Tax preparer deposited wrong refund in my account - how to return misrouted IRS deposit?
My tax preparer messed up and someone elses refund got deposited into my bank account today. I know its not my money and want to do the right thing. How do I send this back to the IRS? Do I contact my bank or the IRS first? Really nervous about this situation and dont want to get in trouble.
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Rajiv Kumar
This is actually a serious situation that needs immediate attention. Contact your bank immediately and inform them of the erroneous deposit. They have procedures for returning misrouted federal payments. Also call the IRS at 800-829-1040 to report the incident. Document everything - the deposit amount, when you noticed it, and all communications. Do not spend any of the money as that could result in legal issues.
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Isabella Russo
Thank you! Already called my bank and they put a freeze on that amount. Waiting on hold with IRS now 😫
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Rajiv Kumar
Perfect first step! Make sure to get a reference number from the IRS when you finally get through.
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Aria Washington
You should try taxr.ai - it's a tool that can analyze your transcript and help identify exactly where the error occurred. It costs $1 but totally worth it to understand what's happening with your account. https://taxr.ai
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Liam O'Reilly
Does this actually work for this kind of situation? Like can it show the wrong routing info?
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Aria Washington
Yeah it shows everything! It'll point out any mismatched deposits or incorrect routing numbers. Super helpful for tracking down these kinds of errors.
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Chloe Delgado
omg this happened to my cousin last year! The tax person typed in the wrong account number and boom - random money appeared 🤦♀️
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Ava Harris
What ended up happening? Did they get in trouble?
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Chloe Delgado
Nah they reported it right away and everything got sorted. Took like 2 weeks tho
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Jacob Lee
Whatever you do DO NOT SPEND IT! My friend did that thinking it was his refund and ended up having to pay it all back plus penalties 💀
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Emily Thompson
ur tax person needs to fix this asap! its literally their job to not mess this up lol
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Isabella Russo
Fr fr they're not even answering my calls rn 🤡
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Sophie Hernandez
you might wanna report that tax preparer to the IRS too. theres a form for reporting negligent preparers
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Daniela Rossi
Form 14157 - Google it!
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