Submit Button on Razor View doesn't call Action Result - MVC - asp.net-mvc

Question

I have an issue with my submit button not calling the actionresult. I have set the breakpoint in the action result itself so i know that the actionResult is not even being called. Thank you in advance for your guidance.
View:
#model CCQAS.WebApp.Areas.Credentialing.Models.TransferCustodyViewModel
#using CCQAS.API.Model.Enums
#{var PersonId = ViewBag.SessionPersonId;}
#{ViewBag.Title = "Transfer Custody ";
ViewBag.HelpText = "When this record transfer becomes effective, responsibility for updating and maintaining this credentials record will be transferred to the gaining UIC";}
#using (Html.BeginForm("CreateCustodyTransfer", "TransferCustody", FormMethod.Post, new { #id = "transfer-custody-form", #role = "form" }))
{
#Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-12">
<div class="panel panel-primary">
<div class="panel-heading">
<h3 class="panel-title">
Transfer Custody for #Html.DisplayFor(model => model.LastNameCommaFirstName)
#Html.Partial("_SectionHelp", (string)ViewBag.HelpText)
</h3>
</div>
<div class="panel-body">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4">
<div class="form-group require">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.UIC, "Transfer Record To")
<div class="input-group focus" tabindex="0" id="uic_txt">
#Html.EditorFor(model => model.UIC, "Uic", new { serviceLevel = true })
</div>
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.UIC)
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4">
<div class="form-group require">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.ReasonId)
#Html.EnumDropDownListFor(model => model.ReasonId, new { #class = "form-control" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.ReasonId)
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4">
<div class="form-group require" hidden="hidden" id="divOtherReason">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.OtherReasonTxt)
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.OtherReasonTxt, new { #class = "form-control" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.OtherReasonTxt)
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4">
<div class="form-group require">
#Html.LabelFor(model => model.EffectiveDateString)
#Html.TextBoxFor(model => model.EffectiveDateString, new { #class = "form-control", #disabled = "disabled" })
#Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.EffectiveDate)
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="panel-footer text-center">
<input type="submit" value="Submit" data-loading-text="Submitting..." class="btn btn-primary" autocomplete="off" id="submitButton" />
<button type="button" onclick="goBack()" class="btn btn-default">Cancel</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
}
#section scripts{
<script>
$(function () {
var uic = $("#UIC");
var reasonId = $("#ReasonId");
var otherReason = $("#OtherReasonTxt");
$('#submitButton').click(function (event) {
if ((uic.val() != "" && reasonId.val() != "" && reasonId.val() != 99999) || (uic.val() != "" && reasonId.val() != "" && otherReason.val() != "")) {
if (!confirm("Are you sure you want to transfer custody?")) {
resetButtonState();
return false;
}
}
});
});
function goBack() {
window.location.href = document.referrer;
}
$('#ReasonId').change(function () {
toggleOtherReason();
});
//Other Reason fields will only display if "Other" is selected from the ReasonId drop down list
function toggleOtherReason() {
var reasonId = $("#ReasonId").val();
if (reasonId == 99999) {
$("#divOtherReason").show();
}
else {
$("#divOtherReason").hide();
}
}
</script>
}
Controller:
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public ActionResult CreateCustodyTransfer(TransferCustodyViewModel viewModel)
{
string serviceCode = null;
var result = mtfService.GetMtfId(viewModel.UIC, serviceCode, null);
viewModel.MTFId = (long)result;
var model = new CredCustody();
{
model.UIC = viewModel.UIC;
model.ReasonId = viewModel.ReasonId;
model.OtherReasonTxt = viewModel.OtherReasonTxt;
model.UserMtfId = CurrentUser.PrimaryMtfId;
model.UserText = CurrentUser.Name;
model.CredProviderId = this.CredProvider.CredProviderId;
model.AuditUserId = CurrentUser.UserId;
model.MTFId = viewModel.MTFId;
};
long credCustodyId = this.credCustodyService.CreateCredCustody(model);
SetPageMessage(PageMessageType.Success, String.Format("Custody Transferred"));
return RedirectToAction("SearchResults", "ProviderSearch");
}