Janet Starr, a CPA in Baltimore, received the following request from a former client, South Shore Swim Club (S.S.S.C.): "Please send me copies of my 2016 tax return, the original set of sales receipts I provided you in 2017, plus copies of all our email correspondence related to the 2017 returns. Thank you." S.S.S.C. has not paid Ms. Starr all of the fees owed to her for her work preparing and filing their 2016 tax returns. According to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, Janet Starr must: Select one: send SSSC the 2017 tax return but not the receipts or copies of the emails. send SSSC the sales receipts but not the tax return or the emails. send SSSC all of the requested items. send SSSC the 2017 tax return and the receipts but not the emails.
Janet Starr, a CPA in Baltimore, received the following request from a former client, South Shore Swim Club (S.S.S.C.):
"Please send me copies of my 2016 tax return, the original set of sales receipts I provided you in 2017, plus copies of all our email correspondence related to the 2017 returns. Thank you."
S.S.S.C. has not paid Ms. Starr all of the fees owed to her for her work preparing and filing their 2016 tax returns. According to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, Janet Starr must:
Select one:
send SSSC the 2017 tax return but not the receipts or copies of the emails.
send SSSC the sales receipts but not the tax return or the emails.
send SSSC all of the requested items.
send SSSC the 2017 tax return and the receipts but not the emails.
The Code of Professional Conduct is a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the behavior of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States. The Code is issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and is applicable to all AICPA members, including those who are in public practice, industry, government, and education.
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