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Td Bank - Deposit My Money in Wrong Account
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Review by smrangoonwala on 2012-06-08
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WILLINGBORO, NEW JERSEY -- I had tax return which was sent directly to my account from IRS but because of my accountant mistake he put my account number wrong so the bank put the money in somebody else account.Now the bank is saying they cannot do any thing and IRS is saying it's federal law that the bank cannot deposit any government check or transfer without checking account number and the name of the account holder but the bank deposit the money just by the account number. They did not even bother double checking if the name matches the account.
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Posted by spiderman2 on 2012-06-08:
I think your accountant needs to resolve this for you as he is the one who made the mistake. I hope you notified him or her immediately and let the accountant sort out this mess.
Posted by unhappy999 on 2012-06-08:
I agree you should go back to the accountant and get him to get your money back. In the future, even when someone else does your taxes, there are certain things you need to ensure are correct before your sign or submit your return, your account number being the most important if you are due a refund.
Posted by SteveWiginowski on 2012-06-08:
As others said, go after your accountant. While the names may not match, banks may not be completely able to determine if it's in the wrong spot or not as people may have alternate names in which checks can be cashed (businesses, for example, can have different names on checks that they cash). The accountant should have shown you the paperwork before he submitted it, hopefully he will in the future (if he's still your accountant) so you can double check the information.
Posted by yoke on 2012-06-09:
This is the accountants mistake and not the banks mistake. What has the accountant done to remedy the situation?
Posted by Cwazychicken on 2012-06-10:
did the accountant get sneaky and put it into his account? I dont see how the bank is at fault. Banks never make this kind of random mistake. The accountant seems fishy!
And if the accountant messed up, does he have the account number he gave? if so, he may have to clear it up himself.
And if the accountant messed up, does he have the account number he gave? if so, he may have to clear it up himself.
Posted by trmn8r on 2012-06-10:
The OP said that the accountant made a mistake in the account number. So no, I don't think the accountant got "sneaky", I think he screwed up. They do that a lot on tax returns, which is why it is good to review their work.
Posted by Cwazychicken on 2012-06-10:
ah i see, well i hope it gets fixed either way!@
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