ACCOUNTING-John Jones, CPA, has been in business preparing tax returns for 20 years

QUESTION

Due 4/11/15

Client
Confidentiality

John Jones, CPA, has been in
business preparing tax returns for 20 years. On January 2, 2013, without
consent of his clients, Mr. Jones “compiled a list of specific taxpayer
information which could be used to contact taxpayers on the list to provide tax
information and general business or economic information or analysis for
educational purposes.” (Maples, 2009, p.68) according to IRS ruling, as issued
under SEC. 7216.gob (also see T.D. 9608), are the actions of Jones considered a
violation in the disclosure of client confidentiality? If so, could his actions
result in Mr. Jones being charged with a criminal misdemeanor involving a
maximum penalty of $1000 or one year in prison, or both, plus cost of
prosecution?

Required: Did John Jones violate client confidentiality?
What is your opinion?

Paper must be 2-3 pages
Include 2 sources beside the one included – Cite at least
two peer-reviewed sources with in-text
cites of where the information was used…If you tell me where it was used I will
add the in-text citation

Reference
Schroeder, R. G., Clark, M. W.,
& Cathey, J. M. (2014). Financial accounting theory and
analysis: Text and cases.
(11 ed.). Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved from
http://www.coursesmart.com/9781118582794/firstsection

(Schroeder, Clark & Cathey, 2014)

The paper should be formatted according to the APA
Requirements

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