Limitations of Privilege in Valuation-Driven Planning

January/February 2026
Nebraska CPA
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Valuations play a central role in tax and wealth transfer planning, but they don't automatically carry attorney-client privilege or work-product protection. In this article for the Nebraska CPA, Koley Jessen attorneys Nathan Patterson and Haley Faust Leise explain when that protection actually applies to CPAs and appraisers working alongside counsel, and how to avoid inadvertently waiving it when valuations are shared with the IRS. Read the full article at the link below. 

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