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Power Tax Relief

John of Albuquerque, NM July 30, 2009

In April, 2008, we learned that we owed just over 20,000 US and Arizona income tax. Shocked, we saw an add on TV for help from Power Tax Relief. We were asssured by them on our first phone call that they could help us get that reduced and possibly even get money back due to my health problems and advanced age, as well as my wife's age. We paid 3,900 and receive a packet with forms and requests for documents which we filled out and returned. We were told to send all correspondence from the IRS directly to them and they would handle everything. We received a notice of a hearing which we were told to ignore because they were handling it.

The next thing we heard was from the IRS asking us for payments of 500 per month. PTR will not call us back. At this point we don't know where to turn. Should we call the IRS and try to negotiate this ourselves? When my wife lost her job, we went further into debt and had to move from Phoenix to Albuquerque, NM for her to find work. We are living in our motor home and having trouble making the payments. We were offerred help by Power Debt Relief. They said they could negotiate with the bank for a lower interest rate and lower monthly payments. We were to make no more payment until their negotiations were finalized. Since then, Power Debt does not call us back, the bank has sent a summons for us to appear in court. they are asking for our home and we are so far behind we cannot make up the late fees. All contact with both Power Tax and Power Debt have ceased, they do not answer calls nor return our voice messages.

joseph of ridge, NY July 19, 2009

Well this is the end of the power tax soap opera.I put in acomplaint to the BBB.After that i tried the Att. general. The a/g said they did nothing wrong i got that letter 6/10/09 five days later i got one from p.tax they withdraw from my case. I guess in Cal when you hurt the feelings of a lawyer there aloud to hang you out to dry. The scam is it's takes so long for them not to do there job that you paid for 3,500 you get fustraited you start the phone calls, they tell you to wait another year. They blame you for all there mistakes. And they plan phone calls late friday when your going on vacation or family outings at the last minute of everyday.And they blame you for not giving them more info.

When at the first interview should have gotten it. But this there plan.And your right they will never call you back and give what you need info or anything esle. I was told by NYS,IRS that these people never made any deal or effort on my behalf.I spoke to the IRS they believe it or not they were more helpful than the nit-wits i got ripped from. Now i have to go to help me Howard on channel 11.All i can say is be careful,talk to the poeple of your state and talk to the IRS you be surprised how much they can help you.

Brandon of Tewksbury , MA July 16, 2009

I was swindled as well to the tune of 4,000. I was promised relief of my tax debt in less than 6 months. My first sign of trouble was my calls going unanswered, or not getting called back for weeks. When I finally got through PTR claimed my case had been re-assigned to a new attorney because my original attorney was no longer working there and that accounted for the delays. After months of going back and forth with a "case manager" who sounded like she was 12 years old I demanded to speak with someone and to get some answers, and they put me on the line with Kay Tse. She assurred me the case was getting handled and that everything was on track. She said that they were in constant contact with the IRS and a compromise was in the works. Then came a call from Kay Tse saying the IRS had filed a Tax Lien against me. I flipped, and the next day immediatly called the IRS to see what was going on. They stated that aside from an original inquiry into my dept from PTR that they had taken no steps in my case to reconsile the existing debt.

At that point I knew I had been completely duped. I decided to contact the IRS advocacy group and they settled my debt in only a few months. On top of the 4,000 I lost in my original payment to Power Tax Relief the IRS tacked thousands of dollars on to my total cost with added interest over the two year period I thought my tax debt was getting handled. Also, because of the tax lien, my credit plumeted and I have not been able to get a reasonable interest rate since. It was two years of hell and to hear some of these stories I at least feel I'm not alone. If anyone is interested in banning together to put a class action suit together I would love to be involved. I have all my corresponding e-mails with PTR and paperwork saved.

beverly of knoxville, TN July 16, 2009

I paid this company 4000.00 to have my tax debt reduced in 2007. Now they will not return my calls and have done nothing on my case.

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

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