The article discusses a scenario shared on Reddit where a father and daughter realized their tax returns for 2022 and 2023 were missing after consulting the IRS. They believed everything was handled correctly by the daughter's tax preparer, who had even facilitated a direct deposit for the return. This alarming revelation raised concerns about potential fraud or negligence by the tax preparer. The article highlights the importance of verifying one’s tax filings and considers the potential risks of relying on professionals without proper oversight.
For better or worse, most people never consider a scenario where their tax returns could go missing without their knowledge, leaving them open to potential liability from the IRS.
This is a very strange but unfortunately not uncommon experience, and it may even be a scam, which makes this Reddit post all the more interesting.
...after looking at postings in r/personalfinance filing their 2024 taxes, they could not find any background on the 2022 and 2023 returns.
From this Reddit post, we learn that the Redditor's daughter had hired a tax preparer to handle every aspect of their 2022 and 2023 taxes.
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