Client Letter

Assignment 1: Client Letter Imagine that you are a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a new client who needs an opinion on the most advantageous capital structure of a new corporation. Your client formed the corporation in question to provide technology to the medical profession to facilitate compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Your client is very excited because of the ability to secure several significant contracts with sufficient capital. Use the Internet and Strayer databases to research the advantages and disadvantages of debt for capital formation versus equity for capital formation of a corporation. Prepare a formal letter to the client using the six (6) step tax research process in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of your textbook as a guide. Write a one to two (1-2) page letter in which you: Compare the tax advantages of debt versus equity capital formation of the corporation for the client. Recommend to the client whether he / she should use debt or equity for capital formation of the new corporation, based on your research. Provide a rationale for the response. Use the six (6) step tax research process, located in Chapter 1 and demonstrated in Appendix A of the textbook, to record your research for communications to the client. Here are the 6 steps: In both open- and closed- fact situations, the tax research process involves six basic steps: 1. Determine the facts. 2. Identify the issues ( questions). 3. Locate the applicable authorities. 4. Evaluate the authorities and choose those to follow where the authorities conflict. 5. Analyze the facts in terms of the applicable authorities. 6. Communicate conclusions and recommendations to the client.