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Al of McColl, SC November 22, 2009

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 as of 11-16-09 240/ month until ever withdrawn from my pension.

Kathie of Cory, CO November 18, 2009

I hired JK Harris to help me with my tax debt. They said they could help, so I paid them 1400 up front and370 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.

Teresa of Galva, IL November 17, 2009

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.

jeffrey of pittsburg, TX November 12, 2009

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

pamela of BROWNSVILLE, TN November 9, 2009

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''

Patricia of Durham, NC November 5, 2009

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.

Marie of Bailey, CO October 26, 2009

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.

Cora of Alcalde, NM October 23, 2009

I was audited by the Federal IRS for some retirement benefits that were not appropriately reported (in K) and they were charging me penalties and interest for over 100K, so I contacted J. K. Harris and Company to help me figure out why the IRS was questioning my return for 2007.

I talked to a receptionist and she followed through by sending my call to one, called, Lance A. He sent me some papers and asked to contract their services to help me with IRS questions and resolve my audit. He took funds (250.00) from my bank account. I never heard back from him after he identified himself as one of their consutlants and reassured me that he would be there for me every step of the way. Well he was not and since I have an organized system and have always reported my annual returns, I did the work myself and contacted the IRS, who by the way, was willing to work with me.

Lance did not do an ounce of work for me but charged me for his service that I never received. When I contacted him this week, he was defensive and told me my audit was complete but during all the time that I was corresponding with the IRS, he never contacted me by mail, email, nor snail mail. Like if he had never existed. He never did anything for me. I want for Lance Allen of J. K. Harris to reimburse me all the money he took from my bank account in full. He DID NOTHING for me. I did all the work and he has the audacity to tell me he fixed my audit. He is a high paid liar.

Lance has caused me sleepless nights, stress, anxiety, nausea, headaches, and to top it off, REGRET that I ever contacted J. K. Harris and Lance. He sent me a nasty email where he wanted me to just ignore requesting my money back. He has his nerve after he didn't not diddly squat for me. This contact with J. K. Harris is a complete SCAM and they are taking consumers for a free ride to their bank coffers. I resent that and I refuse to do further business with them, except find some excellent legal help to regain my funds and sanity back.

mary of riverfalls , WI October 23, 2009

I met with representive for consultation on my past taxes. Before I had time to think he was having me sign papers to withdraw payements from my account. I told him I had insuffient funds and asked that the withdraw be held for 7 days. He agreed. The following day after reading paper work I called tim F and asked that he cancel everything. He said he would. 1 working day later I found a withdrawal from my account. I immediately contacted him and he said he had notified the main office to not bill me and he would contact them again. A week later when my account had not been credited with the withdrawal they made I contacted him again. He than tried to tell me I was to contact the main office which I did and was unable to talk to anyone.

I filed a dispute against J.K. Harris and my bank said there was nothing they could do as I had sign permission for the withdrawal and jk harris would not reinburse me. Well I Paid 168. for 5 mins of consultation. So anyone in Minnesota if you are thinking of contacting a tax consultant do not go to J. K. Harris. They can not be trusted and do not adhere to their adverstisement. If you do go to one listen to them take the information home and read it before you sign anything. They make it sound good as to how much they can save you and are only interested in taking your money. I probably should be happy I got out of it for only 168. by cancelling my cash card otherwise they would of made two more debits to my account.

Linda of Excelsior Springs, MO October 14, 2009

This is the letter I sent to JK Harris recently with no response from them. "First of all, to start this letter, let me say: I want my contract cancelled and I want my money back! That having been said, let me say that I think your company is a scam! I was promised help which I have never received. I am paying you good money which I can ill afford to help me with an IRS problem and as of today I am more in debt than when I started.

Marilyn B who is listed as my case specialist has had only one response to my numerous questions of what is going on and that response is “we are still waiting for the IRS to give us an answer to the recent Offer In Compromise we have filed”. I have seen nothing since hiring you in February 2009 except for whatever I call and ask for. I have nothing that shows what is being done for my money. Just that same answer – just waiting.

I have spent hours on the phone with the IRS myself when I thought I was paying JK Harris to do that for me. One day I was on for 2 hours and 5 minutes. And just last week I was told by the IRS representative that seldom does the IRS accept Offers in Compromise. Why wasn’t I told that up front? Why has it taken 7 months of my hoping something was being done to find this out? This same rep told me that each time JK Harris files another IOC, it invalidates everything I have set up with the IRS, i.e. Installment Agreement.

On your page “Things to Remember……………………..” under Paragraph 3 it says that JK Harris will attempt to stay or remove a levy placed by the IRS. No! I did that myself, again with hours on the phone. Ms. B says I will be notified of any milestones in my case. Evidently there have been no milestones in 7 months because other than the times I have called and asked or e-mailed her I have gotten only one call from her updating me, which was “still waiting”.

I should have gone on line and better checked out the complaints against JK Harris before I ever entered into an agreement with you. I feel I have been scammed out of the 500 I put down and the 176.48 I have paid monthly for the other 6 months. I should have read the fine print, of which there is lots, to see what you could take from my account. I want out of this contract immediately. You are not doing what you were hired do.

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