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  • Jul 6, 2008, 10:35 PM
    oespanhol1
    Can a CPA represent a client in a court ?
    Can a CPA represent a client in court, e.g. tax court?. Does a CPA have any confidentiality, i.e. right of privileged communication, with a client as a lawyer has?. I heard Congress was considering giving this privilege some years back in a tax reform bill?
  • Jul 6, 2008, 11:40 PM
    MukatA
    Yes, attorney, CPA and EA can represent client in a tax court.
    Read page 5 who may practice http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/pcir230.pdf
  • Jul 7, 2008, 09:29 AM
    AtlantaTaxExpert
    And, yes, CPAs and enrolled agents DO have a degree of confidentiality that clients and lawyers have always shared.

    But it is NOT as comprehensive as lawyer-client privilege.
  • Jul 7, 2008, 09:33 AM
    oespanhol1
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AtlantaTaxExpert
    And, yes, CPAs and enrolled agents DO have a degree of confidentiality that clients and lawyers have always shared.

    But it is NOT as comprehensive as lawyer-client privilege.

    Thanks a mil!

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