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To describe: The meaning of general-purpose financial statements and identify the groups that benefits from general-purpose financial statements.
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Val Sims is a self-employed CPA and is the sole practitioner in her tax practice. She has had several situations arise this year involving client representation, client records, and client fee arrangements. Val is concerned that her actions may be in violation of the Circular 230 regulations governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Indicate whether Val is in violation of the regulations for each of the actions described.
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