Q: Hi, what can my son do to get his tax refund that was directly deposited in his girlfriend bank account?
She filed his tax return online with H&R Block. And she was told to have his refund directly deposited into my bank account like she did last year. But instead she had it sent to her account. And now she refuse to give it to him.
A:
It sounds like you are stating she filed his tax return without him being present to review and approve the return or authorize its filing. This is very unusual without a specific Power of Attorney authorizing her to do so. However, since it sounds like she was authorized to do this by your son, that is not really what the IRS is looking at in fraudulently filed returns, though H&R Block should not have allowed this.
You may want to talk to the local police department about theft of the tax return funds, but I am not sure if they will pursue it in this sort of situation.
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