Www.gov-tax.com, Www.federalpapers.com, Www.hermeris.com Charges $128 for EIN Number which can be obtained from IRS for FREE!! Kansas City Missouri
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They charge $128 for filing your Federal TAX ID / EIN Form on the same IRS system that you can file on for FREE!!
Beware that they are NOT affiliated with the US Government in any way.
They prey on individuals who are searching the internet for help in acquiring Federal TAX ID / EIN numbers for their businesses.
They use the URL's www.gov-tax.com, www.federalpapers.com to appear as though they are government agency. They also use fonts and verbage on their site to look like a real goverment agency to further mislead small business owners.
You have to read the fine print at the bottom of the page to find out otherwise.
They do NOT state their fees up front. If you start the filing process and try to back-out they will still charge you a $50 cancellation fee.
Total RIP-OFF
They use the following key search words, federal tax id, federal tax id number, tax id number, federal number, employer identification number, fed tax id, ss 4, ss-4, ss4, employer id. And have the #1 search ranking on Google.
Robert
Reno, Nevada
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Hermeris
Kansas City,Missouri,
U.S.A.
Unfair Critic
#2UPDATE Employee
Thu, July 17, 2008
This company operates a fully-disclosed, fully-compliant document preparation and filing service and does not rip anyone off.
A good way to explain the service for those who may be confused is in terms of a filing that everyone is familiar with: your annual income tax return. You certainly have the option to prepare and file your taxes by yourself for free, and some people do. But many people choose to hire a specialist to do it for them. Some for the research time and headache that it saves them, and some for the peace of mind of knowing that their documents are being prepared and filed correctly.
We just don't do income tax returns. Instead, our specialty is in new business-related filings like LLC formations, Incorporations, DBA Registrations, and obtaining Federal Tax IDs. Our competitors include lawyers and accountants who can charge thousands of dollars for their time, as well as other web-based self-help services like LegalZoom.com and MyCorporation.com (run by the makers of Quickbooks).
We are truly sorry for your negative experience and ensure you that it is not in line with the experiences of our many satisfied customers over the years.