Asianmamacita
Asianmamacita t1_je8amvd wrote
Reply to comment by BornElephant2619 in My husband and I owe 22k in taxes but we only made a combine total of 75k by one-eye-owl
Yes tax preparers can be bad but they should still be capable of efiling for you. So the fact that he does not file for them yet “helps” them makes me think it’s a ghost preparer
Asianmamacita t1_je7wiqm wrote
You mentioned that they help you file taxes and do not file on your behalf. Are you sure they are not a ghost preparer?
“By law, anyone who is paid to prepare or assists in preparing federal tax returns must have a valid Preparer Tax Identification Number, or PTIN. Paid preparers must sign and include their PTIN on the return.”
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/beware-of-ghost-preparers-who-dont-sign-tax-returns
Asianmamacita t1_je8c9kw wrote
Reply to comment by creative_usr_name in My husband and I owe 22k in taxes but we only made a combine total of 75k by one-eye-owl
Yes, that’s something people don’t get about extension. It doesn’t extend the time to pay.
As for this post, If the tax preparer is incredibly off on their number, they might not owe anything or potentially already safe harbored based on 2021.