| HnR block says they overpaid me $2500 - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| NathanRed |
| so i get a letter in the mail today saying my overpayment of cpp was not approved or not accepted so the return they gave me was wrong and i owe them 2500 which i need to pay back in 10 days or there will be an interest rate of 26% does anyone know if this is legal? i figured if it was a mistake i was responsible for i would have a gotten a letter from revenue canada, plus i dont reall want to sell my car to pay for this, any insite would be appreciated thanks. |
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| XtraX |
| Wow that's fucked up. |
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| NathanRed |
| tell me about it |
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| BigTrucker |
I always thought H&R Block paid for mistakes they made on your taxes.
If they insists, ask for a copy of the letter from the government.
It probably wouldn't hurt to go get a second opinion from another tax agent. It may cost another $50ish but would give you tons of back-up incase H&R came calling. |
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| NathanRed |
| thats a good call i also thought of phoning revenue canada |
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| NESTLE |
| thats whack.....no one at any location of h&r can speak proper english so ill never use them again, i hate saying yes to something i dont understand even after i ask them to repeat the question 3 times.... |
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| NathanRed |
| i know man never again i cant believe this shit they should be responsible for the mistake they made |
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| JoshP2002 |
I learnt my lesson about H and R not this season but last, now I take mine to an accountant.
Crappy luck, that seems unreasonable - 2500 in 10 days is not fair. If it all seems legit in the end after you check up with Revenue Canada, I would take it to upper management at H and R, and from there if all comes too all ask for a much longer limit and monthly payments. You shouldnt be paying for their mistakes. |
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| NESTLE |
| ya saying you have to pay within 10 days is just freaky. its like a demand, smells fishy but it probably isnt |
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| NathanRed |
| ya i need to see what revenue canada says because if they say HnR block is responsible then Im not goiing to pay a cent but if i am responsible i will have to go that route of upper management because i dont have the money to pay that right now. and i figure do that not buy your return off you? thats how they can pay you right away, so is it my fauly they over paid me? |
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| NESTLE |
| oh im sure they got their ass' covered somehow, you have to sign like 20 pieces of paper their, and i dont read any of it. i trust a big company like "h&r" to not screw me over. but never again! |
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| NathanRed |
| ya i have to go over what i signed because im sure there are loop holes for them to cover themselves everywhere |
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| NathanRed |
| trust i know now |
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| ZEguy |
| got same letter in mail, but overpayed by 124 bucks.Going to call them and inform them it will take me 2 years before i can pay it back.ill let ya know how that goes. |
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| NathanRed |
| haha ya let me know |
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| Invalid Zero |
| Just call them and randomly tell them they owe you $3000. See how they like it. :dunno: |
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| NathanRed |
| i know this shit is fucking ridiculous |
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| Beerking |
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Originally posted by Invalid Zero
Just call them and randomly tell them they owe you $3000. See how they like it. :dunno:
lol:lol: :lol: |
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| AudiInProgress |
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Originally posted by Invalid Zero
Just call them and randomly tell them they owe you $3000. See how they like it. :dunno:
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| AudiInProgress |
The thing is, H&R Block didn't make the error, there was no error made... They filed your taxes for you and applied for applicable credit which was denied by the government... They cut you a cheque up front PRESUMING the credit would be approved. You signed a waiver when you took your money order stating that if there were any problems with the return, you were required to pay back H&R Block.
I know. Because I had them do my taxes recently as well. Stop bitching and moaning... You got a loan basically. Pay it back. You have no recourse. |
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| NathanRed |
We Take Responsibility for Our Mistakes
Our associate training and system of safeguards are carefully designed to ensure the accuracy of your return. Mistakes are rare at H&R Block. However, if we do make an error in the preparation of your tax return that costs you any interest or penalty on additional taxes due, we will reimburse you for the interest and penalty.
right off of there website |
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| AudiInProgress |
Congratulations, faggot, you can read...
It doesn't change the fact that THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKES...
If they entered your income as 550,000 instead of 55,000 by adding an additional zero "by mistake" then they would be reponsible - but that's not what happened. |
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| NESTLE |
| Holy fuck, the maturity level dropped a hundred points in this thread. |
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| NathanRed |
| no kidding people need to grow up |
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| GOT BOOST |
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Originally posted by AudiInProgress
The thing is, H&R Block didn't make the error, there was no error made... They filed your taxes for you and applied for applicable credit which was denied by the government... They cut you a cheque up front PRESUMING the credit would be approved. You signed a waiver when you took your money order stating that if there were any problems with the return, you were required to pay back H&R Block.
I know. Because I had them do my taxes recently as well. Stop bitching and moaning... You got a loan basically. Pay it back. You have no recourse.
H&R are just processing clerks.
Get a real tax advisor and they can help you out. They are tax deductible too.
I paid my accountant $110.00 for tax preperation this year. Most of that was for reciepts of stuff I needed that I could deduct. If he charged me $500.00 I would not flinch as he is well worth the money paid. |
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by NathanRed
We Take Responsibility for Our Mistakes
Our associate training and system of safeguards are carefully designed to ensure the accuracy of your return. Mistakes are rare at H&R Block. However, if we do make an error in the preparation of your tax return that costs you any interest or penalty on additional taxes due, we will reimburse you for the interest and penalty.
right off of there website
If I interpret this correctly they will cover "any interest or penalty on additional taxes due" but not the actual taxes due.
I would assume that you'll owe the actual amount and H&R will cover any interest / penalties that the CRA imposes. |
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| NathanRed |
| well they bought my tax return thats how the cash back thing works but when they filed they only got back 2500 less than what they gave me from revenue canada so really this has nothing to do with revenue canada which makes me wonder if they can even do that is it my fault they overpaid me |
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| AudiInProgress |
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Originally posted by AudiInProgress
Stop bitching and moaning... You got a loan basically. Pay it back. You have no recourse.
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| TrevorK |
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Originally posted by NathanRed
well they bought my tax return thats how the cash back thing works but when they filed they only got back 2500 less than what they gave me from revenue canada so really this has nothing to do with revenue canada which makes me wonder if they can even do that is it my fault they overpaid me
You would have to go through the paperwork that you signed to find the answer. I would be almost positive that it is covered within their, or people would knowingly omit information/manipulate information and have H&R cover their errors.
I can't see their legal staff allowing them to buy the return and not hold you responsible if it doesn't turn out, as the insurance to cover that would be very expensive.
But again, I don't think anyone here can help you unless they actually work at H&R. You'll really need to read through the paperwork, it'll definitely be covered in there. |
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| kevito_ |
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Originally posted by AudiInProgress
Congratulations, faggot, you can read...
It doesn't change the fact that THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY MISTAKES...
If they entered your income as 550,000 instead of 55,000 by adding an additional zero "by mistake" then they would be reponsible - but that's not what happened.
lol, owned.
Pay back that shit fast or be owned even harder. |
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| polarcivic |
If it was going to be a problem then you shouldn't have signed your life away saying you would pay them back in 10 days with said interest rate. Its not rocket science, you just didn't pay attention. People have just gotten so used to signing crap with out reading.
And it wasn't even in fine print either. I know because I finally got all my taxes finished and I even remember signing/thinking if something did go array could I come up with the money again. The answer was yes, so I agreed. |
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| SilverE90 |
I would suggest getting more details. I highly doubt you overpaid CPP by $2500 in a year so that probably isn't the issue.
And you probably are out of luck in regards to having them cover it.
And how complicated was your return? If it was pretty simple, if you want I will look over what they did and what the actual return was and tell you if it is correct. And I am a designated accountant so I am qualified, just so you know. :)
But I am not interested or have the time to look at it if it was a really complicated return. |
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| Lukesky |
| Exactly. Go through your paper work and see what happened... but more than likely, after signing the waiver and grabbing your cash, you will have to pay it back. |
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| BLitz86 |
| I called H&R, and they said i could take much longer to pay them back the overpay than the ten days they give you.I was nice on the phone and asked for an extension, and its been two months so far, and i have another month before i need to pay em back.TO boot, buddy told me if theres an issue with my money in a months time, i can call for another extension. :thumbup: |
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| Ayeso |
I'd send them a letter via registered mail asking for verification of debt, ie any of the paperwork proving you owe what they say you do.
Dont talk to them on the phone, only deal thru mail as that would by you time... thats what I would do.
I'd also try finding out the specifics of how they overpaid etc.. because it seems odd.. how huge of a tax return did you get to get overpaid 2500 on cpp |
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| BLitz86 |
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Originally posted by Ayeso
I'd also try finding out the specifics of how they overpaid etc.. because it seems odd.. how huge of a tax return did you get to get overpaid 2500 on cpp
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| SilverE90 |
| In addition to that tell them you withhold the original amount they charged you when paying them back because of the hassle they have caused and that they obviously didn't do their job properly and weren't worth the money. |
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| NathanRed |
| yeah email is a good idea i got a tax return of 4000 which i was very suprised by and they havent called or sent any more letters since the last one i recieved |
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