Author Question: Emily works as a tax accountant. Yesterday she gave her client (Mr. Johnston) some bad legal advice ... (Read 122 times)

humphriesbr@me.com · **on:** Aug 3, 2018

Emily works as a tax accountant. Yesterday she gave her client (Mr. Johnston) some bad legal advice when she told him that he can move his money to an off-shore bank and renounce his American citizenship in order to protect his money from U.S. taxes. As a result of this advice, Emily

A) is not guilty of UPL because tax accountants typically give this type of advice as part of being an accountant.
B) is not guilty of UPL if she is not negligent.
C) is guilty of UPL and legal negligence.
D) is guilty of UPL and accounting negligence.

Question 2

Paralegal Patty has been working in the corporate department of the law firm of Tan & Lee for several years. Her job includes attending board meetings for some of the corporations, writing corporate minutes, and keeping the corporate minute books up to date. Over the years, she has come to know many of the corporate officers very well. When one of these officers asks Patty to change some of the facts in one set of corporate minutes, Patty should

A) go ahead and make the change because the corporate officer is the client and has the authority to make the change.
B) get permission from the President of the Board because the president is the real client.
C) make the change because the corporate officer is the real client
D) not make the change without a vote from the entire Board because the corporation is the client.