk: Documentation and Engagement Letters

By Randy R. Werner, J.D., LL.M./Tax, CPA

CPA liability exposures during tax season are always a concern, regardless of economic or professional conditions. CAMICO’s claims experience shows that many high-exposure tax claims have certain characteristics in common, primarily as follows:

  • The services for which the client had engaged the CPA were unclear.
  • The CPA had not clarified his or her role or the client’s expectations, usually because an understanding between the CPA and the client had not been reached or adequately documented.
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    Six Tips for Safe Holiday Celebrations

    Employer-hosted events to celebrate the holidays and thank employees for jobs well done often come with liability and other risks when the events include alcohol.

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  • 13 Nov

    How to respond to subpoenas

    CPA firms are often uncertain about whether or how to respond to a subpoena, as they also need to comply with a number of rules and regulations that are intended to protect client confidentiality. The following Q&A focuses on understanding the nature of subpoenas and how CPA firms can ... read more

  • 13 Nov

    The New 'Hosting Services' Interpretation

    Under the new "Hosting Services" ethics interpretation in the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct (ET §1.295.143), effective July 1, 2019, CPA independence is impaired by taking responsibility for hosting a client's data or records. As such, if the only way that the client can access its... read more