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American Tax Relief

4801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles

Cheryl of Slatington, PA September 26, 2008

Cheryl of Slatington PA (09/26/08)
i paid them almost 2 thousand dollars for them to get us a tax settlement with the irs & they did nothing except want more money so they could continue or case. so i called the irs myself & got more satisfaction from them, than i did atr.

Jennifer of Newnan, GA August 23, 2008

Jennifer of Newnan GA (08/23/08)
I hired Amer. Tax Relief in March of 2007 to negotiate a settlement on my behalf, re: my Ga. St. Sales taxes. They promised abatement of penalties, to petition for removal of interest, promised a feasible re-payment plan, etc... I was advised once I hired them to make no tax payments and not to deal with the Revenue dept. myself, to let ATR handle everything. I paid ATR 3950, they took my money and they've done NOTHING on my behalf, in fact, they've made matters worse.

As a direct result, I now owe 2x the original amount and it just continues to increase. Additionally, a lien as been levied and the state is threatening to sieze my accounts and close my business. I gave Amer. Tax Relief the last of my money and now I'm up against a wall with no hope of ever being able to pay the ridiculous amount now owed. The increased mental stress has been almost unbearable and has caused physical deterioration as well, resulting in medical bills at a time that I can't afford any medical insurance. Please help.

Cheryl of Ponte Vedra, FL August 21, 2008

Cheryl of Ponte Vedra FL (08/21/08)
In March 2008, I hired American Tax Relief to help settle my tax debt. In the beginning, they came across as the answer to my prayer. I told Paul Franklin the details of my situation, what the government said I owed and what my tax returns said I owed. I also told them that I'd originally hired JK Harris to file my taxes and that they had been unable to get anything right the three times they'd prepared my taxes and that I'd eventually done them myself. Since I was let go from my job in 2004 and had not worked a day since, I was assured by Paul Franklin my Tax Consultant that they would be able to settle my taxes for 2,000 to 3,000 dollars after I paid them the 4,900 dollar fee. I told them that I didn't have any money that I lived with my boyfriend and that he paid all the bills now.

Long story short, my boyfriend agreed to pay the money to hire them. I returned all their paperwork on May 15th. They had already recieved their final 2450 payment on May 9th. After that, I heard nothing from them until I contacted them on June 30th to ask what the status of the claim was. They assigned me to a Gabriella who seemed like she wanted to work with me when I was talking with her...she just needed to run some things by her supervisor. But...the next phone call I got was from my tax consultant Paul trying to scare me and strong arm me into paying another 3900 for them to complete the process.

Seems rather than speak with her supervisor like she said, they were just looking for a way to bilk more money out of me with scare tactics. I told him I'd been speaking with the IRS because I had some questions regarding my daughters fiancial aid and this man had the nerve to yell at me like I somehow answered to him. Then when I told him that I didn't like his scare tactics, he told me I should be scared seeing that I owed the governement 60K according to their calculations. This company is scarier to deal with than the IRS themselves. At least with the IRS, they speak to you with respect.

My boyfirend and I are now out 4900 dollars with nothing to show for it. I would like to get the 4900 dollars back as nothing was as they promised unless I can come up with another 3900 dollars which could actually be my tax settlement since there is a formula that the government works off of for an offer-in-compromise.

Jon of Raleigh, NC August 15, 2008

Jon of Raleigh NC (08/15/08)
My wife and I owe 41,000 to the IRS. We had contacted ATR for help, since the IRS didn't want to work with us. I took out a 401K loan in the amount of 5,500.00 for ATR to take our case.

Now, after two years nothing was done, just a lot of paperwork back and forth. Nothing was resolved, since my wife and I make too much income for an Offer in Compromise.

Now the IRS has levied my paycheck and will leave us pennyless. My wife is on disability and I don't know how we are going to afford her medical bills now.

Gregory of Rock Hill, SC August 13, 2008

Gregory of Rock Hill, SC (08/13/08)
In early July 2008 I spoke with Robert Campbell about some tax issues I was having. I then asked for a cost estimate for his firm, American Tax Relief, to work on this problem for me. Before he would give me a cost estimate he insisted on getting my bank information. I tried twice to avoid this but finally succumbed.

Once he gave me the cost estimate I said that I could not afford that figure and thought the matter was closed. In a few days a package of forms and a cover letter arrived from American Tax Relief. The cover letter very clearly said that the first step was to complete the enclosed powers of attorney for the IRS and a survey form which was also enclosed. Since I had no plans to do business with ATR I simply ignored the paperwork. I was shocked when, on August 4, 2008, ATR emptied my bank account by executing a withdrawal of 1950.

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