INDIVIDUAL TAX RETURN ENGAGEMENT LETTER
NAME...................................................................
STREET ADDRESS...............................................
CITY, STATE ZIP....................................................
Subject: Preparation of Your Individual Tax Returns
Dear CLIENT NAME:
Thank you for selecting FISAY GLOBAL LLC to assist you with your tax affairs. This letter confirms the terms of our engagement with you and the nature and extent of services we will provide.
We will prepare your 2017 federal and all state income tax returns, you request using information you provide to us. We may ask for clarification of some items, but we will not audit or otherwise verify the data you submit.
It is your responsibility to provide information required for preparation of complete and accurate returns. You should keep all documents, canceled checks and other data that support your reported income and deductions. They may be necessary to prove accuracy and completeness of the returns to a taxing authority. You are responsible for the returns, so you should review them carefully before you sign them.
Our work will not include any procedures to discover defalcations or other irregularities. The only accounting or analysis work we will do is that which is necessary for preparation of your income tax returns.
We must use our 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. In order to avoid penalties, we will apply the “more likely than not” reliance standard to resolve such issues. You agree to honor our decisions regarding the need to make protective disclosures in your returns.
Penalties of as much as $100,000 can be imposed on you for failing to disclose participation in “reportable transactions,” that is, certain arrangement the IRS has identified as potentially abusive. We will insist that all such transactions be properly disclosed.
The law also imposes penalties when taxpayers understate their tax liability. If you have concerns about such penalties, please call us.
Your returns may be selected for audit by a taxing authority. Any proposed adjustments are subject to appeal. In the event of a tax examination, we will cooperate with you in attending to any question that may be ask by IRS to the best of our ability and law.
Our fee for preparation of your tax returns will be based on the amount mutually agreed upon. All invoices are due and payable upon presentation. To the extent permitted by state law, an interest charge may be added to all accounts not paid within thirty (30) days from the day you receive your refund or accepted if you are paying back.
We will retain copies of records you supplied to us along with our work papers for your engagement for a period of three years. After three years, our work papers and engagement files will be destroyed. You should keep the original records in secure storage.
To affirm that this letter correctly summarizes your understanding of the arrangements for this work, please sign the enclosed copy of this letter in the space indicated and return it to us in the envelope provided.
We appreciate your confidence in us. Please call if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Bola Fisayo
________________________
CRO IN CHARGE
(Both husband and wife must sign for preparation of joint returns)
Accepted By: (H) _____________________________________
(W) _____________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________
