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OCT 24, 2012

Guaranteed Tax Relief Review

Is Guaranteed Tax Relief possible with my IRS Debt? I need help and want a review please.

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Bill's Answer: Answered by Mark Cappel

There is no such thing as guaranteed tax relief or any certain guarantee on results when dealing with the IRS, but you can choose the best firm to handle your IRS debts so that you can get a free consultation and an accurate assessment of your tax relief options.

First, we would recommend Freedom Tax Relief. FTR can help set up an installment agreement, work to qualify for an offer in compromise, or get you compliant (by pulling SFRs and filing back tax returns), but no one can give you a guaranteed tax relief option upfront.

Here are the facts on Freedom Tax:

1. Freedom Tax Relief has been in business for many years and has helped thousands of customers. They first joined the Better Business Bureau over four years ago and appear to be a good firm with thousands of clients.

2. Freedom Tax Relief appears to be one of the larger firms, and has a low complaint ratio... meaning that they take care of their clients who do enroll.

3. The Founders of the Company are Stanford Business School alumni with impressive backgrounds in the financial services industry.

4. They've won many awards (Best Places to Work, Entrepreneurs of the Year from Ernst & Young, Fast 100 list by Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc500, etc)

5. Most importantly, Freedom Tax Relief has helped many Americans resolve their IRS debts and looks to be an ethical operation that helps consumers deal with complicated IRS and tax debt situations.

As far as a firm named Guaranteed Tax Relief, I cannot tell you much other than the fact that they appear to be very newly created.

Whatever route you choose, let me help you evaluate your IRS tax relief options. If you want to know more about your options for dealing with IRS debt, and what a firm like Freedom Tax Relief would do for you, read on...

Tax Debt Options

IRS debts can be resolved using one of these five options:

Offer in Compromise: an agreement to settle the debt for significantly less than is owed via a lump sum payment or a brief installment plan.

Installment agreement: a monthly payment plan for the full balance of the IRS debt.

Partial payment Installment Agreement: a monthly payment plan for a portion of the tax debt.

Currently Not Collectible: an agreement by the IRS not to seek collection of a tax debt for a specific period of time.

Bankruptcy: an order to discharge all or part of your IRS debts under chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy.

You can also read much more about IRS Debt Help in the Bills.com resource I just mentioned.

Lastly, check out our tax relief reviews of firms that provide tax advisory services, including Freedom Tax Relief, Tax Masters and JK Harris among others.  Do your homework to figure out what you owe, what your options are, and who the best tax representation firm is for your needs.

I hope this information helps you: Find. Learn. Save.

Good luck,

Bill

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Comments (24)


Jennifer R.
March 09, 2010
Wow, I came back to this site to report my status and found that the owner of Certfd tax inc is trying to act like he is me and report that I used him! It's unfortunate that Cert tax inc would stoop to this level in order to get business. Maybe the owner (who I found out is just a salesman working out of his apartment) cannot afford to spend money on real advertising like his competitors. I contacted Wehelptax.com to get a response because I DID end up using them. Jenny, my attorney who is registered with the state bar, would never waste time trying to make other companies look bad. She wouldn’t lie to make herself look better. Even after I notified them of this behavior she just shrugged it off and apologized that I had to deal with something like this. OKAY! My original reasons for coming back here was to report my current status with www.wehelptax.com So far, everything is working out great. Unfortunately the state issued a levy on my bank account but I had never mentioned this to my tax attorney originally so she didn’t know about it. She immediately filed another power of attorney to handle my state issue as well. The levy was lifted by the end of the week, before my pay period so I was lucky. The attorney will have one of the Enrolled Agents handle the state case for free because I don’t owe them that much. My IRS settlement is currently processing. I will report back here when I get word from the IRS. Things are looking VERY hopeful at this point.
Jennifer R.
February 23, 2010
I actually contacted a certified tax inc and they contaced IRS same day and i had many different EA's to choose from. They are also owned by an Enrolled Agent not some new company who is owned by somebody who just had a little bit of money. Thanks
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Bills.com
January 26, 2010
Thanks Jennifer for your feedback on Guaranteed Tax Relief. Hopefully your program continues to go smoothly and good luck! Be sure to report back on how everything ends up. Bill
Jennifer R.
January 26, 2010
I actually Googled guaranteed tax relief because wehelptax.com mentioned that they were the only company in the industry that guaranteed their work. I had them send the guarantee in writing and after review, they do guarantee their performance just not the actual result. The attorney I talked to said that this was impossible because of the many people taking advantage of the IRS rules. Since a lot of these companies were a bit vague on this subject I decided to go with them. So far they have lifted a levy and kept the IRS at bay but I've only been a client for 2 months. I just received my settlement package so the they seem aggressive enough for me. I'm a teacher from AL and am just relieved that I dont have to deal with this anymore. Im glad that I am not experiencing what some of you poor folkes had to deal with.
Jeff I.
July 31, 2009
Taxes are never written off in a bankruptcy so if you can't get that right what else is wrong. Any two bit bankruptcy atty will confirm this.
Bills.com
December 13, 2011
Jeff, I don't know where you get your information, but it is incorrect. IRS personal income taxes can be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy (if the filer qualifies for a Chapter 7), if they meet the following three rules:
  1. The taxes are due for three years.
  2. The tax returns are filed for two years.
  3. The tax assessment is in place for 240 days.
Rhonda W.
July 23, 2009
I'm in the same boat as Phyliss, Ricardo and countless others I'm sure. I paid Guarantee Tax Relief $2,000. six months ago and now may wages are being levied by the IRS, I'm the sole provider of my family and I'm left with 300.00 per pay period so I can't even higher a legitimate person or firm to help me with my problem with the IRS. But I'm not taking this lying down. I have investigated and made phone calls I have two numbers for GTR. And as of two days ago someone is answering the phones although they stillgive you the run around. the numbers are Clara Bilon 702-243-5339 (the supposed manager: and Stephnie Urbina 702-243-3443. They supposedly just moved their office to Las Vegs Nevada 1820 E. Warm Springs Rd. Suite 130LasVegas NV89119 I'm also filing a complaint with the CA Accountancy department and asking for an investigation and I suggest others do so also ( You'll need the phone numbers and GTR address). The Consumer accountancy's Office number is 916-561-1729 website is:http://www.dca.ca.gov/cba/consumers/complain.shtml I hope every one who has been ripped off by these folks files a complaint because there is strength in numbers!
Phyllis P.
July 16, 2009
I paid Guaranteed Tax Relief $2500. All of their phones are disconnected and they are not responding to emails. They have fraudulently taken my money. I am a 60 year old widow and need help, not thieves.
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Bills.com
July 07, 2009
Ricardo, assuming a company is defunct and for the sake of argument let's say it was formed with the intention to not provide the services promised, its clients may have been victims of fraud. If you believe you are a victim of fraud, contact the fraud unit in the city in which the company was based. If enough people come forward as victims and the total losses are large, this will get the attention of the fraud unit, and the victims may see some repayment.
Ricardo .
July 06, 2009
I hired Guaranteed Tax Relief in 2008 and after over 6 thousand dollars in charges, they dissapeared last week. None of their phone numbers works, all phones have been disconnected. They produced some SRF forms to be mailed to the IRS, but I suspect these addres are also bogus and belongs to them, so no paperwork is ever received by any IRS agency. Is this mail fraud.? Is the IRS or any of Mr. Obama's federal agencies going to inquire about this National Scam.? Are these agencies owned by Democrats or Obama supporters.? Who is really able to assist all citizens being abused by these companies>? I have read about JK Harris in South Carolina and about 10 other companies in California that are taking money from decent citizens and leaving them in the dark with no paper work and no relief from the IRS taxes/
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Bills.com
June 08, 2009
Laura, thanks for dropping in, could you provide us the link for the testimonial?
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