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The result of Mehjoo prompts advice for fledgling tax advisers
KEY POINTS
- Are accountants and tax advisers competent to deal with all tax matters?
- The importance of the practitioners understanding the limits of their competencies.
- Are the ongoing implications of previous tax planning exercises fully understood?
- Keeping clients aware of tax payment dates and the effects of not making payment.
- Do engagement letters explain the limits of advice and the effective dates?
The case of Mehjoo v Harben Barker [2013] EWHC 1500 (QB) earlier this year prompted a thought-provoking debate about what can or should be expected of a reasonably competent accountant when advising clients on tax matters.
Contrary to the widespread sensationalist “news” headlines at the time the crux of this case did not concern an obligation on accountants to help their clients avoid tax.
Instead it was...
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