Failure to advise clients (or providing improper advice) is the most frequent cause of claims in the AICPA Professional Liability Insurance Program. Often, these disputes are a result of ...

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Why should CPAs use engagement letters? The reasons are many and varied. Professional standards require an engagement letter for attest services. Standards for other services require the CPA to ...

An engagement letter for auditing serves several purposes. For both the auditor and the client, it identifies the scope of work to be performed, the timeline in which it will be provided, the ...

CPA-focused liability insurance provider Camico has released the 10th edition of its book, the “CPA’s Guide to Effective Engagement Letters.” The book, which was written by senior staff members of ...

The guide, Compilation and Review Engagements, is aimed at CPAs at smaller firms that perform financial audits to help them comply with the AICPA s new engagement letter requirement. During the ...

The CFP Board has released two sample client engagement letters that are designed to help certificants comply with the board's new code of ethics. The letters were drafted with input from CFP ...

The CFP Board has released two sample engagement letters that CFP professionals can use to help inform clients on information they are required to provide under its Code of Ethics and Standards of ...

I do not need to read how the number of cases lodged against brokers for professional negligence or malpractice is growing, although I have read such stories. I see this reality as I speak to brokers ...

Is it surprising that a disgruntled client sued Bob for legal malpractice? After all, Bob has been consistent—he always makes mistakes and his clients always bear the brunt of these mistakes. At least ...

Companies often hire investment bankers for capital fund-raising and M&A activities, and these investment bankers can be very valuable partners. In order to expedite the process and ensure that ...