Seabolt lied to me, and caused me hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses
A summary of my experience
10-21-2025: Seabolt's lawsuit against the Hobbs for defamation has been dismissed with prejudice! It is not defamation if it is true!
Kevin's MO and consequences Kevin Seabolt has caused for himself.
Observe the repeating pattern of Kevin’s self-destructive behavior. Lie, get caught, hide.
- Step one: Kevin makes a verifiably false claim (a bluff / lie)
Examples: “I did your taxes”. “I’m working on your audit and I met with the auditor” “I am waiting on them now. they said they are very sorry and they will have this fixed soon.”
- Step two: Kevin is confronted with overwhelming evidence he lied. (he gets called).
Examples: “The IRS says you have not responded to any of their requests and I have copies of their letters.” “ the IRS agent you met with is a collections agent, the audit is over and you failed to respond in any way. She is not the auditor. You are lying”. "The IRS has sent me a bill for $XXX,XXX in penalties.”
- Step three: Kevin chickens out and he hides (he folds). In poker bluffing is a valid strategy, in life it is called lying, and in court it is called perjury.
Example: Kevin failed to appear at his deposition. Kevin appealed his CPA board discipline, until he was faced with potentially more severe discipline from a judge, then he agrees to accepts it.
Summary of the past several months of Kevin Seabolt’s self destruction. Observe the repeating pattern. Lie. Get caught. Self destruct.
- Seabolt lost 3 lawsuits this year. In my case he paid me $550,000! His retaliatory defamation suit against me for this website was “dismissed with prejudice” by the judge overseeing the case. He settled his California lawsuit to avoid having a trial.
- Kevin lost his CPA firm, Seabolt and Vincent LLP. His attempt to sell it to a CPA firm in Calabasas California failed. His firm's CPA registration in Arizona was cancelled per the ABOA.
- Kevin was investigated by the Az Board of Accountancy (ABOA). He had his CPA license SUSPENDED by the board due to his failure to comply with their most basic requirements, and when his license was reinstated after his compliance it was later placed on PROBATION (for the second time). Kevin is also under investigation by the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility.
- Kevin’s legal team at Sacks Tierney dropped him as a client. They petitioned the judge to be allowed to stop representing Kevin. The judge reviewed their concerns and found them valid. They were allowed to withdraw from his case.
- Perjury. Kevin claimed to have finished law school. The registrar at his claimed law school confirms he was never accepted to law school and was never a law school student let alone a law school graduate. This lie makes no logical sense, but he made this verifiably false claim and signed it as true above the line that says “under penalty of perjury”. Another example of narcissistic hubris.
- Kevin was terminated as the highly paid CFO of a large investment firm. This termination as CFO may have hurt him the worst. After destroying his own CPA career, this was his new career opportunity. His dishonesty directly harmed the company’s CEO. Another bridge burned by his lies.
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TLDR: Kevin Seabolt has burned a lot of bridges this year, and lost multiple lawsuits, and had his CPA license both suspended and placed on probation. The sale of his CPA firm to a firm in CA failed. He was terminated from his lucrative role as CFO for a large investment company. In short, he kicked his own ass so hard, that I can’t help but be impressed.
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If you want a few more details, read on. If you need evidence, email me.
DarthHobbsMD@Gmail.com, or text me at 480-435-4880.
- Kevin Seabolt’s defamation lawsuit against my wife and I has been totally dismissed with prejudice (meaning it can’t be refiled!). This is due to his own repeated failures. Examples: He provided incomplete discovery, he failed to show up to his deposition, he failed to meet with the judge, his own attorney petitioned the court to be allowed to withdraw as his counsel. The business partner he embroiled in the lawsuit fired him as CFO of his investment company.
- Kevin settled the lawsuit I filed against him for fraud and malpractice. He did not want a trial judgement and public record. I collected $550,000. This is well over Kevin’s malpractice policy limits. I had previously offered to settle for much less than his policy limits and an apology to my wife who suffered a lot over his lies and malpractice. He declined. He chose to bluff. I obviously called his bluff. He did not want a trial with a public record and jury decision. He folded. She didn’t get an insincere apology, but she did get far more than Kevin’s malpractice policy limits. $550K. Watch for this repeating pattern with Kevin. He bluffs (he tell outrageous lies), he gets called, he folds. I will give multiple recent examples )
- The Arizona Board of Accountancy investigated Kevin’s ethics and his accounting. His CPA license was placed on PROBATION and he was required to take remedial classes in ethics and accounting. He refused their discipline and demanded a judge’s ruling. This is his right, but not necessarily wise.
- Kevin was very generously offered the opportunity to voluntarily accept the Boards findings and mild discipline, but since he refused his case was referred to Scott Donald, the AZ Assistant Attorney General, for prosecution on behalf of the Board of Accountancy. Kevin bluffed, but when faced with being tried by a judge he decided to voluntarily accept the boards terms, rather than face the potentially far more severe discipline to be determined by the judge. (Kevin Bluffed, the Board called his bluff, Kevin folded).
- The accounting firm of Seabolt and Vincent LLP no longer has a CPA practice license in Az. The posh Seabolt and Vincent LLP offices are now closed. The website remains online but lists no phone number or address. (Kevin bluffed, got called, and then he folded.)
- Seabolt and Vincent LLP was put up for sale by Kevin but the deal with the prospective buyers, a CPA firm in Calabasas CA, fell apart. Bluff, call, fold. His client files were returned to him. Clients were left scrambling and paying the IRS late penalties and interest. If your tax work was referred to Carla Savoca in Florida, you need to do your due diligence. You will pay the IRS penalties for a bad CPA’s errors. How did Carla get your business?
- Seabolt had his AZ CPA license SUSPENDED by the Arizona Board of Accountancy in November of 2024 for his own personal failures to meet basic deadlines. If he also failed to meet the IRS deadlines in your tax filings you understand. After his CPA license was suspended it was restored then placed on probation (for a second time. The 1st time was 2020.) there seems to be a pattern of ghosting clients, licensing boards, depositions, judges, etc.
- Multiple of Kevin’s former clients have told me they have also filed formal complaints with the ABOA regarding Kevin’s ethics and CPA work, or his lack of CPA work. Here is the ABOA number if you need to file a complaint (602) 364-0804. Suffice it to say they know Kevin.
- Kevin was fired as the CFO of the large investment firm where he worked full time after closing his CPA firm Seabolt and Vincent LLP. It was a very highly compensated and prestigious position. He burned that bridge. Bluff. Call. Fold. Repeat. Now he has no CPA firm and No CFO job. His professional reputation has been destroyed by himself.
- Kevin’s professional and reputational damage also extends to harm his former employers, businesses partners, investors, and tax clients. This is a direct result of Kevin Seabolt’s own choices. He bluffs and lies, gets called, lots of people lose.
- Kevin was sued by the Pulice family in CA Superior Court for fraud and malpractice. Kevin settled that lawsuit for an undisclosed sum rather than go to trial, where the results would be public. Bluff, call, fold. Repeat. The terms of his settlement are semi-hidden by an NDA. I refused to sign an NDA when I sued him, because I will not help him hide his dishonesty.
- You are one of over 3000 visits to this website in the past 12 months. Many of you have contacted me with your own frustrating stories of large IRS fines and penalties. I am always happy to share well documented evidence with those who need it. Just text Doug Hobbs at 480-435-4880. Multiple of you have the basis for good malpractice lawsuits for the IRS penalties you have paid.
- Kevin told the Arizona Board of Accountancy that he lied to the IRS in documents he signed under the penalty of perjury because in them he confessed to serious CPA failures. Suffice it to say that the IRS is not amused. Did Kevin lie to the ABOA about lying to the IRS? He lied to the ABOA. Did he also perjure himself to the IRS? Did he lie to you? I know he lied to me. I have the receipts.
- Kevin Seabolt attempted and failed to intimidate me into taking down this website by filing a defamation lawsuit. His lawsuit was in bad faith and it has been dismissed with prejudice. His own attorneys petitioned the judge for permission to drop him as a client. He didn’t dare show up to his deposition. He just failed to attend, as if it was optional. Bluff, call, fold.
- He attempted to use the respected Scottsdale law firm of Sacks Tierney. They ended up petitioning the judge to be allowed to withdraw from the case. The judge granted Sacks Tierney’s request to withdraw as Kevin’s counsel. See the pattern: Kevin bluffed (lied), got called, and then he folded.
- In legal documents Kevin claimed to have “finished law school”. He made this claim in writing, singed under the “penalty of perjury”. I contacted his claimed law school. He was never accepted to the law school nor was he ever a law school student. This lie, like so many others was just a bald faced fiction for no discernible purpose. Just a verifiable exaggeration that was totally unnecessary. Kevin’s relationship with the truth is the root of his professional problems.
- The CEO that hired Kevin as his investment firm’s CFO has claimed he was added to the defamation lawsuit by Kevin while he was literally incapacitated by a medical emergency. His employer has totally dropped his participation in Kevin’s dishonest lawsuit (with prejudice, which means it is done forever). He also compensated us (thanks) and fired Kevin Seabolt (and everyone who worked for Kevin). Kevin’s role as CFO was a prestigious and lucrative position. Bluff, call, fold. Another bridge burnt to ashes by Kevin Seabolt.
- Details of the Arizona Board of accountancy’s 2025 investigation of Kevin Seabolt as well as a previous investigation and discipline in 2020 are available to the public on the Board ‘s website. The link is included in Footnote #1 of this post.
- Please do your own due diligence before trusting Mr. Seabolt with your finances or reputation. Be aware you may be on the hook with the IRS for his malpractice and linking your reputation to his integrity can have long term consequences. If you need a list of references that have been harmed by Seabolt I can help you. You are not alone.
All In all, Kevin Seabolt has done himself (and many others) some serious harm.
His problems are not caused by this website. They are caused by himself. The website just pulls back the curtain a little bit so you can decide if you need to look closer.
Footnote #2: due to limited space, many documents are not published in full on this website, but they can be provided in their entirety to you or your legal team. If you need the case numbers and copies of his lost LAWSUITS, and the SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS they can be provided. I have proof of the ABOA investigation and DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. I have proof of the IRS OPR investigation. I have proof that Kevin did not graduate from law school. I have copies of Sacks Tierney’s request to be allowed to withdraw from representing Kevin. I have proof of his CPA license suspension and probation. I have proof of his lawsuit against me being dismissed with prejudice, and proof of my collection of $550,000 from my lawsuit against him. If you want copies of his legal declarations to the IRS signed under penalty of perjury I can send you copies. They contain confessions he made to avoid owing me additional millions. If you need a witness list, I have a pretty good one. If you need a list of companies in which he keeps his assets or uses to move his assets, I have a good list. If you need the contact information for the attorneys that have already exposed his lies and beaten him (Adam Anderson) or the expert witnesses who have evaluated his work, contact me at DarthHobbsMD@Gmail.com.
If my warning is too late and you already have large IRS penalties and Kevin has been lying to you, I have info for an excellent tax attorney you need to hire (Steven Gremminger). Mr Gremminger is very familiar with Mr. Seabolt’s methods.
This website is both to warn others, and to help those who have been harmed.
8-27-2025: Kevin failed to show up for his deposition.
Calls to find out why are unanswered at this time. Kevin filed the lawsuit but failed to show up to his own deposition for the lawsuit he filed. This limits some of the info I have available to share at this time. If he pops up, I will keep you informed of new info.
The attorneys at Sacks Tierney who were handling the case for Mr. Seabolt have filed a motion with the court asking to withdraw from the case for professional ethics reasons. (Note: The court agreed with them, and they are off the case)
Failing to participate in the lawsuit he filed only hurts himself. If he fails to represent you properly, you will pay the IRS penalties.
I already took $550,000 from him with my lawsuit for the damages he caused me.
Failing to respond to the IRS hurts the taxpayer Seabolt represents. The IRS holds the taxpayer responsible for their accountants work or lack of work. I know from my own experience with Kevin.
Right now Kevin Seabolt is hurting himself. If he represents you to the IRS, you are the person penalized when he fails to respond to deadlines.
EXAMPLE: The Board of Accountancy suspended his CPA license when he failed their deadlines. The IRS put a lien on my house when he failed to meet their deadlines. It is risky to put him in charge of things you will be penalized for.
8-11-2025: KEVIN SEABOLT HAS BEEN FIRED "for cause" as CFO where he worked!
it is my understanding that Carla Savoca, a CPA that worked with Kevin, was also terminated.
The CEO terminated Kevin from any work with all of his businesses. The CEO also permanently withdrew his lawsuit vs the Hobbs. The CEO has indicated to the Hobbs that Mr. Seabolt took advantage of the CEO during a medical emergency and filed the litigation while the CEO was hospitalized in serious condition.
I have also been contacted by yet another CEO in Arizona who reports serious problems with their IRS filings by Mr. Seabolt. The IRS had placed a hold on their passport. They have told me that Mr. Seabolt has given them inaccurate information. causing serious and expensive IRS complications. I have also consulted with several other individuals and companies badly harmed by Seabolt.
On June 10, 2025 the Arizona Board of Accountancy updated its website to warn that Kevin Seabolt's CPA License is on PROBATION ...yet again.
The disciplinary action by the board requires that Kevin Seabolt CPA take classes in ETHICS. If you are interested in knowing more about the disciplinary agreements signed by Mr. Seabolt, they are available on the ABOA website. You can click this link to be taken to the Boards website and read the disciplinary "consent orders." Just click on the disciplinary action you want to read about, 2020 or 2025. It outlines the Boards investigation, conclusions, and discipline.
6-26-2025
today I spoke with an excellent attorney who believes his client was harmed by Mr. Seabolt's tax work or lack of work. I looked up the attorney. He is a Harvard Law School Graduate with an impressive career. Seabolt keeps attorneys busy. If you enjoy litigation, Mr. Seabolt can help you be busy.
4-13-2025
Kevin is headed for his deposition in a lawsuit in Florida (Case No: 2024-009711-CA-43). The case alleges breach of fiduciary duties and breach of contract, etc.
There seems to be a pattern of behavior that I think readers will recognize as they peruse the website, or perform their own due diligence.
(look forward to the depositions of Kevin as the CFO and the CEO : )
3-31-2025
It appears that a pre-trial Settlement in the lawsuit against Kevin Seabolt in California may have been reached for the for the lawsuit that claims:
* Fraud,
* Accounting malpractice,
* Breach of contract and fiduciary duty.
The terms of the settlement are not available at this time. The settlement notice in the court record indicates that the settlement is conditional and based on the completion of "specified terms" not listed. Kevin if you feel the terms of the settlement exonerate you or clear you of the allegations, please let me know and I will post the terms here. I know of people who are interested in the terms. If the settlement is hidden by an NDA, then that is your choice. I refused to settle with Kevin unless he removed the NDA he demanded I sign, so he knows it can be done. I have shown him how.
In my case Mr. Seabolt demanded a non-disclosure agreement, but I would NOT accept that demand.
FACT: Seabolt settled for payment of $550,000 and that is NOT confidential. It is not flattering, but it is a verifiable fact. No NDA, just a settlement far in excess of his malpractice coverage.
3-21-2025
"At its meeting of February 26, 2024, the Tax Committee proposed in open session the consent agreement that was initially offered to Mr. Seabolt by the Board, the disciplinary terms of which were:
eight hours of continuing professional education (CPE)
* to include four hours in ETHICS "
(This part in these parenthesis is my own personal opinion. The Board likely believes Kevin is unethical or they would not ask him to take ethics classes. I suspect they also feel he has done bad CPA work that does not meet their minimum standards or they would not ask him to take classes in quality control or office management. This to me indicates there is an issue with the quality of his work. I'm not a mind reader, I'm trying to understand what the board hopes to accomplish. If you disagree, let me know).
AND!
"with an emphasis in tax practice issues, and the other four in circular 230 QUALITY CONTROL, or
managing an accounting practice to include a 12-MONTH PROBATION with early termination upon completion of requirements, including reimbursement of Board costs." Meeting minutes available at: https://www.azaccountancy.gov/AboutUs/Meetings_Calendar.aspx
Kevin Seabolt has not accepted the recommended consent agreement made by the board of accountancy so the case has been forwarded by the Board to the Assistant attorney General.
LETS BE CANDID. 4 HOURS OF ETTHICS CLASSES IS NOT GOING TO FIX AN UNETHICAL PERSONS ETHICS.
4 hours of tax classes is not going to fix someone who has a masters degree in tax, but lies to his clients and fails to even respond to an IRS audit.
On a similar note I continue to wait on Kevin's own legal counsel (and he might be waiting on his client).
Kevin Seabolt filed a defamation lawsuit against me, but has not provided me with their initial disclosure statement that was due 1 month ago. They have mine. it verifies the claims made on this website.
On March 17 when contacted by my attorney Kevin's attorney indicated they were "almost there", but Kevin has a consistent pattern when it comes to responding to deadlines. (***note: My attorney just emailed me that it arrived this afternoon). (addition, the attorneys at Sacks Tierney who were representing Mr. Seabolt have now asked the judge to be allowed to withdraw from the case.)
Read below to See where Seabolt had his CPA license SUSPENDED in November for failing to meet a clear deadline by the AZ Board of Accountancy.
Also See Kevin's statement made under the penalty of perjury on May 5, 2021 where he discusses his failure to meet IRS deadlines and it resulted in IRS fines and penalties. Start where he says "in hindsight, I should have....).
Kevin baby, you asked for this lawsuit. I am just responding...loudly. I hope you are listening.
As always if ANYONE disagrees with ANYTHING on my website, just let me know. I will respond with proof. If I am mistaken I will make a public retraction.
2-22-25 addendum: If you are suing Kevin Seabolt, please give me a call 480-435-4880 or email me at DarthHobbsMD@gmail.com. It is very likely I have well organized info that will help you, and I want to help people who have been cheated or lied to.
2-26-2025. I continue to be contacted by people who are having difficulties caused by Kevin Seabolt. One person this week was an employee of Kevin's who indicated to me that he has been unable to get his W-2 from Kevin for 2024 in spite of multiple requests. I have not verified if this is the case, but based on my own experience with Kevin, this sounds consistent with his past failures.
2-6-2025
Mr. Seabolt's professional situation remains tenuous , as very few people want a dishonest and incompetent accountant.
I look forward to defending myself against Mr. Seabolt's defamation claims. The truth is the best defense to a bogus defamation claim.
Since the wheels of justice move very slowly, be careful out there folks. Avoid bad investments and bad accountants. I have prepared a detailed response for Mr. Seabolt and after his attorney has the opportunity to peruse it, I will add it here. The best defense against allegations of defamation is the whole truth, even if it looks incredibly bad for Mr. Seabolt. As always, if ANYONE thinks a single claim in this website is inaccurate or misleading, I have the receipts, reach out and I will send them to you!
I want to be clear. If ANYONE feels that ANYTHING I have posted is inaccurate, untrue, or a half truth or just my unsupported opinion I am 100% receptive to correction, and I thank you in advance for any corrections you make. I will publicly correct any errors, or provide additional information to clarify why it is accurate and provides a necessary warning. I can be reached by phone, text, or email. 480-435-4880 or DarthHobbsMD@gmail.com.
I want to he honest, accurate, and easy to get along with. In that order.
My purpose is to provide a needed warning to those who place their trust in Kevin Seabolt and rely on him.
Kevin has sued me for defamation. My defense is the truth. (edit: His attorney at Sacks Tierney has asked to withdraw from the case).
**See the Dec 10, 2024 update below:
CAN YOU AFFORD AN INCOMPETENT AND DISHONEST ACCOUNTANT?
Nov 11,2024: Kevin Seabolt's License is now listed as SUSPENDED by the Arizona Board of Accountancies website! (Important update. Seabolt's license is now active again! be warned! details are below)
LOOK AT THE PHOTO ON THE SIDE ---------------------------------------->>>
FACT: KEVIN SEABOLT'S ACCOUNTING LICENSE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED as of Nov 2024
*****WARNING! AZ CPA license has be re-activated*****
As of June 10, 2025 his license status is "on probation" .
a pattern of bluffing and delays Mr. Seabolt managed to increase the settlement to far more than his malpractice would cover.
To be 100% clear, we do not want other people to experience what we went through, so we cannot brush this under the rug. Our case with the IRS is finished, and our civil litigation took all of Mr. Seabolt's malpractice and a nice six figure chunk of his own money.
Mr. Seabolt is now under investigation by the Arizona Board of Accountancy and the IRS office of Professional Responsibility, He can stall for time, but if you have a reasonable lawsuit, call his bluff. Build your case with facts and let those facts tell your story.
* Dec 16, 2024. This week has been tame compared to recent weeks. About 400 people have checked out the website this month showing that these issues affect many people. I spoke with the heads of two family owned investment offices that had issues with both Kevin's dishonesty and incompetence. I also spoke with a very smart, and very frustrated man who told me how Kevin has failed to file the last few years tax returns. He called Kevin but was told Kevin had sold his CPA firm to a group in Calabasas California. He called the people in California and they said that their purchase of Seabolt and Vincent had fallen apart due to Kevin's shenanigans. He then called Kevin back and was told his tax files had been sent to Carla Savoca in Florida, and long story short, they are still not done. He is seeking a new CPA.
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) at the IRS continues to pick up steam. They have a great attorney working on the case. The AZ Board of accountancy indicates they are scheduling an administrative hearing for Kevin. Sort of a CPA trial. This is because Kevin has refused to accept their terms for punishment after they reviewed my complaint. So today Kevin is being pursued by two tragically slow Bureaucracies in a race to see who gets him first. Kevin is working on delays. My bet is he accepts the AZ boards terms at the last minute, to avoid a judge looking at his malpractice and lies. I think this is all just delays by Kevin, and he does not want to have a hearing. After he accepts the AZ boards terms, I bet the OPR catches him and it all becomes a moot point, but the OPR is powerful and may get him first.
"oh what a tangled web we weave..."
* Dec 11, 2024:
It appears in public records that Kevin is being sued by multiple other plaintiffs who appear to have been his unfortunate victims. He is being sued for Breach of contract, malpractice, fraud, and violations of state Business and professional codes. Case 24CV06386 in the California superior court of Santa Barbara county. The case looks shockingly similar to my own, settled for his entire malpractice premium and an additional six- figures from his now defunct accounting practice, "Seabolt and Vincent LLP". The new plaintiffs allege Seabolt lied about filing tax returns that he failed to file, and made additional false representations to them. The plaintiffs now face millions of dollars in IRS penalties. It appears they learned of problems when they received a notice of deficiency from the IRS. As in my case they report that much of their work was done by Carla Savoca CPA. Carla is aware of my case vs Seabolt. She now practices out of Florida.
* Update Dec. 10th, 2024
It seems that Mr. Seabolt's license was suspended because much like my taxes, Kevin failed to file his license renewal. He struggles with deadlines and paperwork. This is an especially serious personal problem for an accountant.
SO, what about the CPA Board complaint? (short story: Kevin is stalling for time/ long story, Assistant Attorney General Scott Donald will present the case against Seabolt. see below).
If I understand correctly the board made Mr. Seabolt a very generous offer of CPA license probation until he completes some classes in ethics (stop lying to clients and the IRS) and Timely filing (not doing it has expensive consequences). Fascinatingly he failed to file a timely CPA license renewal, so he obviously needs this class desperately. It is nice that this time instead of me paying the penalty, it is Kevin.
Kevin refused the Arizona Board of Accountancy's generous offer to accept a voluntary probation, so the Board will be forced to proceed to an "administrative hearing" in order to IMPOSE discipline on Mr. Seabolt. This will have a judge and presentation of evidence and testimony by Mr. Seabolt and his attorney. The Judge will then recommend what discipline, if any, is necessary. The discipline required will then be IMPOSED, since it could not be agreed to by Mr. Seabolt. (delay, delay, delay).
I like it! I think the judge will offer a better solution, but in my painful experience, Kevin only thinks about today. Everything else is just to placate and delay, just like he probably treats you, when you need answers about his work or lack of work on your IRS filings or audits. Ask for his work notes on you filings. Then watch him go into placate and delay mode.
Click below to see his CPA license status on the Board's website
while on the Board's website, read about the details of his previous Board sanctions in 2020.
* Update and warning: Kevin's license is active again. Do your due diligence. A bad accountant will cause you much grief with the IRS! He is back.
Update: Clear pattern of using connections within the Scottsdale Charros to find victims. Kevin uses the credibility of the Charros to hide his own lack of credibility. I believe he meets intelligent and honest people there, and uses his association with them to harm others. I have informed the Charros by email and by voicemail of the danger he poses to their members, but I am unaware of what actions they have taken (if any) to warn their members.
Update 11/18/24 and 11/29: I continue to be contacted by people and companies harmed by Kevin Seabolt in ways similar to my own experience. This generally has to do with late filing of taxes or taxes not done, or done incorrectly. If you have been harmed, I may be able to help you. SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS WEBPAGE TO SEE ENTITIES KEVIN HAS CREATED. MONEY MIGHT BE RECOVERED FROM THESE COMPANIES
Update 11/8/24; I have been contacted by an attorney for a former business partner of Mr. Seabolt . They believe that they have been lied to and cheated and they are preparing for a mandatory arbitration. I have put them in contact with my attorneys that successfully resolved my case. This is why I have this website. To warn people so they do not get harmed, and to assist those that have been. To be clear, use caution. Kevin Seabolt is a lying liar that tells lies.
News update 11/1/24: No new information on Mr. Seabolt has been put on the Board of Accountancy's website. Mr. Seabolt was offered to voluntarily accept having his license put on probation at his Board hearing. He was also instructed he would need to complete classes in ethics and tax preparation. He was given 15 days to accept the proposed remediation. It is noteworthy that this would not be the first time he has been punished by the Board. It is also noteworthy that he does not comply with deadlines for the IRS. I will bet $1 he misses this deadline. (* IT APPEARS HE FAILED TO RENEW HIS CPA LICENSE SO IT WAS SUSPENDED, IT APPEARS TO BE A PATTERN OF NOT MEETING CLEAR DEADLINES.)
From his previous case we learn: "II. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. On September 13, 2019, Board staff received a consumer complaint alleging unprofessional behavior by Respondent. Specifically, the complaint alleged Respondent provided faulty advice resulting in thousands of dollars in penalties and hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, and has since refused to return a phone call, email, or text, and instructed his staff not to speak with the Complainant"
The board largely upheld the complaint and Kevin had his license put on probation. He has continued to practice in the same careless way. If he has done your taxes in the past you would be wise to have those returns reviewed by an honest and competent CPA. On 10/21/24 Kevin was given 15 days to accept the Board of Accountancy's proposed consequences.
I will keep you all informed of how this is resolved. Since Kevin has problems responding to things before the deadlines, I am betting he does not respond to the boards offer in a timely fashion and they will need to take additional action.
Beware: Kevin has a fiduciary role in multiple LLCs. (for example Rewrk Lifestyle LLC). His accounting puts these entities at IRS risk, and damages them reputationally.
News update: 10/21/2024
Today I met with the Arizona Board of Accountancy. Kevin Seabolt was present with his attorney Flynn Carey. They went 1st and asked that the Board give Kevin no consequences for his malpractice and dishonesty on my case.
I then had the opportunity to inform the Board members that I had refused Kevin's settlement offer of $500,000 that required that I take down this website and withdraw my board complaint.
I informed them of Kevin's MP settlement for his policy limits of $500,000 and the over $100,000 additional paid to me by Kevin as part of the settlement to avoid going to trial. ( it is nice to be done with Kevin, but I wont help hide his lies or malpractice)
I explained to the Board that Kevin failed to represent me to the IRS in the gift tax audit and that he has admitted this under penalty of perjury. He failed to respond to the IRS audit in any way. Kevin also admitted under the penalty of perjury that the over $1 million in penalties due to filing my tax returns late was due to his inaccurate and unprofessional advice. Kevin lied to me about his work with the IRS and about his lack of work with the IRS. I mentioned how he filed my last return for $1, basically just giving the IRS the middle finger. The IRS was not amused.
Seabolt and Vincent (now out of business, yeah, your welcome) failed to follow the CPA Code of Professional conduct in many ways.
1- he failed his duty to represent me in the gift tax audit.
2- He failed to file timely returns resulting in over $1million of penalties.
3-He failed to have integrity, and he lied to me and to the IRS about his failures.
4-He made deliberate misrepresentations about my case and blamed his own failures on his subordinates whom he did not supervise adequately. Carla, you are now Kevin's blame magnet.
5-The professional code requires "due Care" and he did not show even minimal care.
6-The Code requires high internal quality control procedures and he did not have those in place.
Under penalty of perjury Kevin has acknowledge the following facts:
* "Other than signing the IRS form 872 I did not perform any other activities during the IRS examination" "To my knowledge, neither did any other staff at S and V."
* "The firm did not RESPOND to any IRS requests for documents"
* I never spoke with the IRS Gift Tax Attorney or revenue agent who was conducting the examination".
* "I also take full responsibility for the firms failure to participate in the IRS examination. to provide any requested or other documents, to contact the examiners, or to perform routine services that are generally performed by professionals in representing individual clients during IRS examinations"
These facts are hard for him to deny, because I have them in writing signed by Kevin, under penalty of perjury. (he tried to lie about them anyway, but I brought the "receipts")
The board asked us all to step out of the room so they could talk about the case in private. I begged them to ask me any questions, but not one of them had a single question for me.
They voted to re-offer to Kevin the judgment they had previously offered him but he refused because he thought it too harsh. Kevin has 15 days to accept their offer. God I hope he refuses, because it is so weak. (11/1/2024 update: Kevin's CPA license is suspended, FAFO!)
The Board proposes putting his license on probation until he completes some coursework about ethics (don't lie to you clients and the IRS) and some competency course work (about the fact that it is illegal and has large penalties to fail to file tax returns on time.)
So for now Kevin is still "working from home" on peoples taxes and using Molly Goodin who he previously fired but has now rehired to assist him. He has a business arrangement to send tax returns to Carla Savoca in Florida, who "helped" on all of my returns that had over $1 million in penalties and had to be redone from scratch.
If he accepts the Boards anemic ruling he will have his AZ CPA license on probation (again! He was also on probation previously for another client he screwed over).
The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) at the IRS is now working on him, and they seem far more interested in him, and in the people he is or has been working with. Birds of a feather.
New update: 10/7/2024.
Kevin apparently sold (attempted to sell) his accounting firm or its list of clients to another firm in Calabasas California, but that deal has fallen apart due to some kind of dishonesty by Kevin. Kevin is still doing taxes from home (yikes!) and using Carla Savoca just as he did on my taxes (read about that below).
New update 9/12/24 Kevin I want to thank you for declining the Board of accountancies generous offer, and delaying your case. it now gives me the opportunity to attend. You are really not a good negotiator. I look forward to your hearing on October 21, 2024 at 815. I have info they will want to consider.
See the notes from the minutes by the board I have attached at the bottom of this page.
New update: 9/11/2024
Carla Savoca, I spoke with you today. I hope I was clear. You have played a major role in my case. Kevin Seabolt is dishonest and incompetent and he is harming people. You are aware. I use this website to warn people . You are a professional and you know better.
New update: 7/12/2024
Yesterday I received payment from Mr. Seabolt and his Malpractice carrier. The settlement amount far exceeds the offer I declined on 4/27/24. It included Kevin's FULL policy limits Of $500,000.00 and an cashiers check from "Seabolt and Vincent LLP" for six figures to make up the difference.
As far as I know, Kevin continues to work with tax professionals like Carla Savoca who was heavily involved in my tax cases managed by Kevin.
I adamantly refused to accept any settlement that required a non-disclosure agreement. This is because my primary intention is to prevent the harm I suffered from happening to others.
It is my understanding that Mr. Seabolt continues to work in unregulated investments. He seems to target people who are wealthy and have large amounts of money to invest.
Kevin appears to have ownership in several companies in Arizona and Florida.
new update: 4/27/2024
Yesterday I received a settlement offer from Mr. Seabolt for $500,000. This is more than Mr Seabolts full malpractice policy limits and would require him to pay significant money out of his own pocket. I am willing to accept the financial reimbursement even though it is less than I have spent correcting his incompetence and lies, because I would like to be done with him, but I can't in good conscience because...
it demanded I take down this website that provides a fair warning to others that might be harmed. This is a big deal to Kevin. He does not want you to know what he did to us.
This website is here to protect others from enduring what we have. My wife and I are fortunate to have been able to resolve many of the issues Kevin caused with the IRS, but we also recognize that most people do not have the time (hundreds of hours and I'm not done yet) or the money (hundreds of thousand of dollars for experts) to fix this kind of mess.
I have received many phone calls from people who have seen this website and hopefully it has been able to save others the stress we have experienced. I won't accept hush money as if I am Stormy Daniels. His settlement offer does not even cover my expenses I have paid to fix his errors and lies.
I had over a million dollars of penalties related to poor work on my tax returns and $3.5 million expense related to an audit he did not even bother to respond to. He has signed a declaration under penalty of perjury admitting this. If you need a copy of it, just contact me.
I had an audit that Mr. Seabolt failed to respond to at all. He lied about his involvement in the audit. With the help a a great tax attorney and new excellent accountants I had a 3.5 million dollar judgment reversed. In the case of my audit Mr Seabolt was not only professionally incompetent he lied to me and to the IRS.
I get nothing from this website except the hope of helping another person avoid my predicament. In fact, having the website is preventing me from being paid the offered $500,000. I will instead move forward to a trial with my lawsuit.
I hope the information you see here is helpful to you as you seek good advice on tax issues. You are one of about 6 people a day that reads this site.
This is a matter of public concern. I do not care if you choose to use Mr. Seabolt as your CPA and I am not encouraging anyone to break a contract. I am voicing my concerns that also affect my community.
Here are my primary concerns.
1) Mr. Seabolt describes his practice on his website. thusly " Seabolt & Vincent is a high-caliber boutique practice focused exclusively on Ultra High Net Worth clients with complex estates, joint ventures, and closely held businesses". The mistakes he made on my returns and audit were so basic and obvious I would have been much better off to have walked into H & R block. They are malpractice and his attempt to buy my silence with a $500,000 settlement shows he knows he will lose at trial and he wants to continue to defraud people who are unaware of his incompetence and dishonesty.
2) Kevin Seabolt repeatedly lied to me about my status with my IRS audit. He actually failed to respond to the IRS at all. He acknowledges this now in writing under penalty of perjury. At the time he lied to me. He told me that he had a face to face meeting with an auditor to start the process, but at this time the IRS had already ruled against me due to his failure to even respond to the certified mail request he had received. He actually met with an excellent IRS collections agent (Mrs. J. Vega). She warned him she would seize my home if payment was not made. I did not learn of this until I received a certified letter from her notifying me of an IRS lien on my home.
BEWARE OF INVESTING WITH KEVIN OR WITH PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH KEVIN TO FIND INVESTORS. YOU ARE BEING TARGETED!!!
Mr. Seabolt knew that he had dropped the ball, but he compounded the mistake by repeatedly lying. Mr. Seabolt made a mistake. People are human and I can forgive this. He then lied to me, adding dishonesty to professional incompetence.
I spent 4 years fighting to save my home. With honest and intelligent experts who spent hundreds of hours working on our issues caused by Seabolt and Vincent I was able to reverse about $4.5 million dollars in penalties that could have been avoided with competent accounting or minimized by honesty.
NO ONE CAN AFFORD AN INCOMPETENT OR DISHONEST ACCOUNTANT.
Kevin Seabolt repeatedly lied to me. I hired Seabolt to represent me in a gift tax audit. I met with him several times and he gave me positive reassurance that things were proceeding well. He is not cheap, but I felt that a good accountant was a good investment. Kevin did not contact the IRS as he assured me he had. He did not respond to the IRS in any way. He simply ignored the audit, so the IRS found against us.
I learned this when the IRS sent me a certified letter informing me that they were putting a lien on my home. Seabolt gave me other bad tax advice that resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in IRS penalties. I have spent over $400,000 having a good tax attorney and a good accountant fix serious errors in the taxes Kevin prepared. intelligent and hard working CPA represent you in matters with the IRS. Mr. Seabolt is none of those things.
To be clear, this is not just my personal opinion. Kevin Seabolt has signed a sworn declaration to the IRS that acknowledges under penalty of perjury that he "FAILED" and did not represent me in or at the level of a tax professional. I believe that is negligence. My ongoing issues with Seabolt are about correcting his errors and his dishonesty with me.
Here are some passages from Mr Seabolt's sworn declaration made under the penalty of perjury. If you need full copies, please contact me.
"I recommended that the clients file their 2016 form 1040 late. They accepted and without question, followed my recommendation that they do so."
