When a CPA Leaves Her Job Working as an IRS

question 19

Multiple Choice

When a CPA leaves her job working as an IRS Revenue Agent to accept a job in the Tax Department of a public accounting firm,she primarily:

• A) Has to be concerned about conflicts of interest between her new employer and its competitors
• B) Has to be concerned about conflicts of interest between her new employer and other employers whose job offers she rejected
• C) Has to be concerned about conflicts of interest arising between one of her clients and her former employer
• D) Does not have to be concerned about using information learned at the IRS in assisting new clients because a CPA has a duty to use all of her knowledge to best serve her clients

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Definitions:

Political Logrolling

The act of exchanging favors or support among politicians or parties, where one supports another's proposal in return for support of their own proposal.

Outcomes

The results or consequences of an action, process, or scenario.

Special-Interest Effect

Any political outcome in which a small group (“special interest”) gains substantially at the expense of a much larger number of persons who each individually suffers a small loss.