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American Tax Relief

4801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles

charles of grand junction, CO September 17, 2009

called american tax relief in sept of 07. before i got off phone i was pressured into a power of attorny which they used to charge me 5000.00 which was taken straight out of my bank account for their services. i was asked to supply information for the case to send to the irs which i did provide. 2 weeks later i was informed that they needed more information and it had to be at their offices within 2 days or they would drop my case. this was on a friday. i could not get all the info they requested by monday but i sent what i had. that monday another 5000.00 was withdrawn from my account with out my consent because the info was not complete and they dropped my case. when i asked about the withdrawal i was told that they were continuing my case and that the second 5000.00 was used to reopen the case. within 1 month i was asked to provide info that they had already recieved. i called and told them that they already had the info and asked what the problem was. i was told that the irs rejected the info that i had sent and they told me that i needed to send the same info again or they would drop my case. again i was given very short notice to get them the info or they would drop my case and charge me another 2000.00 to reopen my case for the third time. i was told to have the info to them by april 20 2009.

i faxed the info on april 19 which was a sunday. monday the 2000.00 was withdrawn from my account again without my knowledge. when i called and asked what was going on i was informed that the info i sent to them was not complete and the 2000.00 was to continue the case. on may 8 2009 i recieved a letteer from the irs that my offer and compromise was denied because they had not recieved all the info they had requested. again i called american tax relief and asked what was going on. i was told that they did not understand why the irs agent they were working with would not accept the info that had been sent. american tax relief said they would appeal the case in " a month or two and try to get a different irs agent to take the case". on sept. 16 2009 i recieved a letter from the irs stating that american tax relief had dropped my case as of aug.24 2009. i have recieved nothing from american tax relief since i called them in may so it was quite the surprise letter from the irs.

in my opinion american tax relief makes sure that you cannot possiblly get the info to them on time and if you do they will find more info that is needed. this is a scam. i would have been better off sending the money to the irs. american tax relief basically charged me 12000.00 for nothing. they are crooks

Ed of Las Cruces, NM June 22, 2009

I just called this company this morning after hearing the ads on XM/Sirius Radio. Within the first few moments, he collected my name, my spouse's name (filing information) and the amount in back taxes owed. He then said I would be forwarded to an interview to assess if they could help. I told him that I wanted to understand what they offered before I proceed with an interview. The line went dead.

I called back on another line and got the same agent. I told him that we must have gotten disconnected. He said that he hung up on me. I asked why. He said that it is a Monday morning and he is too busy to work with me if I am not ready to proceed.

Impact, it led me to this site and the horrific experiences that you people have endured. As a result, I feel very blessed that I dodged the bullet.

carol of las vegas, NV May 8, 2009

i too have been duped. However, I feel since this is interstate commercial, that each and every person should be contacting their senators and representatives about this scam. i was put in this situation due to acts of a CPA. most of the monies they wanted was penalties and interest. an attorney would have to be hired at this point, however, all the money is gone. NOW WHAT.

Debra of Newport News, VA April 29, 2009

In December of 2008 I spoke to R. Campbell at American Tax Releif who stated that they were able to help me with reducing my business taxes of 2007 and 2008. I had to pay 5500 up front. They worked on the taxes for a few months requireing tax information one after another. Finally I got supsious after a phone call from C. Hanna who cliamed that they could settle with the Irs for less than the original arrangement. However, he was requesting 3900.00 more in payment to the company. I refused to go along without some proof of what waw orinally was to be settle. So I contacted the Irs to find out if a settlement had been made with the and they stated no.

At this point i got even more suspious, then went to my bank the next day to make a bank deposit to find out that even though i didnot agree to the new agreement Chris Hanna and Atr fraudley withdrawn 1950.00 from my account using their own check with a fake account number with a stamp on saying no signiture was reequired for the bank to honor this check. When i call ATR to speak with the supervior P. Franklin and C. Hanna they state that they had a right to do this and that i should be glad that they could reduce the payment for less. They rude and threaten to discontine my case no matter what i paid them and i would not be getting my money back.

So i went to my bank and closed the account and put in a fraud claim against the company and their check was stopped. Now i a seeking legal assistance retain my 5500.00 back for unfinsh work and reporting them to the federal trade commission. I try to call back to Atr to inform them of my actions and that my lawyer would be calling them. After that they are refusing my calls.

Larry of Sonora, CA February 20, 2009

Larry of Sonora CA (02/20/09)
In April faced with a large tax debt to the IRS and State and no job. I was living off of my 401k plan to make my house payments and feed myself, daughter & grand-daughter. I made the biggest mistake of my life and seen the ad on tv from one of the worst companies on the face of the earth and made a call to them asking what they can do for me, to make a long story short.

Sean guaranteed me that they could eliminate all but 3 - 4 thousand dollars of my tax debt if I paid them 5,900.00 well, I did and after that it was next to impossible to get a hold of them and when I did get a hold of them they would run me in circles giving me every excuse in the world as to why things are not settled yet. Then one day out of the blue I get a letter from the IRS saying they have set up a payment plan for which I am too pay them monthly, probably for the rest of my life. I then called ATR to find out what was going on and they told me that they set up a payment plan for me.

When I told him that this is not what you said you were going to do for me he said that once I have paid off a substantial amount of the debt they would pursue abatement of the penalty and interest. This company is nothing more than a bunch of illegal crooks preying on good honest people who found them selves in trouble. I will be filing a lawsuit against them in Los Angeles County Court this coming month 03/2009 as I hope to have the approx. 200.00 need to file the case so I can try and recoup my money, But, probably I am going to be spending more money on a dead horse.

If there is anyone else that would like to join me in this lawsuit maybe we can make it a class action lawsuit and put these scum bags out of business permanently and possibly any other firms like this one. although I am fairly certain now that there could not be any other company as scummy as this one!! How does a company like this stay in business as long as they have? Why doesn't the State shut them down? And, Why doesn't the Federal government and/or State put this scum bags in jail where they belong. I want my money back please if there is anyone out there that can help me please call me.

John of Dryden, NY February 18, 2009

John of Dryden NY (02/18/09)
They Wanted 4k to start my file. after doing some research I figured I would help some other people. Check the Better Business Bureau website for more information about this company. There rating is F

Thanks to others posting the problems that they had.

Larry of Oak Harbor, WA February 17, 2009

Larry of Oak Harbor WA (02/17/09)
they took my last 5,000.00 and did nothing for me. they are pure scum, and i get a stomach ache every time i see their commercial on t.v! i cant believe its still on, but it is! someone please contact me and lets stop them! i was so distrought after dealing with them.

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