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Strategic Tax Lawyers, LLP mytaxattorney.com Strategic Tax Lawyers took our money and put us in worse shape Santa Monica California
Strategic Tax Lawyers took our money and put us in worse shape.
As with many others we went to Strategic Tax Lawyers (mytaxattorney) because we had issues with the IRS. We trusted them to file a CNC and eventually file an OIC (offer in compromise).
As far as we knew everything was going well.
One day we received a letter from the IRS telling us we immediately owed them over $20k and that we were no longer in CNC. It turns out that our "lawyers" revoked their power of Attorney. This triggered us to be pulled out of CNC (currently non collection) status.
When I asked Mr. Mobasserniaa why they revoked the power of attorney it was because they did not want to receive any more mail from the IRS and that this was something they normally do.
This was a shock to us. First off revoking the Power of attorney, with no notice, is not only inexcusable it is unethical.
So we hired an IRS Tax Professional. Within minutes (literally) they discovered problems with YEARS of taxes. Something Strategic Tax Attorneys should have seen within the first days of receiving our business (and what they were paid to do).
What the Tax Professional discovered was that not only do we not owe anything, WE ARE GETTING A REFUND.
There is a lien on the house that caused us so much stress that it ruined our marriage. Turns out we never had that debt. But the damage was done.
Things they did not catch (that they were PAID to catch)...
None of those were carried out by Strategic Tax Lawyers. Even though they charged us for all of them.
They mishandled tax information of their clients. We were emailed another persons' tax forms and information.
They took our money and did none of what they promised.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
SAYING you did something does not mean you actually DID it.
#3Author of original report
Mon, June 27, 2016
No other report in the history of your firm?
what about this one
1) You put us in a worse situation by revoking your Power of Attorney (with no notice to us) which triggered us being pulled out of CNC. So you put us in the same position we were in at the start. Now, however, they were demanding a $20k+ payment. So yes, worse.
2) Mishandling of personal informaion: We were emailed the returns and tax informaion of another couple. We have the name of those people on file and will forward that information to the governing authorities that need to know.
3) Our 2013 and 2014 taxes were NOT filed. The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) informed us that they were not filed. You can show me whatever you want but if the IRS says that they were not filed, then they were not filed. I can not say it plainly enough. You took our money to do our returns but the IRS has no record of that.
4) I am not aware of ANY contact about an OIC. Perhaps you contacted a different client thinking it was us. That is the only explaination since you emailed us someone elses tax information.
I don't know what to tell you, we paid you a lot of money and have nothing to show for it. The new person we hired has fixed EVERYTHING. Not only that, they fixed it all in a matter of DAYS, not YEARS.
Strategic Management
Santa Monica,California,
USA
Client is misrepresenting facts
#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, June 23, 2016
Our commitment to integrity is paramount as is evidenced by no OTHER ripoff reports in the HISTORY of this firm. The purpose of this rebuttal is to address each and every one this individual’s complaints:
1.) We have done nothing – This individual had an attorney with 20 years of experience deal with his tax issues for over 2 years. In that time, he became tax compliant, the IRS and the Franchise Tax Board, did NOT conduct any kind of involuntary collection against him, and he was put on Currently non-collectible status. Once on this status, he was not required to make ANY payments to the IRS. How he was put in a worse off position is perplexing.
In addition, our firm routinely revokes everyone’s power of attorney at the culmination of the case. It is not efficient and flat out wasteful to receive a past client’s IRS notices once a case is completed. When the client stated that the IRS kicked him off currently non-collectible status, the firm, AS A COURTESY, offered to file a new power of attorney with the IRS to investigate. This individual refused and demanded a refund for 2 years of legal work.
2.) Mishandling of personal information: This is the first time in the history of this law firm that we have been accused of this. This individual was asked to specify this accusation so that a more meaningful dialogue could be had, his only response was that he would report us to other governing authorities.
3.) Tax returns not filed: All of the returns this individual contracted the firm to file were filed and proof of this was sent to him.
4.) Offer In Compromise: A review of this individual’s engagement agreement does not indicate anything regarding a promise to conduct an offer in compromise. Nevertheless, the firm spoke to him and his wife regarding filing an offer for them on 10/19/15, 8/14/14, and 7/28/14. Neither he nor his wife followed up with the steps necessary for them to complete the OIC submission.
It is unfortunate that this individual feels this way and we wish him the best of luck in the future.