Client communications
This article discuss how and why to use engagement letters, choosing whether to represent a client via POA or tax information authorization, and the benefits of tax return extensions.
Members of the AICPA Tax Practice Management Committee share strategies for how they continue to keep clients, and themselves, up to date with the many tax law changes of the last several years and the many possibly to come in the near future.
Emails between client, attorney, and return preparer may be protected from disclosure under certain circumstances.
CPAs can take proactive steps to assist cognitively impaired clients in managing estate assets and tax responsibilities.
Small firms improvise to maintain productivity while
keeping employees and clients safe from COVID-19.
This article looks at recent academic research of interest to tax practitioners.
The shift to a more virtual business environment has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Firms must be mindful of this evolving business model as they explore new methods for building up client relationships.
To alleviate hardships caused by COVID-19, the IRS temporarily expanded the forms that can be filed with e-signatures, but future policy is uncertain.
The COVID-19 pandemic fast-tracked the need to invest in technology to accommodate clients and staff in the new remote-working environment.
The IRS provided information and tools that tax practitioners can use to inform individuals who are eligible to receive economic impact payments but did not receive one automatically.
As the COVID-19 pandemic forces firms to accelerate the adoption and overall use of virtual
communication tools, practitioners need to be aware that the foundational principles of ethics and best practices still apply when using these
technologies.
Last-minute requests during the rush of tax season can turn into an opportunity to court new clients.
The IRS launches fresh efforts to promote awareness of data security issues.
Taxpayers can rely on either the proposed or final
Sec. 199A regulations for 2018, and CPAs must evaluate which would be most beneficial for each
client.
CPAs can reassure an unsettled client base by confidently providing coherent explanations and advice relating to the many changes brought about by last year’s tax reform legislation.
CPAs can advise clients about several IRS programs for paying past-due taxes.
When CPAs are asked to provide comfort letters,
they must be clear about facts they are affirming,
giving careful consideration to client confidentiality and other liabilities that could arise from a lender’s reliance on those facts.
CPAs can protect tax advice to clients from disclosure by understanding the scope of the Sec.
7525 practitioner-client privilege, when it applies, and what actions can cause a waiver of this
key protection.
This column discusses reasons for delayed refunds and actions practitioners can take when a client is experiencing a delay.
This item discusses practitioners' requirements and responsibilities surrounding electronic submission of clients’ tax returns.
