JK Harris

I paid JK Harris for them to file an OIC for my husband and I in 2011 for back taxes owed since 2001. I gave them $6,000.00 and I should have just set it on fire because they did absolutely nothing to help me. The only thing they did do is put me in more debt. I will have to move out of my house into an apartment to try and cut back on expenses. I hope that someone sees this and offers some kind of guidance because I am at my wit's end with this. I want my money back. I don't care if it takes 5 years. They should have to pay every penny back to the consumers for false hope, very depressing. You think you are paying these people to get the IRS off your back and they have done absolutely nothing.

I am disabled and on a fixed income. I went to JKH because I owed back taxes. The woman (Michelle) told me she can take care of my problems without a worry from me. All I had to do was pay $3,000, which I made payments because I didn't have the money at once. They never did anything they said. I got robbed by JK Harris. After I have read all about the suits against them in the Carolinas and Texas, how come they were allowed to keep screwing Americans?

One year, my friend did taxes for me and filed under small business. It was wrong. I let a couple of years go by until I went to file through JK Harris and let them know I needed to have taxes from that year corrected before I could file other taxes. Later, I found out (within cancellation time) that I was having someone else do my taxes due to the fact JK Harris said they couldn't go back that far to do that year. The person I hired could and did and I got all my taxes straightened out by him.

Meanwhile, the struggle to get my $575.00 back that I put down was a joke! The finance portion of the company said they had to wait and investigate what cost was incurred before they could refund my money. I said there should be no cost. They didn't even get any of my information yet since I cancelled so quickly after finding out they couldn't even do the job. After a few months, they sent me a paper to sign to not proceed with any other action and accept $250.00 of my $575.00! I wrote back telling them I wouldn't sign anything of any sort since they never received any of my paperwork to even start anything concerning my taxes. I sued them in court and won due to no acknowledgement from them and I still never got my money. I'm on disability and a limited income from only that source and JK Harris and their people must be living like fat cats off everyone's money they stole.

I found JK Harris in Wilmington, NC and the person that was supposed to help me was Ken **. I gave him over $1500 and then he moved about 2 hours away. I did go to see him once and then I would never get a return email back. JK Harris said that they wouldn't do anything until I paid another $3000. They were supposed to have me on a payment plan and they did nothing except kept all my original files and rip me off.

I found the son of the owner of JK Harris in an office in South Park and I met with him and explained my situation. He told me a bunch of **, that Ken ** was no longer with them and that they cleaned house from the people that were making their company look bad. I asked him what about my money and how could they help me. He said that their policy since it was with Ken **, there was really nothing that they could do. I asked him about my tax issue and he told me that just don't answer any phone calls and it would go away.

Yeah, right. JK Harris is the biggest crook out there, ** to the max. The son can go ** himself. JK Harris should be in jail since they are crooks. I have nothing good to say about them and they should be ashamed of themselves ripping off people that need some type of assistance. I cleared up my issue by calling the IRS directly and working things out with them. If anybody needs any type of IRS or credit help, do not use JK Harris. They will rip you off and lie to you.

Misrepresentation caused financial distress: We were also dealing with JK Harris after my husband had problems with the IRS changing his tax status and my becoming ill. They promised immediate help in order to keep a lien off our property and wages from being garnished, and they said they could remove the penalties. After paying them our $5,000, we went through constant lost paperwork, talking to the IRS ourselves, because they didn't. And finally, there's no contact. We are now in bankruptcy, because finances spiraled out of control and the money we paid to them was coming from our already minus one-strapped income being that I couldn't work. I wish my husband had never called them.

We met with JK Harris almost four years ago. We signed a contract and paid over $2,500.00. JK Harris' workers are incompetent, to say it nicely. They did our paper work three times and had everything so messed up. I don't know where they got their info from but it wasn't the info we gave them! In January of 2012, we then talked with a lady at JK Harris who said it was almost done and here we are four years later and $2,500.00 broker.

Prior to JK Harris, we went through tax resolution out of California and they were $4,500.00 and did nothing. Then we get a letter about fraudulent activity from the government, concerning doing business with that company. I am not sure if the tax resolution company here on this site that is advertising for customers is the same one or not. As of now, I am pissed off at JK Harris and all tax companies. Resolute Tax Service is saying they can help you if you're a former JK Harris customer. Yes, I checked it out and they want money too.

There has to be an honest company who deals with IRS issues who are not out just for the buck! This is **, and yes, I am freaking pissed off. Suck us all dry then file bankruptcy, what the hell is this crap anyways? This should not be legal. I will be contacting the court where JK Harris filed bankruptcy, I will also find out who bought out JK Harris' clients, someone had to have had it for cheap.

Anyone have any ideas or who is honest to do taxes besides Tax R Us, Tax Fix, fake names but anyone with tax in it, I don't trust. I've been there, done that and running a second one with the company at Resolute Tax, former JK Harris clients attention. Yeah, suck us dry some more! I feel all tax people are scammers, give us your money, we'll help you, yeah, go broke faster!

JK Harris promised me (in a contract) to resolve my back tax issues and to work out a settlement with the IRS. They did nothing. I paid them more than $5000 over a period of 2 years. Again, they did nothing. Finally, I got tired of inaction and contacted the IRS myself. I filed all of my own tax returns for the back tax years. I made an agreement with the IRS, and I am on a payment plan right now - all of my own doing, and nothing from JK Harris. I have sent them certified mail requests for refunds. They even agreed to return a majority of my funds with a deduction of several hundred dollars for nothing, and I have still not received a dime. This has been a four-year mess and this is with signed agreements from JK Harris to refund my money. Still, not a penny. These people should be in jail, but the government allows them to continue to be thieves and liars.

I paid them $1250 to settle my case with the IRS. I communicated with them for about 3 years, and in that time, I got zero results. I inquired about what kind of settlement they could get me, and they told me I did not pay them to work out a settlement and that I paid them to set up a payment schedule. I can do that myself without spending $1250 .

They took $950.00 of my money and never returned services for me. I still have a tax problem with the IRS on my back.

I, too, was ripped off by JK Harris just like thousands of people. It is unfortunate that people in difficult situations seeking help from JK Harris are now in even a more difficult situation and more in debt than they started with. I paid nearly $4000 to JK Harris and nothing was resolved for me. After endless calls to them, they promised week after week that they would have my compromise completed, but they never delivered. I put countless hours of work collecting data and documentation, taking work off to attend appointments with them, and I still have the mess I was seeking their help with. I feel that their clients deserve their money to be refunded. What is being done for all the innocent people that were ripped off by JK Harris?

At that time, my name was Tina ** and I lived in Nebraska. I hired these guys to solve my tax nightmares as promised on TV in 2007 or 2008 and paid them. They never resolved it nor did they come up with a solution, and they stopped returning my calls. I will have to find all my paperwork, but I am thinking it was almost $1500.00. I paid them to help and got nothing.

I paid over $4,000 to handle my back tax issues with the IRS, spent hours meeting with a representative in person, gathering information, mailing/faxing all our information, time on phone to learn the company had gone under and even though tried emailing and receiving an email that someone could still help the phones but phones don't go through. I first learned from an IRS agent of this. Now the money is gone and I still have the tax issue to work through but want my monies returned since job wasn't completed on their end. What do I do?

My mom hired JK Harris & Co. for her tax issues for tax year of 2007. We gave them like $4,000 to help us out they never resolved anything. We had to keep sending all our expenses every quarter that never changed for us. They expected us do a lot of the research. Then months went by, they told us that we didn't send in the info they needed so our account was dropped and then our account had to be reinstated and have to give them about another $900 to do this. We tried to contact them several times also and they never returned our calls. Then when we got in touch with them, they said our offer and compromise was there now. My mom sent the IRS $500 to get the process started. Then we get a phone call from the IRS that JK Harris & Co. went bankrupt. We have to hire another power of attorney.

So we did got another lawyer and he helped us out getting us to pay with the $500. We owe the IRS $1,500. It took our lawyer half the time that JK Harris had our case for a few years. They weren't nice people to deal with and very rude. I think something has to be done for the people that got scammed. Is there anything as a consumer we can do to get some money back? We are hopeful something will be done for all these people. We had a very bad experience. Please email me or call me at the number listed. Thank you and hope to talk soon.

My tax settlement was not completed. They took my money, but didn't complete services.

My older brother went to JKH in February of 2008. He died unexpectedly in March of 2008, and we found papers from JKH while going through his affairs for his non-English speaking wife. We called the local office, and they refused to even admit that he was a client. So I asked a hypothetical question - what would you advise the family of a person who died unexpectedly while a client of JKH to do? Eventually, the 2nd person I talked to promised to send information on where to send a copy of the death certificate and other information, saying it would come to the client's address. No such information ever came. Eventually, we contacted a JKH national VP through their website, and got condolences and more promises of help. We did finally get information on where to send the death certificate, and received additional promises of help.

All they ever actually did was pass the case from agent to agent to agent, requiring new signatures on paperwork with every agent change, and not doing anything at all. When I tried to contact that same VP again, she was no longer there. One time, my younger brother did talk to someone on the phone who seemed to understand what was going on and what was needed, but she sent paperwork requiring a signature from our older brother, who had been deceased more than 2 years at that point. JKH is a waste of time and money, and our sister-in-law's case only came to a resolution when her employer instructed his lawyer to assist her in the matter so her wages wouldn't be garnished, $865 down the drain. Basically, we want to try to make sure that no one else ever gets stuck dealing with these scam artists.

They took my money on a payment plan and did nothing for me!

They incorrectly filed and offer and compromise. Then finally after 2 years filed another, left information off of the offer and never knew that they were closed till I got a call today from the IRS. Now, I'm having to defend myself.

The professional tax representation that I sought from JK Harris and Company failed me. I provided extensive amount of private financial information to JK Harris, but that did not clear my record. I am still in the same tax situation as before I consulted them.

We are small business owners that, like everyone else, has been struggling to make ends meet, thanks to the economy crunch. So we hired JK Harris to help us with back taxes and current taxes since we've had no business, which means "no income" since 2010! They gladly took our $5k+ and did nothing for us! We were told that they had filed everything so we would be in compliance with the IRS and not accumulate anymore fees or interest. We're getting certified letters from the IRS, so that tells me they did nothing. They said they were! They were still drafting $425 every two weeks from our account even though they are "out of business" and filed bankruptcy! You took our $5k+ and did nothing for us!

They were still drafting $425 every two weeks from our account even though they are "out of business" and filed bankruptcy! What do we do? Where! What do we do? Where do we go from here? They took every penny we had and now we are getting certified letters from the IRS? Somebody please help or advise us on what to do next! I'm so scared. What do I do from here? I cannot get anyone to answer my phone calls, emails, fax or text! Guys, we all have to come together and do something so this company does not put all of us in the streets. What can we do? Somebody please let me know what you think or how you are handling this mess! This is **! My contact number is **! Thanks.

JK Harris promised to relieve me from my tax debt but failed to do so by taking my 3,000 dollars and running with it. Now I'm in a worse financial bind that I ever dreamed of. How can a law firm take people's money knowing that they would file bankruptcy? I hope that sorry ** S.O.B. rots in hell for the mess he has put so many people in. Every time I called, they would tell me that they were still working my case but little did I know they weren't doing ** but taking everyone's money and probably buying fancy vehicles and living it up! So I wish there was something that could put his sorry ** behind bars for false advertisement and theft! Sorry ** piece of **!

In August I paid a total of $3,500 for JK Harris in Metairie, LA to handle my state taxes. In October I was called in to pay an additional $500. I have never heard from them nor have they contacted the state of Louisiana about my debt. When I called to check in November they told me they were working on it. This company knew they were gong out of business when they called me in for additional fees. Now I am out of $4,000 and now they are trying to ask a judge for leniency. What about the people you swindle out of money that could not afford it?

I paid J K Harris and assoc several thousand dollars to settle a tax problem with the IRS for 2000 to 2008. Submitted all of the paperwork they requested. Was named in the class action lawsuit against them in 2009. Received 1 check for $3.85 and 1 the next year for $5.00 and change. Not enough to go to McD's for a lunch. I want to know what the status of the claim is now that they have filed bankruptcy? Some one please respond to this email.. Thanks.

I was part of the class action lawsuit that was filed against JK Harris. I originally paid $2,500 for their services in conducting an offer in compromise for my federal, state and city tax debts for years 2000-2003. They lead me on for 2 years saying they were working on it continually, asking me to submit financial records and then made one offer to the IRS, and when the IRS came back with a counter, they never made any other effort to settle the debt. I have received a check for $13 and $16 as my settlement? Of course, the tax debt has continued to grow and I have no funds to pay for any help as I counted on the settlement.

I hired JK Harris to help with my back taxes. I paid them over $7000.00. I wasn't satisfied, and they offered to refund approximately $4500 of my money. I signed an agreement accepting the money, but they never paid me! The agreement was prior to their bankruptcy, and I don't know where to file a claim for my money. Looks like fraud to me!

I called the lawyer three times and left a message from my cell phone and he was not returning my calls. Then I called him from my other cell phone and he answered my call and told me he would call me right back. When he called me back, he told me that JK Harris is going bankrupt and another lawyer was taking over my case. No one has yet to call me back. I gave him $1700 the first time and then gave him $500. His name is Anthony **.

I hired them to do my taxes in November 2011. They did not complete the work I paid them to do. They still have my personal tax files, and I need to get them back.

I became a J.K. Harris customer in 2011 and paid them $4000 to assist me with my back taxes. Communication was great. I spoke with a lady name Sherry B. in the corp. office. She requested more information from me via US mail. I just got the letter back in the mail stating by the post office that it was undeliverable. I called the 800 number many times and my local contact and the numbers are disconnected. Pissed! I feel like I just got stabbed in the heart!

We hired JK Harris to help us with getting our taxes straightened out. We paid them a large amount to file our taxes which they did. When that was finished we had other tax business they needed to handle and we agreed to let them withdraw $868.75 every 2 weeks from our account, which they did 12 times for a total of $10,425 but they never did what they were suppose to do and took our money. We would talk to someone in the office and they would assure us they were working on it but then one day we called and the number was disconnected and we read on the computer they filed bankruptcy. I want our money back! I have my bank statement were they took the money and now we have no money and our taxes are not straight. I am livid and I want something done. These people stole from my family and need to pay!

I had the same experience with JK Harris. If you still need help, I would suggest visiting ****. My CPA gave me this site and it saved me a lot of time and kept me from getting scammed again. They review tax companies.

My husband and I were ripped off $10,000.00 by this monster. I hope when he dies and goes to hell his torture is to take every penny one by one and shove it up to his fat ass one by one. I normally do not wish ill upon other people but I hope he struggles when he dies and afterwards.

JK Harris sucks. I joined them in January 2011 thinking I was going to get help with my IRS debt. In fact, like everyone else, all JK Harris did was make my situation worse and now I have the IRS about to garnish my wages and I'm a single mother of 2 and JK Harris stole about $4,000 from me and my children. Thanks JK Harris for nothing. My overall rating isn't even 1 star but I had to select that.

After I got divorced, I lost my job. Since I was paying for several mortgages and could not liquidate any assets due to the economy, I got behind on my taxes, and I was underwater on my mortgages. Like many others, I hired JK Harris for $4,000 to resolve my tax problems. This was in October of 2011. They did file my 2010 return, but I never heard from them again. I continued to trust they were going to help me. Then, they did not return my calls, and I continued to get notices from the IRS.

I didn't receive any notice of their impending bankruptcy, and just found out today after calling all their 800 numbers and the calls not going through, when I received an auto generated email with the bad news. I was on hold with the IRS for an hour, and the amounts I now owe are thousands more than when I hired JK Harris to help me. Now I don't know what I am going to do.

I'm sure there will be some class action law suit but the lawyers will get most of what is recovered, and the consumers nothing. Is this the American way? Am I better off on welfare rather than being responsible and working for a living? It seems to me that is our reality. I guess I am in good company with the rest of everyone here. I went to the consultant based on a recommendation from a friend and now, I know I should have researched the company beforehand.

They have gone out of business, and they took over $4,000.00 from a disabled, divorced mother of three children. My problem with the IRS has still not been resolved. Thanks for absolutely nothing JK Harris & Company. I have been working with JK Harris for over a year. Now with penalties and interest, I owe the IRS more money than I did before I started working with JK Harris. After giving them all of my savings, I am officially broke.

I've paid 3550.00 dollars on May 27, 2010 to settle back taxes. I was told I needed to go back 10 years on my second appointment. Then, I was told a lady by the name of Allison ** would be handling my case. Her number is **. I`ve been working with her for a few months giving her my tax info. I've been trying to reach them now for a few weeks with no luck. They have taken my money and all and my tax information. They have not returned my calls nor sent me any tax documents. I went on line to their internet page and learned of all the people that have paid them like me only to be ripped off.

Hired JK Harris to help us reduce our tax department. They never returned our calls and I constantly called them. They continually sent me to new reps and 2 years later, they still had not put in our OIC. Every time I complained they said I had to resend all my financial statements because they had expired. I paid them $2400 to get things started. When I met with Jess ** he knew I was recovering from cancer and was still very ill. JK Harris would steal money from his own mother because he has no moral, ethics or human compassion.

My husband and myself had to scrimp and save to make that weekly payment of $400 dollars. Maybe people wouldn't be at the mercy of scam artist if the U.S. government was willing to work with its tax payers. We got into trouble because we took money from our 401k on a hardship and was penalized. I was unable to work and the loss of my income hurt us. Is there any such thing as law. JK Harris is no better than Madoff.

I went to JK Harris back in March of 2011. They were hired to help settle a tax issue and I paid $4,800.00 to complete the federal and state issue. They never took care of the issue and levies have been placed on my wages. This company and their team should go to jail base on the results they have done to people. Rick is a person that I meet with in Portland, Oregon and looking back was no more than a used car salesman. People in this country need to wake-up with what the IRS is doing to the country. This is the most brutal agency in the country and they do not follow the will of the people. Chapter 7 should not protect these people. The victims of this scam should find these people and make them pay for what they done. They should pay everyone back that they scamed with interest.

I hired JK Harris for tax relief service. Now that they have filed for bankruptcy, what do we do? Will someone take over our account and get our settlement from the IRS? Will we lose all the funds we have paid to them? What is our next step?

I went to JK Harris on April 2011 for help resolve my tax problems. They charged me $2,500 or $400.00 every two weeks and $600.00 or $200.00 every two to take care of my situation. I submitted all the documents and power of attorney they requested. After several calls to them for a status reported, they finally got back to me and informed me that they were negotiating a payment plan and it will be several weeks to reach an agreement. I waited until after the holiday to call them just to find out the contact numbers I had been disconnected. I had the personal cell # to the person I first spoke with and he informed me that the company went out of business two weeks ago and he was out of work. He was concerned that nobody contacted me and suggested that I contact the IRS and set up a payment plan.

I spent three (3) hours on the phone with IRS, City & State and set up a payment plan. They informed me that JK Harris did not submit documents that would have completed the final step and lowered my monthly payment. As a result, I will pay almost $1,000.00 dollar a month for almost five (5) years to pay back what I owe. Needless to say, with the economy the way it is, $1,000.00 a month is hard on me. I feel JK Harris should give me and others our money back for failure to complete their commitment.

I am writing this complaint only to help others to avoid making the same mistake that my husband and I made. Many years ago, my husband worked as a truck driver for a company that did not withhold taxes and consequently, we did not save enough to pay the total amount owed at the end of 2004. We set up a payment plan with the Internal Revenue Service and paid $200.00 per month for the next several years, but continued to get more behind because of the penalties and interest that they charged.

When my husband changed jobs to work for a company that did withhold taxes, the IRS kept not only his tax returns, but mine as well. I had extra money held out of each check and they took our earned income for children as well. They took everything and we finally realized that we would never get them paid off. We decided to go to J.K. Harris who had been recommended to me by a co-worker. We paid them $1,000.00 up front and they automatically took almost $400.00 out of our checking account for the next 11 months and then our final payment for the interest that they had never discussed was almost $500.00.

During all of this time, they assured us that everything was going well and the offer had been made. We were losing our home and had to file bankruptcy just before our last payment was made. The IRS sent us a package that they were denying our offer in compromise and J.K. Harris stopped taking our phone calls. Jim ** was the attorney that we had been working with in Canton, Ohio and he told me to go and stand in the poverty level line at the IRS because we would qualify for this now. He said that J.K. Harris couldn't help us and he was sorry. They had taken almost $7,000.00 and hadn't done a thing to help us.

I don't know how Jim ** or John K. ** sleep at night or look at themselves in the mirror knowing what they are doing to people. They are liars and thieves and the government is letting them get away with it. We could have paid that money to the government, but they won't even help us now. I have contacted Mike **'s office and the Better Business Bureau and still nothing has been done. The IRS continues to take our money and tax returns every year and we didn't even owe them that much money in the first place.

Is this really what it means to be an American? We have paid taxes our whole lives and now we can't get anyone to listen to us or help us put an end to this nightmare. The people at J.K. Harris should be in jail and the IRS should be doing more to help the people who have ended up in the same situation as we have. I have heard stories about other people who have owed taxes that they couldn't pay. Some have said that agents have come to their homes and basically told them not to worry about paying any more and their tax issues have been forgiven.

Well, we don't have a home anymore and no agent has ever come to tell us anything. They just keep taking from us and I'm sure that we have paid more than we ever owed the IRS. I wasn't even working when this happened to my husband, but they continue to take my tax returns as well. Can someone tell me where the justice is in all of this? I am 52 years old and they will probably continue to take our money as long as we continue to work. I look at the people who don't work and the government provides money, housing, food, and insurance to them. Maybe they're onto something! Anyway, stay away from J.K. Harris.

We have hired JK Harris to take care of our IRS and Wisconsin state taxes. We paid them over $4,000.00 but they keep asking for more. They do not return our calls. They send us some documents to sign. We have been calling them since November, sending emails, and no one has returned our calls. I think that they are ripping off customers and our money needs to be returned.

I gave this company a few thousand dollars to resolve back IRS taxes. They gathered a lot of personal information from me, and did nothing. In the 15 months I had them on retainer, nothing was accomplished, so when I heard about them closing their business, I personally reached an agreement with the IRS in 10 minutes. I have additional interest charges on my back taxes, and JK Harris robbed me of my limited funds.

I don't know what services completed with IRS. Shut doors on December 28th and still took bi-weekly withdrawal of $417 on the 28th. I found out by accident about the Chapter 7. I'm out about $4000 and no services were rendered and all my personal information with this company.

My husband owes several thousands to the IRS. This is the reason for contacting an attorney or what we thought was an attorney at JK Harris. My husband began working with JK Harris over 3 years ago and we have paid them at least $3,000.00 or more. They never return your calls, they are constantly telling you they are "still working on it", they demand more money, they always have a new rep, etc. This is a bunch of bogus. Lisa ** was the last person I worked with there. I have emails from this person telling us she is working on it. I sure hope you are reading this. I will put your name all over so you know what you are doing is fraudulent. You are a liar and a scam!

My overall rating would be "1 star". Their ad says "one call does it all". That's a lie. I was told by my rep that I met with that no one could take money out of my disability checks. Well, they did. I am disabled and live on my disability. I paid $2500.00 to J.K. Harris to handle my tax problems. Technically the problem with IRS wasn't even mine. It was my ex-husband's. Every time I called J.K Harris' office, I was directed to a new rep. I sent in paperwork every 3 months and every time, it went to a new rep. I was told to ignore notices from IRS. This went on for over 4 years.

I was told last October that everything was settled with IRS, but I continued to receive notices from IRS. I called J.K. Harris again this week to ask about the letter I was to receive from them stating that I was not responsible for the debt. I was told that I was responsible, but that I was in a "not able to pay status". So after 4 years of paperwork, phone calls, and tons of aggravation, I'm right back where I started.

I met several times with J.K. Harris representative in Gainesville, FL. I paid in excess of $3,000.00. I was told not to file my 2009 and 2010 returns. They would be going for a compromise. I was told they would file with the IRS to stop all levies and seizures. So what happens, the IRS just seized my bank accounts, my kids' bank accounts, and my wages. And where is J.K. Harris?

I would rate JK Harris with a zero or lower if I could. My husband and I met with one of their agents when we lived in Springfield, MO. We gave him approximately $400 and signed a contract to pay over $3000 to represent us with the IRS. We sent the information they requested. We were to get a return call back each time we called their office and a call was never received. Each time we called, we were told a new rep was handling our case and that agent would return our call but never a call. I believe there were around three supposedly reps involved. I finally emailed and received a letter stating they would give us only half of our money back because of the administration fees and costs for their time. They never did anything but take our money. And the half of the refund they promised never came and again calls were not returned.

JK Harris promised to settle out tax debt, and we paid them almost $4,000.00. They made promises to us, and even filed our 2010 tax returns wrong. When we finally realized what was happening, we put a stop payment on future payments. We then got a letter from an attorney, and they are trying to sue us. They are scam artists who feed on the working class, trying to make difficult choices. We are now trying to figure out how they have the right to sue us, when they lied, and did everything different than what they promised.

For the rate your overall experience, there should be a button for losers. It would not let me pick 0. I give them nothing. I met with a sales representative of JK Harris in July 2011. I was in danger of having my wages garnished and that JK Harris could settle my tax debt pennies on the dollar. This rep pressured me to pay him $400 that day and set up a monthly pay plan of $800 a month for the balance of $3100. I was making payments to their collection agency at an 18% rate. I found out after making payments that JK Harris will not work on your case until they receive the full balance. At this time, my debt to the IRS was around $25,000 and I felt completely hopeless. I paid all the fees owed to JK Harris in Oct. 2011. For the next 4 months, JK Harris did nothing to resolve my tax issues. I had three different reps that I worked with. The representatives did not contact me. Instead, I had to call them to get updates. I paid them well to resolve my tax issues. I think we should all get together and bring JK Harris down. Is there anyone out there who would want the case against JK Harris? It would improve your business. E-mail me if you want to join.

It was the beginning of October 2008. I've seen a commercial for a company named JK Harris which quoted "we are the nation's largest tax representation firm and we guarantee to stop interest and penalty charges and to lower what you owe the IRS". I put down $1,100 up front to a guy that I thought I could trust to handle my current situation, which at that time was lower than what I owe know. Then, I was put on a monthly payment plan that I paid on time every month, which totaled to $5,000 with the interest. He gave us his cell phone number and instructed me to call him anytime if there was a problem.

Shortly after a problem came up and it came time to call his number, it was no longer working. So, I called the main headquarters of JK Harris in North Charleston, SC. I talked to 10 different people before I got to the right person. She wasn't the only person handling my case. So, she couldn't give me an answer as to why the IRS was still contacting me and stating that it was an urgent matter, "we intend to levy your account". Bottom line, they did not resolve the problem. They just took my money and ran with it.

I paid JK Harris more than $3,000 to help me with a debt to the IRS. After waiting for 10 months for an answer, I got a letter on October 16, 2011 saying that I did not qualify for them to help me. As a result of this, I now owe the IRS more than I did at first, plus I have the fee they charged on my Master Card. Now, I owe the IRS more money than at first and also have a credit card bill.The bill from the IRS was a little over $5,000, but now it's almost $7,000.

I went to JK Harris believing that I was going to be helped (I was wrong). I met with Michelle ** (very nice person). I first met with her in December 2010, but I waited and then went back in June 2011 and that was when I signed up to be ripped off. So to start, I paid JK Harris $1,100.00 and also paid $700.00 toward the next step of the process (if I moved forward, then I have $700.00 as a credit) so they could get power of attorney and find out from the IRS how much I owe. So a total of $1,800, this was on June 28, 2011.

Not even a week later, Michelle called and I met back with her in the office. She then advised me that it would be another $4,900 to move on; this does not include the $700.00 credit I already have. I did nothing, I told her I would call and I had to think about it. So July 2011, I decided that I just wanted my money back, at least the $700.00 credit. I had to sign and email or fax the paper back. I then finally Spoke to Trawana **. She told me that it takes 45 to 60 days to get a refund. I'm not at all happy about that, but I have waited and nothing has happened. To the point that the company now doesn't return call (not that they ever did) but now my emails don't even get answered.

I paid JK Harris and Co. $2500 in Jan. 2011 to settle my tax debt. And as of Oct. 2011, I have received nothing. I have been through 3 different tax settlers, whom I sent my requested info in May 2011 and July 2011. But I kept getting emails saying they have not received my requested information.

Is there anyone who knows anything about a class action suit against them?

I post-dated a check to get services started and they debited my account the next day.

I called them and they put my account on hold. She asked me to send in a bank statement to prove that the account was debited in error. I got caught up trying to get the money I needed to survive and today, they debited my account twice. They told me that they are not giving my money back at all; not even one payment so that I may survive.

I thought these jokers could help, but I was wrong. Like a lot of these people, I paid them money ($800.00). After several months, nothing. Finally, I had another meeting with a consultant at one of their many satellite offices. I owed in the neighborhood of $5000. Their offer to me was pay them another $3000 and they would settle everything with the IRS. I read the paperwork, looked at the guy and asked, "are you ** kidding me? I asked him to do the math. I wrote emails, called them, nothing. Finally, I got a release from them promising $600 of my $800. But like everyone else, I have received nothing.

In January of 2009, I contacted JK Harris to help solve my tax problems. I have paid $4,500 and JK Harris has yet solved anything involving my taxes. Now, I am hiring an attorney just to get a refund. I will not recommend this company to anyone being that they are crooks.

In 2007, I hired JK Harris to handle my back taxes that I owed. The gentlemen that we talked to was very convincing that all our problems would be taken care of. After numerous phone calls, leaving messages that we wanted to talk to someone, no one ever called. We paid JK Harris over $3500.00. I heard today that there is a class action suit in progress. I don't know where to start a class action. I would like some info on what I can do. I can give more info about dates and money paid in to them. Thank you for your help.

The State of Texas reached an agreement with J. K. Harris. The settlement check they sent in August 2011 bounced. They continue to do everything to keep your money and not honor anything nor, apparently, help anyone.

They took my money $4,900, made all kinds of promises and after 6-8 months, no settlements were done. They never called the IRS. We called them and confirmed it. My bank accounts were seized and this is now on our credit report, which made my husband lose a great job potential.

My wife and I signed an agreement on 9/22/10 for services with dealing with the IRS for tax years 2007 and 2008. We paid monthly installments totaling to $2,590. We stopped automatic withdraws from our checking account because we never received a call from them or answered any of my 10+ calls to them. We wanted to know what we were getting for the money we already paid because there was no audit representation or Federal Stream Line installment Agreement. The only thing they did was ask the IRS for a Master File and IRP for 07 and 08. That cost $300.00.

They also made one phone call to the IRS since I had to pay the IRS. There was nothing more for them to do. After contacting the Better Business Bureau in SC, we found out that they have had over 720 complaints against JK Harris. On 4/01/2011, they sent us an offer to pay us $690. We wanted at least $2,000 of the $2590 we paid them and got nothing at all for our money. Being seniors on limited income and having to pay the IRS $370 a month just on interest and penalties without touching the principal, we decided to settle for the $690.

We signed, dated and faxed their general release back to them. I have the TX Result Report showing the faxed was received by them. After waiting for over a month, I tried calling and leaving messages but never a return call. I called the BB Bureau and they tried calling. They finally told me they would give up. HOW can a company like this still operate and cheat people out of their money, with more than 720 complaints against them?

Back in Oct 2010, I met with Scott **, representative of JK Harris, in regards to back taxes that I owe the Internal Revenue. He assured me that they are a great company and he assured me that they would help me. I felt very comfortable because I desperately wanted to resolve this issue. I gave them my checking account information to take payments electronically. I never once received any documentation stating that the work was done. He assured me that all the information went to the IRS.

I have a payment agreement with the IRS faithfully every month. I have asked if anyone has been inquiring information on my behalf, the answer has been always no. Also, to file my taxes would be 30.00 because I was a customer. Once Feb 2011 came, I call to file my taxes. JK Harris told me 425.00 to file. I spoke with David **/ Micheal ** , they assured me that everything was going good and not to worry. Today almost a year later and nothing has been done. I have left messages, no call back. Please help.

I hired JK Harris in 2007 to help me with a tax issue. I was told they could help me settle the debit. All they did was drag it out for two years and in the end, the IRS garnished my Social Security Check in the amount of $250.00 per month.

JK Harris did nothing to help me at all. They just charged me $4500; they stole my money.

Now it's too late to do anything, and they dropped my case in 2010. With no explanation to me other than it was settled.

Don't get sucked into JK Harris fraud!

I have hired JK Harris to help me with my tax problem. I paid them $1350.00, and they wanted more. I really cannot afford more. Now the IRS has levied my social security by 15 percent. Each month of which, I cannot afford. It takes money from me that I need to live on. I called them to get my money back, and they told me I could not get it all. The only thing they wanted to give back to me was $157.00. What a rip off. I really don't care how many people they claim to have help-- it's a money gimmick.

In 2006, I was audited by IRS and owed around $23,000.00 from 2003. I hired JK Harris Firm and I paid them a total of $2,800.00 to work my case. They kept running me around and said that they were still working on it. Almost eight weeks went by, I called them and said that this is not working out and I am getting four letters a week from IRS for payment arrangements. I called JK Harris Company and told them that I wanted a refund on what I had paid them so I could start paying on this arrangement for IRS. JK Harris said that we cannot refund the money paid for the services they did. I wrote a letter to their company and finally, they sent me only seven hundred dollars and some change back. I want everything I paid and if I can get some help from a law firm in Nashville, TN, that would be great.

It cost me a lot of money and added to what I owe IRS and put me further behind. We almost lost our home and put me and my wife on the verge of a nervous breakdown. We had to file bankruptcy to keep our home.

In August of 2010 I met with Mr. Frank Piecka a consultant for JK Harris to discuss my situation and to see if I qualify for their services. Mr. Piecka informed looked over the documents that I had brought with me. He determined that we needed to meet again. On September 3 of 2010 I met with Mr. Piecka he told that I did qualify for their services. Mr. Frank Peicka informed me that they would be able to gather all of my documents and determine how much I would have to pay to the Department of Revenue.

At that time I was told I would need to pay them a fee of $830.00 for those services. I said wow that is a little steep. Mr. Piecka said that it might turn out that I would only minimal help from them and this would be all I would have to pay. Around Octocber I met with Mr. Piecka again. At this time he informed me that they could help me and settle my debt for a small amount. It sounded good. He also said that It would cause me $2500.00 for their lawyers and tax professionals to make sure that this small amount would be all I would have to ever pay on this debt. Once they contact Massachusette Department of Revenue with my income and ability to pay, I wouldn't have to worry about this debt any longer. I argued the fact of paying them $2500.00 plus the $830.00 I had already paid that I could have actually given this amount to Mass DOR and would have paid a third of the debt. Mr. Piecka informed me that I would continue to accure fees which would keep adding up and this small amount would not even put a dent in the debt. I contemplated this and told Mr. Piecka there is no way I have $2500.00 to do this.

Mr. Piecka called someone in his home office and told them my situation. I was then informed that they could take payments and that they would use $500.00 of the $830.00 I had already paid. Mr. Peicka assured me that I would not have to pay more and that my tax problems would be resolved. I asked If his company (JK Harris) did not settle my tax debt what would happen to all of my money. He plainly said to me, then we (JK Harris) would have to give you your money back. Mr. Piecka made me feel confident that JK Harris lawyers and tax professionals would settle this for me. I told Mr. Piecka that I had did everything that I could to settle this on my own. Mr. Piecka said that their lawyer know all of the tax laws and the tax professionals would be working for me, therefore I need not worry. Her we are 9 months later and I am out of $2830.00 with no resolutions and on top of that, they will not refund me not one penny of my money. Please what can I do. This is robbery and I am the victum.

I was audited by IRS back in 2007. I consulted JK Harris to take care of it on my behalf. They promised that they will start immediately contacting the IRS and get the information and I shouldn't worry. One week passed and nothing happened. I contacted the IRS audit officer to ask if anyone called on my case and he replied, "No, not at all. He told me also that I can do what they will do for me. The officer waived some of the penalty for me and advised me to get my money back from them ASAP before they start. I did contact them asking them to stop my case immediately and they did. I paid them $1400 the day they had me in their office for filling application. I requested the money back since they did absolutely nothing. A few months later, they send me a letter indicating that all they owe me is only $600 some. I was crazy and said why?

Until today, more than 3 years and I've received nothing, not even the $$600 some they promised. I don't know what to do. Are we in USA or Nigeria! Can someone help me here?

I contracted with JK Harris in October 2010 to help settle some tax issues including a possible levy. They dropped the ball and did not file a tax return that the IRS was waiting for, and because of that, the IRS levied all the money in my bank accounts. JK Harris admitted that they did drop the ball and promised me a refund of the $3100.00 I paid them for this terrible service. I signed a release and was supposed to have my refund by the end of April! Now they won't take my calls or my emails. And of course no refund yet!

I spoke with the Consumer Affairs Bureau in SC, where their Corporate Office is and I was told by them that there have been 132 complaints filed against them and they never answer the complaint. How do they get away with this?

Like most people, I have some tax issues. I reached out to JK Harris to help with this issue. I heard all this great advertising about how they help you with your tax problems, promising they will work with the IRS to solve them. They know all the laws. They are ex-IRS agents, so they can definitely help. Well, all they did was charge me $2500.00, filed some forms, and had me waiting and waiting.

Then, they sent me a letter stating that my account was closed with the IRS. All I did was fill out an offer of compromise and send it to them. They did absolutely nothing but take my money. I could have filled out an offer in compromise on my own and sent it to the IRS. They claimed they could solve and get my IRS issues taken care of. I would like to file a class action suit against them. If you have any information for me, I would greatly appreciate it. I know there are other people out there that they ripped off.

JK Harris and Company had me sign a receipt and general release agreeing to pay me back money for service not rendered, but paid in advance. It's been over two years since services were prepaid and almost a year since the release was signed and returned.

To me, as an average consumer, this is unacceptable behavior from a firm that deals with sensitive IRS cases. It was absolutely stressful and I was eventually hospitalized for the stress endured from them not paying back money that was rightfully mine in the first place. To JK Harris, the funds are petty change. To me, the funds are my families survival. The recruiter had no problem obtaining my funds via their main offices in Goose Creek, SC, but they ultimately refuse you the funds when they are obviously rightfully due to the consumer that paid them.

We paid JK Harris $5,000.00 to help us with the IRS. They did nothing but make our situation worse. They told us to make an offer and compromise. We did all the paperwork and waited and waited while penalties and interest piled up for about 2 years. Then they sent us a letter that said we would never be accepted by the IRS for a compromise because we have equity in your house! They knew this all along. We got lied to and it has caused us to become much deeper into debt to the IRS! We need our money back just to help pay our horrible IRS debt!

My story is a lot like most peoples issues that Ive read on this page. JK HARRIS is the worst company i have ever knew. They are definitely a scam going on here! I had at least 7 or 8 people that so called represented me , throughout the time ( 5 years ) I payed them thousands of dollars. JK HARRIS kept changing my contact person.Actually the first person I had representing me , I quote: be careful with this company they are not to be trusted , unquote. He shortly after that left JK HARRIS. I had to start with a new representative.

There was a lack of communication on JK HARRIS side to me. When I called my representative, I didn't get a response, a lot . I was told be JK Harris that I was to communicate with the IRS, and the IRS said it was very unusual for this since JK HARRIS was representing me.I then had to go back to JK HARRIS and tell them what the IRS had said. This was very hard to do. I want to get my money back from JK HARRIS for horrible service and the way they represented my company and me.I definitely have a case and I want to file a law suit to JK HARRIS.

These so called "Tax Attorney" have scammed me. I've paid over $7,000.00 for them to help settle my tax debt with the IRS and all they have done is shuffle my account around from person to person for the past three years, in short, nothing has been accomplished or expedited. I received a call last week from them, stating that they could reactivate my account for a new discounted fee. This company should be shut down permanently and reimbursement should be paid back to all the people whom they have ripped off!

I found JK and Harris in the yellow pages and thought they would be a good company to go with. That I would qualify for an offer in compromise. Then I decided to do a background check on them the day after I found out my copies of the agreement papers were pretty much blank. I could not see or read anything. Then I started thinking why did he want me to fill out the paperwork that I didn't have any information about it and told me to guess how much everything was. And that he was in a big hurry for me to sign the money orders of $1,025 over to him because he had a flight to catch. I did a background check the day after and found out that they are scamming people all over the U.S. and cancelled them 2-3 days after I found all the information on them.

I got a bill from the IRS for $14,000.00 due to a sale of a home that was foreclosed. I panicked and went to JK Harris for help. They first told me to fill out this form that would give an estimated amount of what he thought I could settle for. He said they could help and "probably" settle with the IRS for about $300.00 plus their fees. I said "don't you need to know what the tax is for"? Is this a real tax or a mistake? He told me, no, they didn't need to know why the tax was there and that I had to pay it if the IRS said so.

After paying almost a $300.00 payment a month (my husband and I were barely surviving as it was and went without to pay this to JK Harris), they came back and said you don't qualify. After several 1-hour drives to Knoxville, I called the main number and got an agent on the phone. She told me to fax her every bill and debt I had. I did this for 45 minutes and then I was told " Oh wait you do qualify, for an additional $2000.00 and we will file the settlement paper for you." Not having any more money to spend, I was advised by a friend to go to a local CPA which I did. He looked at the tax paper by the IRS then asked me about how the tax was incurred and for $50.00 filed a paper to the IRS that this was not a legitimate tax due to the law imposed by Bush regarding foreclosures. The tax was removed by the IRS in 3 months.

Now, tell me, for $1050.00, shouldn't these team of experts known that the first thing they should have done was to see if the tax was even legitimate? I filed a complaint with their department and they denied me because they did paper work. Excuse me; as far as I am concerned (and told them) none of the so called paperwork they did would have needed to be done if they would have known their job! I mean they are supposed to be the number one company in the US and supposed to have all these great CPA's and Ex IRS agents and attorneys working for them. Could no one pick up on the fact that I was being taxed on something I wasn't even supposed to pay? Please help me stop these people!

The way this company portrays themselves and the services they claim to provide is a scam. They are inefficient, basically useless and potentially extremely damaging to their clients. In my experience, they've done nothing I couldn't have done myself and appear to repeatedly be deliberately allowing time to pass so that a situation becomes critical before they act. Then they demand more fees at a time when you, the client, feel you have no choice but to pay to avoid some horrendous action by the IRS.

I've sent numerous documents, statements, etc. only to have them tell me sometime later, after I call them, that the documents were illegible and I should need to send them again. This is nonsense as the documents are perfectly clear. I was charged $700 for them to make a call to the IRS to place a hold on collections. The amount was calculated from the amount owed and the urgency of the situation. The closer to the deadline, the more they can charge because of the clients fear. The call took 10 minutes. I had to be on the phone as well as the Harris rep. and could easily have done the whole thing myself for nothing. They prey on the fear of their clients and provide a service of little, if any, value. I am not dealing with the IRS directly and am very happy doing so.

I went through the whole initial consultation with JK, meeting in person and all that jazz. The next step according to the tax professional was to pay an extra amount of money up front before any sort of work can be done. If I hardly knew what my situation was, how could they require me to pay a huge amount of money before they even did a little research into my situation? Needless to say, this really put me off. I did not commit on the spot as I am very wary of financial companies I see advertised on TV. (previous experiences).

So I decided to research any complaints from JK. If it wasn't for Consumer Affairs I would have probably gone through the same experience as everyone else here. The web is our greatest defense against scam companies. Now I still had to deal with my tax problem at hand and I know absolutely nothing of tax laws. So I went with a suggestion from a close friend that went through a similar situation. Their experience with the Tax Relief Foundation was a very good one. Now I know this is not the arena to boast about their performance (I will save that for some place for positive reviews).

Needless to say my experience was exceptional! They also conduct a full tax investigation before they decide on an amount that's fair. I am just so happy that I caught these comments on JK before making a huge mistake. From now on I will always ask someone I trust for a recommendation, even if it's just to order pizza delivery for the night.

I contacted JK Harris because of an ad I saw for negotiation of pennies on dollar for back taxes to IRS. The total amount I owed was approximately $24,000 + $10,000 in interest and penalty. I had to pay JK Harris $300 upfront and then payments of $320 for 10 months, which was deducted automatically each month from checking account.

Once I provided all my financial data to them, it was agreed that I had no disposable income left at the end of the month after living expenses. Several months after the balance to JK Harris was paid, they did the paperwork for IRS. First, the papers got lost; then, the totals were incorrect. The representative handling the case was changed several times, and there seemed to be mass confusion. Finally, after I received correspondence from IRS threatening to garnish my pay, JK Harris produced their resolution.

The resolution was either an Offer in Compromise of $11,228.00 in cash or to pay $17,163 by making monthly installment payments of $712. Since I had no disposable income left, I was unable to accept either one of the terms. To avoid garnishment, my mother contacted IRS, and worked out a payment agreement with them of $300 a month in addition to claiming zero exemptions each payday. I could not afford even the $300 but my mother assists me in making the payments each month to try to finally get rid of this bill.

We also discussed the Offer in Compromise (OIC) with IRS and they informed me that any individual can make the offer of 20% of total bill to be considered for an OIC. I feel that I was not appropriately represented by JK Harris. The outcome was certainly not what I expected and I feel that once they reviewed my financials, they knew exactly what they were able to do/or not do. $17,000 payable on a $35,000 bill is not really pennies on the dollar. I would like my money back from JK Harris because I don't feel that they did anything for me.

Short version: paid them 1,250.00 to help me with a tax problem, after I made the last payment on June 17, I got a letter from the IRS saying that Stephanie ** , John ** Samuel **, who I have never even knew , talked to, or anything else, would no longer be representing me! I have all the paperwork, receipts, and everything they asked me for (copiers) that letter was delivered to me on Oct. 17. I tried to call their office (during regular office hours) and got a machine telling me to call back during office hours.

I am now out 1250.00 also I lost my job, and everything just keeps going downhill, my husband is losing hids job in Feb. and I still am fighting with the IRS over something I did not do. There is no extra money for anything.

We retained the services of JK Harris to help resolve out tax issues. The ads that are on the JK Harris website were promising and reassuring. Upon contacting a rep, the paperwork was quick and so was the money part. I paid JK Harris $1050.00 to do absolutely nothing! The service was okay at first with the rep stating "We will reduce your liability," "Nothing to worry about." 2 months later, there's still no communication from this company.

We called and requested an update from Carol the rep. She was forgetful and made excuses for the non communication from them. She said she would have the tax consultant contact us for a release so he could act on our behalf to the state. That transaction happened about a week later. 1 month later, we got no response as we are now getting threatening letter from the state to levy! I called and Carol just happened to get the results that day! How convenient!

She stated, "We cannot help you. You have too much money. You have to pay the state everything." I know our income is not that great! My husband was on workman's comp for 16 months with 2 knee surgeries! When I called to complain about my whole experience, it was like talking to a person that read a generic response! Their quality assurance division was a joke! I need further guidance to stop this company and hopefully see some of my fee retuned! Please help! What they did was nothing! I could have called the state of CA and had the same results but $1050.00 richer!

Tax Defense Network is no different than JK Harris or Tax Masters! I was originally ripped off by Tax Masters with a sales pitch that promised me an Offer in Compromise with no results and an upfront fee of 5 grand! Well guess what, I called JK Harris and got the same answer to my tax problems. I did not trust it for a second. So I kept looking for a reputable tax company.

I called TDN and you know what? They told me the same thing as Tax Masters and JK Harris! 5 thousand dollars for an Offer in Compromise that I knew darn well I wasn't qualified for. Finally, I got help from Dave at US Tax Liberty. He didn't try to sell me, but told me exactly what was up and then told me they can't even quote a service fee until they contact the IRS and find out what can actually be done with my case. His number is **, if you still need help.

There is a simple rule to find a good tax help company. If they try to sell you with a reduction right there on the first phone call with that fee right away, then stay away! Tax Defense Network, JK Harris and Tax Masters are nothing but scammers!

In October 2007, I received a notice from the IRS and IDR advising that I owed back taxes. Having seen JK Harris ad on TV, I contacted them and scheduled an appointment. Our contract was for them to file the back taxes and contact the IRS and IDR to schedule to negotiate a settlement. I was told to send them copies of any and everything that I received from IRS which I did. What I didn't know until a year later was that they were doing nothing with the papers I was sending them. When I pressed them for action as described in our contract, they cut off communication entirely.

I paid them $2500.00 to negotiate and clear my tax bill that was never respected and it's been 3 years. They have a nerve to tell me to pay another $500.00 and they will correct with IRS. The required refund is still waiting.

a down payment and monthly payment by our bank account every month $308 dollars. Each time we call for update status with the IRS and we don't have any good answer, very poor orientation from them. Only solution we received was a letter from IRS for garnish and levy.

We call JK Harris and the respond was no positive but still asking for monthly payment when we have call a lawyer and paid one thousand for get agreement with IRS for payment plan. We paid to the IRS 500.00 monthly and JK Harris send a statement every month to paid to them when that company do nothing for us. Before that company was another that keep our money and the California Court close the doors for fraud and we still waiting for a refund.

Why the Government let those Company's ripoff the people. My story is too long, we need a Lawyer to suit JK Harris, we owe more because of the delay from them and Company doesn't care for the customer in trouble making money from the hard working people.

We hired JK Harris to settle our tax problem and we were assured that it would be taken care of. After over a year and after they took us for $3000.00, our claim was denied because of Sonya **** who was our caseworker. The IRS called us one day to get some information that I had already given to Sonya ****. The agent was very mad and said that she could not get the information on a timely manner. Sonya **** never followed up with us when she sent the proposal to the IRS to see if we could pay that.

We got a letter from the IRS stating that they accepted the offer which was more than we could pay per month. Sonya never followed up on anything and I believe that they wanted to make an example out of JK Harris by refusing our offer. The time that IRS called us, I had to fax everything that they wanted and it cost me $45.00 to send which JK Harris should have done. I filed a complaint with BBB but to no avail. They still say that they have done what they were supposed to do. Needless to say, when Sonya messed up again with the IRS lady she was let go and another person took offer. By this time, it was too late. IRS has already made up their mind. I wish there was a class action suit in Florida.

I paid these people over $3,000 to sort out my taxes. All they did was lose all the information I had given them. I consider this to be theft and gross misrepresentation. I have to pay the IRS $250 per month for what seems to be the rest of my life.

I went to J.K. Harris office in Columbus, Ohio to get help dealing with an approx. 15K tax bill. Since I was not working at the time, the agent assured me I should file an offer in compromise at $0, and I would probably get my debt forgiven. Fool that I was, I paid the office $2500 to take the action. Months later, they sent me the offer in compromise to review, and just about everything except my name was wrong. They had totally wrong dates, account numbers, phone numbers, social security number, you name it. When I complained, they told me to "redo it with the correct info" and turn it in to the IRS.

Needless to say, the IRS flatly turned the request down, and that was that. J.K. Harris was done. Period. They took $2500 from me simply to fill out one form incorrectly. Now I have received a letter from the IRS that J.K. Harris says they are no longer representing me. Like they ever did! They are con men, plain and simple. Crooks. How the government allows these charlatans to remain in business and out of jail is beyond me.

I hired J.K. Harris because I owed federal and state taxes for '06, '07, '08 and '09. The IRS was calling. I got very worried so I hired J.K. Harris. They told me they would review my tax problem, put a hold on the IRS calls and set up a resolution with the IRS. This is what happened. J.K. Harris takes your ability to pay. There is no set price. You have to provide (They give you a financial kit) and you have to list all your debts, everything! Then you have to bring proof of your debts with you to your next meeting, along with your pay slip.

Then they make a determination on what it is going to cost to help you with your taxes. So it's really your ability to pay! For me that was $2700. I had to pay right then $300 just for them to get started (earnest money). Then you set up a payment plan (Post dated checks). Keep in mind, you have to take time off from work because in my case they only work during normal working hours and not the weekend.

In the end, they did not find any errors on my taxes, did not help me in reducing any penalties and when it came to the resolution, they wanted me to send another debt report with my payslip again to tell the IRS what my ability to pay was. For me, that was going to be $420 a month. I did not agree to that. J.K. Harris told me that is how much it was going to be and there was nothing they could do about that. I called the IRS myself and I was told about two payment plans: one would get reported to the credit bureaus, the other would not. This was never explained to me by J.K. Harris. Also, the IRS asked me what I could afford to pay each month! I could not believe it.

In about one hour on the phone, the IRS set me up with a payment plan of $250 a month. I called J.K. Harris back and told them about this and they had no comment. I asked for a $700 refund (Price of the resolution phase). They told me to contact their QA department. I wrote a letter explaining my situation. Two months later, they sent me a packet of forms to sign and they were only going to refund me $225. I wish I would have never ever got involved with J.K. Harris. They do not do what they promise and I believe they work for the IRS and not you! Please, whoever is reading this and considering J.K. Harris, do not hire them please. This is a very brief explanation of what I went through.

J.K. Harris put me in a huge financial situation. I was scared hoping they could help me. I thought that they could get my penalties reduced and they told me they could. They did not. The payments to J.K. Harris made it hard for me to pay for food and gas just to get to work not to mention a dental payment that came up I could not pay because of the post dated checks to J.K. Harris. They cost me a ton of stress and disappointment, not to mention money! I could have used that money to pay towards the IRS. Unbelievable. The worst money I have ever spent.

This "firm" charged me to amend my taxes. The firm did it wrong and I was penalized. When I tried to call and get a new amendment, they refused to take my call. I called the 800 number to complain and they said that they would look into it but never did. They refused to forward my file with the tax documents to me. I filed a complaint with the BBB and they that they would look into it but finally just said that since the amendment was completed, I could not get my money back.

My wife and I are engineers and worked as independent contractors in the early 2000's for the electric company. We ended up losing our contracts at the same time and ended up having to live off our savings. My wife finally started working again several years after we relocated to California. To make a long story short, she starts being garnished and letters start coming in the mail that we owed $80,000 to the IRS!

So we called up JK Harris after seeing a commercial. They did absolutely nothing! I'm serious. Other than require $600 per month for over two years from the both of us (thinking we we're getting an offer in compromise), we come to find out after continuing to be garnished and harassed by the IRS that they never even filed for any paperwork other than a Power of Attorney two years prior.

JK Harris will string you along just to drain your bank account month after month! I finally got some help from US Tax Liberty; all I needed to do was file my returns for the past several years (we didn't file since the loss of our contracts, we didn't think we had to without an income) and then they set us up on an installment agreement for what we did owe from pulling out of our annuity without prepaying the taxes on it (only ended up owing 15 grand).

Dave was our rep at US Tax Liberty and in hindsight, it was obvious not to use JK Harris by just comparing one conversation with Dave and one with that horrible guy from JK, who only told us what we wanted to hear so he could get our money. JK Harris is 100% the biggest scam you could ever be a part of. They will tell you they can perform miracles when it is really all lies! I'm telling you, if you go to them you will get ripped off!

My husband and I retained JK Harris in 2008 to assist us in a tax issue. After continued communication problems (they refused to answer our calls, return voice mails) and loss of important documentation, we terminated our contract with them and requested a refund. While some services were provided, we were offered reimbursement for a small portion of our pre-paid contract. We received this letter on May 20, 2010 and was told it was "processed" one month later. The letter clearly states we would receive our reimbursement check between 90-120 days (later told this only included business days).

As of today, 120 days has passed. I just got off the phone with Quality Assurance (this was my fourth call in as many months) and was told the following, "QA has no hand in who, how or when a client received reimbursement. The accounting department issues a weekly list of whose check will be going out this week. We were not on the list and many clients have been waiting since 2009. I was not allowed to speak to accounting to find out the status of our check. There is absolutely no way to know when or even if it would arrive."

Do not do business with JK Harris! Thus far, we are still waiting for $3,700 and could be for many years. Also, in the initial contract, it states (in legalese) as a client, you waive your right to retain a lawyer or engage in a lawsuit against JK Harris and the only recourse you have is through arbitration, which, as we found out, is virtually not an option.

I too have been expecting a refund from J.K. Harris in September of this year. I have submitted several emails and received several excuses why it hasn't happened. I was told in writing that I would receive a refund within 120 days after signing their agreement. J.K Harris is a low down, bottom of the barrel, scum of the earth business. Mr. Harris will burn in hell. He is liar and a thief. I'm sure that I'll never see my refund, but I will be a pain to J.K. Harris until I get some type of satisfaction.

Here I am again; it has been a year and you still have not mailed me my refund. My new address is ** Birmingham, AL 35220-4896. My telephone number is **. Read more: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/finance/jk_harris.html#ixzz12Hn5RmYQ.

I paid JK Harris $12,500 five years ago to resolve my tax problems which they said they could take care of. Up until now they have done nothing. They called the FBI and said I was harassing them and I should not be since they told the FBI in South Carolina that I got a full refund. This is not true. They have said I am not entitled to any refund because they tried to solve my tax problems. I do not believe them. The FBI was going to charge me with harassment, but they now have changed their mind since JK Harris lied to them.

They are very mean and rude. Since JK Harris cannot or will not do anything or refund my money, I now still have even more tax problems, liens, garnishments, etc. I also lost my $12,500 to JK Harris, which I could really use now to help me eat and pay rent since I still cannot work much.

I paid JK Harris over $3000 to help me with creditors that were trying to take my property after I refused to let them raise my fixed 3.8% rate to 27% because my income changed. JK Harris was ineffective. Also, after my creditors found out that I hired JK Harris, they expedited their attempts and finally succeeded at taking my land and home.

My Name is Samuel **. I have been expecting a refund from them for the past year and have not received one. I have submitted a couple of emails to them and have made several telephone calls which have gone unanswered and I have not received any call backs from the messages I have left. Here I am again; it has been a year and they still have not mailed me my refund. My new address is **, Birmingham, AL 35220-4896. My telephone number is **. Please, for God's sakes, refund my money.

After we signed contract, we paid total $2700 in time. However, JK Harris' case worker worked with us for a year, then things changed after she no longer working at JK Harris. First of all, nobody ever called us about this change. The last word we heard from that case worker was everything should be all set, just waiting from IRS which might take for a while. We finally called to find out the case worker changed. The case worker was very rude and treated us like a criminal.

She said, she called us but we never received any calls. The said asked for the last 3 months bank statements which we gave to her after a couple of days requesting from bank. Never heard from her again. Then when we called, she said our case was closed. What a scam! We are very hurt by this situation. We feel that they are only interested in the payment we gave to them, not willing to spend effort. Now, they told us that we have to open the new case, sign new contract and the sales person called us right away asking for a new contract. What a joke: the case worker never get hold of us. But sales got hold of us right away.We want JK Harris to evaluate the case **and give us a fair treatment. We want to have the contract re-open. There is no any reason for them to close our case.

I contacted JK Harris. A personal interview was conducted, I furnished all needed information and as we started to make payments, JK Harris dropped us. The IRS, when contacted, stated from Charleston, SC office that JK Harris agency never requested my file from IRS. We are still trying to deal with the IRS, which is a one-way street if anyone else has tried to negotiate and use common sense. JK Harris never responded to calls, emails, letters, faxes, etc. This is pitiful public relations. I feel it is because I am one small case, low profile, low attention getting case. I hope others can deal with them or we all force them to confess negligence.

The claim is from when my wife withdrew funds from IRS to pay for her mother's funeral and many bills (which she is not legally responsible). The IRA company did not take out taxes for IRS. I claim that the IRS is due only taxes on this IRA, no the IRS re-figured our combined total income at a later year. We claim that we have overpaid several times and we want this nightmare to stop.

We hired them to help us with IRS matters and JK Harris collected $1,600.00 in advance for their services that were not performed. We asked for our money back and we do not get a straight answer as to when or if they will return the money. In addition to our problems, JK Harris has added additional stress to our situation and we are missing now an additional $1,600.

I hired JK Harris almost three years ago to help negotiate a settlement with the IRS. They deducted $2,500.00 out of checking account until my contract was paid in full. I provided all documentation, statements, everything they requested to submit to IRS. I finally received a letter from IRS that my Power of Attorney (JK Harris) did not participate in a mandatory conference on my behalf so they denied my offer of settlement.

When I called my account representative, Sherry **, in the South Carolina office, I asked her about the letter. I was told they don't participate in conferences. Then what did I pay them for? I then asked Sherry** who I could talk to about requesting a refund and she placed me on hold or mute. I could hear her clearly saying to another JK Harris employee, "Some people think they are so special. Get a grip."

After she got back on the phone with me, I confronted her about what I heard and of course she denied it. Apparently I was special enough to debit $2,500.00 out of my checking account. I to this day have not heard back from Sherry Black's supervisor and after reading all the other inquiries, I'm not surprised. I've reported JK Harris along with Miss. Sunshine Sherry ** to the Texas Attorney General's Office, the Better Business Bureau of Gooseneck, SC as well as the BBB in Austin, Texas. Every time I see a JK Harris commercial on TV here in Austin, I'm going to call the TV station. I don't understand how they can still be in business.

I hired JK Harris Tax Company to represent us and negotiate a settlement for pay roll taxes. I was not informed of what was happening. I had to call. I had different caseworkers they never returned calls, were rude and uncaring.

I paid 500 for 10 months, they never resolved anything .When I pressured them, I was told that I could pay 2000 dollars a month until I finished paying. I was told that they could lower taxes as I would not have to pay penalties. Not so, I still have an unresolved issue and am out 5000 dollars don't be taken in by these **.

I went to JK Harris after receiving several certified mailings from the IRS for back tax returns. As is the case, I was terrified. I had been laid off from my job, on unemployment, unable to pay my existing bills, etc. After several hours, mountains of paperwork, Powers-of-Attorney, I was told that it would cost me approximately $3,000 with a down payment which I made. I was promised that the letters would no longer come to my house and they would get me a "do not attempt to collect" status until I found a job.

Months and months later, with no communication from anyone at JK Harris unless, I initiated the call. The only thing I received from them were monthly billings which I did not pay and have not paid. The certified letters continued and finally after over a year of constant harassment, I received the "do not attempt to collect," however, we have filed a lien letter. I no longer receive mail from IRS, but I am furious that it took so long and that no communication came from their office to me to update.

When I called them, I would find that I had a new person in charge of my case and they were not familiar with what was going on. There was no team. The only good thing about all this is that I have paid them very little and do not intend to pay them anymore regardless of the contract. They did not do what they said they would do and I lived with the nightmare until they did. Sorry, JK Harris, I would never recommend you to anyone for any reason!

Psychological for a year or so my life was a living hell. Financially, I do not know yet and I still can't find work and will not pay JKH when I do.

I got them to do my taxes & dropped them. I called and they sent me a letter stating I was granted a partial refund of $1,545 after I have paid them $2,100. I signed a receipt & General Release, they said it would take 90-120 days before I got anything. Now look I still don't have my money and that was February 2009. I have called numerous times and no one will return my calls. What kind of business are they running? They take people's money and run with it. I want what's mine. I am stressed out about them not giving me my money back.

I have been a client of theirs for over 4 years and I have had numerous case workers handling my case. Of all there was only one that took all of two days to solve my case. Bridgette I believe is her name. I have paid them and had a problem but still ended up paying you as agreed. Since that time I have become disabled. I don't want sympathy, I just want you to hear this. At the end when it was most crucial, no one from JK Harris handled the IRS. I was told that I was to speak to them so what did I pay you guys for? Then they told me to ignore the rejection of offer and compromise and when I hear from the IRS again to call you back. Then I was told my case is closed because they didn't accept my offer.

I thought you were supposed to take it to the end. I even told the worker I would be willing to try to make reasonable payments and I was transferred to the sales department. I feel like a fool. I don't think it is just unsatisfied customers. They make promises that they don't keep, they hire inexperienced workers, and they don't advise people properly. Half of these young people I am sure never worked for the IRS. I depended on them and told people good things about their company. I asked for support and asked questions, but their people are more closed mouth than the IRS! Well, no more. Now I have a lien on my home, getting ready to levy my SSDI checked again, and other personal problems that I would love to tell you but I am sure that you don't care. I made a mistake and have been trying to fix it with your help but you really let me down!

I hired J K Harris to represent me with the IRS, paid them $3500 to help fix a problem, now they have created an even bigger problem than when we started. One of the employers Erica admitted to making a mistake on August 26, 2010 at 9:00 am. They sent paperwork for another compromise and nothing was updated, they just sent anything to shut us up. We let a lawyer look at the paperwork and he laughed and said what a joke.

We are so unhappy with J K Harris, I would never recommend them to anyone and I would like at least half a refund of the $3500 I paid them. The corporate Gina ** never returned any of our 5 phone messages we left. They never return any phone calls at the office. It is sad that I have to pay to re-open my compromise because of the neglect of J K Harris. having to take time out from work to try and contact people to try and fix the mistakes made by J K Harris, and having to come up with more money to re-open my case. I was making all my payments monthly. I'm worried because nobody would return my calls to let me know anything about my case.

This nightmare with J.K. Harris was over a year and a half ago. We needed to clear up our taxes. I saw their commercial and called for an appointment. Signed all of the forms and releases it took them forever to get anything back to us. Mostly due to the fact someone had lost our file. Every time I sent paper they asked for they would send me a letter that the file could not be completed because they did not have the papers I had sent to them. This was a constant routine with them.

I would send papers to them and they would send me a letter stating that they need the same papers that they had just requested only to find out that they did not get them. I would call and never get a call back. Trying to email was just as bad. At one point with State Taxes, the person I was told the cases had been handed told me that she had no idea what I was talking about and that I had to deal with State myself. I called the gentleman who was working on our taxes. After 6 weeks I finally reaching him, he said, the reason he had not done them was he did not have a S.S.I After I picked my chin up off the floor, I, gave him the S.S. I number.

Several weeks later the IRS papers that he sent were still wrong. They did not have any of my husband's W2's. I called him to let him know that they were wrong and left a message. Three weeks later I called again, He said, (not to worry about it, just file them and they would file an amendment). I told him I will not send them in that way I wanted them done correct. That took a few more months. The worst problem was the State Taxes. Eight months we have been trying to get them to CA. We lived in CA. in 2004, moved to AZ in 2005, 2006, 2007, and WA in 2008. When they filed the State, they filed them all for the State of CA. Sense then CA has garnished my husband's wages for taxes that we don't even owe.

I called the case worker she would not take my call. After a week I spoke to someone else she was somewhat rude. Then I asked if I had signed the revised form for them to do the different states. I think that she was hopeful that we had not. Come to find out we had. So now I am waiting for them to review our file to see what happened so they may be able to fix the problem of the garnishing of the check.

At one point with State Taxes, the person I was told the cases had been handed to someone else told me that she had no idea what I was talking about and that I had to deal with State myself. This has been the worst experience I have ever had in my life. The customer service was horrible. There, business practices are questionable at best. We paid them over $11,000 and still have nothing settled.

After 3 years and over $15,000 paid to J.K. Harris, my wife and I are forced to deal with the IRS on our own. Three years ago, we were told by a J.K. Harris representative that they could settle our $48,000 plus tax debt with the IRS. All of a sudden, we were recently told that the debt is less than the amount of our income and that they could not help us. This is the same debt and income that we had 3 years ago. Had they told us this from the beginning, we could have paid to the IRS already the $15,000 towards our debt. J.K. Harris and companies like these are all scam artists. Our tax debt is still there and we are out of $15,000. My advice, try to deal with the IRS yourselves. We are now forced to deal with the IRS ourselves in order of reaching a payment arrangement. We have received letters on their "intent to levy". We do not own any real property. But they could levy our income if we cannot reach a reasonable payment arrangement.

I had a liability to pay a fine on Income tax. I went to see them with the first letter. They claimed that I needed a thorough tax review done. I paid $1200.00. Documentation was sent to me. I contacted them when I received the documentation which was at the same time I got the bill from the IRS. The tax review that was so necessary to get things started was never discussed with me. Rather they started their scare tactics on what the IRS was going to demand and how much it was going to cost me in addition to what I already paid. Do not use these types of tax services. They are scams. I called the IRS and worked it out with them. They were very understanding and agreed on an amount that I had offered.

My husband had 5 years of back tax debt. He saw the ad on TV for JK Harris and thought it was the way to go. He was scared and nervous, he thought they could help. $6,000.00 and 1 year later, the issue is still not resolved. Every time I call, I am told a different story and the customer service reps are very rude, no compassion or empathy for my husband and I. They are argumentative and instantly on the defense. I have said to them, you must get a lot of calls from unhappy clients because of the way you are instantly defensive, bold and loud on the phone.

My husband and I were told we wouldn't have to worry, they could make a deal with the state and federal government so we wouldn't have to pay penalties or interest. It didn't happen. They didn't even tell us that they had our returns done until I called and asked what was going on. Then they said, "oh, they're finished now and we will mail them to you". They only mailed some of the returns (state). I had to call and fight with them on the phone just to get the federal returns. My husband and I have wasted $6,000 on nothing but lies and deceit. That money could have went to our back taxes. So now, we are at the point where only some of the state returns were completed and they are trying to say we were not contracted for 2003 state, only federal return.

Come on, why would we do only the federal returns and not the state? I am very upset. I feel that this is a scam. We were lied to and treated very poorly. They are misrepresenting what they can do. They are nice when you first walk in and when you are paying them but after you have paid all you owed, you're lucky if you hear from them again. I definitely do not recommend using this company's services. They shouldn't be allowed to prey on innocent citizens who are just trying to set things right with uncle Sam. My husband and I are humiliated and exhausted and now, we have to pay even more to get our '03 state return done. I have lost sleep many nights over this and I am depressed even more today than I ever was.

I contacted JK Harris to help me to settle my back taxes and paid the fee that they had asked. I received very little contact from them and now I have had a lien placed by the IRS, but all the time I thought that JK Harris and Company was working to prevent that from happening, and the money I had paid to JK Harris I could have paid towards my taxes. I feel that they are out for themselves and take advantage of people's mishaps. I never should have put my trust in them, but they make their TV commercials seem so innocent that they can help you, but they don't.

How can a company continue to operate like they do? I've had more problems with the IRS, and lost money for the fee that JK Harris charge and the stress afterwards after you find out that they did not do what you have paid them to do. I hope there's some way that I could be refunded the money I lost with them and that someone closes this company down before they cause more hardship to people who trust them for their services that they do not deliver. Thank you.

Tyrone ****, my JK Harris representative was a smooth talker. He assured me that they would be able to cut my IRS debt down substantially by obtaining an 'OIC' (mine is offer in compromise) from the IRS. Upon the 1st meeting, I was told I needed to make 3 payments of $250 to get the JK Harris lawyers in motion collecting my information and establishing a case for me. From what I've read, I was lucky it was not a larger amount!

After calling me into the office, two more times to get additional information and signatures, I was told that the JK Harris lawyers recommended a payment plan. When I protested, they said they would continue to fight for my cause and I never heard back. It's obviously a well-oiled corruption machine out for money any way they can get it. The more gullible the client, the more they stand to make. I wish I had done more research and taken care of things myself. Visiting JK Harris for help simply added $750 to my $11,000 IRS debt. Not to mention the time it took to meet with them, gather the required paperwork and the stress of waiting and frustration.

In September of 2008, I walked into a JK Harris office scared and confused about my back tax situation. After seeing the advertisement from JK Harris about how much they could help someone like me with the tax problems I was having. I put my trust in them to help me. Being Tax specialists as they claim I went ahead and listened to all the things they said they could and would do for me.

Then after signing a contract worth over 6000.00 dollars it started. The constant things that( I ) had to do, not JK HARRIS, I did a lot if not most of the information gathering and when I tried to get some help from them I was treated poorly and told that is what I had to do and they could not help me. So after a year or so I was presented with the fact that they indeed could not remove any of the interest or penalties from my state taxes which is not what I was told at the start of these proceedings.

So I had to settle for a payment plan for 99 months. Then the fed tax issue became just that an issue, after going back and forth with JK Harris and changing people that were handling my case at least 3 times they got me to the OIC and of course it was rejected. When I asked them about why the penalties and interest where not removed like they said they could and would do. There was a pause in the conversation and then they had no good explanation why that did not happen.

At this point, I asked the JK Harris rep, "What the next move was?" and she told me that I needed to sign another contract for them to continue with my case, When asked what have you done for me for the six thousand I already gave you? They said and I quote " we got you to the offer OIC". So in closing, I just want to say that they did nothing for me. I could not have done myself for the money I gave them. They misrepresented themselves about what they could do for me and I truly believe they should be held accountable for the people like me who are trying to do the right thing in getting these matters taken care of but are not sure or even know nothing about tax laws and programs that are available. I am not a very educated man so being able to read and truly understand the contracts that they provide is almost impossible and I believe they know that and take advantage of this.

I am very upset and disappointed with JK Harris and am not sure what to do or who to turn to. So if any one knows who or how to handle this matter please feel free to contact me so we can put a stop to people like JK HARRIS taking advantage of the average person that works hard for there money and is truly trying to do the right thing by being a productive tax paying member of our society.

On May 4th 2010, in Jackson Mississippi, I signed a contract for with JK Harris to assist me with settling back taxes with the Iraq. From May 4th until June 23rd, I was contacted by Angela J. to complete a form 8821. I had no further contact with anyone from JK Harris until June 23. At which time I e-mailed Angela ***. I have all email traffic. Anglea J. responded with, "Your Professional Staff Recommendation Report was completed and sent to your Consultant on June 4th."

In mid July, I had not received any communications from JK Harris. I contacted my bank and filed a dispute over the charges. That money was refunded to my account. Several days after I was refunded my money, I received notice from the IRS that I was identified as a tax delinquent and had a certain number of days to render payment. As I am still in Iraq, no action can be filed against me by the IRS. JK Harris is the only one that could have made any allegations or notified the IRS of my situation as JK Harris is the only entity other than myself that is aware of my tax situation.

On August 12th, I received at my home in Richland, Mississippi a packet of information from JK Harris outlining what actions I should take with the IRS. This is the first communication I have had with JK harris concerning my case since May 4TH. The same packet of information was mailed to the bank investigator, who promptly made the decision to send JK Harris back the funds I had disputed. I made every attempt to point out that I had not been provided with any services from JK Harris. I even provided an example to the investigator. I pointed out it was like paying for a hamburger. The hamburger is prepared but I never got the hamburger.

Even with this, the investigator had an IQ of 2 minus plant life and could not understand the concept. JK Harris notified the IRS that I was tax delinquent. I am serving in Iraq and am exempted from paying my taxes until I return home. I have been charged $1350 by JK HARRIS and have received nothing. I entered into contract with JK Harris on May the 4th. I had no communication or contact from JK Harris until August 10th. The added stress and worry over my taxes being here in a combat environment caused me many sleepless nights. It has affected my work and my personal relationship with my wife and children and my health. These people took my money like any common thief would

I ran into tax issues for the 2009 tax year. After spending $1500.00 for J. K. services, I received no results. They did not perform any services and I was asked to pay them more to set up a repayment plan to the IRS. With the money that I gave them, I could have used it to pay off part of my debt. I wish I had looked into it more. They put on a good front but in reality they don't do anything they advertise. I did not get any reductions at all! That didn't stop them from collecting me money. I will be paying to the IRS for the next 15 years. Thanks for your service. You did nothing for me and it makes me wonder if your company didn't pay for the so called testimonials.

Well I called in about a tax problem I had, and as soon as I explained my tax hardship, I was asked for 2250 as a down payment for the service. But the total fee was around $6700 for a back tax owed of $40k, federal and state together.

They told me that I can get an offer and I was feeling good about it, but I also told them that I did get a letter from the IRS that I was getting garnished and it was coming within a week or so. Now when I signed up with them, it was 02-13-2010. I was garnished on 3-01-2010. I did send them the letter right after I got it in the mail and they said they would take care of it. So I thought that everything was okay. but when I got my check and my employer told me that they had to garnish my wages because of IRS issues, I was then really **.

They said they would handle it. I never got a call when I left a message. I sent an email. I did everything to get them to pick up. So nothing went well in my favor. Now I get $900 taken from my pay every month. So I just gave up, and I came across a firm that I tried one more time, I didn't want to do another program because of these people. So I gave them a chance and they actually stop the garnishment, resolved the tax issue and I got a refund of the money they took from me. So I can't say that it didn't work out for the best. So if anyone would like to get the help I got, then let me know and I can find the number for you.

After being homeless for a number of years, I did not have any money at all to purchase a stamp. I was not in a position to be able to file my taxes. Since I was recently able to move into the Y and get a viable job with income, I went to JK Harris to find out what they could do for me. I advised Matthew **, the representative, that I did not have the money he requested and could not confirm their services. Then two weeks later, I received a letter from the IRS which was later followed up with a levy against my income.

It made me so mad that I ever met with him. I was not trying to avoid my taxes, but I needed time to file the six years in order to get the right amount I owed. Now I am looking for the lawyers who won the 54 million dollar lawsuit against JK Harris so they can help me. I am at risk of losing my job because of this levy which was just given to me on August 2, 2010.

I paid J. K. Harris $6,500.00 to help resolve my tax problems with the IRS. That was over a year ago. To date, they have done nothing to resolve the issue and yesterday a lien was placed on my property. I am 69 years old 7 my son a 3rd generation Marine is leaving for Afghanistan. I don't need being ripped off as I am in very bad health, my son in Afghanistan, and losing everything I want for my 2 sons. J. K. Harris just gives you the run around, constantly changing representatives, does not even advertise anymore. I'm looking for an attorney who will take on a class action suit against J. K. Harris as I know hundreds of us have been ripped off.

I owed $35,000 back to the IRS. So when I saw the commercial for JK Harris I thought I would give them a call and see if they could help me. Do not trust this company. They immediately wanted me to charge $4,500 on my credit card so they could work on my case. $4,500! After a 20 minutes conversation. That put a bad taste in my mouth. So I started doing some research on how you can reduce your tax debt. It turns out that most of what JK Harris told me they could do for me didn't even apply to my specific case.

I contacted JK Harris in 2009 to help me reduce my tax debt. I didn't file for 2000-2004. Apparently, the IRS will file for you if you don't. So the IRS told me I owed 20k in back taxes and had started garnishing my pay. At JK Harris, they told me, based on my hardship and financial situation, that I was qualified for an offer in compromise and would only have to pay the IRS $1,000. Lies! I paid them $2,200 up front so they could file a power of attorney and stop the garnishment and $1,200 a month for the next 3 months would be my total fees for the POA and the OIC. The garnishments stopped for 3 months.

I called in to see why and they told me my OIC was rejected and there was nothing they could do for me. Then, they told me that I was not entitled to a refund because there is no guarantee for the outcome and the money I paid them was for their services, which they performed! They did nothing for me and took $5,800 from me! About 6 months ago, after searching for some sort of solution to my taxes, I came across settlewiththeirs.info.

According to them, OIC is not even a legitimate way to reduce your tax debt unless the IRS determines that you have no way of repaying the debt, i.e., on your death bed with no job or assets. But they did a tax investigation for free and got back to me with the results the next day. It turns out that I was not entitled to an OIC like they stated earlier, but they said they could reduce most of the interest and penalties on my debt and stop the garnishment indefinitely. I have 12 months left of $250 a month back to the IRS, and then I will be done with this tax debt forever! And they were about 2 grand less than JK Harris. Moral of the story: if it sounds too good to be true, then it is! Stay away from JK Harris. I am filling a complaint to the attorney general, the BBB and my governor! I suggest that you all do the same!

I used JK Harris Service and was totally *** about the service that I got from them. I'm still going through the process of getting my money back from these bloodsuckers but I did find someone to help me. I went to ** and they helped me out. I got a settlement offer with the IRS and I had a debt of $32000 and saved around 25k of the total debt. So I'm happy, and also they never asked for any fees up front before they did some work for me. So go there and see what they can do for you.

I had a Tax issue and it was both Federal and State. I owed around 50k in back taxes. So I contacted JK Harris because I did see them on TV and I thought that since they were on TV, they would be a prime choice for me and I can get this taken care of. Lo and behold, that was really the beginning of my nightmare. They asked me for all kinds of fees up front before they fully understood my situation. The agent told me that I didn't need to worry any longer because they have a good reputation in this industry and that the IRS always gives them the best offers for the clients in his firm.

So I paid 450 dollars up front and that was what he called an initial fee for the Tax Investigation to fully see what the IRS was looking for. So from there, he gave me a fee. When he called me back and said that they could get this resolved for an additional fee of 7200 dollars and that I could pay all of that up front or do installment payments. Well, I also told him that I got letters from the IRS stating that my wages will be garnished and also they were looking to audit me also, so it was a nightmare. He did assure me that I will be protected. So I paid a down payment of 2250 dollars for them to get started and protect me. First of all, I want to say that, I wasn't protected.

I was garnished for 32% of my wages and also they put a hold on my account, a hold on my son's savings account that I've been paying into for the past 8 years and that was frozen. So when I told JK Harris that, he said that they couldn't do nothing as of yet because the IRS already started the process but they can contact the IRS and negotiate and get them to return my funds and release the hold on my accounts. That never happened. So when I asked them to just stop whatever they are doing because I should be able to contact the IRS and get something done myself. I asked for my money back and he told me that since they started working on my case that I couldn't get my money back. And I told him that if I don't get my money back that there will be a big problem. So I'm contacting the BBB, the Attorney General, FTC and anyone else that I have to. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone I know or don't know.

We had sales tax issues and met with a representative in the Melville office. He assured me that JK Harris would be able to help me eliminate my debt. I made payments of $2,000 in order to hire them. They were of no help to me. and I called and wrote to them that I didn't want to continue with them. I wasn't happy with their work. They mailed a letter for me to sign that they would refund $1,500 of the $2,000 payment I made. I signed the release form, which stated that my refund would be issued withing 30-90 days. That was 2 years ago. To this day, I am waiting for my refund. I call and email, and they give me the run around. They tell me they have no news of when I will get my refund.

I don't know what to do, and feel like I have been robbed. I have been taken advantage of. They took $2,000, I didn't get good service and they won't send my refund.

In 2005, I gave JK Harris $3,000.00 and they did nothing but the run around. I am 60 years old and am so scared that the IRS will come after me. I am so upset and more stressed out than I was before I gave JK Harris the $3,000 because I was told it would be resolved in no more than a year. Here I am, 5 years later with nothing but stress!

JK Harris does not perform as they stated they could. In fact they non-perform, push paper around and make promises they never follow up on. I have paid them $4500 and they have done nothing for me. Their work is unprofessional as well as their employees. I've had five case workers and nothing has been resolved. They say they can negotiate with IRS and then nothing gets done. They are sloppy, liars and consistently put you off.

I contacted JK Harris in 2007 after seeing one of their commercials. Let me start by saying that I blame no one else other than myself for putting myself in the situation that I am in. With that said, I contacted JK Harris because I had a substantial amount of back due taxes owed to the IRS. In the first meeting with their rep I was told that based on the information I provided, they felt I would qualify for an OIC (Offer in Compromise), meaning that they (JK Harris) would make an offer of less than what I owed to the IRS on my behalf.

I was told "Not to make any payments until the case was settled because if I made even one payment then that would make it more difficult for JK Harris to get me the OIC!" To make a long story short, after 2 1/2 years, 3 different case managers at JK Harris and two different lawyers at JK Harris, I was told that the IRS rejected my OIC. I could never get in touch with any of my case managers. There were times where my calls went unreturned for weeks and weeks. So in addition to what I originally owed, I accumulated thousands of dollars in penalties and interest that was piled on to what I originally owed. Additionally, I paid JK Harris almost $3,000 to handle my case.

JK Harris promised to help with reducing our tax debt but they did nothing. My husband now has his wedges garnished. I faxed JK Harris to ask to refund our money which they took, about $250.00 for 2009 tax returns. We had someone else do our taxes. JK Harris will not refund our money. They continue to harass us with calls wanting $1,200.00 for nothing.

I contacted JK Harris in 2009 to help me reduce my tax debt. I didn't file for 2000-2004. Apparently, the IRS will file for you if you don't. So the IRS told me I owed $20k in back taxes and had started garnishing my pay. At JK Harris, they told me based on my hardship and financial situation, I was qualified for an Offer In Compromise and would only have to pay the IRS for $1,000. Lies! I paid them $2,200 upfront so they could file a Power of Attorney and stop the garnishment and $1,200 a month for the next 3 months would be my total fees for the POA and the OIC. The garnishments stopped for 3 months. I called in to see why and they told me my OIC was rejected and there was nothing they could do for me. Then they told me that I was not entitled to a refund because there is no guarantee for the outcome and the money I paid them was for their services which they performed!

Complete **! They did nothing for me and took $5,800 from me! About 6 months ago, after searching for some sort of solution to my taxes, I came across SettleWithTheirs. According to them, OIC is not even a legitimate way to reduce your tax debt unless the IRS determines that you have no way of repaying the debt (i.e., on your death bed with no job or assets). But they did a tax investigation for free and got back to me with the results the next day. It turns out that I was not entitled to an OIC like they stated earlier, but they said they could reduce most of the interest and penalties on my debt and stop the garnishment indefinitely. I have 12 months left of $250 a month back to the IRS, then I will be done with this tax debt forever! They were about 2 grand less than JK Harris.

Moral of the story: If it sounds too good to be true, then it is! Stay away from JK Harris. I'm filing a complaint to the attorney general, the BBB and my governor! I suggest that you all do the same!

I acquired the services of JK Harris Co., because I had a problem with the IRS. This was in the year 1995. I never got any help and when I asked for my refund of $1500, I was told that they were still working on my case.

I am like all the rest of the people I hired JKH to resolve a tax problem for me. I was told that they will do away with the tax or reduce the amount that the IRS said I owed. Like many others that I have read, I have been through at least 3 to 4 persons that I was working with .One was fired the very hour that I called in to talk to her. They very rarely call to tell you what is going on with your account and when you do get through to somebody, they give you the run around.

I could go on with my complaint. Just do not use JKH. They do nothing but take your money.

I hired JK Harris to resolve a possible tax issue and I paid them a retainer of $1550. It was later determined that the tax issue resolved itself and their services were not needed. We agreed to a partial refund of my retainer ($975). I filled out all necessary paperwork, nine months ago, to have JK Harris release my funds and I have sent no less than 25 e-mails couple with over a dozen phone calls. Although approved to receive my refund, I have yet to receive my check. I have a letter sent to the CEO as well as several other executives and Case Specialists.

For several months, I have sought my refund for $975 (the remainder of the retainer). I signed the release forms in September 2009 and was informed that my refund would be sent in 90-120 days. After not receiving my refund within the time frame the company specified, I contacted both Review and Oversight Department as well as the Quality Assurance Department. They informed me that my refund could take up to 120 business days. So, I waited until the end of 120 business days (February 2010) but still, there was no refund.

I have sent several additional emails, as well as, made several phone calls requesting my refund. Regardless of the form of communication, the reply was standard and without resolution: "We are issuing refund checks as quickly as possible and apologize for the delay. We will contact you directly as soon as we have an exact issue date. Please feel free to send an email or call."

Most recently, on several occasions, I've requested a supervisor's contact information. Here's how the Quality Assurance Department replied: "There is not an individual supervisor that handles the refunds." As a fellow executive, I would be most concerned how the Quality Assurance Department handles customer related issues - especially without supervision. I think you would agree that, at this point, I am getting the runaround. I have accumulated 15 pages of email correspondence that aptly documents the inordinate amount of hours I've dedicated trying to have JK Harris issue my refund check.

It has been eight months since my initial request. Please advise how JK Harris intends to resolve this issue. I had countless hours of time communicating with JK Harris as well as immeasurable stress. I am currently under financial strain and need my money to apply towards other financial obligations.

JK Harris submitted a compromise to the IRS for back taxes I fell behind in. They submitted the OIC, knowing the IRS would not accept the offer because I was and still am unemployed. When I told them they needed to refund my $2,000 because of the deception, they stated that they did all the paperwork and their contract was finished. The lady I spoke with at the IRS stated to me that 98% of the OIC's submitted by JK Harris are turned down. Good track record. I was turned down again in reference to my refund from JK Harris. I would and do tell everyone I know not to do business with JK Harris. After paying JK Harris all that money, I still had to pay the full amount owed to the IRS and made payment arrangements. I just threw $2,000 away to JK Harris.

On April 10, 2007, I consulted with JK Harris and Co. in reference to a problem that I was having with the IRS. I thought I had back federal and state income taxes that were due from prior years. I was informed that I had to file all taxes for all years that I had not filed, which were tax years 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07. After filing all outstanding taxes that I had not filed, I began to get refund checks from the IRS.

I could not understand way. Finally, I telephone the representative that was handling my case (Michael **) to find out why I was getting the refunds when I owed back taxes. Michael informed me that I did not owe any back taxes. I then telephoned the IRS a find out that the taxes that I thought I owed was discharged in 1995 and 1996. I then went to the Circuit Court of Baltimore City to pick up the copy of the release information.

I then telephoned Michael to find out what happen to the payment of $4,800.00 that I had paid to JK Harris and Co. I was informed that several documents had been filed with IRS at a cost of $2,208.00 and I was entitled to a refund in the amount of $2,592.00. On July 19, 2009, I received a Receipt and General Release form to sign and return to them. The letter stated, "once we receive the signed release, it will be forwarded to our accounting department for processing". We will process your signed General Release in the order in which it is received, and this process could take between 90-120 days.

As of today, June 26, 2010, I have not received the refund check. Almost a year later, I have sent several emails to the company and the only response that I get is "we are processing refunds as fast as possible, we will email you when your refund check is ready". I cannot understand why JK Harris had to charge me $2,208.00 when the IRS had discharged my case in 1995 and 1996 and I did not hire them until 2007. What took them so long to find out I did not owe the money.

I feel that I am being ignored in reference to my refund check that it is almost a year later, I still have not gotten any results. I only had 1 week to pay the $4,800.00, why does it take this long to process a refund check. I am in the process of purchasing a home and I could use this money to help with the closing cost. This has been a frustrating situation for me. Looking for your response. I have all paperwork if needed.

There were numerous people that I discussed our tax issues with. After paying approx $13,000 and approx 3 years of correspondence with JK Harris, there never was a resolution. It was impossible to get JK Harris to put into writing to me the steps that they took to resolve our IRS tax obligation. We were told we would only have to pay $500 in taxes to the IRS. Incorrect, the IRS rejected our paperwork. JK Harris washed their hands of this, refusing to return calls or taking this matter to another level.

I paid a large sum of money to get help negotiating with IRS. They did nothing and would not even return my call or emails. Stay far away from these people. Request was sent too late to IRS and several thousand dollars lost.

I contacted JK Harris to help me and guide me on how to resolve my back tax issues. I explained to the JK Harris my situation. I haven't filed or paid taxes in over 7 years and wanted to resolve any issue to catch up on my taxes. I paid $1,220.00 for my taxes to be done, which I could have done my self for a lot less. Then paid another $920.00, to be told that I had to pay the amount due, including any penalties. Then, I was asked to pay another $1,300 to negotiate a payment plan. I decided to deal directly with the IRS and it seems as though, I could have just dealt directly with them and not have wasted so much money. I have never felt so taken advantage of as much as I feel right now. $2,140 dollars which could have gone to my taxes. I am now stuck with over $82,000 that most of it are penalties.

IRS was not knocking at my door. but I thought the right thing to do is catch up on my IRS so I would have piece of mind.

With all the knowledge your company claims to have, you would think at my initial request for help. The advise would have been "Mr **, we feel that with your case you would be better off dealing directly with the IRS". I was presented with false hope and will do my best to make sure that this never happens to anyone else.

Hired JK Harris on approx October/ November 2008 for back taxes deposit for $2000.00 and withdrawn from my account $440.00 mo for a year on the first of each mo not a day late and I didn't give them the ok to with drawl it that way. But I let it go thinking they were working on my taxes around November 2009 I received a wage garnishment come to find out they did not even file a paper with the IRS how can this company who was sued by 18 states in 2005 but yet it's 2010 and they cont to do the same business as before taking money from people and not doing the work. I can't believe there is not a government agency that would protect the us people from criminals like this I have saved every document including all emails I sent them for the last year please if you could help I have seen a web site with multi complaints consumer complaints. I have left information with an attorney regarding a second class action law suit I feel this company should not be allowed to cont to advertise on TV. And continue to take people's money I have been offered a settlement back in February by JK Harris. I have tried for 2 months to talk with anyone regarding the refund no one will. Return my call leaving several message and email for 2 mo including today several times please help.

Well, I contacted JK Harris to help with my tax debt in which I explained to my representative that the IRS was going to levy me in two days if I did not complete my paperwork to them. He told me not to worry. But when someone tells me not to worry, I worry. So two days later, I called JK Harris representative and he did not answer. I immediately called my bank to put a stop payment on my check (caught it just in time) and contacted the IRS, filed out the paperwork and negotiated a settlement and a penalty abatement program myself. These companies are a fraud. If I would have listened and followed what JK Harris said, I would have been levied and my wages would have been garnished. Now I am happy and through with the IRS.

I've got some tax problems from the past several years back. I went to JK Harris for them to help me with my tax problems. They assured me that they could take care of it. I was just reading some comments about them on a site and I was in shock because it's exactly what is happening to me too! I have changed case specialists at least 3 times now, filed all my paperwork 4 times, getting ready for a 4th time now. The paperwork is for my bank account statements, monthly bills, etc. They tell me everything's a go, then I say great, but at the same time, I'm getting letters from the IRS. So, I called them and told them. They said, don't worry, I was under non-collectible status, meaning, they wont levy my wages! Well that's where I'm at now, they are levying my wages now and they are avoiding my calls, trying to talk in circles. Well, I sure would like to shut these people down, oh and by the way, I paid JK Harris in full. Now, I owe even more money this year for interest and penalties over $20,000.00. I could really use some help from someone. I'm at a loss on what to do. I owe much more money now.

I have been having my payment out my bank account. My offer got rejected due to the information that JK Harris already had. Then I found out when the NC state IRS sent me a letter to start drafting it out of my paycheck then i had to notify JK Harris and it happened 6 months ago and never contacted me. I don't want to pay what I don't owe, but I will pay what I do owe. They switched case specialist 3 times in 5 months and only one called to let me know what was going on.

I contacted JK Harris to resolve an outstanding tax debt from 2007 and from 2008. They were quick to take my $4200 and assured me they would likely settle my debt for about $1700 then they became useless. After they filed the paperwork, I saw that they did not include 2007 on the settlement offer. I pointed it out and was told, "Oh, it won't really matter anyway." I couldn't believe it. They only amended the offer when I complained loud enough. Finally, I ended up paying the total tax for 2007 (over $20,000). I re-figured it myself and paid it. Then they (JK Harris) told me I hadn't paid it all and they would settle the remaining balance. I actually had the letter from IRS indicating it was paid! They were faxed a copy!

They did my 2008 state tax and did not include a tax court ruling regarding attorney fees. This would cause my tax to be $9500. When I pointed it out, they said they did not know what I was talking about and that my tax was $9500. I based my own calculation on current tax law and the tax was $4200. The State accepted it and credited me with having paid my tax in full. I could not believe the incompetence. When I told them what I did, the person (the 7th or 8th I dealt with) was very nasty to me and basically called me a liar.

At this point, the only thing still outstanding was my 2008 tax. The original tax was $49000. At JK Harris' direction, I sent in an offer of $9670. The IRS sent back a reply and said I had to pay $52,000. When I called JK Harris and talked to my case specialist, another new one, she had me fax her the paper. Then she told me that it looked about right and there wouldn't be much I could do to dispute the amounts listed by the OIC case officer. I couldn't believe my ears! When I pointed out that my original tax was $49000 and that I had given them $4200 and now my tax was more than my original tax, and that by hiring JK Harris I had actually lost $7,000 due to their incompetence, she reminded me that I always had the option of dealing with IRS myself. I would hasten to point to anyone that I felt like I had been dealing with IRS myself! JK Harris had done nothing. I actually had to recheck everything they did and caught several mistakes which would have cost me thousands more.

All in all, I spoke to a total of 14 people, had five case specialists assigned to my case without notice of any change, all in about a 15 month period. And I did all my own paperwork. JK Harris filed the extension form for me. Everything else they sent to me and told me to fill it out and send it in. I could have done that without their $4200 worth of guidance. They are useless. If you really need tax help in a big way, hire an individual accountant or tax attorney, not a "Tax debt settlement" firm of any kind.

I have paid out a little over $7000 more than I would have if I had just paid the tax straight out in the first place. Only by my own diligence did I detect and correct their lazy incompetence and avoid losing an additional $5000+. I really wasn't able to pay the tax initially or I would have. I went to JK Harris looking for relief. I went through 15 months of hell from the IRS. I actually experienced physical symptoms from the stress including weight loss, headaches, increased LDL Cholesterol, and digestive problems that required medication from my doctor. I am still being treated for physical symptoms of stress and I don't mean little things. I was in for more testing this morning. I kept telling myself it would be OK in the end. Now I find out that I will actually be in debt to the IRS for more than my original tax. This is what the JK Harris team has done for me. I hope you have better luck than I did.

After you very clearly understand what J.K. Harris and Company will actually do on your behalf and what their advertisements and staff imply they will do, and then decide to use their services, be very, very careful that you fully understand the Terms and Conditions on the "Engagement Agreements" you will be asked to sign or initial. You will likely to be asked to sign more than one document. Do not assume that the Terms and Conditions on both are identical; they may well not be. You may suffer consequences because you thought they were both the same since they seem to "look" the same.

It has been a couple years now since I have been dealing with JK Harris to get my tax issue resolved. I paid $2,500 to have an installment agreement and after waiting tirelessly to have anything done and with threats from the IRS I decided to do the negotiation myself. The amount that the IRS wanted was more than I could afford so I called JK Harris and told them the situation.

I then decided that an offer in compromise might be better than installments so I told them I want to do an offer in compromise. I have been waiting for months after months and nothing gets done. Have been through several case specialist and each new case specialist knows nothing about the case. It takes so long for them to do anything that by the time they send you a bunch a forms to sign, the information is outdated. There is now a lien on my wife's property. JK needs to be put out business. I have nothing good to say about this company.

They took my $500. They did nothing. I signed a review and oversight refund for $375. It was approved and I was promised a refund in 120 days on 3 September 2009. No response to date. Mr. ** said it might be years to get my refund.

I was told to pay $2,550 up front by Walter ** who represents JK Harris in the Midland ,Texas Area. He Is from New Mexico & JK Harris would get my taxes lowered by IRS. I was then contacted by Latoya ** in Goose Creek SC who said a consultant would contact me. This never happened. Now I owe my Son $2,550 and still have problems with IRS.

I meet with their representative, told him my tax problems. He said would easy that that's what they do. I set up auto pay, throw my bank {I made all the payments} sent them tax information. Talk to comp. counselor, was then reassigned to different counselor a couple later, weeks later yet another counselor. I received a letter requesting more information after send what they request then I was given the run around when I would call.

I paid in good faith and got nothing, I still have my tax problem and my bank account is a little lighter. I did try to call them and find out what happened after yet another half run around and being put on hold 4 times. I was told that they would review my case and respond with in 48 hour that was 2 weeks ago this is a scam from start to finish. Any help would be thankful. I am going through a divorce. I was looking to them for resolve, they misguided me. I feel robbed and taken advantage of.

J.K. Harris and Company evidenced that anyone thinking of using this firm should approach them very, very carefully, and should be completely certain that they clearly understand what services will be provided. They should not be mislead or confused by inferences in advertising statements or those that are made by J.K.Harris personnel inferring what the firm will do. J.K. Harris and Company has failed to refund payment which they agreed I am entitled. Further, in calculating the amount, the cited conditions in their contract that were not present, and made (intended?) errors in simple calculations.

JK.Harris took $3500.00 of our money and did nothing for it. They sat on our case for a year and when the IRS started levying our accounts, it took a week just to get a hold of the woman working with us. We could not make our house payments or pay our bill. This situation forced us into bankruptcy.

We almost lost our home and the credit is shot. I could go on but whats the point? We just want our $3500.00 back.

I contracted JK Harris on April 22, 2009 to resolve my back taxes problem with the IRS and the State of California. By mid-May, the company had reached a settlement with the IRS and had the levies against my bank accounts lifted. The resolution of my State of California tax problem has been a nightmare. JK Harris started working on my case in the end of May 2009, and there still has been no resolution as of April 2010.

In July 2009, a JK Harris agent called me to resolve my IRS problem. I informed the agent that that was a done deal and I need to get the state resolved. 9 months later, I'm now getting threatening letters from the state tax board, and they are demanding immediate payment. Since May 2009, I have had 3 different case specialists. The latest one came on the heels of a reorganization that was designed to improve customer satisfaction.

I am far from satisfied. I have faxed the same financial info over and over. It seems the communication from specialist to specialist is far from seamless. I never missed a JK Harris payment. Unhappy with the service, I tried to reach a supervisor. I tried to contact the supervisor for over a week, left messages, and never received a return phone call.

When I called last Friday, I was put in the que and had to listen to mindless commercials on relieving my tax-related stress. I was disconnected 3 times in a row. Since I could not reach a supervisor, they end up putting me through to the same specialist whom I was trying to log a complaint against. I reached my boil-over point when she asked me to sign another power of attorney form for the IRS.

I explained that an agreement with the IRS was reached last May and that I'm getting threats from the state demanding immediate settlement. I asked her to focus on the state issue versus trying to cover ground of a year ago. I also pointed out that since JK Harris did the IRS settlement, she might want to read the company records to verify. She stated that her records showed no such activity and that JK Harris must contact the IRS to ensure an agreement was reached.

I asked if my bank statements for the past 4 months showing IRS payment were not enough proof, but she stated she must confirm the deal herself. I told her since I had less than one week to avoid another levy on my account, I wished JK Harris would work on the state problem.

Worried about the letters I received from the state, I went home and contacted the state tax board. I explained my issue with JK Harris and also stated that I really wanted to resolve my tax problem. The state tax advisor asked what I could afford and the basic financial questions. In the same call, I had the settlement I had been asking JK Harris to negotiate for me for almost a year.

I would never recommend this firm to anyone. I am asking for a refund on the state money I have paid out to date. Reading the letters posted on your site, I guess I will not be holding my breath for the refund.

The fall of 2007, I met up with a rep for JK Harris and signed the "contract" for their services. As nothing was happening, I was in touch with the IRS and got that mess straightened out. JK Harris didn't do a thing except take my monthly payment for "nothing". So I asked for a refund and it went through a process for months then I received a letter stating my refund was approved. Minus the 25% of it for them I would get my refund in 6 months.

Working days no weekends or holidays, so I should have had the refund of $1816 around April of 2009. It's April of 2010, still nothing except excuses. The customer service people say they are working on it as quick as they can and I will be notified when the check has been issued. I call every week for an update and it's the same song and dance and I'm beyond peeved! They say the same script and I am so tired of it! That's pretty sad when you're given such a hard time and they went against their contract to boot. I want interest on the money. I know, right!

I paid them $5,000 to help me with offer and compromise with IRS. They also was to help me prevent liens and levies against me. They did not as a levy was presented against my payroll acct. and lasted a month. Finally, they said the IRS wanted a payment of $844 by December. They never did anything for me.

I could not pay any creditors during this time. I still am paying a huge payment to state in federal each month with penalties and interest. I am going to have to file bankruptcy as I can. I am 71 and single and drawing SS and trying to workout and pay my creditors and this tax debt.

I contracted JK Harris to do an offer in compromise. It took them over a year basically to even start the compromise. I had to keep calling to even get them to start it. I talked to a new person each time. They did not inform me that if I owed the government the following year, the offer would be void. Major flaw in communication. I then asked them to start over, including the new year taxes owed since I was not told that this would affect the offer. They told me the contract was over and they could not help me further. What a waste of money, I'm 34 and still owe the government a ton of money. I thought this would help but all they did was hurt me more..

I paid JK Harris to represent me with the IRS and paid $4,000, and the first offer to IRS was rejected. I did an appeal, and the second offer was rejected. I found out from the IRS that JK Harris did not forward the package of information to the IRS. I was lied to. JK Harris said the IRS turned the offer down because did not change from last offer. I overnighted a package to JK Harris, and they said they would forward it to the IRS. They did not! I am out $4,000, and they wasted my time and money. And most of all, they lied!

I contracted JKHarris to help me with my IRS issue in 2008. Only to realize it is still dragging out now in 2010. I have gone threw 3 case workers only to have mis communication and no communication at all. I continue to call and call and fax in writing and call only to realize that they breach our contract. And when I called, I speak to a different person each time. I had paid my payment up until the last payment only to realize that I'm paying them to do nothing. I had to go to the IRS Building in Richmond Va, to speak with them because I was still getting letters saying they were going to put liens on my truck and garnish my wages.

I'm paying JKHarris to do something and they are taking my money. I was given a tax advocate from the IRS and I had to revoke my JKHarris Power of attorney on my case which was Mr. S. I called him twice only to get no response. I then called back to ask why do I have to pay the last payment when JKHarris did nothing and now I have a tax advocate. My tax advocate said there were big communication gaps in my case and I also had to send paperwork to the IRS because JKHarris wasn't. I faxed letters to the complaint dept only to get no response. Now I have Plaza associates calling to collect the last payment for JKHarris and no one will contact me from JKHarris about my case. I have had the worst experience with this company and would never recommend it to anyone.

I am still trying to deal with JKHarris about breaching the contract. I have been so stressed out and continuing to get headaches because of them. I am giving them to the end of March 2010 to get back with me about this matter. If not, I will have to go to a legal matter.

In 2002 I met with an agent who told me they could settle my $10,000.00 debt for $3,000.00. I paid them that amount plus interest. Months went by and I gave them a call. I was told to contact the IRS, but I paid them to represent me.

As a result of a tax issue and after seeing the numerous ads on TV, my wife and I called and set up an appointment and met with a JKH rep. on 1-16-2008. $8,000 later and we had no results. They lied. We've sent in the requested paperwork and have paid approximately $8,000 and they haven't done anything to help us. But one thing they can do is harass us for payment! We even paid extra for them to get their emergency team to work on our case asap and stop my wife's wage garnishment. That, too, was a bald face lie.

After reviewing the class action lawsuit info online, it is quiet evident that JKH's mode of operation is to "string you along", until they've received their money and do absolutely nothing for the "customer". Time and time again, state after state, customer after customer, the story is all the same. They should be stopped cold in their tracks! Please, allow us to be part of a class action lawsuit in Alabama. Perhaps if JKH is hit hard enough, each and every time they mistreat some trusting individual, they will either clean-up their act or go out of business. They have cost us $8,000 approximately and have not done anything to help us resolve our tax issue. Please help us.

We requested a refund on Nov. 9, 2009 of $1650. We met with a company representative named Mr. Chase L. on Oct. 1, 2009 in a company office in Ocala, FL seeking help resolving a lien on my credit report dating from 1992. He advised my wife and I that they would take care of our problem and requested a deposit for $750 and additional deposit of $900 for JK Harris Advisors. We made it clear we did not need tax planning as our income is minimal since we are retired and living on Social Security.

However, he insisted we needed both deposits to remedy this situation. As of six months later, the only correspondence had been cookie cutter tax planning form. We have not received and contact from JK Harris concerning our tax problem. Why are these people still allowed to operate? Can you help us to get some kind of refund from this company? The internet message boards are full of similar complaints.

I hired JK Harris to help me with an IRS problem. I had and believed they were helping me, or at least, they told me in every phone call that they took care of the problem. It got to a point I almost got arrested. No one ever called the IRS on my behalf and even talked to the IRS. It cost me over 10,000 dollars to hire lawyers and CPAs to help me who also heard horror stories. Never hire this company. They lie, lie, lie. The psychological damage I suffered, the worrying, and the fact the U S government allows them to ** people and false advertising amazes me.

We have been with JK Harris since December 2006. We paid them $13,000. My husband had a real tax mess, then we got audited. Now the IRS wants us to pay $1051.00 monthly. I called JK Harris. They really aren't doing anything, we can't pay this monthly payment to the IRS. We are a small business and have financial issues like the rest of the world. We lost about 80% of our business, I have the papers to prove it. I heard all kinds of bad things about JK Harris, never having a bad experience with them, probably because we were suckers and paid them all this money. I remember when we were getting audited, we met with someone from JK Harris. He told my husband and I that he would have to charge us $6000 for the audit. Well, I cried and blubbered so much that he reduced the price to $3000. We had to put so much down, then they would take payments monthly out of our checking account.

Sounds fishy, huh? I should have known then. We are just so desperate to settle this with the IRS and trusted JK Harris. I can still hear the guy saying to us "we can fix this for you". Well, it has been 2 years and $13,000 later, my husband's back taxes are done but we still don't have a settlement with the IRS. I don't know what we are going to do next! I am scared and I don't know who to trust anymore. I wish someone had the power to stop companies like JK Harris. I will tell everyone I know and I will badmouth them to everyone that I can.

I saw their commercials about helping people deal with their tax problems so I contacted them. I was connected to South Carolina with Kathie ** who will be my representative but I did not know that I was dealing with a con artist. The company took $500 from me and I never heard from them again. Finally, after calling and leaving messages upon messages, Kathie contacted me and said that if I want to pursue the matter, it is going to cost me more. So that was the end of my money.

I met with a representative from J.K.Harris, named Chris **. I told him that I owed back taxes, and was looking to settle. He did the math on his calculator and showed me his figures. He said it looks like we are looking at an offer and compromise. He said for $1500, J.K.Harris could get the IRS to settle for $1200 to $4000. I asked, then would it be settled? He said yes as long as you keep current with your future taxes. If not I will still owe everything. I said "great, lets do it." He had me sign some contracts. I did, but after that sham of a company took my money, all they did was to release my work levy.

I called and asked when they would do the offer and compromise, and was told that they never said they would settle. I even called Chris ** and he denied ever telling me those figures. I said well how did I know those figures then? He said I must have been told that by another person I spoke to on the phone. He was such a liar! I could not believe he was such a scammer. They never settled and the IRS still came after me. I wrote the oversight department asking for a refund, but was denied. Do not use .J.K Harris! They are a bunch of crooks!

In desperation, my husband and I went to JK Harris (JKH). Their ad says you get to meet face to face with a real human being. Ha, what a joke. Yes, that human being is a super used car salesman type who tells you if you sign the contract with JK Harris, all your troubles will disappear, because they are experts and can handle everything... for a large fee.

You become so relieved to hear that someone can "fix" it; you fall for their line. We were vulnerable, and they count on that. They prey on scared, vulnerable people. After the initial meeting, there is nothing but changing staff, having to explain your situation every time you speak to the new "personal" case worker, only that person is different every time you have a question. I am not sure whether they go through personnel, because people see their dishonesty and quit, or what.

So after weeks and weeks of frustration at not getting any answers and doing all their bogus paper work, we still had no one actually negotiating anything on our behalf with the IRS. They had our six thousand dollars and a huge amount of our time taken up with their "busy work," but nothing regarding the IRS. We kept getting the letters from the IRS and calling JKH over and over. No one would return calls, and even if they did, they had no answers. And in the meantime, the IRS just kept on coming at us.

Finally, I got so exasperated, fearing the worst was about to happen, that I called the IRS myself. I was connected to an agent who listened to my story over the phone and gave me a list of things to do: get my cars appraised, fill out a form he was going to send me, make copies of a few items, and send it all to him. I did what he asked in one day and sent it to him the next day, and I waited.

After about two weeks, he sent me a letter telling me what to pay. Simple. From a forty three thousand tax debt down to six thousand dollars. No wasted time. No garnishing. No threats. And no fees. Just the amount of tax he determined I needed to pay. Most definitely, a settlement down to a fraction of what we owed.

In this tax climate, I can't say that the collectors would do it now, but honestly, dealing with them was much easier than dealing with JKH. Plus, the same man called me each time, and I had a direct phone number to him. I once told him that I was so tired of all of the tax mess and worrying about it and worrying about what I had paid JKH for nothing, and that for all I care, they could come arrest me for tax fraud if they wanted to, because I needed a paid vacation.

The IRS guy laughed and said, "Not paying your back taxes was not considered tax fraud, and the government did not want to give me a vacation." All in all, as fearsome and intimidating as the IRS can be, dealing with this agent was a thousand times better than JKH. In the end, we paid both of them the same amount. We could have saved our selves six thousand if we had just gone to the IRS first.

Of course, when we tried to get our money back, because we actually settled directly with the IRS, they just played the "contract" card. No one who is in tax trouble has the money to go after them legally, hiring lawyers and taking them to court for not upholding their end of the bargain. So JKH gets away with it. If we had that kind of money, we would just pay our taxes and be done with it. I think they count on that, and that's how they stay in business.

However, we were told by our accountant that if we filed a small claim against them in small claims court and that more than likely, no one would show up to represent them, the judge would then automatically rule for us. For those of you who would like to try that, it might be worth the effort. JKH is a scam company, preying upon scared, broke, and vulnerable people. They should be shut down. With an "F" with the BBB, I can't figure out why they are still in business, unless folks like us don't do our homework.

I paid JK Harris over three thousand dollars for a tax relief to help me settle my problem with the IRS. At the time, the IRS was going to put a levy on my pay check and JK Harris said they would get it off and they didn't. Then I paid them more money because they said for six thousand dollars, they could do an offer and compromise to the IRS. So, I paid them and they never even did that.

So I call them to get a refund on the services not rendered and no one is getting back to me. I have been swindled. Will someone please call me on my cell phone and talk to me? Thank you. It ruined me financially and set me back even further on my taxes when I was trying to do the right thing and now I trust absolutely no one.

They did nothing on my account but collect money, and then after 6 months of doing nothing, the Revenue Agents showed up at my home and business. These people are worthless. Heavy collections, not good.

I paid J. K. Harris over $3,000 to take care of my tax problems. They changed the people who were working on my case every 3 months or so. I would receive letters from the IRS and I could call J. K. Harris and they would have me fax the letters to them. When I asked them if they were supposed to receive the letters, they would tell me not all the time. I even received a call from one of their agents and she left a number for me to call.

When I returned the call, I was called a liar by one of the operators there and was told that I in fact did not receive a phone call from that particular agent. Finally, two months ago the IRS put a levy on my bank account. I called J. K. Harris and advised them what had happened. They told me it would be at least a week before their tax representative would get an answer from the IRS. I then went to the IRS and they lifted the levy within 45 minutes. Of course, I had to sign a re-payment agreement. I then fired J. K. Harris and requested a full refund, which after several weeks they refused. With J. K. Harris's help, I now owe the IRS over $63,000.00. I will be dead before it is ever paid for and it still won't be paid for then! It cost me $3,000 to hire J. K. Harris and I now owe the IRS over $63,000.00.

My new husband and I met with Debbie ** from JK Harris at the end of September 2009 to see if they could negotiate my husband's tax debt with the IRS or help us otherwise come up with a payment plan. He owed just under $10,000 from before we were married. She told us that they negotiate all the time with the IRS and they could help us with this amount. I specifically asked her about the amount, because no other company we saw advertised would talk to us because the tax debt wasn't over $10,000. She told us to stop making payments to the IRS, and they would take care of everything. We signed a contract and agreed to make 3 payments of $250, totaling $750.

We did not hear from her for a month. I repeatedly tried to call her, I left messages, and there's no return phone call. I received a call on 11/03/09 in which I asked her how the negotiations was coming. She told me that they were not finished and we would have to wait. Our first deduction came out on 10/16/09, the second on 10/26/09, and the final payment on 11/09/09. Still we received no return phone calls. My husband, who was no longer making payments to the IRS, received a tax levy notification in his paycheck on 11/12/09. The IRS would be taking about 75% of his paycheck until the debt was paid starting 11/19/09.

I made an emergency call to Debbie to see what kind of progress JK Harris had made. She informed me that we did not qualify for a compromise with the IRS, and she emailed me the report. She said if we wanted to spend another $1800, they would get the IRS to remove the tax levy. I told her that I certainly wouldn't be spending any more money with a company that promised us they could help us and then could not. I also told her right then that we wanted our money back. She told me that there would be no refund whatsoever. When I looked at the report, it was dated 10/14/09! They knew they wouldn't be able to help us before they ever took a cent from us!

Then they waited until all 3 payments were made before telling us that there was nothing they could do. Because we were waiting on JK Harris and because we stopped making payments to the IRS based on the advice of JK Harris, now the IRS is garnishing 75% of my husband's wages. I disputed the charges with my bank, but because we signed a contract they will not reverse the charges. Their refund policy in the contract is completely worthless, because you have to request the refund before they finish the work. Debbie ** lied when she said the report was not finished, and I doubt they would have returned our money anyway considering the deceitful way JK Harris does business.

I have filed complaints with the BBB, and they have given unsatisfactory responces. I noticed they are also rated with an F by the BBB. As of right now I am out $2300 and got nothing.

I hired JK Harris & Co. in August 2009 to represent me in my attempt to have IRS penalties abated. In reviewing my case, I was told by Mr. B. that I had a legitimate reason for requesting the abatement and that JK Harris has represented others with similar cases with favorable results. I paid over $800 to have JK Harris represent me in my request of the IRS.

After four months of repeated calls to Mr. B. to inquire as to the status of my case, he never returned any calls, nor did I receive any copies of any documentation prepared or submitted to the IRS in my behalf. In other words, I have no idea what work was done, or not done to resolve my case, nor what correspondence was sent to the IRS.

In December 2009, I received a letter from the IRS explaining that there are only four reasons for which the IRS will reverse penalties. My case clearly did not fall under one of the four reasons. My complaint against JK Harris is that as a Tax Resoluion Specialists, they should have been aware of the IRS rules for abating penalties, and they should have identified the fact that my case did not qualify. However, they proceeded to charge me for a service knowing there would not be favorable results. I paid over $800 for unnecessary services.

I got laid off from Hewlett Packard after 28 years of service and got 1 years salary payment into my 401k (which I didn't know that at the time). Without a job since October 2005, I've been using my 401k to live on. Knowing that the IRS taxes 50% on early withdrawl of 401k (I was 50 at the time) I went to JK Harris in Atlanta and signed a contract for $6000 for them to work out something with the IRS. An Offer in Compromise was discussed and that felt like the best for me.

To make a long story short, I went through everything others said sending JKH paperwork and back tax returns from past years. "They" JKH did nothing. I now owe the IRS $91,000, have nothing left in my 401k and have a lien on my credit report and the IRS took every cent out of my checking account. On my own I have submitted and Offer in Compromise with the IRS and demanded a refund from JKH.

I have also contacted the Attorney General in Georgia and Illinois where I know reside and submitted a consumer complaint. Hopefully, I get my money back so I can use that for the Offer in Compromise with the IRS. JKH is a scammer and the CEO should be put in jail for scamming the public, mail fraud and anything else we can pin on them!

We lost our house in 2005. Instead of foreclosure, we signed our house back over to the bank. They said if we agreed to be out by a certain date and left all appliances we could walk away. We did that. In 2008 we started getting billed from the IRS. They are stating we had unreported income(the difference for what we owed and what the house sold for), and now with penalities and fines we owe federal almost 15,000. State just contacted us in the past 2 weeks, same thing, we owe 5,000. I was sick to my stomach thinking how can we lose everything and now they want us to pay more. They were threatening the usual, and I was so stressed I couldn't sleep and late night seen what I thought was the answer to my prayers.

JK Harris-I called they arranged a meeting with me, the agent said oh don't worry about any of this, you didn't recieve any monies so you wouldn't owe any. The problem is it will cost you about $2300. But if you agree to pay us that we will take your case and you will owe no more than $500. and I am sure not even that. I was so relieved I was sobbing. We signed the paper and agreed to monthly payments. A year later we find out that we now have a payment plan with the IRS for the full amount and more fines and penalties to come on the federal starting in Jan of 2010.

Basically, we still owe what we started with and more in fines and penalties and we owe JK Harris 2300.00 on top of that. I try to talk to them about what exactly did they do for us and they don't say anything except you signed the paper. You owe us the money. They never return our calls I have to track them down, and when you do get someone on the phone, it's only to find out that I now have another new agent. I have had 5 different agents that I know of and none of them have ever contacted me. I thought I hired people who have my best interest at heart. I was instead completely scammed. I am going to stop payment with them and let the chips fall where they may. I have nothing left.

after 3500 dollors they were going to solve my tax problem. after 5 years later i solved it by chapter 7. i hired a lawer to solve it. i never herd from them after they took my money. i want my money back plus there crooks

I paid J.K. Harris to help me with my tax problems. On my initial visit to them I was told that with my income and with what I owed, I would only need to pay the IRS $500. Now 3 years later and several Power of Attorneys and Case Specialist, they have dropped me as a client with no warning. The way I found out was that the IRS sent me a letter stating that J.K. Harris is no longer representing me. Meaning that I'm on my own. I owe more to the IRS now, then I did when I started.

Also, I did most of the work myself. If I wanted to know anything, I was the one that called J.K. Harris, or e-mailed them for an update. I would never have known that another new Case Specialist or Power of Attorney was taking over my case, if I didn't take the initiative to call them. They took my money and did nothing to help me solve this. Now I'm own my own and I can't afford to have my wages garnished.

I feel that J.K. Harris should refund me and also pay for my penalty and interest fees that have added up over the years. Over the three years, the IRS has liens on me, levied my bank account. Physically, I am on more anti-depressant medications, I can't sleep, and econmically my credit is terrible.

I hired JKH. We kept contact, but the young lady in the Chas., SC office was hesitating. Finally, we stopped contact as the agency (JKH) told us they could do nothing as the IRS was to foreclose. I contacted the IRS in Florence through the NJ office and their version was JKH never filled out the form to disclose our Tax information. as of 11-16-09 $240/ month until ever withdrawn from my pension.

I hired JK Harris to help me with my tax debt. They said they could help, so I paid them $1400 up front and$370 a month for 12 months. $1200 of this money was for them prparing 4 years of taxes returns, which they nevere did. I spent $5800, they never stiopped any garnishment, or levy on my bank accounts. All I did was fill out & work on more and more paper work. They do not keep track of your account,s o they have no idea what the IRS is about to do to you. They take your money and give you nothing in return, but more greif. I would like a refund of the funds spent, so that I can apply it to my tax debt, ASAP.

We contacted JK Harris after seeing their T.V. commercial. We owe several thousand dollars in back taxes after a medical situation caused us to loose our business. We needed help with an Offer In Compromise and they said absolutely, they cold help. We paid over $2500 (total charges were to be $5000) but as nothing was getting done, I held off payment of balance. First our representative was new and filed the wrong power of attorney. Then she was fired and the next person, did the same thing.

After several months with no action whatsoever we requested our money back. I spent more time on the phone with them than I did with the IRS. In July 2009, we were promised a partial refund (less than half) in 90 to 120 days.

Today (Nov. 17th, 2009, I got a return call (I have been calling for a while to see where the money was) and was told that the refund wouldn't be here till maybe sometime in December 2009, but she couldn't promise me anything.

I have hired someone else to do the job they promised to do and I really need that money to pay him. We are on a fixed income and it is not enough to exist. I have a chance to open a new business but I cannot until the old tax issue is resolved. I stress to JK Harris that time was important, we will loose what little we have left (we lost our home and business in the previous situation) if we cannot earn additional income soon. They promised that it wouldn't be a problem. It's been 14 months and we are no further along than we were at the beginning.

i owe 16,000 on back taxes. i hired jk harris and paid them 2000. they have done nothing for me. i now have a lein and a levy against my properties. they have done absolutly nothing except give me excuses. no matter what i say they try to blame me for not doing my part. which was all done in a timely manner on ny part. they failed to get the documentation in on time. what did i pay them for? i have all documentation that was sent to them and when. all i have done for my 2000 is fight them

long story short''my husband & i owed $18.000 dollars 2 our wonderful gov;;!!so''we hired jkh''thought we did the right thing'''they told us''no prob''we will take care of U!!!just pay $4.000.00 dollars''so we did''shame on us !!3 years later''case still active''no results''I R S '' still SAYING THEY WILL TAKE EVERYTHING!! jkh goes for an offer in com;;of $1.800!!so ''having done most of the foot work here!!we are pleased w/them!!but'''now the irs is asking 4 a whole ton of money and paperwork we have to pay ''before they can except our offer''so we pay''now;;the irs says''no way we can except this offer;!!jkh''says just pay this off now''instead of trying to help !!so ''this case is still open;and we are still have no results.''and;;;about all the money we paid them 4 this case''down the toilet????i don't think so''don't hire this co''

I am new in Durham, having moved here from Danville, VA 11/1/2008. My tax documents were misplaced in the move and I was unable to file on time, so I requested an extension from the IRS and sent them my check for $3,000 on 4/14/09. I did not know whether I owed state income tax to Virginia or NC, so I was dependent on whoever I found to do my taxes to tell me how to resolve that problem. I went to H&R Block first; the tax accountant took my personal papers, and said she would call me as soon as my return was ready. She did not call me and never responded to my frequent calls and visits to their office. I was finally able to contact someone else from H&R Block who said my accountant was sick and after much persuasion on my part, they found my papers in one of their pending files and returned them to me.

I found J.K. Harris on the internet and they scheduled me for an appointment. Their office was in a very impressive-looking building, but I learned during the interview they were just renting a small space there, the agent seemed very nice - but new to the firm. He wanted copies of my documents rather than the originals and didn't have access to a copy machine, so asked me to have copies made and bring them back to him. He was only there one day a week, so this involved a lot of time. I realize I was very naive, but felt very pressured by that time to get my taxes filed. By then I only had until 10/15/09 to get them in. I made contact with him one more time and then couldn't get in touch with him for several weeks. I spoke to him on the phone and he said he'd gotten married and been transferred to another location and that Chaka N would be taking care of me in Durham.

When I contacted N, and asked to go in and pick up my papers, he agreed on a general time. When I got there, he kept me waiting for a long time and his manager finally talked to me in the lobby. N finally came to the lobby and the had "found" my papers which were "lost", and said they had to have full payment of $200.00 in advance. I paid them, signed their contract and left. The whole thing was a comedy of errors and I should have seen through the scam as it was taking place, but all I could think of at the time was getting my taxes filed. The two young men involved - L and N - thought they were going to be trained to be CPA's, but their manager was more transparent.

I hired them to help me with a levy the IRS put on my bank accounts and they did nothing to help me, I paid the IRS and signed a Release form for JK Harris, giving them $800 for doing nothing more than filling out a form and sending it to the IRS. I was told I would receive a refund within 90 to 120 days, I signed the Release on March 13, 2009. I have not received the refund, they keep telling me they will give me my refund but I have no confidence they will.