Umthetho weKovel noMmeli-I-Client Confidentialality

Ukubusa kubandakanya ukugcinwa kwemfihlo kanye nelungelo kwabanye abaqeqeshiwe

Kungenzeka ukuthi uzwile inkulumo ku-TV noma kumabhayisikobho ngisho noma ngabe ukubonga akukaze utholakale enkingeni yokudinga ummeli ukuvikela amalungelo akho. "Ilungelo lommeli-iklayenti," futhi ngezinye izikhathi libizwa ngokuthi "ilungelo lommeli-iklayenti," yilungiselelo emthethweni othi lokho okutshela ummeli wakho kuhlala phakathi kwakho nommeli wakho. Akakwazi ukuphoqeleka ukuba afakaze ngalokho okushoyo. Akudingeki ukuthi anikeze amanothi akhe engxoxweni kwinqubo yokuthola-ingxenye yecala lokufaka icala elibandakanya zombili izinhlangothi ezinesibopho somthetho ukwabelana nawo wonke ulwazi olufanele kulokho.

"Imfihlo yommeli-iklayenti" yi-offshoot yalolu lungiselelo.

Ilungelo nokugcinwa kwemfihlo kwandiswe ezimweni zentela kanye ne-Internal Revenue Service ... noma ingabe?

Ummeli-Ilungelo leKlayenti ngokumelene noMmeli-I-Client Confidentiality

Imfihlo yommeli-iklayenti ayifani ncamashi nelungelo lommeli-iklayenti, nakuba lisekelwe esimweni esifanayo. Ukuyimfihlo kubhekisela kunesibopho esingokomthetho sommeli ukuze singachazi lokho iklayenti lakhe elimtshela khona. Ukwenza kanjalo kungukuphula umthetho wokuziphatha futhi kungaholela ekujezisweni kwezigwegwe-ngaphandle kokuthi ikhasimende linikeze ummeli wakhe "imvume yakhe enolwazi" ukuqhubeka nokukhuluma. Iklayenti ingakwazi ukuyeka ilungelo lakhe kumalungelo ommeli-iklayenti kanye.

Umthetho weKovel

I-Kovel Rule isandiso sezimiso zomthetho zelungelo lommeli-iklayenti kanye nemfihlo. Ukwengeza kubameli, kubuye kubekwe nabanye ochwepheshe bezobuchwepheshe abangase bahileleke ecaleni, njengomphathi-akhawunti oxoxwa yiklayenti noma ngokungaqondile ngommeli wekhasimende.

Labachwepheshe bangabandakanya abacebisi bezezimali noma abahleli bezezimali .

Ukubusa kuthatha igama layo kuLouis Kovel, ummeli we-IRS owabe esejoyine inkampani yomthetho ekhethekile ezimweni zentela. Wakhokhisa ubuchwepheshe bakhe ekukhokhiseni intela uma kwenzeka ukulungiswa kanye nokumelelwa kwamakhasimende. Ngo-1961, uKovel wagwetshwe ejele ngenxa yokwenqaba ukuphendula imibuzo enkantolo mayelana nezingxoxo ayenaso neklayenti.

Wayekholelwa ukuthi lezo zingxoxo zazivikelwe ngumgomo wommeli-iklayenti ilungelo-futhi inkantolo yokudlulisela ivumelana nayo. Ukukholelwa kwakhe kwaguqulwa.

Izinselelo eziya eMthethweni

Konke okufanayo, i-IRS inqobe izinqumo eziningana ezibalulekile ezinkantolo zenhlangano, ukunciphisa ubukhulu bokuvikelwa okunikezwa amakhasimende ngaphansi koMthetho weKovel. I-upshot yukuthi amaklayenti ayancipha ngokukhululekile ezingxoxweni zabo nezeluleko zentela, okwenza kube nzima kakhulu kulaba bameli, ama-akhawunti kanye nabanye abaqeqeshiwe ukuba banikeze iseluleko esinembile nesilungile. Icala lika-2010 labeka isibonelo sokuthi umthetho weKovel awusebenzi emacala ahlanganisa imisebenzi yobugebengu efana nokukhwabanisa nokukhishwa kwentela.

I-Takeaway

Okubalulekile ukuthi iseluleko se-akhawunti enkantolo yentela asivikelwe ngokuzenzakalelayo ngemigomo yemfihlo kanye nelungelo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi inhloso ye-Kovel Rule. Isimiso singase sikwazi ukuvikeleka okuncane noma okungenani ukufiphaza komugqa uma i-akhawuntiant isenziwa ngokomthetho ngokubhaliwe ngummeli. Kodwa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uMthetho weKovel uqinisiwe ngokuvamile udinga ukuqondisa okuningi okusemthethweni.

Ezinye izifunda zivikela kakhulu izingxoxo ze-accountant-client kune-federal federal, kodwa khumbula ukuthi i-IRS isiye yabamba ngokuqinile futhi iqinile ngokumelene nalo mthetho futhi cishe kungenzeka ukuba ilandelwe ukuyibekela inselele, ikakhulukazi lapho kubhekwa amacala amakhulu.