if someone prepares your taxes, are they allowed to wait until you finish paying them for their servivces to send/ mail the taxes? the person who did ours also charged us more than last year and expects an upfront payment in full but if we didn't expect it to be more do they have a right to wait until they receive payment? actually, we're still waiting on last years, there was some problem and it's still being figured out. if you know about taxes and a customers rights, please respond. I really appreciate it.
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My whole family got taxes done at this place last year. it cost me $250.00 for a single, 23 yr old, with one job, not a student. It also cost my parents $250.00. I didn't mind think much of it because i was getting a good refund. My parents usually end up owing money but instead were supposed to get a good refund. Apparently, something was wrong and we were told by the tax person to quit paying money off that we 'owed', so we could get money back. we waited several months - no refund. I finally looked it up on the website and it said balance=$0.00. so i thought we were not in debt, but not getting a refund either. soon after, they garnished my parents ss check. the tax person said it takes time (waited 6 mo.) we went back this year b/c we want it worked out and needed taxes done. i'm just wondering if we're getting screwed all over again or what. we can't afford to go anywhere else, we really need the refund soon, but i'm afraid of more complications. Please help! Thanks