Do CPAs need to bear criminal responsibility for leaking information? Yes, CPAs who leak information are subject to criminal liability. According to the provisions of Article 253 of the Criminal Law

Do CPAs need to bear criminal responsibility for leaking information? Yes, CPAs who leak information are subject to criminal liability. According to the provisions of Article 253 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, anyone who discloses business secrets or personal privacy that should be kept shall be sentenced to criminal detention and shall also be fined; if the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment. As accountants, they have a responsibility to protect client information. Disclosure of this information will involve business secrets and personal privacy, and therefore require criminal liability.