CAMICO Tip: Tax Engagements – Managing Client Expectations

Are you taking the right steps to manage (and document) client expectations? Effective communication is a key factor in any CPA-client relationship, and when you work to stay in control of managing client expectations, you help to safeguard your firm. To that end, good documentation is critical to successfully managing client expectations. Jurors (members of … Read more

Navigating Change, Client Expectations, and Professional Risk Under the OBBB Act

The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBB Act”) ushers in some of the most significant tax law changes since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While many provisions are designed to simplify or stimulate economic activity, they also create traps for the unwary. CPAs need to remain alert to compliance challenges, client misperceptions, … Read more

Post-Tax Season Tips for Managing Risk

With more than 60% of CAMICO’s claims originating from tax-related matters, addressing and managing the risk stress points associated with problematic tax clients can significantly improve a firm’s risk profile. There is no better time than now, before the final phase of tax season, to take proactive steps to better position your firm to ensure … Read more

Be Prepared: The Quality Management Standards Are Coming

By Duncan B. Will, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE The AICPA’s Statements on Quality Management Standards’ (“SQMS”) December 15, 2025, effective date is fast approaching, and few firms are prepared. Since the SQMS were issued in June 2022, the AICPA has produced a plethora of related content. This article is not intended as a treatise on the SQMS. … Read more

Claim Chronicles 126-A

First-party damages: refers to losses directly suffered by the policyholder (or insured) firm in response to a firm’s data breach or other covered cyber event. Topic: First-Party Cyber Attack CAMICO policyholder Mary Davis had just signed on to her computer one morning when she received an email from a “potential client” named “Tim,” who was … Read more