April 10, 20179 yr Author Did you ever hire a tax attorney? No, there's no reason to unless I'm going to sue the retired accountant. Which would probably cost more than what I owe.
April 10, 20179 yr No, there's no reason to unless I'm going to sue the retired accountant. Which would probably cost more than what I owe. With all due respect, I don't understand why you're reluctant to hire the one professional that has the qualifications & expertise to help you out.
April 10, 20179 yr Author Well if you guys want to pay for it, I'll hire one. I don't have the money to pay an attorney at this point. They've already taken my entire refund and applied it to the bill. At this point, I'll just touch my toes and hope for the best.
April 10, 20179 yr Isn't them using your refund against the bill a good thing? That's money that wasn't in your pocket that is applied against it. Lessens the amount you have to come up with.
April 10, 20179 yr Well if you guys want to pay for it, I'll hire one. I don't have the money to pay an attorney at this point. They've already taken my entire refund and applied it to the bill. At this point, I'll just touch my toes and hope for the best. I'd imagine the consultation will be free...
April 10, 20179 yr Author I'd imagine the consultation will be free... Here's the thing...I hired a new accountant and she broke it all down for me. My former accountant said I drove 57,000 miles for work in 2013. He claimed something like $37,000 in vehicle expenses for work. I put full trust in him and signed off on it so the mistake is on me for being gullible.
April 10, 20179 yr No, there's no reason to unless I'm going to sue the retired accountant. Which would probably cost more than what I owe. If it's his/her fault he or she likely had E and O insurance that would payout on something like that. Edit... just saw your other post.
April 10, 20179 yr Here's the thing...I hired a new accountant and she broke it all down for me. My former accountant said I drove 57,000 miles for work in 2013. He claimed something like $37,000 in vehicle expenses for work. I put full trust in him and signed off on it so the mistake is on me for being gullible. Yikes, I could see why 5K miles a month throws up a red flag.
April 10, 20179 yr Author Yikes, I could see why 5K miles a month throws up a red flag. Yeah no doubt. I mean, when my new accountant showed me everything...it all made a lot of sense. It sucks but my hands are pretty much tied. At least I know at worst there will only be two more years of this and everything will be accurate from that point forward.
April 10, 20179 yr Yeah no doubt. I mean, when my new accountant showed me everything...it all made a lot of sense. It sucks but my hands are pretty much tied. At least I know at worst there will only be two more years of this and everything will be accurate from that point forward. How many miles did you really have that year? Couldn't you show proof of the correct amount and pay the difference?
April 10, 20179 yr Author How many miles did you really have that year? Couldn't you show proof of the correct amount and pay the difference? My journal wasn't accurate enough. It will be moving forward but unfortunately that was before I had great record keeping. I provided proof of 20,000 miles and they threw it all out and wouldn't accept it.
April 10, 20179 yr Where did the CPA get the 57k number from? Are you saying they completely made it up?
April 11, 20179 yr I had a friend, a single mom and social worker, who was harassed by the IRS. They said she owed money, that she did not owe. She gave in and paid, and then the IRS took the money out of her next tax return. She basically paid twice for something she did not owe. Many, many, many phone calls later, she got someone to see the double payment. They told her it would take 60 days with no penalty to them and no interest on the money to her. I don't think she ever got that money. Scarey how the government can just do that to you.
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