How often do you hear this from new clients complaining about their prior preparer.
I get this a lot in November and December.
"I gave my CPA my stuff last March, it's now November and its not done. When he does respond to my inquiries, which is rare, he tells me he'll have it soon. His voicemail is full. It's getting worse and worse every year and this year it's not done".
What's with these preparers?
I understand that some of them become ill and of course I don't wish that on anyone. Obviously.
But what's with the others?
How hard is it to devote 1 hour each day in the off season responding to email?
How hard is it to put a queue of work to do on a list and work from the top of it?
I can bang out 2 to 8 tax returns per day, depending on complexity - chopping at the list.
Is it because I'm so brilliant that I do 700 returns each year and no one has to wait more than 3-4 weeks when I'm at my absolute most saturated?
Are you one of these unresponsive preparers? How brilliant are you?