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Power Tax Relief

Steve of Downey, CA July 1, 2009

Paid power tax 10,000 dollars to help resolve money owed to the IRS they said they could reduce my debt, 2006, now 2009 nothing settled other than they arranged payments , I submitted everything they requested and yet they requested them over and over with no results or answer, in May I filed a complaint with the BBB they responded to the BBB saying I didn't provide all necessary information they wont return my phone calls, and just called today and they said my case was closed !

I was not aware of my case closing, Kay T provided the BBB with very personal information only disclosed to them which I find unprofessional, I would like to file a class action lawsuit.

Tomas of Saint Paul, MN June 24, 2009

I contacted PTR in September of 2008 regarding issues I was having with back taxes owed to the IRS and State of MN for the tax years 2004,05,06.

I had a tax preparer that did not file some of my deductions and I needed to go back and make the proper adjustments. By the time I was notified I was being audtited for the other years as well. I don't deny there were errors made and all I wanted to do was get them corrected and hopefully be relived of the penalties and interest. PTR told me my case was an ideal one and that they could easily get me relief and reduce the overall amount owed as well.

I paid them 4200.00 and since then have been on the chase to get them to even call me back. It is now June of 2009 and I have traded several emails with Kay TSE and each time she says they have everything completed and they are ready to complete my new return.

They latest lie was that she needed information from my 2007 return becasue I over paid that year even though that year was not in question. So I supplied that information and again PTR and Kay fell of the face of th earth and I have not heard back since. I have left threats to contact the BBB and the state attorneys office for both California and Minnesota and had a letter sent certified by my attorney with a refund reuest but to date have heard nothing and recieved no refund.

I called the IRS and state of MN to see if they PTR has contacted them since my case started... You can guess the answer. They were conacted one time in October of 08 for a copy of my transcript and nothing since then. This is very sad and I would like to suggest any other person effected by this to contact me so we can start a class action law suite against this company for their wrong doings.

paul of phoenix, AZ May 6, 2009

PTR sold me on a 90+ success rate. I pyd 3900. & then pyd all txs penalties & intrst. on the promise that PTR would dilingently work to get an abatement reselution. ofcourse I questioned what would be there motivation after being payed. Was appropiatly lied too. It took them 6 mo. to right a 2pg letter (no phone or email) to wrte a 2pg. letter.to the IRS that I could hve done in 30mn. I wrote a chck for 31000. to this day have not recieved a phone call or email from PTR. these poeple are thieves. I have been unemployed since nov. 08 and have diabeties. so far i have not rcvd a dime of gov. asst. and my is gone. cant get in touch w/ PTR and dont knw what to do.

Joseph of Ridge, NY March 31, 2009

Joseph of Ridge NY (03/31/09)
I had my bank acconts frozen during the christmas holidays.That wasn's so bad i didn't have to buy presents because i couldn,t get into my accounts. And i kept telling them nys is really getting [upset] they said they do that by (certefied) letters. So i had to get that fixed,they said they took care of it nys said they didn't do anything. They said only we can make rules and follow them, no one esle tells us what to do.

Plus when i went to get this problem fixed they made call out ss# across the room. The bottom line is Tax relief poeple wanted money in two weeks they say you have a month. And yes it's going on about a year and when i finaly got someone yeserday they sa before the end of the year 2009 i will be happy. I hope so because of all they put me threw it better be good. I been reading some of the complaints and it's as if i wrote them. They blaimed me for everything they don't think they do anything wrong.

Well i have cancer, I have other problems. The bottom line is i owe 10,000. when this is done i will most likely owe more than when it started.

William of Saint George, UT March 25, 2009

William of Saint George UT (03/25/09)
I have read the other complaints about Power Tax Relief and feel truely taken in by this swindle. I paid 8700. to get the tax consultation promised by telephone. As with the others who have a grievence, my situation is similar in that there is no response to phone calls or e-mail inquiries. Recently, the IRS did file a lien and attach a portion of my Social Security. Power Tax Relief did file papers for an Offer in Compromise, but the IRS refused to even abate any of the interest or penalty charged, saying they felt they intended to recover the entire amount.

The result of two years of delays and slow or no response, is that I am assesed all taxes, interest, penalty, plus I have duped into false assurances of help and representation.

Raymond of Apple Valley, CA March 17, 2009

Raymond of Apple Valley CA (03/17/09)
On august 02, 2006 I payed power tax 3,500 bucks to take care of all my tax problems with the state tax and the IRS I HAVE reported power tax to the BBB BUT that did not help much at all. power tax will not refund the 3,500 dollars back to me.JERRY PRESCOTT said that he could fix all my IRS and state tax matters in six months.well it has not happen.It now date time march 17,2009 and still nothing.

I Do have all invoice papers from power tax.THE calls to KAY TSE WHO works for power tax are endless.I have not heard nothing from power tax in over a year.

WELL so far i have payed IRS about6,000 dollars and state over 3,000 dollars I HAVE TAX LENS and great big problems that are not going away at anytime soon.

Leanne of Phoenix, AZ March 5, 2009

We were in the hole with the IRS. and we saw the commercial on power tax relief and thought that was our way to get help. unfortinitly not so we sent 4000.00 dollars to help us we were getting letters from the IRS on Levys on Property and could believe this was happening. We were calling every week for a year and no one would tell us anything we finaly had to pay the IRS on what we owed to stop interst and penelties. As the same we would not get any info on our case until i told them we already paid IRS and they said they could aleast get our Interest and penelties back and it would be around 6500.00 back after dealing with them for a year.

We got back 15.00 dollars. This company has really put people in a bas situation as far as health due to stress.This needs to stop why cant we actually get the relief we need. Companies like this needs to be investigated. Like they say if its to good to be true then its not worth trying. please help all the people get their money back from firms like this people are suffering already due to the economy and theres groups like this one taking advantage of those less fortunet.

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