Veteran finds preparer made major mistake on his tax return, owes thousands of dollars

Greg Gidding spent two decades in the U.S. Army. When he retired from his military service, he became an adjutant for North Carolina’s American Legion. Bogged down with his new duties, he enlisted the help of H&R Block to do his taxes only to find out in 2021 that he owed thousands of dollars because of a mistake they made in 2018. In this episode, 5 on Your Side’s Keely Arthur tells us how her team helped Gidding get the money to pay the IRS and offers tips to taxpayers and other veterans about double-checking their tax returns.