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Yes he does. Normally you have to sign a release form for him to tell anybody about your finances. Unless it is the government.
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"With respect to tax advice, the same common-law protections of confidentiality which apply to a communication between a taxpayer and an attorney shall also apply to a communication between a taxpayer and any federally authorized tax practitioner to the extent the communication would be a privileged communication if it were between a taxpayer and an attorney. (However, this rule) may only be asserted in (A) any noncriminal tax matter before the Internal Revenue Service, and (B) an noncriminal tax proceeding in Federal Court brought by or against the United States." . "The new accountant-client privilege only applies to tax advice."
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