I contacted JK Harris to help me resolve an old tax debt in February of 2009. They gave my case to a local representative by the name of Randall E. Franzen. I met with Mr. Franzen on 2/18/09. I told him that the IRS has put a levy against my paycheck and bank account, (approximately 65% of my net income was garnished), which only left me with about $500 per month to live on. After going over my expenses Mr. Franzen said, his company could remove the levy against my paycheck and get me debt reduced. He said the cost would be $3200, which included a $350 deposit. I told Mr. Franzen I do not have any money with the IRS taking so much money from me. Mr. Franzen said he would draw up the contract and start the process, with the first payment due on March 18th 2009. This will give his company more than enough time to get the levy released in order for me to start payments. I agreed and signed the contract. 1 week past nothing was done. I called week after week finally, I spoke to an account rep named Linda Hinn. She told me that my account has been filed and my levy release should take place soon. I informed her that I was getting late on all my bills so please hurry. She said she would. Another month past then another. I called to try to get in contact with Ms. Hinn all I got was her voice mail. The accounts billing department of JK Harris started calling me every week asking for money. When I told them about my situation I was told that was not their department's responsibility to work cases only to collect money, also that they do not have contact with other departments. I find it hard to believe that a company’s business is communication, their departments do not communicate with each other. I became homeless waiting on JK Harris to do what they said they were going to do. Finally, I called the IRS and explained that I became homeless, they released the levy, and I agreed to pay $77 per month. I called JK Harris to see if they could get the amount I owe reduced. I was told yes. I started sending $150 per month after 3 months still nothing had been done. I informed JK Harris that I refuse to send any more money until something is done. The billing department is still sending me payment notices. Billing is the only department at JK Harris that seems to do their job.

After filing taxes with Turbo Tax for years we were hit with an amount we spposedly owed the IRS. After seeing JK Harris commercials on TV we contacted the 800 number and met with a consultant in Houston, TX. We paid over 2K after being assured that it was a 1099 error and they would be able to remove penalties and interest.
We issued a check to JK Harris and still owe the IRS the same amount. They have yet to complete our 2008 income tax ande are being charged penalties/interest for that also.
We were involved in Hurricane Ike, lost 2 vehicles, a whole garage full of tools, motorbikes, sports equipment and much much more.
We were told we had to submit a list of damages which are ongoing with sewage problems, drainage problems, etc. Our home has lost value. I do realize that 2009 is the final year to deduct these losses.
I have called the main office of JK Harris who told me to call our consultant. He has never returned a single call. His name is William Kendrick. I have sent numerous emails to the company with no response whatsoever. WE HAVE PAID FOR OUR 2008 TAXES TO BE DONE and they are not doing this.
My husband and I are both disabled. The hurricane nearly killed us. I was in the ICU for the entire month of December 2008.
DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE BY ANY MEANS!!~THEY WILL ONLY RIP YOU OFF!! OUR INSURANCE ALSO DID NOT PAY NEARLY ENOUGH! TX Wind and Storm, Farmers, Flood Insurance. We no longer are able to pay for it. For all the years we paid them they did not reimburse nearly enough. We are now fixing things a little at a time. BEWARE OF JK HARRIS~BEWARE do not give them any money!!

I contacted JK Harris to help me resolve an old tax debt in February of 2009. They gave my case to a local representative by the name of Randall E. Franzen. I met with Mr. Franzen on 2/18/09. I told him that the IRS has put a levy against my paycheck and bank account, (approximately 65% of my net income was garnished), which only left me with about $500 per month to live on. After going over my expenses Mr. Franzen said, his company could remove the levy against my paycheck and get me debt reduced. He said the cost would be $3200, which included a $350 deposit. I told Mr. Franzen I do not have any money with the IRS taking so much money from me. Mr. Franzen said he would draw up the contract and start the process, with the first payment due on March 18th 2009. This will give his company more than enough time to get the levy released in order for me to start payments. I agreed and signed the contract. 1 week past nothing was done. I called week after week finally, I spoke to an account rep named Linda Hinn. She told me that my account has been filed and my levy release should take place soon. I informed her that I was getting late on all my bills so please hurry. She said she would. Another month past then another. I called to try to get in contact with Ms. Hinn all I got was her voice mail. The accounts billing department of JK Harris started calling me every week asking for money. When I told them about my situation I was told that was not their department's responsibility to work cases only to collect money, also that they do not have contact with other departments. I find it hard to believe that a company’s business is communication, their departments do not communicate with each other. I became homeless waiting on JK Harris to do what they said they were going to do. Finally, I called the IRS and explained that I became homeless, they released the levy, and I agreed to pay $77 per month. I called JK Harris to see if they could get the amount I owe reduced. I was told yes. I started sending $150 per month after 3 months still nothing had been done. I informed JK Harris that I refuse to send any more money until something is done. The billing department is still sending me payment notices. Billing is the only department at JK Harris that seems to do their job.


I filed a complaint to the Better Business Bureau on 9/21/2009. J K Harris’ response was the following:


JKH deeply regrets any lack of communication on our part regarding Mr. Williams' case. I have forwarded notification to the supervisor and vice president of that area to make them aware of the situation and take immediate steps to reach out to Mr. Williams and try to resolve whatever concerns that he has.

Kind regards,
M. Linder, VP
Legal Affairs


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I was contacted by another representative during the 1st week of October who said my case was transferred and she would prepare an offer and compromise and send it me to sign within a week. I agreed and said I would start making payments after I see some written documents because my lack of trust in J K Harris. As of this date, I have received no such correspondence aftera month. The billing department is still working as hard as ever to collect funds although J K Harris has done nothing it has promised.

I asked for a return of the funds in which I paid to JK Harris but they refused. JK Harris said they were going to keep all funds for filing and legal fees. I feel JK Harris should be sued to the point they are forced out of business

I paid JK Harris there initial fee of $1250. I signed all the paper work and Power of attorney to settle our back taxes. The irs seized my checking account three months later and JK Harris demanded another $1350 in order to get the bank levy lifted. I was assured that this would be taken care of.

In addition i was told by JK Harris that i did not owe the IRS any money due to our income. After a month of sending numerous emails and phone calls to our agent and his manager a David Wise of Jk Harris, i finally called there complaint dept and was told that our taxes were never settled and then she went on to make up a story as to why we did not get our money back from the bank levy.

I want all of the money i paid these crooks back. As the only thing they did was take my money and then say "We are checking on it".

JK Harris is one of the biggest scams going in America. I paid them $750 up front to have the services of their tax accountants and to represent me in my case against the IRS. For more than 2 years they never once responded to any of my requests for help.

For the life of me, I have no idea how this company stays in business, maybe it's those clever ads they run on all of the cable channels. I know that JK Harris is under investigation by the federal government, but those investigations usually take years. Be advised, never give them any money because you'll be left on your own just like me.