Our Privacy Policy

We value your trust and confidence and we want to assure you that your personal information is kept completely confidential by us.  We adhere to the highest level of professional ethical responsibility and obligations to protect the confidentiality of all client information.

 

This statement is to help you understand what information we collect about you, the limited times we may share it with others and what measures we take to protect your privacy.

 

What Personal Information Do We Collect?

In order to meet your needs in the course of tax return preparation, tax and financial planning, and tax compliance engagements for you, we collect various types of personal information about you from the following sources:

 

  * Information we receive from you in person, by phone, mail or e-mail, on tax preparation worksheets and on other documents or forms we use in providing services to you.  Such information includes, for instance, your name, address, social security number, income investment and other assets, and other tax and financial information about you.

 

  * Information we receive from others about your transactions or relationships with them.  Such information includes investment, loan or banking activity, balances or account numbers, legal agreements and documents, and other information we gather in the course of providing services to you.

 

Is Personal Information Shared With Others?

We do not share any personal information about you with anyone without your expressed consent, except as permitted by law and as described herein.  The law permits or requires disclosure in certain instances, such as if we must share information to protect against fraud, in response to a court subpoena, or as part of actual or threatened legal proceedings or alternate dispute resolution.

 We may share any information we collect to nonaffiliated companies which perform support services on our behalf (such as tax or data processing, transmission of electronic returns or data, records retention, and mailing services).  We DO NOT SELL or otherwise disclose our client list or any of your information to outside companies.

 

No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes.  All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

 

We may also share your information with other parties who help assure our compliance with professional accounting standards (such as peer review), or who conduct due diligence procedures, such as if we consider a sale or merger of our practice.

 

How Do We Protect The Confidentiality And Security Of Your Personal Information?

Keeping your information confidential and secure is of utmost importance to us.  We follow standard industry practices to actively protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of your personal information.  We also maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your personal information.  Our employees are bound by internal confidentiality policies and are subject to disciplinary action for any policy violations.  And we take appropriate precautions such as confidentiality agreements before sharing your information with any outside parties.

 

Should you become an inactive client or should our relationship end, we will continue to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy.

 

Our Pledge To You

Our professional ethical obligations and responsibilities have always demanded no less than the highest regard and duties for the confidentiality of your personal information and the security of your privacy.  We will protect your information, use it only as necessary, and perform our engagements so as to always maintain your trust and confidence in us.

 

Thank you for allowing us to serve you, we truly value our relationship with you.  We hope you view our firm as your most trusted advisor, and we will work to continue earning that trust.