Solicitor-Client Privilege in the Context of Tax Advice

31 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2015

Date Written: February 26, 2015

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to set out the essential principles of privilege and to highlight why privilege, as a fundamental concept to the proper administration of justice, does not apply to communications other than those made with a lawyer for a legal purpose. The general discussion of privilege is to provide a basic understanding of privilege to facilitate the discussion surrounding whether it is appropriate to extend it to tax accountants. Lastly, the paper provides general recommendations for tax advisors regarding the protection of documents from disclosure.

Keywords: solicitor-client privilege, tax, tax accountant

Suggested Citation

Kujath, Jason, Solicitor-Client Privilege in the Context of Tax Advice (February 26, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2571092 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2571092

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