Schneiderman Insurance Agency
Schneiderman Insurance Agency

Accounting Firm Insurance

Accounting Firm Insurance2026-07-16T17:53:35-07:00

Accounting Firm Insurance in Granada Hills

Insurance Options Catered to your Business

Accounting firm insurance covers California CPA and tax practices around the financial weight their work carries for clients. Its core is professional liability, or accountants errors and omissions, which responds when advice, tax preparation, an audit, or bookkeeping is alleged to cause a client a financial loss. It typically pairs with a business owners policy, cyber liability, and workers’ compensation.

Whether you run a solo tax practice or a growing CPA firm, your work carries real financial weight for your clients. A missed filing, a math error, or a disputed tax position can turn into a claim, even when you did nothing wrong.

Coverages accounting firms usually need:

  • Professional liability (accountants errors and omissions), the core coverage for accounting work.
  • Business owners policy (BOP) or property, bundling general liability with coverage for your office, computers, and furnishings.
  • Cyber liability, protecting against breaches involving client financial records and tax data.
  • Workers’ compensation, required in California once you have any employees.
  • Employment practices liability (EPLI), for claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, or harassment.

Who needs it? Solo tax practices and growing CPA firms across California.

How we help: We take time to understand your services, your client mix, and your staffing so we can help you match coverage to your real exposures.

Will one policy cover everything?2026-08-10T13:43:08-07:00

Usually not. Most firms combine a BOP with separate professional liability, cyber, and workers’ comp coverages.

Does workers’ comp apply to seasonal tax help?2026-08-10T13:43:09-07:00

Generally yes. In California, workers’ compensation is typically required once you have any employees, including seasonal staff.

Do I need professional liability if I only do bookkeeping?2026-08-10T13:43:10-07:00

Often yes. Bookkeeping errors can still cause a client financial harm, and general liability typically will not respond to those claims.

Is cyber coverage really necessary for a small firm?2026-08-10T13:43:10-07:00

It frequently is. Small firms hold the same sensitive data as large ones and are often targeted precisely because defenses may be lighter.