The Federal Tax Law Grants CPAs Acting as Tax Advisors

question 32

Multiple Choice

The federal tax law grants CPAs acting as tax advisors:

• A) A comprehensive privilege against having to disclose the identities of clients who file late tax returns or do not file tax returns at all
• B) A limited privilege against having to disclose certain client information
• C) An absolute privilege against having to disclose client information and makes it a crime for a tax advisor to make such a disclosure
• D) A comprehensive privilege against having to disclose all tax-related client information

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