Tax Associates

Review: Tax Associates completed my 2011 taxes. Tax Associates were giving all relevant documents, 1099's, bank interest accounts etc. In June of 2013 I received notice from the Internal Revenue Service stating I had underestimated my income and that I owed an additional $10,215. The underestimation came from unreported Social Security income. I had become disabled and this was my first year of preparing taxes with Social Security income. Upon reviewing my tax preparation I found no documentation of the income received from Social Security. Upon contacting Tax Associates the tax preparer could not understand how this could have been "missed". At this time Tax associates were willing to compensate for the interest. They prepared a letter for the IRS stating I would be paying for the tax owed per my savings account. I then, was left owing a huge tax burden in which I was responsible for, due to their negligence of not reporting the Social Security income. I prepared a letter of my own to the IRS asking for understanding of the circumstances that had transpired due to my tax preparers negligence. I then contacted my tax preparer in hopes that they could possibly help out in anyway with the additional amount that was owed which included an understatement penalty. A flat "no" was his response. I received a letter from Tax Associates stating that since my file appointment time was January 20, 2012 and the finalizing of my tax forms were January 24, 2012 "1099 Forms" are not sent out till the END of January. Which they had received another 1099 from me, interesting. Tax Associates asked for proof of the date I received my 1099 from the Social Security office. Upon my review of the Social Security 1099 I found no date. I called the Social Security office in which I was told the 1099's are automatically generated and no exact date, except for January could be given. They recommended that I have my local Social Security office review my 1099 for a date and to report my Tax preparer to the Revdex.com.Desired Settlement: I believe Tax Associates were aware of the "no exact date" to be found on the Social Security 1099's. Just as was stated from the Social Security office. Without this date Tax Associates would not proceed with any additional action, they were well aware. This financially set me back for purchasing my own home for the disabled. I feel due to their error I should receive some remuneration. Also, some acknowledgement of "when" we receive our 1099 forms. Yes we can before the end of the month.