Dear {001first} {001last},
The purpose of this agreement is to outline the nature of my involvement with your {taxYear} Income Tax Return ("Tax Return"). As agreed, I will compile the necessary information in accordance with the standards applicable to compilation engagements and will complete the necessary forms and schedules required to file your Tax Return. I will not audit, review, or otherwise attempt to verify the accuracy or the completeness of such information. Unless unanticipated difficulties are encountered, my communication will be substantially in the following form:
I have prepared the Tax Return for you using information provided by you. I have not audited, reviewed, or otherwise attempted to verify the accuracy or completeness of such information. Readers are cautioned that information presented in this return may not be appropriate for their purposes.
Since I am accepting this engagement as an accountant, not as an auditor, I request that you do not record this as an auditing or review engagement in any of the records that you or your business may keep. My services will not result in the expression of an audit opinion or any other form of assurance on the financial information reported in the return, nor will it satisfy any statutory or other audit requirement. You may wish to obtain legal advice concerning statutory (or contractual) audit requirements. It is understood and agreed that:
(a) you will provide accurate and complete information necessary to complete your tax return(s);
(b) the responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the representations in the return(s) and related financial information remains with you;
(c) the tax return(s) will be conspicuously marked as being unaudited and each page of any supplementary financial information that I compile as part of this engagement will be similarly marked;
(d) you will attach my notice to reader when distributing the return(s) or supplementary financial information to third parties;
(e) the financial information provided may either lack disclosure required by, or otherwise not be in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may not be appropriate for general use; and
(f) uninformed readers could be misled unless they are aware of the possible limitations of the return(s), related financial information and my very limited involvement.
(g) you authorize me to access to your CRA records by providing me with consent to be authorized by signing.
This engagement cannot be relied upon to prevent or detect error and fraud and other irregularities. I wish to emphasize that any responsibility for the prevention and detection of error and fraud and other irregularities must remain with you.
The arrangements outlined in this agreement will continue in effect from year to year unless changed by us.
If you have any questions about the contents of this agreement, please raise them with me. If the services outlined are in accordance with your requirements and if the above terms are acceptable to you, please sign in the space provided below. I appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you.
Yours truly,
TaxGenie Team