Samantha has worked as a tax accountant for a small accounting firm in Bellevue for several years. While working there, she learned much financial information about the clients of the firm, who were well-to-do individuals. If she quits working for the firm, and goes to work for an investment-advisor, she can sell her information to the stock-brokers at the new firm.
True or false?
No she cannot be selling out the information related to the past clients because she will still be bound by a code of conduct and if she does so, she would be e doing a professional misconduct and she may be losing onto her investment advisory profession.it can be said that she would be liable to protect the interest of also clients for whom he she had worked before.
It would be a part of professional misconduct if she quits working and goes to to work for investment advisor by selling information to the stock brokers of the new firm .
So this statement is FALSE.
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