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Can an accountant or CPA draft legal documents

Should you ask your accountant or CPA to draft my legal business documents. In short, no. But equally so you should not have your business lawyer prepare your taxes unless that person is also an accountant or CPA. Occasionally accountants or CPAs try to serve their clients and help them by preparing bylaws for an Inc. or an operating agreement for an LLC or contracts. But those people lack the experience and training of skilled business attorneys and their good intentions often make matters worse. What can I do if my accountant drafted my legal business documents I have had several clients over the years tell me that their accountant drafted their business legal documents more often as a favor. When accountants or CPAs prepare those papers, you cannot ask them to fix those because they lack the ability and training to do so. Accountants and CPAs have special training and experience in financial matters and taxes, not in business law. How you  avoid legal problems  is by seekin...