Terms of Service
Effective Date: July 31, 2026
Welcome to the website of S.M. Bush Accounting & Tax (smbushaccounting.com). By accessing this website or utilizing our secure digital client environments, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following operational terms and conditions of service.
1. Scope of an Informational Website
The content provided on this website is purely for educational, marketing, and general informational purposes. Accessing this site does not constitute the delivery of professional accounting, tax preparation, or financial advisory services.
2. Client Responsibility for Accurate Data
S.M. Bush Accounting & Tax relies entirely on the information, records, receipts, and documentation provided by the client to perform bookkeeping and tax preparation services.
- The client is solely responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and lawfulness of all data submitted.
- Our firm does not perform audits or independent verifications of your financial files. S.M. Bush Accounting & Tax assumes no liability for tax penalties, missed deductions, underpayments, or interest resulting from inaccurate, falsified, or omitted documentation.
3. Operational Timelines & Deadlines
To guarantee the timely delivery of financial statements and the compliant filing of federal and state tax returns, clients must submit all requested documentation to our secure portal by our specified internal deadlines (typically no later than 30 days prior to a government tax filing date). S.M. Bush Accounting & Tax is not responsible for missed deadlines or late-filing fees resulting from a client’s failure to submit documents on time.
4. Fees, Billing, and Stop-Work Terms
Services are performed in accordance with our standard internal rate sheets or your individually signed professional Engagement Letter. Invoices are issued electronically and are due upon receipt. S.M. Bush Accounting & Tax reserves the absolute right to pause all ongoing bookkeeping tasks, suspend account work, or withhold final electronic tax return transmissions to the IRS if an account balance remains past due.
5. Portal Security & Prohibited Uses
When accessing our secure Drake Portals platform via links on this site, you are responsible for maintaining the absolute confidentiality of your private user password and login credentials. You agree not to share your account access with unauthorized third parties. Any security compromises resulting from client-side credential negligence fall completely outside the liability of our firm.
