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Illini (talk|edits) said:

24 October 2009
Is there a way to tell if I have received a COPY of a notice, or the ONLY notice sent? No where on the notice does it say that mine is a copy and that the client has been sent one as well.

If I am the only one to receive a notice, am I REQUIRED to answer it?

You know, we all have those occasional "problem clients" who ignore everything and file late, etc. I just don't know if I'm supposed to drop what I'm doing and respond or if the ball is still in the client's court and I just wait for him --

Any advice on how to handle notices sent to accountant's office if you don't know if it is a COPY or not?

Thanks!

Kevinh5 (talk|edits) said:

24 October 2009
Randy, this is one of the problems of holding a Power Of Attorney for a taxpayer.


Toby Mcguire said it best in the movie Spiderman "With great power comes great responsibility."


For instance, if you hold a valid POA and don't respond to a 90 day letter, or don't respond to a Notice of Intent to Levy, the taxpayer could argue that you failed to adequately represent him. For that reason, I routinely cancel my POA if I have not had contact with a taxpayer within a certain period, or if the taxpayer fails to respond to my request for needed information. You don't want to be on the hook.

I'd suggest putting that in your engagement letters for representation and make it a practice. Spiderman.

Illini (talk|edits) said:

24 October 2009
Thanks -- that's what I was looking for -- intuitively I sensed that this was not a good situation for me, but I wasn't sure how to go about "protecting myself". And yes, this had to be part of a POA for trying to get them caught up on past due 941s. They may have crossed in the mail, but it looks like I still need to respond to the notice.

Illini (talk|edits) said:

24 October 2009
What method do you use to cancel a POA and how do you know for sure they cancelled it?

Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said:

24 October 2009
Fax a notice of your cancellation to Memphis(?) where you registered it in the first place.

Irsfixer (talk|edits) said:

24 October 2009
When you withdraw a POA, the IRS sends the client a notice and the POA a copy.
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