Carolbeck Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Tax Preparers Assaulted, Shot at This Season March 14, 2014 By Jeff Stimpson This season is turning dangerous for tax preparers, according to published reports. Chicago Heights, Ill.: In mid-February a Liberty Tax preparer pulled a gun on a customer’s boyfriend who police said threatened to beat him up during a dispute over fees. The boyfriend, 34, has reportedly been charged with assault after confronting the preparer over $500 in additional fees that the girlfriend was charged for her return. Police told reporters the preparer, 45, had a valid firearm owner’s ID. Kirkwood, Mo.: A 53-year-old local man is accused of choking an H&R Block worker earlier this month after reportedly becoming enraged about his “tax situation.” Police told news outlets that the assailant knocked the Block employee to the ground and is now charged with misdemeanor assault. The Block worker reported minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment. Understanding the Net Investment Income Tax Getting Started on the CPA/PFS Credential Pathway The CPA's Guide to Financial and Estate Planning Leverage AICPA Financial Planning Resources Now The value of an AICPA PFP Section Membership Deerfield Beach, Fla.: A bullet narrowly missed the ear of preparer Michelle Merced as she sat in the office of Dixie Fast Tax in late February. “I wanted [tax season] to be busy with people, not bullets, coming in,” she told news outlets. The shooting was connected to a dispute outside her office and police confirmed that Merced and her staff were not intended targets. The incidents come on the heels of reports of gunfire and the beating of a preparer in the Detroit office of Tax City Tax Service on February 28 by a 19-year-old local man after the woman he was in the office with couldn’t get her refund in cash. Four people were shot in the scuffle and the preparer told news outlets that she plans tighter security when she re-opens her office. This is hardly the first season refunds and taxes turned clients and their companions violent. Two years ago, according to reports, a Toledo, Ohio, woman and her son robbed and threatened to shoot their Liberty Tax preparer using a curling iron wrapped in a towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 If any client tries to choke me, they're getting a "goodbye" letter from me next tax season. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILLMAS Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Why Chicago, give the murder capital a break already. No really Chicago Heights is a bad area, even Chicagoan's are scared to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 If any client tries to choke me, they're getting a "goodbye" letter from me next tax season. Yeah, mine are also getting a Dear John letter from ME. And it will say, "I've really enjoyed our time together, but my business is moving in a different direction. Namely, a direction where I get to live. Don't keep in touch." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I don't call them "Dear John" letters.Just sayin'... 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxtrio Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Headline Detroit: Tax Office shooting over refund check not being ready. Client (woman) came back to office with a couple of "friends" Then the argument started and pushing and shoving and one of her "friends" pulled out a gun an shot a couple of people in the office including the security guard! Security Guard in a tax office?? Glad I don't work in Detroit! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 And don't live in Detroit! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hoffman Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 And don't live in Detroit! Awww..cmon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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