<prompt> Human: Ill try hard to summarize this situation.I moved myself from NYC to CA in November 2015. Im working remotely now. Ive been with the same company for a few years now. Somehow, everything in my world that could be updatednotified of this move was updated, except for my W2s. And because I stopped checking my direct deposit paystubs years ago, I didnt notice that taxes were being given to NY state. For all of 2016, my state taxes went to NY. 24,280 worth of state taxes. I realized this during tax season earlier this year and panicked. I immediately updated my W2. In March, I hired a well-reviewed accountant, and he assured me that though my situation is atypical, its not unheard of, and that theyd handle it.Along with my typical tax paperwork, I saw them submit the right forms declaring that Ive been a resident of CA since 2015 and to process a full refund of all my state taxes. Along with it, I provided copies of: My signed 2015 NYC apartment lease cancellation My signed 2015-2016 CA apartment lease My signed 2016-2017 CA apartment lease renewal A copy of my NYC-CA movers invoice An emailed confirmation from USPS confirming my address change Proof of every single utility bill Ive paid in CA since Nov 2015 Proof of the car I purchased in CA, and my car insurance A notarized letter from my CEO formally stating that I indeed moved in Nov 2015They sent the material. In the meantime, I owed the state of CA around 20,000 in unpaid state taxes. I had to hit my savings account to pay that, and it hurt. Im effectively out of 44,280 dollars right now.Flash forward to July. I get a letter from the state of NY, containing a refund check of about 1,000. They also provided a letter saying they corrected my refund request. The reason cited was that I still live in NY. Im not kidding. They straight up ignored everything. Immediately, I got my accountant on the horn. He said hed follow up and hed resubmit all of my proof of relocation. He warned me that the state would probably drag its heels on returning my money.Flash forward to today. Its now October, and I havent heard or received ANYTHING from NY. Nothing. I contacted the same accountant explaining this to him, saying: Unfortunately, theres been no follow-up from NY state since the last time I contacted you. Since its now October, Im really freaked out about the status of this 24,280 refund, especially since my savings account is still destroyed after paying 20K to California for 2016. What are my options at this point? How can we follow up for an updated status on this? And... do you believe Im going to need to hire a tax lawyer to sue the state for my refund? He replied with this answer: I have attached a POA for NY, please fill it out and sign and send back to me so I can call NY on your behalf and speak with them. I am committed to your account and will not let you waste money on a tax attorney. Lets start with my office calling so we can see whats going on on their end and fight to get this money back to you.And here I am. I have so many questions: Why would NY have rejected me on the first go-around? Is this shady behavior typical? Is it typical to wait this long to hear back on these matters? Is it possible that NY hasnt even gotten to it yet? Should I give my accountant Power of Attorney? This makes me nervous because I dont really know what it entails. Obviously I want this resolved. The idea of hiring a lawyer and losing so much money is insane to me. Because Im so strapped, I feel like moving forward with this, but I really need to hear from some outside opinions on what I should do.  <response>: Unless you want your accountant to call you and bug you for every little thing related to this, Id do the POA. I think you can be specific on them and specify that you only give him POA for this one NY tax issue. 