Henry Owens, CPA works in a local accounting firm. He is the tax manager on a major

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Henry Owens, CPA works in a local accounting firm. He is the tax manager on a major client in the office. The firm prepares compiled financial statements for the client on a quarterly basis. The client was impacted by the BP oil spill off the Gulf coast, and the client would like to engage Henry to help the business prepare a claim for damages from BP. The client would like to pay Henry on a contingent fee basis where Henry and his firm would receive 15% of any amounts recovered in a settlement with BP. Henry would receive no fee unless amounts are recovered. Can Henry accept this engagement? Why or why not?

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
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