My accountant prepared 2024 SCorp returns (Federal and California), and I signed the e-file authorization on February 28. But then I never heard from the accountant again, and I have been unable to contact him. I don't know if he e-filed my returns or not.
I have used this accountant for many years, and nothing like this has happened before. Maybe he is sick. He is a solo practitioner, so there is no one else I can contact to find out what happened to him.
My IRS business tax account (on the IRS website) does not show that the 2024 return has been filed. But I don't know how long it normally takes for returns to appear on the IRS website.
It is now April 2, and if the return was not e-filed then it is now overdue.
What should I do now? Is there a way I can tell for sure if the return was e-filed? Should I file a return with TurboTax, even though it might be a duplicate? Should I file an extension? Should I wait to see if something appears in my IRS business tax account, or if the accountant contacts me again? Something else?
