Dear Liz: In a previous column, you answered a question from someone dealing with an unexpected bank levy by a state tax agency. The accountant who prepared the tax returns wasn’t responding to emails or calls. If an accountant ignores a client, then a complaint should be filed with the state’s board of accounting. If the accountant is licensed, the state board will likely follow up.
Answer: That’s a good suggestion. As mentioned in the previous column, many tax pros struggle to keep up with client communications during the busy tax season and may back-burner questions they don’t see as urgent. But if the ignored client still hasn’t heard back from their tax pro at this point, making a complaint to the board of accounting could be a reasonable response.
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