Tax Masters is not a reputable company. Contacting them I was pressured into believeing that they would stop liens and resolve my issues. They did not! Investigate before you give them any money. They misrepresent what they advertise. Do not use them and seek out a local CPA in your area. This company wanted anothe $2, 600 from me for doing the Fed and then another $2, 600 for State. Why when the Fed has to be done first and then to be charged again is high powered robbery. Someone has got to stop TM from scamming people in stressed!!!

I had an appointment with a representative and was assured that my debt would be decreased to cents on the dollar from 70k. He said I had to sign the contract and pay there retainer fee of 8, 000(Wow!) before anything would take place. So, I called my wife and told her how they could help. I was so relieved and looked forward to letting the “professionals” represent us, and having the promise of being worry free. With all there commercials I was conditioned to think that they must be the best.

The same thing happened to me that everyone is complaining about, endless paperwork, not returning calls, more requests for the same paperwork, more missed e-mails, never being able to talk with my case representative, etc. This went for 9 months with no real progress. The IRS has placed liens and I believe we could have avoided this if I had done some research into the company first. In the meantime our debt went well over $100, 000 with interest and penalties. What a nightmare and how do I get my money back?

In the meantime my father in law had gone through a very similar situation. Difference is he did a lot of research into the company he chose. The Tax Relief Foundation. His experience with them was so inspiring that I had to talk to them myself.

What a difference a company can make! As different as night and day. Tax Relief Foundation essentially picked me up and dusted me off. Now I live stress free and would recommend these guys to anyone.

Tax Masters is no more than a scam and only gets in touch with you concerning payments. Please do not use this service and if you know of a class action suit, please let me know at [email protected], Thanks

Honestly, when my hubby and I became aware we were in tax debt we were more scared about getting scammed by the organization assisting us then the IRS taking our money.
How do you browse for one reputable tax relief company, like Tax Defense Network, in a sea of frauds? You go with the one which gives straightforward answers to the questions and doesn't hold a fraudulent record. That's why we didn't pick frauds like Tax Masters, and so relieved we did choose Tax Defense Network.
From the very beginning we had an uneasy feeling about Tax Masters. We heard and read that a lot of people have been scammed, but since they are a national company, and we really didn't know too many other companies, we took a chance.
When we first called Tax Masters, what seemed like an operator answered the phone, asked us a few questions, in which we gave brief answers to, then she put us on hold. She came back and started talking about fees, and services. It was as if I was ordering off of a menu. I could have my tax levy removed for this much, or get the levy and an agreement for this much. I immediately said I had to go and hung up.
After looking at a few of the IRS Hitman articles on the internet, my husband discovered Tax Defense Network. TDN had a BBB rating of an A (it was like discovering a mythical creature). We immediately noticed a difference in the manner Tax Defense Network did business compared to them, after talking with a TDN consultant. He didn't point out fees immediately (first indicator TDN wasn't a scam), spoke to us at length about our circumstances, and outlined our options. Yet, we weren't 100 % sure TDN wasn't a scam. We asked our rep about an Offer in Compromise (we believe an OIC is often a scam), and he told us the reason TDN doesn't recommend OICs, "Because we understand only a minimal percentage of people would really qualify for an OIC, and it is fraudulent to suggest otherwise." At that instant, we were assured Tax Defense Network wasn't a scam.
There are a small number of businesses, like TDN, that aren't frauds, and stand for integrity in the tax relief industry, where scam happens to be the term that means business as usual. The fact is firms like TDN are going extinct in their own area. Tax Defense Network fixed our tax debacle almost immediately, got us affordable payments, and debt free (with taxes anyway).
Remember to search smart, because it doesn't necessarily take much to spot a fraud like Tax Masters in a market of honest businesses, but honest businesses like Tax Defense Network, is generally buried beneath a market covered with fraud.

I am in a bankruptcy and have been since 2008. I have a federal tax bill I wanted Tax Masters to help me with. I called them and informed them of my bankruptcy and they said they could help. I paid them $6500.00 up front fee over 4 months. At this time they said they would start my case. They called me back and stated they found a bankruptcy on my record. I said well yes I informed your company of this on day one when I talked with you and that I still had 2 and a half years to go on it. They now stated they could not help me until after the bankruptcy was over. Had I known this bit on undiclosed information from Tax Masters I would not have started the process because I cannot afford to have that much money tied up while being in a bankruptcy and being retired. I asked for a refund and they said I wasnt eligble for one since I signed a contract of which I would not have signed had I known this information. Since this time they will not answer any of my phone calls and I am out $6500.00 at Christmas and going thru a bankruptcy. I heard about Tax Masters on the Fox News channel and complained to them but have yet to hear anything back from them either.