McClelland Samuel Fehnel & Busch, L.L.P

Response:Not all facts were included in the consumer’s complaintIt is important to understand that the tax return being referred to is actually a joint tax return for the complainant and her spouseThe complainant and her spouse divorced in and were in divorce proceedings early in The complainant is not our clientIt is the spouse who engaged us to prepare the tax return in question and he is paying the entire tax preparation feeWithout seeking any professional advice, the complainant filed a tax return using a married filing separate status which meant the spouse would also be required to file married separateWhen the spouse asked us to prepare his tax return, we discovered that filing married separate would result in him owing substantial taxes but if the complainant’s tax return was amended and they filed married jointly they would instead receive a tax refundUnder the divorce decree it was stated that both spouses would cooperate and file a joint tax return for with the complainant to receive any resulting refundWe prepared and filed an amended tax return as married jointlyHowever, recently upon checking the status of the amended tax return with the IRS, we found that it shows the IRS has not received the amended return, which is not our faultIt was at this point when trying to get the complainant to sign a second copy of the amended tax return to file with the IRS that matters became contentiousWe did not ask the complainant to sign an amended tax return with a fake address as she allegesIt was simply that the ex-spouse had moved between the time the original amended tax return was prepared and the time we submitted another to the complainant for signatureThe ex-spouse had not notified the complainant of his moveSomething we were not aware of until laterThe complainant's ex-spouse, who is actually our client, is willing to write a letter to you if necessary acknowledging that McClelland Samuel Fehnel & Busch, LLP has not done anything wrong in connection with this matterThe matter of getting a second copy of the amended tax return signed by the complainant has been placed in the hands of both spouses’ divorce attorneys to resolve.Sent on: 1/12/3:41:PM