Description:  Please join us for a comprehensive discussion
on standards that lawyers must adhere to as tax practitioners.  We will be covering the major governing
rules, such as Treasury Circular 230, the AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax
Services (SSTS), the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the ABA Model Rules of
Conduct and common law.  Also included
will be case studies illustrating dilemmas faced by tax practitioners.  This course is ideal for lawyers and tax
practitioners.

Learning
Objectives:  By
the end of the seminar, the participant will be able to:

1. Know
the expectations for tax practitioners in serving clients, including the duty
of confidentiality, competency and proper administration of the tax law.

2. Understand
the practitioner’s obligations to disclose certain client information when
representing them against the IRS.

3. Know
the sources that govern tax practice, such as Treasury Circular 230, the SSTS,
the IRC and common law.

4. Understand
the common law standards of reasonable behavior and when a tax practitioner may
be subject to negligence or other types of common law causes of action.