Tax relief scams are companies that advertise settlement of tax debt for pennies on the dollar, collect large upfront fees, and then file boilerplate offers that are rejected or never file at all, leaving the taxpayer worse off.
Warning signs: promises before anyone reviews your finances, references to the Fresh Start Program as an amnesty, pressure to pay the full fee upfront, and no attorney or CPA on the case. The FTC and state attorneys general have shut down several.
Why it matters: an Offer in Compromise is arithmetic the IRS controls, and no firm can promise its result. A firm that tells you that you will not qualify is the one to trust.
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