Question

Celeste's accountant fails to prepare her tax returns accurately, and Celeste is charged penalties and interest by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and her state because of the error. In order to prevail in a lawsuit for negligence against her accountant Celeste must prove all of the following, except that:_______

a. her injury was proximately caused by the accountant's breach of the duty of care.
b. a duty of care existed.
c. she suffered financial harm.
d. the accountant was a member of a professional organization

Answer 1

Option D. The accountant was a member of a professional organization.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason is that for a successful claim under the negligence act, the claimant have to prove following three things:

1. Duty of care existed between the relation
2. She has suffered economic harm &
3. The harm was proximately caused by the accountant's breach of the duty of care.

So the accountant's membership is not a valid requirement under the negligence act for a successful claim.