A CTRS practitioner represents a married couple filing jointly who are now disputing their liability with each other. The practitioner realizes there is a conflict of interest. What should the practitioner do?
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A
Continue representing both spouses and remain neutral
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B
Represent the spouse with the larger tax liability
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C
Withdraw from joint representation and advise each spouse to seek separate counsel
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D
Disclose the conflict to the IRS and continue representing both