Discussion:Unpaid tax fees what's our recourse
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| What I have done in prior years was to (if the client is local) actually file a small claims court action - where I did eventually get paid before the court date. Some other occasions I've sent a letter after repeated requests - notifying the client that I'm prepared to notify IRS to rescind my name as the preparer,as I haven't been paid. For a few years I did that and did get paid - but I've decided in recent years not to go that route because it really is an ineffective threat because what happens when I do get paid - renotify IRS to reactivate the paid preparer signature? }} | What I have done in prior years was to (if the client is local) actually file a small claims court action - where I did eventually get paid before the court date. Some other occasions I've sent a letter after repeated requests - notifying the client that I'm prepared to notify IRS to rescind my name as the preparer,as I haven't been paid. For a few years I did that and did get paid - but I've decided in recent years not to go that route because it really is an ineffective threat because what happens when I do get paid - renotify IRS to reactivate the paid preparer signature? }} | ||
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Wkstaxprep (talk|edits) said: | 16 April 2009 |
| Hi,
I would say over the years 99% of my fees have been paid in full. About once every 2nd or 3rd year I get a client who doesn't pay. what is our recourse, realisticlly? I have a $400 fee from this year that I know I'm not going to get paid (because this was my only really nasty client and i've been dealing with this client for 5 years now and client got very disrespectful this year, so I told client to kindly find a new tax professioanl for next year). Can I take this person to small claims court for the principal of it? usually i would let it go but this one in particular got under my skin good. here's the kicker, this client is one of only two of my clients who refused to e-file so she had her return that i signed as preparer, darnit, lol :) if she did e-file i could of said"i'm not e-filing your return, please find a new preparer) and i wouldn't even have cared about not getting paid for the work. this is my only complaint this year, everything else was an enjoyable tax season. thanks for listening !! :) | |
| 16 April 2009 | |
| We all run into these rare situations.
If you feel it's worth your time in small claims court to fight a rather small bill - go ahead. At present I've got a client for whom I prepared his and his wife's return back in February - along with the return of one of the sons. Client had an issue with his return where he disagreed with the result, and I knew from the beginning it was going to be sore point. But this client has been with me for about 12 years. He picks up the returns - and says he'll get back to me. (I KNEW he was going to take my info and show another preparer - but I wasn't going to fight the guy right away). Last week he calls me to request I e-file his son's returns - but leave his alone. Both have been on my queue for e-filing since February. I finally get the son's e-file authorization forms in time and transmit the returns. I haven't been paid for either return yet. (I KNOW I definitely won't get paid for his/wife's return - or even part of it - that I'll just chalk up as a loss because I don't intend on seeing him again). What I have done in prior years was to (if the client is local) actually file a small claims court action - where I did eventually get paid before the court date. Some other occasions I've sent a letter after repeated requests - notifying the client that I'm prepared to notify IRS to rescind my name as the preparer,as I haven't been paid. For a few years I did that and did get paid - but I've decided in recent years not to go that route because it really is an ineffective threat because what happens when I do get paid - renotify IRS to reactivate the paid preparer signature? | |
| 16 April 2009 | |
| Uncle Sam, you have said that before and I thought that it was only a threat, and you didn't send anything to the IRS. It can be an effective tactic, I would think. Don't send anything to the IRS, and if you don't get paid I would just forget about it. | |
