Be aware of tax fraud!
Warning!warning!warning!warning!warning!
Just venting... So about 2 weeks ago, I get referred by a friend of mine to a girl to do my boyfriend and my taxes for $150. The lady I went to previously wanted "10%" of my amount, which would have been $588! No ones gonna come up off of my money, so that was a no go. So we go see this girl and she finishes up and says $5677 for me and $5350 for my BF. Sounded good to me because it was about 300 more than before. So I keep asking HOW am I going to pay, cash, check, how? She never really gave a direct answer so I figured it would be discussed later. She asks me for bank acct info for the direct deposit and I give her the same info for my own and for my BFs. Well we leave and I realize I didn't get a copy of my 1040. I called and asked and she said "is there a problem?" I should've known immediately that she was up to something but the hunch didn't kick into gear until it took nearly a week to get my damn paperwork. Between that time she supposedly switched to new office so she claimed things were hectic. Well, I finally get my paperwork and it doesnt have my direct deposit info, AND it has $6234 as MY total refund and $6016 and my BFs total refund. So I FLIP. I flipped initially because of the direct deposit info that was not mine. I didn't agree to have my funds sent through a 3rd party! So I call her demanding an explanation and she doesn't offer a good enough one for me. Long story short, I go to her new office ready to knock heads with her, sneakers, tee-shirt and sweats. Her managers and store owners are present at which I'm given the explanation that that is how their particular tax software operates in order for them to be paid directly from the refund. I didn't like that, would have preferred for my money to come from irs directly and have my info on that 1040. Anyways... Her excuse for the higher amount on my 1040 than what she originally told me was because the new office used a different software so she had re done them before sending them off. Owners compromised and said they would pay me back the bank fees I would have deducted and I went on my merry way. I still didn't feel comfortable and started researching the bank they said was the 3rd party. Santa Barbara Tax Group. Apparently legitimate. Luckily for me they have the option to check your refund to see if the bank has received it....
Come to find out this bitch was going to take $594.94 from my check. $540.00 of that to be paid to her. $629.95 from my BF, $575.00 for her. WTF?! I quit work the next day and went to the irs building only to find out they could do nothing. I was so devastated but I refused to call grr and let her know I was up on her game. I went back to that office and showed them the paperwork. They were shocked. I wrote up a paper right then and there in which the owner signed and notarized his promise to repay in full the deductions. Turns out she did the same thing to my friend who recommended her to me. Needless to say, I've now enlisted to services of lifelock for myself, my son and my boyfriend because this bitch has all of my information.
Moral of my vent, be careful! This bitch doesn't want me to see her on the street.
Just venting... So about 2 weeks ago, I get referred by a friend of mine to a girl to do my boyfriend and my taxes for $150. The lady I went to previously wanted "10%" of my amount, which would have been $588! No ones gonna come up off of my money, so that was a no go. So we go see this girl and she finishes up and says $5677 for me and $5350 for my BF. Sounded good to me because it was about 300 more than before. So I keep asking HOW am I going to pay, cash, check, how? She never really gave a direct answer so I figured it would be discussed later. She asks me for bank acct info for the direct deposit and I give her the same info for my own and for my BFs. Well we leave and I realize I didn't get a copy of my 1040. I called and asked and she said "is there a problem?" I should've known immediately that she was up to something but the hunch didn't kick into gear until it took nearly a week to get my damn paperwork. Between that time she supposedly switched to new office so she claimed things were hectic. Well, I finally get my paperwork and it doesnt have my direct deposit info, AND it has $6234 as MY total refund and $6016 and my BFs total refund. So I FLIP. I flipped initially because of the direct deposit info that was not mine. I didn't agree to have my funds sent through a 3rd party! So I call her demanding an explanation and she doesn't offer a good enough one for me. Long story short, I go to her new office ready to knock heads with her, sneakers, tee-shirt and sweats. Her managers and store owners are present at which I'm given the explanation that that is how their particular tax software operates in order for them to be paid directly from the refund. I didn't like that, would have preferred for my money to come from irs directly and have my info on that 1040. Anyways... Her excuse for the higher amount on my 1040 than what she originally told me was because the new office used a different software so she had re done them before sending them off. Owners compromised and said they would pay me back the bank fees I would have deducted and I went on my merry way. I still didn't feel comfortable and started researching the bank they said was the 3rd party. Santa Barbara Tax Group. Apparently legitimate. Luckily for me they have the option to check your refund to see if the bank has received it....
Come to find out this bitch was going to take $594.94 from my check. $540.00 of that to be paid to her. $629.95 from my BF, $575.00 for her. WTF?! I quit work the next day and went to the irs building only to find out they could do nothing. I was so devastated but I refused to call grr and let her know I was up on her game. I went back to that office and showed them the paperwork. They were shocked. I wrote up a paper right then and there in which the owner signed and notarized his promise to repay in full the deductions. Turns out she did the same thing to my friend who recommended her to me. Needless to say, I've now enlisted to services of lifelock for myself, my son and my boyfriend because this bitch has all of my information. Moral of my vent, be careful! This bitch doesn't want me to see her on the street.
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I have no idea. I hadnt even considered that. I was gonna sue her for Theft by Deception if there is such thing lol. But since the owners agreed to reimburse me, she doesn't exist to me.
I tried TurboTax on my own and i mustve done it wrong because I kept getting deductions lol. So I trusted this thievin bitch and nearly got robbed. I'm used to paying up front, so I found it odd that she didnt ask, but I ASSUMED she was working off good faith and would have asked to be paid when the funds come through with a post dated check or something... silly me