Records

(1) A licensee shall, upon request made within a reasonable time, furnish to his or her client or former client: (a) A copy of any report or other documentation belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client, which the licensee removed from the client’s custody. The licensee may make and retain copies of such documents when they form the basis for work performed by the licensee; (b) Any accounting or other documents belonging to, or obtained from or on behalf of, the client, which the licensee removed from the client’s premises or received from the client’s custody. The licensee may make and retain copies of such documents when they form the basis for work performed by the licensee; and (c) A copy of the licensee’s working papers, to the extent that such working papers include records which would ordinarily constitute part of the client’s books and records and are not otherwise available to the client, to include but not be limited to general ledgers, general journals, fixed asset and depreciation records. Provided, however, that nothing in this rule shall require a licensee to furnish any work product to his or her client or others before the client has made satisfactory arrangements for payment for services rendered to or on behalf of such client.