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Laurel of Punta Gorda, FL November 8, 2008

Laurel of Punta Gorda FL (11/08/08)
On October 3, 2007, I signed a contract with JK Harris to negotiate a settlement with the IRS. I agreed for JK Harris to withdraw 318.00 per month from my checking account for one year in exchange for their services. I also paid them a down payment of 500.00 the date that I signed the contract. They requested an enormous amount of financial information from me which included copies of all debts and assets for a 3 month period of time. I kept calling them and they told me they were working on the account. In August 2008, I demanded they complete their responsibilities under the contract. Their response was they now needed ALL OF THE SAME FINANCIAL INFORMATION AGAIN AS THE INFORMATION I HAD GIVEN THEM WAS OUTDATED.

I complied and sent this packet of information to them. I again contacted them telling them the IRS was going to place a lien on me as of November 14, 2008 unless payment arrangements were made. On November 7, 2008, I received a return call from a different agent, Michelle Bryant, telling me she had a note saying she needed to contact me or the IRS on November 14, 2008. I asked her where Cynthia was and explained the November 14, 2008 date was the deadline for the IRS lien. She stated Cynthia no longer worked for JK Harris and she did not see any documents in my file.

Later that day she left a voice mail message for me to send once again (this is the third time) ALL OF THE SAME FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT HAD BEEN SENT TO JK HARRIS TWICE BEFORE. By now, my contract was paid in full to JK Harris and I could not provide her with all of the debt and asset information for the last 3 months in time for her to contact and prevent me from having a lien placed on my account.

I am a Public Defender working for the State of Florida and my annual salary is only 42,000. I went to law school at the age of 50 and now owe student loans over 160,000. I will be 68 years of age this December and all of any extra money I could obtain last year was spent paying JK Harris. If a lien is placed on my account I may lose my job with the State of Florida and could also lose my license to practice law. I informed JK Harris of this and their response was to continue stalling me by asking for the same documents over and over. They refuse to allow me to speak to anyone in authority.

When I send emails to anyone in authority, they respond by having the same entry level person contact me. It has been over a year since I signed a contract with JK Harris for their services and my obligation for payment to them is complete. To date, they have made no effort to fulfill their obligation to me. They are in Breach of Contract by failing to contact and negotiate on my behalf with the IRS. I believe the Federal Government should get involved and investigate the practices of JK Harris; especially since they practice across state lines.

Larry of Kansas, MO November 5, 2008

Larry of Kansas MO (11/05/08)
They said they where going to help me with the irs. Im in awheel chair and i gave them 1000 and they wanted more and they had a collection people call me saying that i owed more, please help me, get my money back. I had to close out my acc. They keot taking money out.

im limeted on funds and getting around. they scared me when the collection people called, they never helped me.

Bob of Winter Haven, FL November 5, 2008

Bob of Winter Haven FL (11/05/08)
I just got a form letter from them offering me 1542.00 settlement which is half of what they owe me (3100.00) YOu know as well as I do it is a ploy to buy them more time. I advised the Attny. Gen. in S.C. & Florida and again I demanded they send me my 3100.00. At 70 years old and on soc. sec. only I hope the two attn.gens. put some one in jail. I will keep you posted if you like when & if I hear anything else. Keep up the good work

IRS HAS FILED A TAX LEIN AGAINST ME,

Eric of Detroit, MI October 25, 2008

Eric of Detroit MI (10/25/08)
took 5500 from me an never did anything. tax bill was 92k now it is 200k. need my money back plus damages to pursue paying the IRS. Want to sue but dont know how

Barbara of Marietta, GA October 25, 2008

Barbara of Marietta GA (10/25/08)
After I made an appointment with this agency I could not google their address. No problem. I had forgotten the information I had written down so on the way to my I appointment I called 411 and asked for their phone number. They were not listed in my town. Then the operator looked under the toll free listings. They were not listed there either. So here is a big company that advertises on the news channel that has an address that doesn't come up on google and a phone number that is not listed. What kind of organization is this? I am so grateful I wasn't able to keep that first appointment.

Fortunately I did not suffer any damages because this company rendered itself invisible to me.

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