They wanted ALL of their money, RIGHT AWAY …
October 4, 2006
In 2001, I made a carreer change that also changed my tax filing status from a company employee (W-2) to an independant contractor (1099). This means that I was now responsible for saving part of my income in order to make quarterly payments to the IRS. Well, I was enjoying this new income that wasn’t being taxed (yet), and all along , I had every entention of making my tax obligations. It just seemed that something would always come up that I would rather spend the money on. “I will start next month,” I would say to myself, and “next month” never got here. This went on for about five years without a word from the IRS. Then, I finally decided to do something about it, and quickly learned that I was so far into deabt to the government that I might not ever recover (penalties and interest add up FAST!). I filed my returns and tried dealing with it on my own, but I was no match for my debtors. They wanted ALL of their money, RIGHT AWAY…..and if I didn’t have it, they were going to take everything I brought in until it was paid for.
Then I surfed the web to learn more about my rights, and in doing so, I came across numerous sites were companies claiming to have the solution. I responded to a few of them and soon found myself speaking to several “used car salesman” like personalities who were promising to reduce my liabilities to “PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR”. They immediately made me uncomfortable and I was quick to end the conversations (thank god). Then I got a call from Jeff, at IRS & State Tax relief Associates. I knew instantly that he was different from the ones previous. He answered only the questions that he could respond to honestly, saving the rest for when he was familiar with my case. I decided to move foward by obtaining his services and I know now it was one of the best decisions that I have ever made. I left it all up to him and his associates and they really came through. Not only did they get the levy lifted, but they negotiated a monthly installment plan that is easy for me to pay. It was honestly like a breath of fresh air. I can once again sleep through the night and focus on what it is that I do best, rather than constantly worrying about what might happen to me and my family.
If there is anyone in a similar situation, I would certainly give Jeff a call. These guys are professional, respectful, they follow up, they take pride in what they do, and best of all…..they care.
Jamie
Corpus Christi, Texas
June 21st, 2007 at 12:58 am
In May 2007, I rec’d horrible news from the State of Oregon; I owed more than 12K in back taxes! This was a double whammy because I had hired another company to take care of this back in Nov. 2006!
Well, not only did they drop the ball - they screwed up - BIG TIME! Jesus, I had paid these people a ton of money to screw up. They are even highly rated, so can you imagine how I must have felt. What do I do?
By luck, I just happen to google in HELP! Back taxes, ( really did write this) and IRS/State Tax Relief was the third on the search engine list to come up.
I emailed and called them and within a matter of a few hours they returned my call and got to work right away.
Jeff was pleasant, efficient and very knowledgable. He was outraged that I had paid so much money to the other people and still rec’d crappy and rude service.
For a quarter of what the crappy rude service people charged, Jeff was able to take care of my situation and ALL in less than a week. I went from owing 12K to owing less than 2K and I’m able to pay the balance off in monthly payments. Can you believe this?? Even better, this situation will not tarnish my credit - that means - no leins, no garnishments, no nothing!
Question: Why the heck didn’t I find IRS/State Tax Relief in the first place? JESUS! All of this drama would have been taking care of in Nov. 2006.
Thank you so much Jeff for all of your professionalism, knowledge and attention to my situation. I have already recommended your service to several people.
Continued success to you and your staff,
Carol Watts
Portland Oregon
September 2nd, 2007 at 1:19 am
I had joint tax returns from 2001/2002 with my ex husband, with a debt of $15K which he had created and was responsible for under the divorce decree. The IRS didn’t care they about that – as far as they were concerned, we were both liable. Thanks to my ex’s non payment, by 2006 the debt ballooned into $23K+ with penalties and interest. The nasty letters starting arriving, including a notice of intent to levy. I had sleepless nights and worry over whether my bank accounts would be seized and emptied, and whether my credit rating would be ruined. I had come out of the marriage with virtually nothing, and here I was still tied to his financial mess.
Realizing I couldn’t deal with the IRS on my own, I started to look for help. I was referred to IRS/State Tax Relief and checked the website for their services and success stories. They quickly assessed my situation and got things under control. In April 2006 we applied for innocent spouse relief and separation of the liability. IRS/State Tax Relief helped me to complete the mind boggling application and walked me through the process. I was appalled to learn that my application was denied by an IRS officer who seemed to have got my case details mixed up with someone else’s! My application was appealed and it went to yet another IRS office. It was finally approved in March 2007 – I paid just over $9K and my seized refunds from previous years were only applied to my half of the debt. That was most of my savings, but I now have peace of mind. Thank goodness for Ai Ling – she was knowledgeable, professional and gracious in our dealings and helped me understand each stage of the process. She was also persistent with the bureaucratic behemoth that is the IRS. I now sleep better at night.
December 27th, 2007 at 5:17 am
About nine years ago, I won a substantial amount of money in the lottery. Due to my circumstances at the time, I was not able to file and pay the taxes on that money. In addition, I thought when I received the loan from the settlement company that the taxes were taken out. I was experiencing a hardship in my life during that time, so I didn’t look into it any further. When I married my wife in 2002, we started receiving statements from the IRS saying that I owed over $100,000.00, which was based on an incorrect amount. For the first two years, my wife and I tried to deal with the IRS on our own. It was extremely stressful and we were getting no where. Although we were able to correct the amount that they were using to calculate the amount of tax owed, we couldn’t get any answers or response from them. We tried to do an offer in compromise, but the IRS went back on their verbal agreement so we were not finished. Finally, one day we saw a commercial about tax relief and we looked them up online and contacted IRS/State Tax Relief Associates. They helped us do a second offer in compromise. The offer was a success and we are finally relieved of this debt. IRS/State Tax Relief Associates were very helpful because they knew the forms to use and how to communicate with the IRS, so that we didn’t have to experience that stress. We are so happy to have this behind us. Thank you to Jeff and Ai Ling for all of your hard work! JC
January 12th, 2008 at 3:22 am
I never thought that I would ever receive an IRS Tax Levy letter, but when I did in July 2007 threats to garnish my wages prompted me to turn to help immediately. I didn’t know where to turn, so I went and did an online search for help. I wanted to work with a company that was local, and it was at that time when I found IRS State Tax Releif. I found the information on their website to be very helpful and their sources of information trustworthy. Jeff and Ai Ling were an absolute pleasure to work with. They helped me tremendously through my sticky tax situation and for the work they did, their services were very affordable. In addition, I never once had to speak to an IRS agent! I highly recommend IRS State Tax Releif for all your tax needs.
August 14th, 2008 at 2:26 am
I was very refreshing to deal with a company of integrity, honesty, and follow-through in my time of crisis. I found IRS Tax Relief Associates, Inc after a very bad experience with JK ….
My experience with JKH was a real nightmare. I was told that I should sign up immidiately as there was a 3 working day “free look” period and my credit card would not be run for the deposit until I gave the go ahead. Well, they did run my card after I delined their services and it was months before I ever got the money back. I might never had recieved the refund had I not had my visa card on my side fighting with me every step of the way.
At IRS/ state Tax Associates I was treated with respect, dealt with honestly, and at a very reasonable fee (btw less than the cost of JKH) was moved through the process of my Offer In Compromise with professionalism and with results that I am very happy with.
I had not filed my last 8 years returns and with interest and penalties was told by the IRS that I owed nearly $50,000. When IRS/state tax relief Assoc. was done I settled and paid less than $1000.
Finally I can move on with my life and I highly recommend IRS/ state tax relief assoc. to anyone.
Sincerely,
Sean, Washington state.