Hired someone to do my income tax and can't get my papers back now?

Question

hired a stranger from in the city to do my income tax now i can't get in touch with her,(business income tax) what can i do? what do i tell Revenue Canada?

Answer 1

Where have you looked for this person?  Try Google.

Answer 2

If you hire someone to do your taxes, and something goes wrong, there is no recourse through Canada Revenue. CRA considers you to be the one responsible for filing your return, even if you hire someone else to do it.

Did the return get filed? If it did, CRA should be able to provide you with a printout of it. A lot of the details may not be available though, especially if the return was filed electronically.

If the return was not filed, you need to find the person, or have a lawyer or the police try to find them. In the mean time, get yourself another accountant. A reputable one. You need to be comfortable with the person who is handling this on your behalf. It's important.