Fortress Tax Relief

Fortress Tax Relief

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About Fortress Tax Relief

Based in Oregon, Fortress Tax Relief is a national tax resolution firm that provides services to businesses and individuals across the country. It offers a range of solutions to resolve tax debts, including pennies-on-the-dollar settlements, payment plans and penalty elimination. Each case is handled by a licensed tax attorney who specializes in handling back tax liabilities.

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    • Free consultation
    • Licensed attorneys

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    • Unclear pricing terms
    • Money-back guarantee only 24 hours

    Bottom Line

    Fortress Tax Relief handles a wide range of IRS and state tax issues. You will need at least $10,000 of tax debt to start working with Fortress, but you can request a free consultation before starting.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: March 28, 2023

    Everything with this company is great, awesome service and fast results. Every time the best customer service. All the information on time and explanation 100% right. Thank you very much for all the help.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    What you described is exactly what we aim to deliver to each and every one of our valued clients. Thank you for your review!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: March 27, 2023

    At first I was hesitant to hire a tax relief firm, but I couldn’t be happier with the results. I would recommend Fortress Tax Relief to anyone. The firm has seasoned attorneys that have your interest first.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    It's important to find a tax relief firm you can trust. Thank you for putting your trust in Fortress!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: March 6, 2023

    They cut what we owed the state in back taxes by over half. Always available to talk with us and explain everything and walk us through what we needed to do on our end. Shea was always very nice and helpful.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're quite happy with your results, and we're glad to hear that you are too. Thank you for your review!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Feb. 1, 2023

    From our initial contact to the solution Fortress has been a tremendous blessing to us! They were not only very knowledgeable but more importantly they were very concerned with helping us. They were able to help resolve our situation in a very good way. Each conversation helped ease our stress and offered us hope. We completely recommend Fortress to any and all!

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you so much for your recommendation! We're glad to hear that we eased your stress and that you're happy with the terms our staff negotiated on your behalf.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Jan. 27, 2023

    I contacted Fortress after being referred I and booked them right after interview. They were great. Made sure I understood all my options and were picking the right decision. They helped me fix my tax debt within a year with a better outcome with what I could have expected, they were very fast and great a communication. I definitely would recommend them 100% to everyone.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We love exceeding our clients' expectations, and we're delighted to hear that we exceeded yours! Thank you for being a great client and for sharing about your experience working with our staff.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Jan. 5, 2023

    I found myself and my wife owing a significant amount of money in back taxes to the IRS. I worked with David **, and he exceeded expectations. I am so blessed that we made the choice to use Fortress and for his work and professionalism I will forever be grateful. Thank you so much for all.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're grateful to have had you as a client!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 13, 2022

    The reviews that my cousin gave were great and that's what motivated me to call Fortress. They were extremely professional and they provided me with all the answers that I needed to know - what I was going to go through step by step and the outcome. I was very satisfied with them. They gave a callback and didn't keep me in the dark. Also, I was extremely comfortable with the company and I didn't have to worry about anything. The papers were in order where I had to sign and everything came on time. It was just the mail that held up everything but that was it. This was ridiculously easy. I've been giving out their name to everybody that I know that’s been having tax problems.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Having a serious tax liability is no one's idea of a good time. We strive to make the process as easy pleasant as possible for each of our valued clients. We're glad to hear we hit that mark with your case. Thank you!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Nov. 20, 2022

    I was very satisfied with the service I received from Fortress. My attorney, Art **, negotiated a manageable plan for a large tax debt. Throughout, Art and his assistant Joan kept things on track with great communication. This helped make the process very stress free. Highly recommend.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Having a large tax debt is no one's idea of a good time. We're glad we were able to remove the stress from the process for you and get you the results that you needed so that you can move on to better things in life. Thanks for being a great client!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Nov. 12, 2022

    The Fortress legal team were knowledgeable and resolved our tax issues in a way that we could manage. It was amazing that our tax problems could be solved and, when issues came up, we could send them to Fortress confidently. We now have all issues resolved and feel amazing relief.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're so glad that you feel amazing relief! Thank you for putting your trust in Fortress Tax Relief.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Nov. 8, 2022

    Artur and Joan were so helpful assisting me with my challenges. I highly recommend their services and truly appreciate their professionalism and continual updates regarding the status of my account. They help educate me regarding my situation and always provided me with options to consider and their opinion about the best course of action. Dealing with a situation that can have a large impact on your family is a scary experience. They were terrific.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    You are so welcome!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Sept. 28, 2022

    Best Tax Company in my opinion thus far. They resolved my tax issues with the IRS. Thanks Fortress! Fortress Tax Relief were very professional and resolved my tax situation in a timely fashion. I had an issue with another firm and Fortress did way better than they did.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Fortress was recently ranked #1 in the USA by Investopedia for large tax debts, and we're glad you agree! Thank you for your business and for your review!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: July 18, 2022

    Fortress Tax Relief has been a true blessing. The team of professionals stepped in and came up with a solution to my years of back tax issues. They listened and understood my problem and offered the best solution for me. The professionalism of the team cannot be overstated. I would like to give Art and Joan a special shout-out for keeping me informed at every step of the process.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you so much! We are super fortunate to have dedicated and talented professionals like Art & Joan on our staff. We appreciate your business and your review!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: July 7, 2022

    We are so glad we find found Fortress Tax Relief. We had two really bad experience with two different companies that claimed that are tax Lawyers and they could help us with our back taxes. But of course they didn’t they just got our money. But once we find Fortress Tax Relief, Peter and Karlin help us in with anything we needed with answers questions we had and keeping us informed about everything that was happening. And finally we get the call that we had Been wait for. We are on the to having our back taxes in the past and we can’t wait. We can’t thank Peter and Karlin enough for their help and we highly recommend them for anyone else that needs help with their taxes.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: June 13, 2022

    Joan, helped my mom with an IRS issue. She was very helpful, knowledgeable and always got back to me in a quick manner. I will always be very grateful to Joan for helping me every day I called her for the many questions I asked, and she answered.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're fortunate to have knowledgeable, caring, and dedicated people, like Joan, on our staff. Thank you for your review!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: June 10, 2022

    I secured representation with Fortress as I had a tax issue that I needed help resolving. The attorney who handled my case was great, the staff was great, and in the end, they secured very favorable resolution that resulted in a significant reduction of my liability. I would recommend Fortress to anyone who needs assistance with tax resolution as I am 100% satisfied.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We aim for 100% satisfaction with each and every client, and we're delighted to hear that we hit that mark with you. Thank you for putting your trust in Fortress Tax Relief!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: May 19, 2022

    Working outside of internet service areas have become more sufficient with Fortress Tax Help. I enjoy the one on one help and ambition to get a resolution. The routine check ins with status reports is a big win for me when I return to cell service areas.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: May 3, 2022

    Hired the team at Fortress Tax Relief about 3-4 years ago to help me with my Tax issues, they have been so helpful in every aspect and I’m very happy I chose them. They made the process super easy and couldn’t have done it without them. Huge thanks to Jeremy and Alyssa!

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Jeremy and Alyssa have loved working with you, and Fortress management is happy because you are happy. Thank you for your business!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: May 1, 2022

    A JOB WELL DONE! There's no better way to describe how happy I am with the services provided by Fortress. Working with David ** and Sayward **, a more responsive team is hard to imagine as they spoke or emailed answers to ALL my questions in more than a timely fashion, delivered a more successful outcome and settlement than I had hoped for. All decisions were made by me after explanation and advice and there was never a written or spoken promise as to what they would deliver. Fortress's experienced staff of lawyers, accountants and paralegals always reinforced my choice of representation. Receiving a letter from the V.P of Fortress stating his availability if needed was comforting but the team I got to work with never needed the help. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THOMAS and ROSEMARY

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We are so glad to hear that our staff hit the marks on all of the things we strive to deliver to every single client: exceptional customer service, honesty, reliability, responsiveness, and an outstanding result. We are truly fortunate to have such a great staff as well as great clients like you. Thank you!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: April 19, 2022

    Fortress was awesome and it was great to have David ** on my team. I initially engaged another firm (a national, highly advertised company) to help me with a complex tax issue and the experience was miserable - slow/no progress, bait and switch pricing, and a lack of technical competence. I fired them. I hired Fortress Tax Relief after an extensive search and it couldn't have worked out better. Fortress did exactly what they said they would do, were completely professional, and were deeply knowledgeable on tax processes and interaction with the State. Fortress cleared my issue in a couple of months and did so at about a quarter of the cost of the projected cost of the other firm. I also saved a ton of money and got a huge monkey off my back. I would definitely go back to Fortress and specifically, David for help on delinquent tax issues.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: April 11, 2022

    Fortress Financial handled our negotiations with the IRS and State. We were very pleased with the results of their work and appreciated their knowledge and perseverance. We worked primarily with Karlin **. She was great to work with – she was usually available when I called or got back to me quickly, resolved our issues quickly and keep us informed. I would highly recommend Karlin and Fortress Financial.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you <3

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: March 14, 2022

    Great company. Very patient and was able to lower our money owed. Karlin and Peter were very thorough and easy to work with. They responded quickly with emails and phone calls and always kept us up to date. I highly recommend this company!

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're delighted to hear how happy you are with our service and results. Thank you for your review!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: March 4, 2022

    Fortress did a really great job on two different IRS situations. I was very pleased with the outcome. Peter and Karlin were courteous and professional from start to finish. They were always available every time we called, and were able to answer our questions. Highly recommended.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Jan. 24, 2022

    Great company to work with. After trying to handle our situation with IRS alone it became too overwhelming and completely stressful. We decided to reach out for help and it has been the best thing we have done thus far with dealing with IRS. You can not go wrong with Joan and or Art at Fortress Tax Relief!

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're fortunate to have outstanding attorneys and support staff on our team (like Art and Joan). Thank you for your business and for taking the time to share about your experience.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Jan. 17, 2022

    They are a strong company focused on delivering results for their clients. They are committed to meeting the expectations and timelines established. At a time when services can be challenging they are a high touch group who does the hard work required to create solutions.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer
    Original review: Jan. 11, 2022

    Dealing with the IRS can be daunting, but Fortress was able to act positively on my behalf and develop a viable solution. They provided an avenue to address the tax issue we encountered that has taken immense pressure off of our shoulders. I give much credit to David ** and the staff who supported the overall efforts. Very professional organization to work with.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're delighted to hear that we helped reduce your stress! Thank you for being a great client!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 29, 2021

    After having IRS issues (i.e. back taxes) for almost ten years, I finally needed outside help. I could no longer take the random payroll garnishments, bank account sweeps and property tax liens. After thorough research, I chose Fortress to assist me with the IRS. From my very first contact with Fortress, they have been nothing but professional and prompt with responses and solutions. My only regret is that I did not contact Fortress years ago.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    We're glad you finally found us! It's a lot easier to prevent bank sweeps and garnishments before they start, but we're fortunate to have some of the best tax relief attorneys in the industry who can very often put an end to enforced collections and negotiate favorable resolution terms even when the IRS or state tax collectors are seeing red. Seeking assistance early on is the best move hands down--the pain you felt is almost always avoidable. But, as you've seen, late is a heck of a lot better than never. Thank you for your feedback and for being a great client!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 27, 2021

    Fortress Tax Relief helped us with the IRS in having some taxes abated that were attached incorrectly to our company. They were informative, helpful and professional. They worked diligently to obtain the results we were looking for! Would highly recommend them!

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 22, 2021

    Professional and delicate when pertaining to matters at hand. Take matters personally and show concern in helping obtain goals. Aggressive at getting the job done quickly in a professional manner. Stay in constant contact to keep you up to date.

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 20, 2021

    Very responsive with highly professional service. They do as promised. Very attentive to client's needs & show true empathy for you the client. They know what they are doing. Fortress Tax gets things done efficiently & cost effective. I would highly recommend them to everyone.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    What you described is exactly what we aim to deliver. Thank you for your feedback!

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    Rated with 5 stars
    Verified Reviewer Verified Buyer
    Original review: Dec. 20, 2021

    When I came to Fortress Financial, I had been told by Optima Tax that "An Offer in Compromise" was not available for me. However, Fortress assured me that I was. My case was immediately taken over by them. When one has any issue with the IRS, you need professional help. After all the IRS has thousands of pages of regulations and if you ask two different IRS agents the same questions, you will receive two different answers. Most of us "common" citizens do not have the time or the experience to deal with them. I would recommend them for they are trustworthy and professional. I was contacted by an attorney assigned for my case many times throughout my ordeal. I recommend Fortress.

    Fortress Tax Relief response

    Thank you for your feedback. You make a great point about the complexities of resolving a tax debt. Just because someone at the IRS tells you something, doesn't mean it's true. We're fortunate to have a staff of attorneys who know the tax collection rules like the back of their hands, and they aren't afraid to stand up to the IRS and state taxing authorities when they aren't giving our clients a fair shake. We're glad to hear how pleased you were with our services and we appreciate your business!

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    Fortress Tax Relief Company Information

    Company Name:
    Fortress Tax Relief
    Formerly Named:
    Fortress Financial Services, Inc.
    Address:
    1011 SW Emkay Drive, Suite 201
    City:
    Bend
    State/Province:
    OR
    Postal Code:
    97702
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    taxfortress.com