Legal Opinion
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells v. Green
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1991No. A90A2366, A90A2367PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Frank W. Green brought suit against Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (DHS), an accounting firm, contending DHS had rendered negligent *850tax advice to Green and the Breneman Company, of which Green is the successor in interest. Green contends DHS’s advice resulted in Mr. Green’s selling the Breneman Company and thereby incurring $653,200 in unanticipated taxes paid on the “recapture” of bargain inventory profits plus interest and penalties, for a total of $781,530.
Mr. Green personally paid this tax assessment. In his suit, Green asserted both negligence and breach of…
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