I got taxt problems and need a CPA in New Joisey!
June 10, 2009 8:06 AM Subscribe
Can anyone recommend a good CPA and/or Tax attorney in the Montclair / Caldwell area of New Jersey? Several potential tax issues and or problems I am facing....More after the jump...
Ill try and keep this as basic as possible. The CPA I have been using for the last 8 years has suddenly went AWOL, and has seemed to have disappeared of the face of the planet, without filing my 2008 taxes. The guy has been great for a while and did a superb job with my taxes, until last year when he first started acting a bit weird and flaky...
1) I sent all my tax info for me and my family, and my LLC business to him in the end of February and stayed in relative contact with him through April 15th. Each email or phone call promised that my taxes would be done in a day or two and we were good to go. The last time I heard from him (via email) was on April 15th, saying that he would file an extension for me, but have the taxes done by the end of the week. That was the last I heard from him. I have called, faxed, mailed, and even stopped by his home office to no avail. I went to the IRS to confirm that he did not file an extension for me, which he did not. Interest and penalties are building as we speak...I have begun reaching out to my banks, and jobs for end of year tax papers to present to a new CPA.
2) My 2007 taxes had some major problems. He did not report a huge amount of my retirement funds, and I received a scarly letter from the IRS, saying I owe them a ton of money. A brief call to a few tax attorneys, and they both felt that it was easily solvable as my CPA simply forgot to submit certain info...However, interest and penalties are there, and Im not sure how to rid myself of those as well.
3) I moved to NJ and transferred my business over here, and with some bad advice, i neglected to file my quarterly taxes, and simply did the state and federal returns at the same time. Now, I have problems with the state of NJ for failing to report....
I do not have a contract with this CPA, but I do have countless email exchanges where he is aware and acknowledges that he is handling my taxes for my business and personal. I am in the process of trying to find someone else to get me out of this whole....Can I hold him responsible for all these costs I am about to incur? Attorneys? new CPA, Penalties and interests for his mistakes? Is this a small claims court procedure, or do I look bigger? Can i hold him responsible for all of his negligence? Is there accounting networks and organziations I can report him to?
I do not have a ton of $$ to spend on a new CPA, but looking for someone who can help me out....Any advice is appreciated.
Ill try and keep this as basic as possible. The CPA I have been using for the last 8 years has suddenly went AWOL, and has seemed to have disappeared of the face of the planet, without filing my 2008 taxes. The guy has been great for a while and did a superb job with my taxes, until last year when he first started acting a bit weird and flaky...
1) I sent all my tax info for me and my family, and my LLC business to him in the end of February and stayed in relative contact with him through April 15th. Each email or phone call promised that my taxes would be done in a day or two and we were good to go. The last time I heard from him (via email) was on April 15th, saying that he would file an extension for me, but have the taxes done by the end of the week. That was the last I heard from him. I have called, faxed, mailed, and even stopped by his home office to no avail. I went to the IRS to confirm that he did not file an extension for me, which he did not. Interest and penalties are building as we speak...I have begun reaching out to my banks, and jobs for end of year tax papers to present to a new CPA.
2) My 2007 taxes had some major problems. He did not report a huge amount of my retirement funds, and I received a scarly letter from the IRS, saying I owe them a ton of money. A brief call to a few tax attorneys, and they both felt that it was easily solvable as my CPA simply forgot to submit certain info...However, interest and penalties are there, and Im not sure how to rid myself of those as well.
3) I moved to NJ and transferred my business over here, and with some bad advice, i neglected to file my quarterly taxes, and simply did the state and federal returns at the same time. Now, I have problems with the state of NJ for failing to report....
I do not have a contract with this CPA, but I do have countless email exchanges where he is aware and acknowledges that he is handling my taxes for my business and personal. I am in the process of trying to find someone else to get me out of this whole....Can I hold him responsible for all these costs I am about to incur? Attorneys? new CPA, Penalties and interests for his mistakes? Is this a small claims court procedure, or do I look bigger? Can i hold him responsible for all of his negligence? Is there accounting networks and organziations I can report him to?
I do not have a ton of $$ to spend on a new CPA, but looking for someone who can help me out....Any advice is appreciated.
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posted by dancinglamb at 5:14 AM on June 11, 2009