Accountants' Liability,9781402424946

Accountants' Liability

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9781402424946
ISBN10: 1402424949
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2017-02-07
Publisher(s): Practising Law Institute
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Summary

The liability exposure of accountants has widened dramatically over the past decade in the wake of numerous frontpage corporate and financial scandals.

Accountants' Liability has been the reliable and readable resource that accountants have turned to for guidance on how they can meet their professional responsibilities, comply with relevant rules, and avoid the increased number of legal land mines.

Accountants' Liability provides attorneys with the legal, strategic, and tactical knowledge they need to prove (or successfully defend against) claims against accountants such as:
  • Breach of contract
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Negligence
  • Securities claim fraud
  • Common law fraud
  • Civil RICO actions
  • Practice and ethical violations.

Accountants' Liability spotlights the damage done if accountants fail to follow professional conduct, auditing, accounting or tax standards. The expert authors discuss the sources of current claims, the various legal theories upon which they may be instituted, and some of the practical problems faced by the parties in litigating such claims.

Accountants' Liability is an essential guide for all accountants, auditors, and attorneys, as well as a useful reference for insurance professionals.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Standards of the Accounting Profession; and Appendix 2A
Chapter 3: Breach of Contract
Chapter 4: Negligence
Chapter 5: Fraud
Chapter 6: RICO
Chapter 7: Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Chapter 8: Liability Under Other Securities Law Provisions
Chapter 9: Litigation Against Accounting Firms
Chapter 10: Disciplinary Proceedings Against Accountants
Chapter 11: Professional Liability Insurance

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