StopIRSDebt

StopIRSDebt

Reviews Summary

The reviews present a polarized consensus. Many customers rate the service 1-star, alleging fraudulent practices, lack of results, poor communication, and aggressive billing despite no tangible resolution for their tax debts. Complaints highlight unfulfilled promises, rudeness, and feeling scammed. However, some 5-star reviews praise the company for resolving IRS issues, reducing debts, and providing patient, professional support. A few 4-star and mixed ratings note satisfactory outcomes but criticize slow updates or high fees. Overall, dissatisfaction dominates, with repeated accusations of dishonesty and inefficacy.

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Contact Information

Address

16501 Ventura Blvd #110

Encino, California 91436

Hours

Sunday Open 24 hours
Monday Open 24 hours
Tuesday Open 24 hours
Wednesday Open 24 hours
Thursday Open 24 hours
Friday Open 24 hours
Saturday Open 24 hours

Customer Reviews

Trash !!! Stay away from this place Paid right away- took them over a year to come back and did nothing- from firing and changing people around me. They got me a offer that was trash, they told me to call after a year to help me fix the interest with irs and even offer to cover and do it for free after the fiasco when they tried to charge me again. I called today after a year and the person ask me to explain, I started explaining and cut me off saying I can read the notes of everything that happened ? they

I had 15000 in tax debt about 6 years ago and this company got it eliminated completely. I , to this day, have never heard a word from IRS again, much to my relief. I would recommend this company to anyone who is is getting harassed by the IRS!

This place is a joke! As an individual you can contact the IRS & set up a payment plan. You do not need Stop IRS Debt or any other (rob you blind) organization to help you navigate your tax debt. The 1st day that I talked to Stop IRS Debt.com I felt so relieved. 9 months later I still owed the IRS the original amount of $17k plus I paid Stopirs.com 3 thousand 6 hundred & some dollars. If you like wasting your money, this is the place for you! Also, your case manager changes often... that's because there's a

I started using Honest Tax in Las Vegas NV. This company had a telephone number that allowed me to talk to someone with no knowledge of anything, they would tell me to send any letters or information I received from the IRS to them. I first. contacted this firm in 2020 during the covid outbreak since that time I have iniatited all contact with them and they just keep telling me to send anything I receive fromthe IRS to them. Honest Tax has accomplish half of what I ask them to do and to this day still have

Unfortunately my experience has not been a good one. As of yet I have received no call back after multiple attempts.Monday by end of day I will be calling the better Business Bureau. Hopefully we receive a call with explanation by end of day. Today is March 24 at 7am. I am hoping this was just a glitch and we get back on track.

This Group Of Folks Are Very Professional and Trust Worthy . Give Them A Shout Out For Any IRS Issue .

This tax service is very impressive. I especially like the personnel and website design! Charles

This company is possibly the worst at tax problems. Don't use this company?.u have been warned

I paid these people 8000 bucks,they said I didn't do what I was supposed to in a timely manner,n that 8000 did not go towards anything,so I started on another 8000 deal with 2000 up front or they would drop me.there worst than a bill collector on the phone.im out of work do to my wife almost dieing,n they want me to pay them or same deal again they will drop me.you read about rude laddies calling you.this us correct.they call only when u miss a payment.so far I'm not sure any of my debit will be forgiven wi

It's 3 years since I've used STOP IRS DEBT. My debt was 100% forgiven due to 58 years paying taxes properly. The caveat is that they keep all paid in taxes until old balance paid off. That should happen this year. Just do it !

STOP IRS is doing an excellent job of helping me understand and correct my income tax woes. I recommend their services to anyone facing problems with IRS and/or state income taxes.

I've experienced patience, understanding and professionalism when dealing with my situation. Grateful for all the assistance.

I would give them neg 5 They took 5 grand and was done. They did absolutely nothing for me. Not one dime was ever removed and the women that was working the case was so rude. Stay away from this company.

It's been horrible, they just keep dragging it out and no one responds to my emails.

They were very ice, pleasant, accommodating when I first joined and agreed to pay them each month, but since I didn't like how some things were being done there and I told them so, I have not heard hide nor hair from them. They don't answer my calls or send me any emails like before. They billed me an amount of money that we agreed upon and now they are billing me more than that without my knowledge or consent telling me I have to sort it out with Accounting myself. Also, I asked many, many times for s

Great to deal with. Gives you truthful answers instead of what they think you want to hear

So far at this point ? I guess you can say it's OK. I just need to get with whoever I need to get with to exactly see what I gotta do on my end. Besides getting all the my bills what else do I have to answer as far as questions? Do I need to go to my email to find out what's on there and follow instructions they came in Thursday. I wanted to kinda have the weekend off without having to worry about this , but I understand the quicker we get this thing done the quicker y?all can dive in. And make progress

I was not informed money was taken out twice. These people are very rude when I mentioned to them about a late payment I had billing dept. Rep name Selene ( if it's spelled correctly) that my last payment was due in Nov but could not pay completely because a death in the family she mocked me like she was laughing about it my situation i responded u sound like u dont have family friends that die on u . She did not like it i didnt care because of her rude disgusting approach . She has no respect or cu

In the beginning when we first started with them they were great. Last year we filed our 2022 returns late so they could help with our past years and help get us on the hardship program. Everything went great for my husband's 2022 taxes. Altho I am having trouble with mine. Got a very concerning letter from IRS on Thursday of last week. I immediately called that evening leaving 5 or more different messages with 3 different folks. 24 hrs later I finally got a call from a lady. She seemed confused saying I sh

If I could give them a negative 5 I would! Poor service. They were great at taking my money to the tune of over 6000 dollars and I have NOTHING to show for it. I am lawyering up and filing a class action law suit. These crooks need to be put out of business!

Absolute SCAM!!! They took my fiance for $1600. They kept taking 441$ out earlier and earlier every month even though they kept promising they wouldn't. They lie terribly. When he got a new debit card, some how they got his bank routing number and took it out that way. Please DO NOT try this so called company. They just drain you of money and nothing gets reaplvwd.

They have been very patient with me regarding the information they need to do their part. They're on top of what information I've sent. They're very polite and helpful with anything that I don't understand. I'm looking forward to seeing good results. As far as responding to calls and emails, I'm giving them a At. I haven't had any trouble with that. I appreciate all the above!! It's March 26, 2022 so far so good. They're working really hard on our case. Looking forward to hearing good news at the end of al

I was told I was talking to a lawyer and he stated that I only had 5 days left to start the case or it was going to be too late to help. He said they would require 3000.00 up front and they could proceed. He also stated they could reduce the amount of money I owed the I.R.S. This place never kept in touch with me, I always had to call them, except when they said they were finished with my c a se. They didn't help at all.

I'm very pleased at this time with their initialization?, processing my claim. Thank you kindly!

Horrible company. They lie, take your money and do not do anything with your case. They will not refund or return calls. Then when you complain, they act like they were trying to contact you. If you are reputable you would return my money. You stated that you would show what you have done, yet I have yet to see any proof of what you did. I have spoke to irs directly and they dont even have any proof of you filing anything or negotiating anything. Scam Company Stay away !!!!!!

Excellent communication with a full updated portal for a clear definition of what stage you are at during the process. So far I am happy with the clear communication and not experiencing any "left in the dark" worries. very happy at this point!

A few years ago we went to this company and all seems ok things went perfect helped a lot! I then got a email from one of the higher ups how appalled he was on how our case was handled and told me to get a refund or find a lawyer instead that was called an accident and was told things are fine so ok got our letter of agreement things went well. Now few years later I find out possible Leon or garnishment!!! I contacted the company numerous times and nothing emails returned no answer at all! Be very aware of

For the most part since this case started its been very good because I feel as I don't have any worries if so I'll send a message to the team that are helping me would respond minutes after you send a massage so it's a good team to work with and help you get your case over with and feel free without any problems

Very professional in every aspect. Quick and to the point. So helpful and helps me not to stress out as bad.

I appreciate the help, but love to get updates on the case without always having to go to the portal. I haven't heard anything yet. Documents are requested from my dad but he's 74yrs old and can't remember half of his information, it's been so long ago. That's why we pay over $200 for your help. We need your help!

These people will lie to you to get your business! Be careful! Do not use them! Go elsewhere. If I could I would give them negative stars! This company is not above lying and cheating to get you to sign a contract or to extend one. When I went to them the first time it turned out to be an easy problem, but I was told that since I had received a medical settlement that I would need to have them help me with my income tax return as I would owe thousands of dollars in income taxes. Naturally I believed th

This company has helped me so much! At first I was not sure about doing this . It seemed too good to be true. They have been absolutely amazing with me. They have taken away all of my stress with the IRS. Contacting this company was the best decision I have made. I appreciate this companies hard work and professionalism. I'm so grateful!

If I had the ability to give more than 5 stars I would in a heartbeat. This company has not only given me a sense of relief but also was able to take care of my back filings. They got my debt reduced and even set me up on a payment plan so that it did not break the bank for me monthly. Max has been nothing but helpful. Thank you team for making this experience such a good one! I will recommend this company to anyone else having issues.

This company is full of bologna. I've been with them over a year. Paid over 75% of my taxes and still nothing has been done. Don't waste your money, time or energy. They leave out a lot of information until after the fact with no results or resolution in the end.

Just got started 3 days ago and so far so good! They have been very easy to communicate with. ........It has now been a few weeks that I have been working with StopIRSDebit and things are still great! If I have a question they have responded the same day, and things seem to be moving along nicely.

The program took advantage of me by charging me for your service, without reducing my debt with IRS. You people advised me to stop making payments for 3 months which I would have been close to finishing paying off by now. I would not recommend the program to anyone, not to my worse enemy.

Paid them 5800 to handle my case after they got my money I never heard another word from them nothing about my case being settled now I'm being garnished by the state be aware I wouldn't give them even one star but that's the only way you can post your review

If I could give ZERO star I would. Do not use this company at all. They are fraudulent liars and claim to do things like your taxes and stop the IRS. They was paid but never filed the taxes like they said.

If you notice they always use the same reason why they didn't perform. They blame it on you. If you are lawyers you can get extensions by asking. How do I know because irs says so. Lawyers work out deals you guys take advantage of people. Watch their response!!! Save your money!!!!

My experience with Stop IRS Debt from start to finish has been a 5 star experience. They were rated #1 in reputation with Better Business Bureau. I wanted attornies that would represent my case, who would ethically uphold and obey the law not, not break it. My case was successfully satisfied and settled in less than 6 months.

I have had two representatives help me and I have appreciated their determination to do everything in their power to help me achieve a positive outcome! They don't just give up! They are both very personable and seem to genuinely CARE about your dilemma! I highly recommend this company to help you with your needs

They been very helpful and letting me know thing are going ok really putting my mind at easier.

They are horrible. Charged more than quoted, told me they could do all these things they can't, they filled out my paperwork, that's it, the things I needed address are still up in the air, but they typed my info onto the form...I could have done that. They truly are out for the money, they could have just said I didn't need the service if they were actually listening to my request. Also was told I was getting a refund but that never happened. No integrity.

So far so great! I gave him a call as soon as we started talking they started working! After we got through talking and hung up the phone I already had relief now the IRS couldn't come after me or my money they have to go through them thanks guys!

everyone here has been very helpful. Any time I have questions or concerns. I am always receiving a very quick response. I am very thankful and appreciative of this company.

I changed my review. This is a scam operation. Fee is high, they do nothing for you that you can do yourself. At the beginning, they said they are in negotiation with the IRS. After several month they said the succeeded in reducing the monthly payment from $750 to $373, meaning it will take twice as long to pay the debt and the interest and penalties will pile up; something I could have done on my own. Then they said the heavy negotiations will start and they offer a big discount if I pay the balance at th

So far, very professional and organized.

This is my second time I write about this ser I've. My first review was confirmed a second time except these people can get any nastier than what I thought. I called them because I'm behind they certainly make you feel inadequate. I even called to update my phone number and I didn't like the reaction I got from a person named Jessica. She told me why was I trying to confuse her, making feel stupid.

I regret doing business with this company, the only time they call me was when my payment was due, I requested my case manager to call me in numerous occasions and never received a call back. They told me the IRS will stop collecting and the IRS will not levy my account, they lied, the IRS continue to send me collection letters and the IRS garnished my income. And this company had the nerves to call me to collect my monthly payment. I will recommend to anyone with IRS debt to do business with another compan

This is literally the WORST experience I've had, and when a company who says they are there to help. That I am PAYING to help. Here are just a few of the problems: - Constant attempts to contact for updates on case, with no response for days / sometimes a whole week. - Every person I spoke with gave me different information - Their constant mistakes and neglecting my case caused a delay that will be financially detrimental. If I had been given accurate information at the start of the process, at least I wo

At first I must admit I was a little skeptical and didn't know if I had made a good decision, but as time went on StopIRSDebt came through every time I had a question, concern, or just needed someone to yell at!! I'm at my third stage of the process and I can truly say that they have kept me in the loop with every decision that they have made on my behalf. I would and have recommended them to my friends and family. I'm very pleased with their services thus far. I will be back to let everyone know the outcom

Not only am I so happy to hear such good news. Now my panic attacks will be gone. So happy I reached out to them for help. Easy to do, and safe company. Don't let the IRS, ruin your day!! Reach out to this company for help. They do all the work for you..

This company took 4600.00 dollars from me. Strung me on for over a year then had someone very rude call me and wanted to charge me more money. They did absolutely nothing for me up until that point. I refused to talk to the rude person. Then get an email saying my account has been closed. Went to my account portal and that was closed. Very shady company. Will never recommend them.

Malicious, unprofessional, rude, and thieves. Becareful, this company is a scam. They will ask you some lawyer fees to start a job on your behalf with all assurance, take you befit card information, and withdraw money you didn't authorize. And for a job that was never done. The IRS will never receive your document. I'm taking you guys to all courts in Texas. It doesn't matter how long it will take. I will get you.

Like everyone else who gives this organization a bad review, they seem to take your money and do absolutely nothing for you. My tax debt is exactly the same as it was when I went looking for help. Now I'm out the $2K plus that I paid them for help. Better off dealing directly with the IRS. You'll get better results and some customer service. I'm sorry I went here for help because I got absolutely no help at all.

Company name should throw up red flags. They basically stole my money. Didn't listen to my directives or concerns. Then my state department of revenue filed a lien and garnished my wages- something they claimed could not happen. Then the Feds filed a tax lien against me- also something they claimed couldn't happen. Attorney I spoke with several times, Stephanie Green, is a joke! This is a predatory scam company. I have filed complaints with BBB, my state?s Attorney General?s office, and my state?s Commerce

I was a stressed out mess and called your company and spoke to Kelly who was amazing and helped put me at ease. I appreciate everything you've done for me. I would recommend to my friends and family.

Their professionalism for me was awesome, being homeless and having surgery made it difficult to be on time with what was asked of me and a few times things have come up where my payment was not on time for one reason or another such as getting my medicines, have to eat, gas, getting maintenance on my car, Ext. or I just forgot the date. It is hard to maintain and keep up when you don't have access to your daily schedule and not being able to get to things your use to having at your gripe and my personal

Worst customer service ever. On hold 45 minutes. Then you hear a spool on phone due to Covid short on staff. Covid hardly exists anymore. The country is open for business, so it then says dial1 for a call back. I went through this ritual 3 times and I gave up. Also my account caught mistakes in my taxes that I pay they to do. Lucky She caught the mistakes. Sirs had me owing 800. In reality the state owed me 280. Worse very expensive service I will not do again. You better off local somewhere to resolve tax

VERY SATISFIED WITH SEAN GRAHAM. HE HAS DONE EVERYTHING TO HELP ME GET THROUGH ALL THIS.

This company got my elderly father for over 20k and have done NOTHING for him! They keep calling and threatening that the IRS is going to take his money. He currently lost his job and is unable to find new employment due to his poor health, has asbestosis and plethora of other issues from military service and is working on disability and would like to be able to collect his social security to retire but is scared the IRS will take it but this company has zero answers. THEN they requested he leave them a goo

I was a client of StopIRSDebt and I had a very good experience with the team. If I had questions they were happy to help me. StopIRS team supported my though every step. Fernando was very patient with my though the process. I recommend anyone needing assistance with their taxes, contact StopIRSDebt.

This company was a Godsend for me. They're very professional yet friendly and extremely effective in dealing with the IRS. All went so smoothly. They were able to get my situation taken care of in eight months. I highly recommend Stop IRS Debt!!

This company has shown integrity by doing what they say they will do. so far as it concerns me, it is a great relief. Recently, as of June 29 this company has negotiated a drastic reduction in IRS payments on my behalf for which I am grateful.

Very supporting and understanding customer service. Walter Mack took the time to answer every question we had and asked my wife to include the husband in on the conversation. He wanted to know the story of why we needed help which was important because my wife's income is very high. After knowing what was going on he suggested taking a course of action that others wouldn't. He took the time to make sure we understood everything and we were okay with it then gave us the piece of mind knowing we would be safe

Service was horrible! I would wait days or weeks for a reply sometimes a month until id get so frustrated I'd call again and sit on hold for 20 or minutes and then my call would get dropped. It started out good but sure did go down hill For what i had to pay for theirs "services" i probably could have dealt with the IRS and State and come out better. Very dissatisfied wadted money ad far as I'm concerned . i feel as if I've been taken advantage if. Would not recommend to ANYONE!###!!!

This business was a Godsend for me. They're very professional yet friendly and extremely effective in dealing with the IRS. They were responsible for removing all the stress I was experiencing. I've already recommended them to other's and I always will in the future.

Very nice and pleasant people to work with!!! Just started my claim but they have been with me the whole way!!!

I contacted these people and sent them a large check for them to represent me. I got back a pile of paperwork for me to complete after almost 2 months I sent them back what I completed it was that extensive. Than I never heard from them again. So I wrote this review and what do you know I heard from them again they promised to complete my case so I agreed to take down my post. Than I never heard from them again. So I put it back up. These people are crooks in my opinion.

Calling StopIRSDept.com is the best decision that I ever made to get my tax issues resolved, don't hesitate to call for yours,I am finally getting the financial needed help for the first time in years of dealing with the IRS and I could now sleep in peace. Please give them a try you would never regret it.

They didn't do a thing but take our money and did not help us at all. DONT USE THIS PLACE THEY ONLY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND SAY THEY CANT DO ANY THING JUST A BUNCH OF SCAMERS.KEEP YOUR MONEY AND FIND ALOT BETTER COMPANYTO HELP YOU. THEY SHOULD GIVE OUR MONEY BACK.

This place is fraudulently and disgusting, con artists, rude, liars. They are out tontake advantage of ppl looking for honest help. They take your money, but do nothing for you in return but request a bunch of paperwork play phone games and ignore your calls. They need to sued.!!!If you've been screwed over by this disgusting place of a business contact the attorney General office. A class action suite need to be filed. They will not get away with stealing my money

When I began this process I was sceptical, then impatient, and finally downright rude to my case manager and others as I struggled to send pdfs through the portal. However, I am so glad I stuck with StopIRDDebt.com and they stuck with me. They were able to help me deal with the awful situation I found myself in. I am so pleased with the outcome and would recommend them. Thank you Cameron.

It's taken me forever to get all that I needed to do done bc of illness, old age, no business computer skills, brain injury, and more. Your staff is so helpful, kind, understanding, and patient. I have nothing but praise for them. Thank you, Debbie Stutes

I am only in the beginning phase of the process, but thus far, they have been very professional and efficient. I have been scammed by other similar companies, so I am cautious at this point. So far, however, we are off to a good start!

To many questions. I just would like you to take it out of my hands. All the question when has to do with my taxes, our very private and personal, makes me embarrassed and uncomfortable, I feel bad enough.

You can pay almost anyone way less money to do a much better job!!!!! Especially at over $500 an Hour! I got someone else's completed tax returns emailed to me. Totally unprofessional! They have no accountability for quality product delivery.

SCAMMERS: People please please and please save yourself some money, STAY AWAY FROM THESE SCAMMERS, PLEASE. THEY STOLE $3850 from me and did nothing. In fact they came back and tried to get another $3500 from me and I RAN. STAY AWAY, PLEASE!!!!

So far ? the process has been a great one. As a person who has no idea of how to go about doing taxes , they really have taught me a lot about how important it is to be in compliance?. Thank you so much!!

I've never experienced so much confusion before in my life!!!! I continued to have money taken out of my account on dates that were not scheduled!!! They would take money on the wrong weeks causing me to be late on paying my bills then take weeks to return it. I had $100.00 over the amount I owed taken from me and not return as of yet. It is now 7/6/2020 and I finished my business with them in Feb of 2020, still waiting on the return of the $100.00 they took from me. I want my money back now!

I was thankful for the agent I had helping me with my tax situation. She was helpful in get my situation resolved.

It's been 14! Months since hiring this company at a cost of over $5000 dollars for absolutely nothing. No offer in comformize with the IRS. Just a payment plan for the rest of my life. Totally dropped the ball with state. Leaving me do deal with on my own.. I will be looking into my state attorney general office and see that this fraudulent of a company be looked into. SHAME ON YOU

They are thorough , fast and professional. once I was able to login on the website, it allowed me to get responses to my questions in a timely manner. If i asked for someone to call me they call back ASAP. I would highly recommend StopIRSDebt to friends and family.

It's been over a couple of years now sense I received service from StopIRSDept.Com and there is something VERT IMPORTANT that everyone should be absolutely clear about. My dept to the IRS did not Stop. This only means they stop chasing for the money they say is owed. Now they just wait. Wait as in the form of Filing Your Taxes. If your expecting a return don't expect a return. The IRS still keeps my return. This was not made absolutely clear to me and this rates pretty high on that list of "Important Things

Paid $7,000 and they haven't done a single thing! Have called literally hundreds of times, sat on hold for hours and have never had more than a few second conversation with anyone. Those rare times that the few second conversation occurred I was told I would be called back. Guess what, not a peep. I am actually needing some real help, trusted that they would provide that help and got a big fat 0. Thanks for stealing my money, cause I guess that's what happened. I will be filing a BBB claim soon. You look at

The Stop IrSDebt Attorneys Did a great job on helping me with my back taxes situation..They also stop my wages from being garnishments.And. They keep you up to date with your case. Thanks Stop IRSDebt ..

I was extremely anxious regarding my IRS debt and was struggling to make payments due to my disability and subsequent drastic change in my household income. I didn't know what to do and heard about STOPIRS. The team get me informed and answered my many anxious calls and had an incredible amount of patience!! Thanks to this wonderful team my case was resolved.

To Whom It May Concern: Words cannot convey how awesome this firm had struggled. My case has been ongoing for ruffle 4 years. Christina and the crew never gave up on this case. I am truly glad that Mr. Turner didn't let me fall by the waist side. He reached out to me and ask that I give the firm a chance to redeem themselves. They have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Christina stayed on top of all that paperwork with and without her morning coffee. Details, Diligence and Delivery is the main

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Large firms offer more resources and specialized teams but may charge higher fees. Solo practitioners often provide personalized service and lower costs but may have limited availability. Choose based on your needs, budget, and preference for personalized attention.

How often should I meet with my CPA?

For individuals, annual meetings for tax preparation may suffice. Businesses may need quarterly or monthly check-ins for bookkeeping, tax planning, or financial reporting. Discuss your needs upfront to establish a meeting schedule that aligns with your financial goals.

Can a CPA help with both personal and business finances?

Yes, many CPAs handle both, but confirm their expertise in both areas. Ask about their experience managing personal taxes and business accounting simultaneously. Ensure they can balance both without compromising attention to your specific financial needs.

What should I do if I’m not satisfied with my CPA?

Discuss concerns directly with your CPA to resolve issues. If unresolved, check your contract for termination terms. Seek a new CPA by researching reviews, credentials, and referrals. Request your financial records to ensure a smooth transition to a new professional.

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