Good Article Jay.

Also the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Professional Ethics Executive Committee seem to agree.

The Wall Street Journal reports that tax outsourcing or tax-return outsourcing as it is also called has become a top issue in the face of concerns about identity theft, privacy and outsourcing. Some major firms say they do not do any outsourcing, however, accountants do admit the number of tax returns being outsourced, primarily to India, has been increasing over the past few years according to the Wall Street Journal.

http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=101077