Taxing a Client | The People's Court

The plaintiff hired the defendant to do his taxes. He claims his tax refund went to the defendant, not him. He’s suing for stolen money. The defendant argues he did nothing wrong and the refund was his payment.
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[@madmaxofspokane1691]

WTF??! No conclusion??? I think the Defendant has been running a shady business for years it's catching up to him...

[@user-zu8ob6mm9m]

$850 for taxes is a scam.

[@carlenethomas4400]

Most definitely. I hope we see an update

[@dbabies82]

Nah, it depends on the complexity and the time required to file. A friend gets charged 2500/year for her taxes (independent contractor), at a local CPA. Many tax preparers charge 100-400/hr. I was charged a little over $1200 once.

[@shirleywiese5230]

No. It depends on the complexity of the return

[@elle6714]

I agree with the others about complexity, however this guy was a cab driver. I highly doubt he has overseas investments, multiple income sources, rentals, pensions, stocks, interest, VAT returns etc etc. I reckon he's been overcharged.

[@ragerain6656]

What tax place y’all go to that ain’t Charging that much?

[@chameleonlux8642]

$850 for doing taxes??

[@idiaakanbi3713]

The Defendant is just a shady person😮

[@taurussho86]

😂 if he was taking that from multiple years, hed be 6 feet under

[@RitaCannon-ef2sg]

A lot of these shady tax preparation companies do this I know a girl who was charged $1,000 for a simple tax return and she had no clue until she called the irs to see when her refund was coming

[@loribryant884]

​@@RitaCannon-ef2sgHoly shit 😳

[@peryole]

​@@RitaCannon-ef2sgall of the large tax prep places did that for years and still do...i know, I worked for them.

[@GregorySD]

Who pays that kind of money to have their taxes done? That doesn't even make sense.

[@lobodiablo841]

A lot of people ...just like I can reduce your taxes to pennies on a dollar ...as WC Fields says there's a sucker born every minute😂

[@blessedtobealive]

People who don't enjoy doing it themselves. Especially if there's a lot of documentation.

[@destinymiller6122]

People usually get 5-10k back so a fee would be a small price to pay to get extra money back. I wouldn't do it though

[@NatashaGabriel-ij7ci]

The defendant is definitely a Nigerian and knowing my people I def believe the plaintiff 😂😂

[@pryncessstephanie21]

😂😂

[@MrGreen-pj1vc]

"I gon chop yo dollar"

[@michelleharper2940]

Nooooooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@whathappensinenugu]

Haha

[@leimoan800]

😂😂

[@jasonduster4721]

That is a high amount of money being asked for a simple tax return. I think this guy is taking advantage of people. Some of his clients are very poor and not knowledgeable. He then uses that to alter paper work so that the money goes into his account and then short changes the customer. The customer could get back $800 and he just says here is $200. To someone that is poor, they might think $200 is a lot of money and he just pockets the rest. Kind of shameful if that is what he is doing. He also was trying to pull one over on the judge with the paperwork he was giving her.

[@lucyrivera846]

The defendant is charging way too much for Taxes 😮

[@Sheya404]

Exactly!!!

[@Nevaeh1]

Unless your taxes are complicated it’s better to just do them online yourself

[@peryole]

​@@Nevaeh1it wasn't an option many years ago.

[@antoinettetapper2785]

I pay $150, and it's 2024

[@wileecoyote5749]

because you made $20K on 2023

[@elle6714]

You're getting a bargain to be fair. Keep that accountant!! 👏🏻 (This guy was still massively overcharged)

[@leisurefarm]

Pls update or I'm inclined to think the accountant was shady AF.

[@14kchang]

My dad's a CPA and working with him, we've never heard of anything ridiculous like this.

[@wileecoyote5749]

Go to The Bronx

[@shirleywiese5230]

I work for CPA. It’s not uncommon for people to use the refund to pay for the service. The IRS puts the accountants fee in their bank & the rest in taxpayers bank

[@kissablestar]

I hate it when Harvey doesn't update us on what happened.

[@curiousnarwhal]

Dang, I only charge my ex $100 to do his tax returns. I should revise my rates. haha

[@Aura983]

Are you a tax accountant with professional liability insurance?

[@curiousnarwhal]

@@Aura983 I have a bachelors in accounting and an MBA, professional experience in preparing taxes for businesses, and a PTIN.

[@Aura983]

@@curiousnarwhal then yeah, you're undercharging.

[@curiousnarwhal]

@@Aura983 right, i know... and the original comment was a joke about this person charging $850 for a simple tax return.

[@Aura983]

@@curiousnarwhal I don't know if the taxes are simple or if the guy is over charging, though it certainly looks that way. I know my taxes are pricy, but I also know they're complex and I didn't choose my accountant based on price. Regardless, if he thinks it's $150 but he's paying $850, there's def an issue.

[@itscollysworld1389]

What in the pyramid scheme is going on 😂

[@cosmo6180]

Aww man, I thought Harvey was going to tell us which litigant won!

[@lolamaude3449]

No one pays a fee to have taxes done, that is more than the refund. The tax preparer is scaming his customers, this one is not the first, likely for years.. For the refund amount, a $150 or $200 sounds about right.

[@fernandomachado1728]

These rats taking advantage of economically underprivileged people make me sick. I'm a CPA. $850 for a simple 1040 is daytime robbery, and especially so if this clown can't even produce an engagement letter stating that this is the agreed upon price for services rendered. There IS such a thing as pay-by-refund, but it does NOT work that way. This tax preparer is a crook and they need to be stopped.

[@Nevaeh1]

So we’ll never know what the verdict is?

[@MrsBryant1024]

Guess not

[@beingmyselfworks7634]

I wanna know so bad 😂

[@felisacamp4648]

850 dollars is crazy

[@user-nt2lw1yq1z]

At $850 I been cutting my throat big time!!!! Lol

[@yolandaroy4586]

This is crazy i filed taxes every year i never paid $850 for someone to my taxes straight scam😂 u gotta be nuts

[@inspyr9]

What? No update?

[@loribryant884]

Bummer hu??? They used to do that

[@johnsradios484]

How did it end after week?

[@Sophie-mm7ow]

I always do my taxes for free through the IRS website. Before that I did them myself with the paper forms. Tax preparation is outrageous, unless you have a lot of deductions, it's not worth itemizing anymore.

[@RileyCullen1]

Most I’ve paid is $400 & I have kids, rent rebates, child tax credits, EIC, daycare expenses, school loans, child support & my w2’s…

[@user-fz6yg7gb2r]

they do their own people wrong

[@danpoulter5657]

9:42 This is the first time you think you have heard of this right…plaintiff: This tv? 🤣🤣 this guy is killing me, brilliant!

[@_justCee]

I know I live in Canada but I only pay $35 to have my taxes done 😭 anything over $200 is crazy especially if it’s for those who don’t have a complex tax situation.

[@Dallass]

Is $35 a few dozen gallons of maple syrup? If so, I need to move to Canada. 😭

[@Jimsalos]

I’m in Canada too, I pay $60

[@NubianP6]

The more I listen to these cases, the more I begin to realize that a lot of times, the information that Harvey is relaying is inaccurate as it relates to the case. He often mixes up details. The amount of the refund was NOT the same as the fee for preparing the taxes. It was clearly stated that when the defendant forwarded the tax refund to the plaintiff, he had DEDUCTED the (bogus) fee for tax preparation.

[@fenrichvega6166]

Wait a sec, how is there no update to this? There should clearly be an update at the end to say whether defendant found the proper stuff or not. Court staff dropped the ball with this one

[@antdogg5041]

This gives me Nigerian prince vibes 🫣

[@sherreefelstead4013]

This is what you call "fee or scope creep" where the people will charge more outside of the bounds of what was discussed. The defendant is a charlatan.

[@Catloudan]

Well this was pointless. No update!

[@tiana5329]

And then what happened???? Come on Harvey, where's the update?

[@sandybruce9092]

This is why we have used a CPA for more than 20 years - husband did our taxes before that and never had any problems! These people sound very shady!

[@katem3667]

Defendant states he works in a depressed neighborhood, and "it's like pro bono"...for $850???!!!

[@tpoppy9303]

200 for a simple return is crazy, he must do some "funny" accounting

[@leimoan800]

The plantiff's facial expressions are the best 😂

[@arianefr78]

The defendant is a total scammer and I bet that document has a forged signature. If the defendant gets the refund and only sends the client what he wants and keeps back an aditional $650 each time, how on earth would his clients know that he has kept that money. He needs to be prosecuted for fraud...

[@MrsRobinson9468]

Shady business 😂

[@lawriesaxton7645]

Forgive me, please. Why do people defraud each other? Why is it native Africans a lot? I am truly bewildered. We are always hearing a check on the internet is available if one sends US $ or some other such scam. Why? This just so sketchy and wrong.

[@adwallace021938]

Well...that was a waste of 10 minutes! What was the point of even posting this case??

[@malniehamex5273]

Giving fraud

[@amylouwho8991]

Who tf charges and pays $850 fot tax preparation?! That's insane. No one would ever pay that amount. This defendant is FOS.

[@Jimsalos]

We need a part 2!

[@moonstar7775]

My neighbor was arrested for fraud. The Feds raided his apartment and took out a lot of boxes and proof of the fraud. He should been sentenced and gone to prison but he was an old man. Messing around with the IRS is serious business.

[@pinkbuttercup2023]

I never had to pay that amount! He’s a scam

[@meganlroman]

ya'll been off scheduuuulllleeeeeeeeeee lol

[@wade43671]

The defendant is a sneaky bastard!

[@kimr5479]

Wonder what the outcome was with this case.

[@BreaBSmith]

8 hundred and 50 dollars for taxes is Crazyyyy

[@barbaraness4507]

Man has he been getting ripped off for years!!!😢

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

UGHHHH THEY DIDN'T EVEN GIVE US A CONCLUSION

[@karensmith6815]

850 for doin taxes man kma 😩😩😭

[@user-qq8xe4of2b]

I see a scam

[@mary5305j]

Everything out of the defendants mouth is a blatant lie. This is NOT how CPA’s operate and if he’s been doing this for 30 years, that’s a lot of victims to this scam. “I’ll do your taxes BUT I keep all the money you get back”. Yeah, NO

[@LieraLolita]

I want to see the tax mans taxes. I’m gonna go on a wild guess and say he’s not saying he’s charging that much.

[@queenbee3828]

He’s about to go to the best photo shop guy in the city, to create some documents! He’s scamming!😂

[@antoinettetapper2785]

Hello, what's the update on this story

[@user-vy1fi4jf5t]

I love this judge.

[@diggabanks]

i do my own taxes thank goodness

[@tonya-mariejablonski8804]

On what planet does the defendant live on......smh

[@robinnevels7556]

Ok…is it me or did Douglass say…”your welcome Baby” 😑🤔😂😂….please tell me what he say….

[@fionag8869]

SO WAT HAPPENED ?

[@lobodiablo841]

rump when he put in the new form and how it was so much better it actually cost more to do taxes and idiots believed him 😂😂

[@zoeg7985]

He’s shady someone needs to investigate his practices and it goes to his bank account because he does pro bono work? He’s taking advantage of low income people. Is he a CPA? PS $850 for taxes that’s crazy

[@jacquelinecassidy7672]

There’s no hell in way! I pay 300 for doing taxes because of stocks plus

[@extrifanci769]

Did they ever show the update to this episode?

[@davettayoung1495]

Where’s the second part of this case??

[@marthaarciniega8244]

The defendant is such a thief 😢

[@mokkamellb6811]

ok. doesnt income tax refunds in the usa get auto deposited in a persons bank account?

[@laurielester9437]

Dudes probably been ripping him off for years...😮

[@shirleywiese5230]

Wonder if CPA found contracts

[@le0854]

Defendent is a crook, it shows loud and clear.

[@jermaine_terry]

The plaintiff looks like me and it’s weirding me out

[@pumpkinpatches67]

He scamming period because why you didn’t show the previous years of $800 charge. Bye.

[@anjuelle3997]

Someone can easily place a person's signature pn a document... especially if it's a copy

[@DarkHeartsKing]

Who else skipped to the end to see if he got scammed or not? lol this sucks!!! I wanted to know on what happened

[@jujumarieee2049]

He should be suing whoever f’d up his hairline also 🥹

[@johnnyfreak6806]

That tax man looks shady..., remember this mans face and avoid at all costs

[@queenbee3828]

It’s sad that we just can’t do business straight up as adults!

[@devisissy1]

Its "your highness" in their country.

[@danwolfe238]

I dont feel bad for anyone who falls for a scam

[@sheilascott7318]

Crazy. I pay $100 for mine. Maybe plaintiffs taxes are really difficult 😬

[@elainepinnock2933]

What a crook what pple get out out of hurting Boole that way n they continue to live their lives like nothing

[@Me-qb6jm]

Where's part 2?

[@NachoTimelord]

BUT WHAT HAPPENED?!?!?!

[@shebasanon4936]

Where is part two!!!!

[@baptistangel3]

This is a common scam

[@shanimorrison8730]

Dang 850 for taxes wow.... wholey cow

[@jennifer134]

Side eye always guilty

[@cyndedawson3129]

The lies the lies know way know how 850.for taxes don't believe him nawwww !!!!!😠🙄🤔😖😖

[@elainepinnock2933]

Oh god lock him up already he’s a thief

[@LeoSun33]

Reason #12 why I would never trust another African with my money

[@sarahrean7174]

I hope no one trust you at all and get scammed by your plantation master

[@HS-en9fs]

I adore this program but if this is how they are respecting my commitment I will stop watching; nothing like making a cliffhanger comment and then not showing the next part or making any reference to when we can watch the completion ... Dear Judge M. "losing your fan base one-by-one"

[@gigimarie1987]

He a scammer! Most of them are!!!!!! Sorry to say it!

[@joanec4247]

Part 2 tomorrow

[@righttoouropinionthanks4710]

lol!! Seriously? This clueless Judge has never heard of H&R Block before??

[@debas7282]

Black life sometime like this shows up

[@sunflowermama4297]

Why no conclusion??? Not cool.

[@adrianknight1406]

She's just fighting and arguing with both litigants right out the gate! I've never been on this show or any other courtroom televised show but I almost wished that I had because she wouldn't talk to me like she does most black and brown people. She even disrespectfully waved the plaintiff off as she stood up.

[@TopherGrant]

And what would you do? Mouth off like a bratty teenager and Get kicked out and laughed at?

[@Criminal.Lawyer.2024]

It's not just how she talks to black and brown people sometimes, some of her rulings clearly favor whites and almost always she rules in favor of people who are pro-life politically. Ironically, the judge is Latino (both her parents are from Cuba).

[@bethluci4239]

That’s how we Latinos talk. She’s not arguing or fighting. You’re a little too sensitive. She’s CUBAN

[@gayleendream5073]

I am willing to bet you are not black or brown. You post that to start mess.

[@markbrandon7359]

The defendant is Nigerian and a crook as far as arguing she's asking them ?'s and they keep repeating the same thing over and over