At a confidential meeting, a tax client informed a CPA about the client's illegal insider-trading actions. A year later, the CPA was subpoenaed to appear in federal court to testify in a criminal trial against the client. The CPA was asked to testify to the meeting between the CPA and the client. After receiving immunity, the CPA should do which of the following?
A. Assert the Fifth Amendment and not discuss the meeting.
B. Cite the privileged communications aspect of being a CPA.
C. Discuss the entire conversation, including illegal acts.
D. Discuss only the items that have a direct connection to those items the CPA worked on for the client in the past.
Answer: C. Discuss the entire conversation, including illegal acts.
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