Section 24.30.01.202 - RECORDSA licensee is to furnish to his client or former client, upon request made within a reasonable time after original issuance of the document in question all client records, as that term is defined in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client that the licensee removed from the client's premises or received for the client's account. The licensee may make and retain copies of such documents when they form the basis for work performed by him. Client records are to be returned upon request by the client, whether the engagement has been terminated or the licensee has been paid for services rendered.
01.Tax Return, Other Reports, Working Papers Including Audit Documentation Made Part of Client's Records. A licensee who has been paid for the services rendered is to furnish to his client or former client, upon request, within a reasonable time after original issuance of the document in question the following records: a. A copy of a tax return of a client.b. A copy of any report, or other document, issued by the licensee to or for the client; andc. A copy of the licensee's working papers, to the extent that such working papers include records that would ordinarily constitute part of the client's books and records and are not otherwise available to the client. This would include adjusting, closing, combining, or consolidating journal entries; information normally contained in books of original entry and general ledgers or subsidiary ledgers; and tax and depreciation carry forward information. The information should be provided in the medium in which it is requested, provided it exists in that medium. The licensee does not have to convert information that is not in electronic format to an electronic format.02.Working Papers Including Audit Documentation Not a Part of the Client's Records. A licensee's working papers that do not become part of a client's records, which may include analyses and schedules prepared by the client at the request of the licensee, are the licensee's property, not client records, and need not be made available under any circumstances.03.Charges. A licensee does not have to furnish records to a client or a former client more than once. A licensee may charge the client or former client actual costs for time and photocopying charges on subsequent requests.Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.30.01.202