A CPA Wants to Understand the Difference Between the Duty

question 33

Multiple Choice

A CPA wants to understand the difference between the duty of confidentiality and the accountant-client privilege.She lives in a state in which an accountant-client privilege has been enacted.A key difference between the duty of confidentiality and the accountant-client privilege is that:

• A) The accountant-client privilege ceases to exist once an accountant-client relationship is terminated by the client
• B) The accountant client privilege ceases to exist once an accountant-client relationship is terminated by either the client or the accountant
• C) The accountant-client privilege only protects communications from disclosure, but the duty of confidentiality applies more broadly to protect observations, documents, and communications
• D) The duty of confidentiality only protects communications from disclosure, but the accountant-client privilege is a legal enactment that applies more broadly to protect observations, documents, and communications

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