Identify the True Statement Concerning Communications Between Clients and Accountants

question 29

Multiple Choice

Identify the true statement concerning communications between clients and accountants.

• A) In all states, communications between clients and accountants are treated the same way communications between clients and attorneys are treated.
• B) Communications between clients and accountants are treated by courts as privileged in the vast majority of states.
• C) Even if a state has a statute that grants protection to accountants' working papers, federal courts do not always recognize such state statutes.
• D) The accountant can never be forced to testify about the client's records and about conversations that the accountant had with the client.

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Definitions:

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