Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Thomas E Scott CPA, d.b.a. ScottCPA Advisors ("we," "us," or "our"), respects your privacy. As a CPA firm, protecting the confidentiality of client information isn't just our policy — it's a professional and legal obligation under IRS regulations (including Internal Revenue Code §7216), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.
Information We Collect
We collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:
- Information you provide on applications, organizers, forms, or this website (such as your name, email address, phone number, and the nature of your inquiry);
- Information about your transactions with us or others necessary to provide our services; and
- Information we receive from third parties with your authorization (e.g., banks, brokers, or the IRS).
How We Use Your Information
We use your information solely to provide accounting, tax, and advisory services you request; to respond to your inquiries; to send newsletters you have subscribed to; and to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Information Sharing
We do not sell your personal information. We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our clients or former clients to anyone, except as permitted or required by law, or with your express written consent. Federal law (IRC §7216) prohibits us from disclosing or using your tax return information for purposes other than preparing your return without your written consent.
Website Forms and Email
Information submitted through our website contact form is transmitted to us by email for the sole purpose of responding to your inquiry. Please do not submit Social Security numbers, account numbers, or other highly sensitive data through the website form — use our secure client portals instead.
Security
We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to guard your personal information. Client documents are exchanged through encrypted, password-protected portals. Online payments are processed by PCI-DSS–compliant third-party processors; we do not store card numbers.
Cookies and Analytics
This website does not use advertising cookies. Embedded third-party content (such as Google Maps) may set its own cookies subject to that provider's privacy policy.
Third-Party Links
Our site links to third-party services (client portals, payment processors, the IRS, social media, and form providers). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites, and we encourage you to review their policies.
Children's Privacy
Our services and website are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.
Your Choices
You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any email. You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information (subject to our legal record-retention obligations) by contacting us.
Contact Us
Questions about this policy or your information?
Thomas E Scott CPA, d.b.a. ScottCPA Advisors
145 E University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: (520) 908-6180 · Email: tscott@tescottcpa.com