02/16/2026
🚨TAX SEASON PSA🚨
A few quick reminders before the refund panic posts start rolling in 📲👇🏽
📌 Taxpayers Your preparer handles the preparation & submission of your return 📝💻. Once your return is accepted and in IRS hands 🏛️, all processing questions belong to the IRS, not your tax office.
If your preparer is calling, checking, or explaining IRS processing updates for you ☎️ understand they are going above and beyond 🙌🏽. That is courtesy, not obligation.
🚫 You are NOT entitled to:
• Harass your preparer
• Blame them for IRS delays ⏳
• Make your financial hardship their responsibility
📑 Reading transcripts, guessing deposit dates, or figuring out why there is no update is IRS processing territory not tax prep work. That is outside of what we are paid to do.
The only reasons to contact your preparer after filing are:
✔️ You found an error
✔️ You received new documents that require an amendment
✔️ You have a question about something on your return
✔️ Your deposit did not post
✔️ You received an audit notice 📬
🔔 Identity Verification 🪪 is RANDOM.
It is not based on who prepared your return.
It is not because of your income. The IRS selects returns to confirm identity to prevent fraud.
Even self-prepared returns get flagged. Your preparer has zero control over that.
🎯 And let’s be very clear…
Most tax preparers do NOT get paid until your refund is funded 💰So trust me, it is in OUR best interest for your return to process smoothly and without delay.
Let’s move grown, informed, and respectful this season ✨