I have a message to call a prior "problem" client whom I disengaged with.
Reasons were because I didn't trust him, didn't like him, he has a volatile temperament, and because his ethics and opinions about his taxes and the tax code were not a good fit fore me.
I didn't give him any reasons.
He wants to ask questions about "how I filed certain things" on his previous tax returns (probably his business losses, etc)
Do I:
1) Tell him he is not my client anymore, that our engagement ended when we reviewed, signed, and filed his tax returns. So I am no longer available to help him and he should ask his current tax preparer or engage with another professional to review his prior returns and get answers about them? (this will create an argument in where I will have to explain that I charge for my time but since his is not my client I will not be helping him, even for a fee - he will likely lose his temper).
2) Let him tell me his questions and then get back to him so I have time to think about if and how I wish to answer them?
3) Try to carefully answer his questions on the fly to avoid confrontation?
I'm OK with it, but the problem with number 3 is that how often do I take these calls form him? I have the feeling it will not be just one call.
WDYD?