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Alabama lawyers may not call themselves specialists unless a certifying body the State Bar approved certified them, and the ad must name that body. Lawyers in other states and tax professionals face the general rule against misleading claims.

"Expert" can read as specialist status or as skill you have not shown. Alabama bars lawyers from implying they are specialists.

Lawyers may cite only a certification an approved body granted. Enrolled agents and Annual Filing Season Program holders may not use "certified". A licensed CPA may use the CPA title.

Alabama bans any communication that promises a specific result. Elsewhere a promise creates an unjustified expectation, which the misleading-claims rules for lawyers, practitioners, and CPAs reach.

Alabama bars lawyers from comparing the quality of their services with other lawyers' and from unverifiable superlatives. Everyone else needs proof for a comparison.

Attorneys, CPAs, and enrolled agents have unlimited rights to represent clients. Annual Filing Season Program holders have limited rights, and preparers with only a PTIN have none.

A testimonial must come from a real client, and you disclose anything of value you gave for it. Alabama lawyers answer for what a testimonial says. A tax client's name and details are protected return information, so get consent first.

A result must be verifiable, described by the type of matter, and not suggest the reader will get the same. A tax client's result also needs the client's consent.

Tax preparers may not use dollar amounts or percentages of refunds, credits, or deductions in marketing, even when anonymous or aggregated. Lawyers may show a verifiable total.

An award must not suggest more exclusivity or skill than its criteria support. Name who gave it and link the method.

Under Circular 230, a fee refund tied to an IRS challenge counts as a contingent fee. Paying a penalty caused by your own error is a different promise.

Alabama lawyers must say whether the client still owes court costs. Practitioners and CPAs may not prepare an original return or refund claim for a contingent fee.

Alabama lawyers must honor an advertised fee for 90 days after the last ad. Practitioners must hold published fees for 30 days and say who pays costs. CPAs must flag a fee they know will likely rise.

A name may not suggest a government tie, a lawyer who is not in the firm, or a firm structure you lack. A tax firm may not put "IRS" in its doing-business-as name.

Only people with an Alabama certificate and permit, and firms registered as CPA firms, may use "CPA" or "certified public accountant".

Alabama bars titles that look like the CPA title, such as "licensed accountant" or "certified accountant". The statute names permit holders as the people who may say "accountant".

This suggests the IRS endorses or employs you. Accepted e-file participation "does not imply endorsement by the IRS".

Alabama treats a text the lawyer starts as banned real-time solicitation. The ABA comment says texts are not live contact. Practitioners must label a solicitation and name where they found the person.

Alabama lawyers wait 21 days after an accident, mark the message ADVERTISEMENT, open with the required sentence, and name where they found the person. Practitioners identify the solicitation and its source.

Lawyers may not pay anyone for a recommendation. Practitioners may not use a lead source that solicits improperly. CPAs must disclose a referral fee to the client in writing.

A reward conditioned on a positive review is banned. Lawyers also may not give anything of value for a recommendation beyond a nominal gift.

A reply must not confirm the person was your client or reveal facts about the work. A tax client's name is protected return information.

Educational content that does not ask for work sits outside Alabama's disclosure and retention duties. A post that solicits needs the disclosures, reachable with one click.

Meta bans ads that imply a criminal record or a vulnerable financial status. Google bans using arrests or bankruptcy to push fear.

Alabama lawyers must disclose tracking and get the visitor's consent first. For every profession, intake-form data sent to an ad platform can be tax return information.

Alabama lawyers may not call themselves specialists unless a certifying body the State Bar approved certified them, and the ad must name that body. Lawyers in other states and tax professionals face the general rule against misleading claims.

"Expert" can read as specialist status or as skill you have not shown. Alabama bars lawyers from implying they are specialists.

Lawyers may cite only a certification an approved body granted. Enrolled agents and Annual Filing Season Program holders may not use "certified". A licensed CPA may use the CPA title.

Alabama bans any communication that promises a specific result. Elsewhere a promise creates an unjustified expectation, which the misleading-claims rules for lawyers, practitioners, and CPAs reach.

Alabama bars lawyers from comparing the quality of their services with other lawyers' and from unverifiable superlatives. Everyone else needs proof for a comparison.

Attorneys, CPAs, and enrolled agents have unlimited rights to represent clients. Annual Filing Season Program holders have limited rights, and preparers with only a PTIN have none.

A testimonial must come from a real client, and you disclose anything of value you gave for it. Alabama lawyers answer for what a testimonial says. A tax client's name and details are protected return information, so get consent first.

A result must be verifiable, described by the type of matter, and not suggest the reader will get the same. A tax client's result also needs the client's consent.

Tax preparers may not use dollar amounts or percentages of refunds, credits, or deductions in marketing, even when anonymous or aggregated. Lawyers may show a verifiable total.

An award must not suggest more exclusivity or skill than its criteria support. Name who gave it and link the method.

Under Circular 230, a fee refund tied to an IRS challenge counts as a contingent fee. Paying a penalty caused by your own error is a different promise.

Alabama lawyers must say whether the client still owes court costs. Practitioners and CPAs may not prepare an original return or refund claim for a contingent fee.

Alabama lawyers must honor an advertised fee for 90 days after the last ad. Practitioners must hold published fees for 30 days and say who pays costs. CPAs must flag a fee they know will likely rise.

A name may not suggest a government tie, a lawyer who is not in the firm, or a firm structure you lack. A tax firm may not put "IRS" in its doing-business-as name.

Only people with an Alabama certificate and permit, and firms registered as CPA firms, may use "CPA" or "certified public accountant".

Alabama bars titles that look like the CPA title, such as "licensed accountant" or "certified accountant". The statute names permit holders as the people who may say "accountant".

This suggests the IRS endorses or employs you. Accepted e-file participation "does not imply endorsement by the IRS".

Alabama treats a text the lawyer starts as banned real-time solicitation. The ABA comment says texts are not live contact. Practitioners must label a solicitation and name where they found the person.

Alabama lawyers wait 21 days after an accident, mark the message ADVERTISEMENT, open with the required sentence, and name where they found the person. Practitioners identify the solicitation and its source.

Lawyers may not pay anyone for a recommendation. Practitioners may not use a lead source that solicits improperly. CPAs must disclose a referral fee to the client in writing.

A reward conditioned on a positive review is banned. Lawyers also may not give anything of value for a recommendation beyond a nominal gift.

A reply must not confirm the person was your client or reveal facts about the work. A tax client's name is protected return information.

Educational content that does not ask for work sits outside Alabama's disclosure and retention duties. A post that solicits needs the disclosures, reachable with one click.

Meta bans ads that imply a criminal record or a vulnerable financial status. Google bans using arrests or bankruptcy to push fear.

Alabama lawyers must disclose tracking and get the visitor's consent first. For every profession, intake-form data sent to an ad platform can be tax return information.

Alabama lawyers may not call themselves specialists unless a certifying body the State Bar approved certified them, and the ad must name that body. Lawyers in other states and tax professionals face the general rule against misleading claims.

"Expert" can read as specialist status or as skill you have not shown. Alabama bars lawyers from implying they are specialists.

Lawyers may cite only a certification an approved body granted. Enrolled agents and Annual Filing Season Program holders may not use "certified". A licensed CPA may use the CPA title.

Alabama bans any communication that promises a specific result. Elsewhere a promise creates an unjustified expectation, which the misleading-claims rules for lawyers, practitioners, and CPAs reach.

Alabama bars lawyers from comparing the quality of their services with other lawyers' and from unverifiable superlatives. Everyone else needs proof for a comparison.

Attorneys, CPAs, and enrolled agents have unlimited rights to represent clients. Annual Filing Season Program holders have limited rights, and preparers with only a PTIN have none.

A testimonial must come from a real client, and you disclose anything of value you gave for it. Alabama lawyers answer for what a testimonial says. A tax client's name and details are protected return information, so get consent first.

A result must be verifiable, described by the type of matter, and not suggest the reader will get the same. A tax client's result also needs the client's consent.

Tax preparers may not use dollar amounts or percentages of refunds, credits, or deductions in marketing, even when anonymous or aggregated. Lawyers may show a verifiable total.

An award must not suggest more exclusivity or skill than its criteria support. Name who gave it and link the method.

Under Circular 230, a fee refund tied to an IRS challenge counts as a contingent fee. Paying a penalty caused by your own error is a different promise.

Alabama lawyers must say whether the client still owes court costs. Practitioners and CPAs may not prepare an original return or refund claim for a contingent fee.

Alabama lawyers must honor an advertised fee for 90 days after the last ad. Practitioners must hold published fees for 30 days and say who pays costs. CPAs must flag a fee they know will likely rise.

A name may not suggest a government tie, a lawyer who is not in the firm, or a firm structure you lack. A tax firm may not put "IRS" in its doing-business-as name.

Only people with an Alabama certificate and permit, and firms registered as CPA firms, may use "CPA" or "certified public accountant".

Alabama bars titles that look like the CPA title, such as "licensed accountant" or "certified accountant". The statute names permit holders as the people who may say "accountant".

This suggests the IRS endorses or employs you. Accepted e-file participation "does not imply endorsement by the IRS".

Alabama treats a text the lawyer starts as banned real-time solicitation. The ABA comment says texts are not live contact. Practitioners must label a solicitation and name where they found the person.

Alabama lawyers wait 21 days after an accident, mark the message ADVERTISEMENT, open with the required sentence, and name where they found the person. Practitioners identify the solicitation and its source.

Lawyers may not pay anyone for a recommendation. Practitioners may not use a lead source that solicits improperly. CPAs must disclose a referral fee to the client in writing.

A reward conditioned on a positive review is banned. Lawyers also may not give anything of value for a recommendation beyond a nominal gift.

A reply must not confirm the person was your client or reveal facts about the work. A tax client's name is protected return information.

Educational content that does not ask for work sits outside Alabama's disclosure and retention duties. A post that solicits needs the disclosures, reachable with one click.

Meta bans ads that imply a criminal record or a vulnerable financial status. Google bans using arrests or bankruptcy to push fear.

Alabama lawyers must disclose tracking and get the visitor's consent first. For every profession, intake-form data sent to an ad platform can be tax return information.

Alabama lawyers may not call themselves specialists unless a certifying body the State Bar approved certified them, and the ad must name that body. Lawyers in other states and tax professionals face the general rule against misleading claims.

"Expert" can read as specialist status or as skill you have not shown. Alabama bars lawyers from implying they are specialists.

Lawyers may cite only a certification an approved body granted. Enrolled agents and Annual Filing Season Program holders may not use "certified". A licensed CPA may use the CPA title.

Alabama bans any communication that promises a specific result. Elsewhere a promise creates an unjustified expectation, which the misleading-claims rules for lawyers, practitioners, and CPAs reach.

Alabama bars lawyers from comparing the quality of their services with other lawyers' and from unverifiable superlatives. Everyone else needs proof for a comparison.

Attorneys, CPAs, and enrolled agents have unlimited rights to represent clients. Annual Filing Season Program holders have limited rights, and preparers with only a PTIN have none.

A testimonial must come from a real client, and you disclose anything of value you gave for it. Alabama lawyers answer for what a testimonial says. A tax client's name and details are protected return information, so get consent first.

A result must be verifiable, described by the type of matter, and not suggest the reader will get the same. A tax client's result also needs the client's consent.

Tax preparers may not use dollar amounts or percentages of refunds, credits, or deductions in marketing, even when anonymous or aggregated. Lawyers may show a verifiable total.

An award must not suggest more exclusivity or skill than its criteria support. Name who gave it and link the method.

Under Circular 230, a fee refund tied to an IRS challenge counts as a contingent fee. Paying a penalty caused by your own error is a different promise.

Alabama lawyers must say whether the client still owes court costs. Practitioners and CPAs may not prepare an original return or refund claim for a contingent fee.

Alabama lawyers must honor an advertised fee for 90 days after the last ad. Practitioners must hold published fees for 30 days and say who pays costs. CPAs must flag a fee they know will likely rise.

A name may not suggest a government tie, a lawyer who is not in the firm, or a firm structure you lack. A tax firm may not put "IRS" in its doing-business-as name.

Only people with an Alabama certificate and permit, and firms registered as CPA firms, may use "CPA" or "certified public accountant".

Alabama bars titles that look like the CPA title, such as "licensed accountant" or "certified accountant". The statute names permit holders as the people who may say "accountant".

This suggests the IRS endorses or employs you. Accepted e-file participation "does not imply endorsement by the IRS".

Alabama treats a text the lawyer starts as banned real-time solicitation. The ABA comment says texts are not live contact. Practitioners must label a solicitation and name where they found the person.

Alabama lawyers wait 21 days after an accident, mark the message ADVERTISEMENT, open with the required sentence, and name where they found the person. Practitioners identify the solicitation and its source.

Lawyers may not pay anyone for a recommendation. Practitioners may not use a lead source that solicits improperly. CPAs must disclose a referral fee to the client in writing.

A reward conditioned on a positive review is banned. Lawyers also may not give anything of value for a recommendation beyond a nominal gift.

A reply must not confirm the person was your client or reveal facts about the work. A tax client's name is protected return information.

Educational content that does not ask for work sits outside Alabama's disclosure and retention duties. A post that solicits needs the disclosures, reachable with one click.

Meta bans ads that imply a criminal record or a vulnerable financial status. Google bans using arrests or bankruptcy to push fear.

Alabama lawyers must disclose tracking and get the visitor's consent first. For every profession, intake-form data sent to an ad platform can be tax return information.