Liability of an accountant | Need legal assistance?

Questioner

My husband had an internet company for a number of years together with a partner. He left in 2012 and received an amount from the business, this was handled properly and our accountant followed and arranged everything. Now the following year all tax returns were done by the accountant and now it turned out that she had not declared that amount to the tax authorities, so she had disregarded the extra income from the business, without us knowing. As a result, we received a huge assessment from the tax authorities in 2014 and in 1 month we had to pay back 12,000 euros. Can you also hold an accountant partly liable for this? After all, you pay her to arrange things properly, as this is too complicated for us.

Lawyer

You may expect the accountant to perform her duties well. Also when it comes to filing tax returns. She has a duty of care in this. It appears that she has failed in her duty of care, so that you are now faced with a fairly high assessment. Whether this is the case must be assessed. She can then be held liable for this. You must provide good evidence. If you wish, I can assist you in this. You can contact me directly and without obligation for consultation.