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Tax Scam
Instant tax solutions is a scam. do not even think about hiring this company. The supposed tax pros were unable to answer basic federal tax questions I had. Instant tax is a boiler room with telemarketers that call lists of people with tax liens and try and scare them into paying crazy prices for basic services. They are incompetent and unethical I promise you if you give them your money you will be sorry.
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I am very upset and feel like I was tricked and robbed
I went to Instant Tax Solutions because I was in trouble with the IRS and I saw that they were rated good by the Better Business Bureau. They charged me $4, 950.00 upfront and promised to solve my problems and help my assets from being taken from me. When the IRS took my wages and my car I still hadn't heard from Instant Tax Solutions and when I asked the IRS they told me nobody had been in touch with them about my case besides me. Instant Tax Solutions told me that the money they charged me was their "investigation fee" and they would not refund it to me. I am very upset and feel like I was tricked and robbed.
Our office has filed suit against Instant Tax Service in the State of Missouri. If you have had your tax returns prepared at any Instant Tax Service location, we would be interested in speaking with you regarding your experience. Please contact us at [protected] or email us at kms@fortmanlaw.com
Thank you,
Law Office of Jonathan E. Fortman, LLC
Instant Tax Solutions Ripped Me Off
I heard of Instant Tax Solutions because of their rating with the Better Business Bureau and thought they would be okay to help me because I was in trouble with the IRS. They charged me upfront $4, 950.00 and never did anything after that. My wages were garnished and my car was taken away and the whole time they kept saying they were keeping my hard earned money because it was the "cost of the investigation". When I talked to the IRS a bunch of times they said to me that nobody was looking into my case or was in contact with them. I am very upset and I want my money back.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
Our office has filed suit against Instant Tax Service in the State of Missouri. If you have had your tax returns prepared at any Instant Tax Service location, we would be interested in speaking with you regarding your experience. Please contact us at [protected] or email us at kms@fortmanlaw.com
Thank you,
Law Office of Jonathan E. Fortman, LLC
Sales People
Around the first week of May 2010, I contacted Instant Tax Solutions to assist me with my overdue taxes.
I spoke to a Byron, who claimed he was part owner of the company. We went through a bunch of questions about my financial ability to pay the IRS. The private nature of our discussion made me uneasy, but I knew if someone was going to help me, they needed to know this information.
But then things got too uncomfortable when Byron described how he has been sober for a few months now and that his addiction days are long gone. Probably not something you wanna share with a potential client...
So I decided to do some more research on this guy and his so called company.
Here is what I found...you might wanna prepare yourself for this...
First red flag: The Idaho BBB shows Instant Tax Solutions conducting business since 2004 but the Idaho Secretary of State shows the LLC was created in 2008/2009. Apparently, the longer you've been in business the higher your grade with the BBB...
Second red flag: The owners. Ian Woodman and Byron Pederson. Just google "Ian Woodman in Idaho". Scary stuff.
Now check this out: http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5uZ9YUILMrE%3D&tabid=130&mid=1187
Third red flag...Like I already mentioned: Byron and his "addiction days".
But I decided to give Byron a chance to explain himself...so I called him back.
He immediately got all defensive and a bit rage-like on the phone. I didn't appreciate being spoken to that way, so needless to say I hung up.
Look, I'm from a big, busy city and after all this it's no surprise that Instant Tax Solutions is just another scamming company run by convicted felons.
If you have IRS issues like I do...do your research! You already have enough problems...
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These resources may help taxpayers faced with an unscrupulous "tax relief" company :
1) Contact the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and file a complaint. They oversee, and can sanction, Attorneys, CPAs, Enrolled Agents, Registered Tax Return Preparers (RTRP) and others: http://1.usa.gov/18tXSWN
2) Use IRS Form 14157 to file a written complaint against your tax return preparer: http://1.usa.gov/Qm1rSC
In all cases, always search the Web in the name of the person AND company you're thinking about hiring. Websites (such as this one) provide invaluable feedback to taxpayers and expose those organizations that don't have their client's best interest in mind. Good luck.
Michael Raanan, MBA, EA
Former IRS Officer
President
www.LandmarkTaxGroup.com