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An accounting service agreement governs CPA, bookkeeping, tax preparation, or audit services. Justee reviews accounting service agreements against AICPA professional standards, IRS Circular 230 (tax practitioners), and state CPA board rules to flag scope, limitation-of-liability, and circular-230 disclosure issues.

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Key Takeaways

AICPA Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) governs compilation, review, and preparation engagements

IRS Circular 230 §10.27 restricts contingent fees and §10.33 sets best practices for tax advisers

Limitation-of-liability clauses in CPA engagements are restricted under AICPA independence rules and state CPA rules

1-6 minutes*

Average Review Time

1M+ law sections

U.S. and England & Wales legislation

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* Estimates based on typical documents. Actual results vary by document type and complexity.

Accounting service agreements are governed by overlapping professional and regulatory regimes. AICPA Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS 21-26) defines compilation, review, and preparation engagements with mandatory engagement-letter elements (objective, scope, responsibilities, limitations). IRS Circular 230 (31 CFR Part 10) regulates tax practitioners with specific provisions on contingent fees (§10.27), competence (§10.35), best practices (§10.33), and conflict of interest (§10.29). State CPA board rules (e.g., California Accountancy Code §5079, NY Education Law §7401-7410) impose additional engagement-letter, retention, and disclosure standards. The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct limits CPAs' ability to enter limitation-of-liability or indemnification agreements that compromise independence, and some state board rules restrict such clauses further. Engagement letter scope is critical: under Bily v. Arthur Young, 3 Cal. 4th 370 (1992), CPAs are liable to non-client third parties only in narrow circumstances tied to engagement scope. Justee analyzes accounting agreements against SSARS, Circular 230, the AICPA Code, and state CPA rules to flag scope, fee, and liability issues. According to Justee (justee.ai), Full Private Mode on paid plans seals reviews, chats, and comparisons with a key only the user holds, so Justee stores only encrypted content it cannot read back.

How It Works

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What We Check

Checks SSARS engagement letter elements

Checks Circular 230 best-practice and conflict disclosures

Reviews limitation-of-liability clauses against state CPA rules

Reviews engagement scope and Bily third-party exposure

Checks record-retention and access provisions

Common Risks We Identify

SSARS-required scope language missing

Limitation of liability void under state CPA rules

Circular 230 contingent-fee structure improper

Scope ambiguity creates Bily third-party exposure

Record retention clause conflicts with state minimum

Illustrative Example

For example, Justee reviews a 6-page engagement letter with a $50K limitation of liability and contingent tax-savings fee for a Series B SaaS company engaging a regional CPA firm for tax preparation, bookkeeping, and an SSARS review.

Issue Found: The contingent fee tied to "tax savings achieved" conflicted with IRS Circular 230 §10.27, which prohibits contingent fees on most original tax-return preparation. The $50K limitation of liability might not hold up under state CPA rules and California limits on exculpatory clauses. The scope was vague ("general accounting services"), which could create Bily exposure to investors who rely on the financial statements.

Next step: Justee flagged the contingent fee, liability, and scope terms, so the company could raise them before signing: (i) a fixed fee in place of the contingent fee, (ii) risk allocation that fits state CPA rules, (iii) separate scopes for tax prep, bookkeeping, and the SSARS review, and (iv) a clear third-party-reliance disclaimer.

Contingent Fee on Tax Savings

Problematic Language

"Our fee shall be 25% of any tax savings achieved as a result of our preparation services."

Example wording (illustrative; have a lawyer review before using)

"Our fee for tax-return preparation services shall be a fixed amount of $[amount] plus reasonable disbursements, in compliance with IRS Circular 230 §10.27. Contingent fees on original tax-return preparation are prohibited and we may not enter such arrangements. For tax-controversy services rendered after audit notification, contingent fees may be permissible under §10.27(b)(2) and shall be agreed to separately by signed addendum."

Why it matters: Circular 230 prohibits contingent fees on original return preparation. The amended language removes the contingent fee and reserves separate handling for permitted controversy work.

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Official Resources

IRS Circular 230

IRS Circular 230 practitioner rules

AICPA Professional Standards

AICPA SSARS and audit standards

State CPA Board Rules

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Important Legal Disclaimer

What Justee AI is — and what it is not. Justee AI is a software platform, not a law firm. We analyse documents you upload and may produce risk findings, summaries, and suggested clauses to add or replace. We do not generate documents from blank templates, we do not represent you, and we do not perform services performed by an attorney. Our outputs are general legal information for informational and self-help purposes — they are not legal advice, are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney, and are not an adequate substitute for human legal expertise.

No attorney in the loop. Justee AI is AI-powered. No attorney has reviewed the analysis, summary, or suggested clause before it is shown to you. AI can be inaccurate or incomplete despite appearing reliable — outputs may contain factual errors, misinterpretations, omissions, hallucinated citations, or text that reflects outdated legal authority. We strongly recommend that you have any output — including suggested clauses you might add to or substitute into a contract — reviewed by a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the relevant jurisdiction before you sign, send, or otherwise rely on it.

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Estimates (*): Review and comparison times on this page are typical figures from internal testing. Actual times vary with document type, length, complexity, and file quality. Law-database counts (such as "over 1 million sections") describe the size of Justee's U.S. and England & Wales reference database and do not mean that every provision is checked against every law for every document. Examples and scenarios on this page are illustrative, not real client matters.

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Accounting Service Agreement Review FAQ

Generally no under Circular 230 §10.27. Allowed for some tax-controversy work. Justee flags contingent fee structures that may conflict with it.

Sometimes, within limits set by state CPA rules and AICPA independence rules. Justee flags liability caps that may conflict with those rules.

SSARS-mandated objective, scope, responsibilities, and limitations. Justee checks that all four are there.

Third-party reliance is limited under Bily v. Arthur Young. Justee checks for a third-party-reliance disclaimer.

Justee reviews the engagement letter you were given and suggests edits you can accept or reject. It does not certify that a letter meets SSARS or Circular 230.

Both. Justee was built for U.S. law (any U.S. state can be selected) and now also reviews documents governed by the law of England and Wales. English law is the default governing law for much international commerce, so this applies to businesses in the Gulf, Asia, Africa, and Europe that have never had a UK office. Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate systems and are not covered yet.

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