If the tax advisor forgets to claim relevant expenses and the client pays too much tax as a result, the advisor is liable for damages.
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Frankfurt Since the corona pandemic, tax advisors have been in great demand. Because it is through them that the aid programs for companies and entrepreneurs who have got into economic difficulties are handled. In return, the professionals were given more time to submit tax returns. Nevertheless, many consultants complain of being overburdened.
This also worries clients. What if your overworked tax expert makes mistakes, misses deadlines or resigns the mandate at an inopportune time? The majority of tax advisors work very conscientiously even at the limit of their performance. “We have not noticed a blatant increase in complaints,” reports Hartmut Ruppricht, President of the Hessen Chamber of Tax Advisors.
Even so, not everyone is happy with their tax professional. And year after year, lawsuits for recourse against the advisory guild land in the courts. Mistakes happen – on both sides. It is good when clients know in the event of an emergency what errors a tax advisor can be held liable for and who can help with them.
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