Terms & Conditions Of Using The CPA Corner, Inc. Website Or Services
Disclaimer 1. Disclaimer of Rendering of Services or Advice
The information contained within The CPA Corner, Inc. Website and its authorized social media by The CPA Corner, Inc. is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to solicitate or substitute for obtaining an agreed business, or accounting, or tax, or financial, or legal service or advice from certified professionals. The information presented throughout this Website and its social media is not intended to create, and receipt of any communication does not constitute an Accountant-Client contract. Our provided Online Client Account services to anyone are effective only after clients are completely engaged with our Firm, their payments are fully made and the clients maintain active regularly as existing clients of our Firm. We reserve the right to refuse our services to anyone or to any entity if we believe the service requests are not in our practice areas, or irrelevant, illegal or not authorized by tax laws. We reserve the right, at any time, to disable or close Online Client Portal Account without any notice from our system when we believe any client is no longer our active client anymore or client has abused our Online Account or client usage of our Online Account has caused any security issue to our system or client usage of our Online Account has caused any of our operational disruption. Any online readers are advised not to act upon the presented information herein without seeking actual advice & services of licensed professionals.
Disclaimer 2. Disclaimer of Accuracy of Information
Due to the constant changes of recent tax laws and regulations, especially during Covid-19 Pandemic time, while we use reasonable efforts to provide accurate and up-to-date information, we do not warrant that any information contained herein or made available throughout The CPA Corner, Inc. Website is accurate, complete, reliable, most current or error-free. The 2020 Government CARES Acts and any subsequent 2021 and 2022 other legislative Acts may obsolete or change some current Federal & State tax law or publications at anytime. We assume no liability or any responsibilities for any particular case results or errors or omissions in the content of this Website of its such material or communication changes. Taxpayers should be aware that State tax laws may or may not comply with Federal tax laws in some specified areas or topics.
Disclaimer 3. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitations of Liability
The CPA Corner, Inc. website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Readers use this website at their own risk. Our Firm, Partners or Staffs and our authorized and approved Social Media disclaim any and all warranties. Neither we, our partner, our staff nor our authorized and approved social media shall be liable for any damages of any kinds with your usage of this Website. Since each tax/audit/advisory/bookkeeping/accounting/business case is unique and not similar to other cases, our past successes in prior client cases posted in our website, social media reviews or endorsements do not constitute a guarantee, warranty or prediction regarding the outcome of your cases.
Disclaimer 4. Disclaimer of Pictures/Images/Videos or Links to Third Party Websites
For reader's convenience and illustrations, The CPA Corner, Inc. website and its social media may contain images or pictures or video or hyperlinks to websites and servers maintained by any third parties. We do not control, evaluate, endorse or guarantee the contents found in those sites or their website. The images/pictures/videos on our website are for representational and illustrational purposes only. These images/pictures/videos may not represent actual people, staff or pictures within our Firm. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for actions, potential viruses, products, services and contents of our images, links to other websites or other parties that operate them. Please be advise that your usage of such websites is entirely at your own risk.
Disclaimer 5. Disclaimer of Other Website Scammers
The CPA Corner, Inc. advises everyone who looks for our professional tax/audit/advisory/accounting/bookkeeping services must watch out for any potential scammers or scammer websites or links that want to take advantage of anyone. They pretend to represent our Firm to sell any services, gift cards or anything outside of our core services tax/audit/advisory/accounting/bookkeeping to gain advantage of anyone. Be aware those unauthorized services or links may be scammers! Our Firm never sells gift cards directly or indirectly to anyone by links or via any entities. We are not liable in any forms or formats to any money or properties that you have potentially lost or believe that you have lost to those scammers or links because of your actions. Contact our Firm at (949) 387-4321 or talk directly to our staff if you want to engage any professional services with our Firm. We do not have any middleman or any middle companies to sell our services on behalf of our Firm.
Our Firm Policies, Privacy, Information, Applicable Fees And Client Responsibilities
Section 1. As our clients, your privacy is just as important to us as our ability to provide you with quality tax/audit/advisory services. Required by law, The CPA Corner, Inc. has always protected your right of privacy and confidentiality of your personal information and data at the highest possible professional standards. We are committed to maintaining extensive internal controls and rigorous privacy standards and policies to ensure security of your information. Tax law requires your consent when you submit or upload your private information or documents to our Firm website so we can access your tax or financial situations per your requested services. You allow us to use your uploaded information or documents to conduct our review services. We maintain strictly and do not distribute or sell your uploaded information or documents. Your uploaded information or documents will be deleted if they are not allowed to upload by our team or they do not pass our security system or if you do not engage with our Firm for your requested services.
Contacts & Communications. Due to security and confidential information protection of each of our old, existing and potential clients, our Firm only contact and communicate with the primary client who signs our Firm Engagement Agreements as the primary taxpayer. We do not discuss or contact or communicate with any other third party, entity or person who asks or requests for information of our clients, unless they have a signed and legitimate power of attorney and/or authorized by legitimate taxing authorities or valid law enforcement agencies. Our Firm does not respond to anyone, entities, or parties who have put request(s) for services using our Website for their solicitations in any forms or formats. Our Firm may not respond to anyone, entities, or parties who use our Website to request any services or any irrelevant questions or topics outside of our professional service scopes.
Section 2. In order to provide our clients with professional needs and to comply with other professional guidelines, we may maintain client personal records within a maximum of 1 year from the date of engagement. We have continuously safeguarded all electronic and physical sources and procedures in place to protect these records and ensure they are only accessed internally on an 'as-needed' basis. Client account personal data and communication are protected with high-technology encryption. Since emails are not safe, we do not recommend clients to email to us any personal or confidential information. Our clients’ personal information is never released to anyone without their written authorization, and we do not disclose nonpublic personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone except as requested or permitted by law authorities.
Section 3. It is your responsibility to review and acknowledge this Privacy Policy and our Firm Policies and Terms prior to providing or uploading your personal data to us. We may use cookies for our Firm management. In addition, you should agree to our Firm Policies, Terms and Conditions. If you do not accept and agree to our Privacy Policy and/or Terms and Conditions. please refrain from providing your personal data to us, accessing our websites, and/or utilizing our services. Our Firm reserves the right to refuse any requested services to anyone at anytime if we strongly believe the requested services are illegal or not authorized by existing tax laws or government requirements or regulations. Since our online accounts or portals are the proprietor of The CPA Corner, Inc, we reserve the right to close or disable our past or current client accounts at anytime without any notice if we believe these clients are no longer our active or existing clients or these clients violate our Firm Terms & Policies.
Section 4. Professional Service Surveys or Reviews. Our Firm service surveys or reviews on any social media such as Google, Yelp, Yahoo, Facebook, etc., are for our real clients who have 100% completely finished and experienced our rendered service(s). You are not allowed to publish any untrue or fabricated reviews about or against our Firm, Partners or Staff if you are not our real individual clients, or real entity clients. You are also prohibited as any competitors to write any untrue or fabricated reviews about us, against us per the Unfair Practice Competition by Federal Trade Commission. At anytime we find out anyone or any entity violation(s), our Legal Team and Technical Team will pursue legal actions..
Section 5. During the Covid-19 Pandemic occurring in year 2020 and continues to year 2023 or subsequent years, we may have to close our office at anytime temporarily without further notices depending on Federal or State or County restrictions or to protect safety and health for both clients and our staff. During this time, we continue providing our services with clients with our On-Line services with Client Accounts, Phone Calls, Conference Calls and all of our other electronic methods to avoid physical contacts. We reserve the right, at any time, to reschedule your on-site appointment to on-line appointment due to the safety and health protection of clients and our staff. We welcome clients for on-site services. Please be advised to wear masks for protection of yourselves and our staffs when entering our office. Thank you.
Section 6. When you, as any individual, or any organization & entity, or any organization & entity representative and/or owner using our Firm Website or our Firm services as potential client or clients, you are required to comply with our Firm policies, terms, conditions and applicable fees when and where applicable. There will be a minimum applicable fee of $275 per each tax year to be charged or invoiced to you when you agree in writing in email communications or written agreement to engage with our Firm to provide any service to you and we have have spent time to set up either your Account, prepare any Document or Estimated Fee or Engagement Agreement(s) but later you change your mind or ignore our last reminding emails. The minimum applicable fee of $275 is compensated to our staff time to prepare any Document or Estimated Fee or Engagement Agreement(s) for you but you walk away, do not respond or disappear. We will work with our Collection Agency to invoice and collect this minimum fee. The applicable fee to be invoiced or charged may be higher per the total time our Firm has spent on your case without being compensated.
Section 7. With tax laws constantly change, our Websites and services may constantly evolve, our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions may also change at anytime with our rights and by our copyright without further notices. Please be advised that each time you access or use our websites or otherwise engage with our Firm, you must be over 21 years old and you must accept and agree to our Firm Policies, Terms & Conditions herein, our Engagement Agreements, and our Website Terms and Conditions. It is your responsibility to be aware of and accept such changes and our policies.
We or I have read, understood, agreed and accept all Terms & Conditions above before using The CPA Corner, Inc Website and other related Terms & Conditions in various Engagement Agreements provided by the Firm if We/I have planned or have engaged with of The CPA Corner, Inc services.