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Letter of Engagement
This page is to confirm and specify the terms of our engagement
with you and to clarify the nature and extent of the services
we will provide. In order to ensure an understanding of our
mutual responsibilities, we ask all clients for whom returns
are prepared to review and be aware of the following arrangements.
We will prepare your 2007 individual (and children, where
applicable) federal and required state income tax returns
from information which you will furnish to us. We will not
audit or otherwise verify the information you submit, although
it may be necessary to ask you for clarification of some of
the information. We will furnish you with questionnaires and/or
worksheets to guide you in gathering the necessary information.
Your use of such forms will assist in minimizing our fees.
It is your responsibility to provide all the information
necessary for the preparation of complete and accurate returns.
You should retain all the documents, cancelled checks and
other data that form the basis of income and deductions. These
may be necessary to prove the accuracy and completeness of
the returns to a taxing authority. You have the final responsibility
for the income tax returns and, therefore, you should review
them carefully before you sign them.
This engagement does not include any services not specifically
stated in this letter. Our work in connection with the preparation
of your income tax return does not include any procedures
designed to discover defalcations or other irregularities,
should any exist. We will render such accounting and bookkeeping
assistance as determined to be necessary for preparation of
the income tax returns.
We will use professional judgment in resolving questions
where the tax law is unclear, or where there may be conflicts
between the taxing authorities’ interpretations of the
law and other supportable positions. Unless otherwise instructed
by you, we will resolve such questions in your favor whenever
possible.
The law provides various penalties that may be imposed when
taxpayers understate their tax liability. If you would like
information on the amount or the circumstances of these penalties,
please contact us.
Your returns may be selected for review by the taxing authorities.
Any proposed adjustments by the examining agent are subject
to certain rights of appeal. In the event of a government
tax examination, we will be available to assist you in connection
with such examination and will bill you for the additional
time and expenses incurred in rendering such assistance.
Our fee for services rendered generally will be based upon
the amount of time expended billed at standard billing rates,
plus out-of-pocket expenses. However, our fees may be adjusted
from time to time in our sole discretion based upon other
factors deemed relevant including, but not limited to, the
difficulty of the questions and the skill required to perform
the services hereunder, the time limitations imposed by you
or the circumstances, the nature and length of the professional
relationship between us, and the experience, reputation and
ability of the individual or individuals assigned to render
the services.
All invoices for services rendered are due and payable upon
presentation. A late payment charge of 1.5% per month (18%
per annum) will be assessed on any unpaid balance, after deduction
of current payment, credits, and allowances made within thirty
(30) days of the date of the invoice.
In the event of any litigation or arbitration proceedings
between us with regard to the services rendered hereunder,
including, but not limited to, any action by us to collect
any unpaid amount due from you, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to recover its costs and expenses incurred in
connection with such proceeding, including its reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
Please be advised that by submitting any information to us
for the purposes of allowing us to begin our review and preparation
of your income tax returns, you shall be deemed to have accepted
and agreed to the terms and conditions contained in this letter.
We want to express our appreciation for this opportunity
to work with you.
Any statements contained herein are not intended or written
by Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. to be used, and nothing
contained herein can by used by you or any other person, for
the purpose of avoiding penalties that may be imposed under
Federal Law.
Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd.
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