Inphoto Surveillance, Inc. v. Crowe, Chizek & Co.

This case reaches us for resolution of certified questions pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308 (155 111. 2d R. 308). Plaintiff, Inphoto Surveillance, Inc., filed a complaint against defendant, Crowe, Chizek and Company, LLR alleging that defendant negligently rendered accounting advice regarding plaintiffs liability for sales taxes in the State of New York. Plaintiff alleged that as a result of the negligent advice it failed to collect sales tax from its customers in New York and incurred a substantial tax burden as a result. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint alleging that the cause of…