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 ...

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 ...

Engagement letters may be viewed as merely administrative items, which sometimes results in attorneys giving them little thought. However, a well-prepared engagement letter can a singularly strong ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Financial Planners Standards Council today launched a new resource to help CFP professionals develop engagement letters that comply with Practice Standard 100 of the new CFP Financial Planning ...