Complaint Review: J K Harris & Company - Natchez Mississippi

FYI: Here is the dialogue box at www.fixirs.com, the Website address cited for this company/group of individuals: "Notice: Due to the United States economic problems, staffing issues and health problems we are no longer in business. We are no longer attempting to collect on moneys owed or past due balances. We are no longer accepting payments by any of our clients. If you are a bank draft/ach client we will not process any future payments. If you are a credit card client we will not process any future payments. If you are a direct bill client and send payments in by check or money order we will send these payments back to you. At this point we ask our clients to either contact the IRS on your own behalf or contract with a licensed professional that can help with your IRS problems. We are not accepting new cases and not working current or old cases. We are no longer in business. We are sorry for any inconvenience this puts on you and your families. The burdens we faced were too large to overcome which led to our business not succeeding. Regards, Certified IRS Solutions"

Just a few weeks ago, the owners of Certified IRS Solutions (Spencer Carlson and Wade Carlson) shut down Certified IRS Solutions and let 8 employees go without warning. The employees showed up on a Monday morning to find a Security Guard at the door blocking them from entering the office. The employees were honest hard working people. What can be said for the Carlsons? Now the phones are disconnected and the www.wefixirs.com website has a message that they are closed due to the US Economy etc. I warned folks about these people a year ago here on ROR. The BBB report will look pretty bad real soon as complaints mount up with no response. This company took in several hundreds of thousands of dollars since it was started in 2005. Beware the following websites related to Certified IRS Solutions and the Carlsons: irshelptoday.com taxsavingstoday.com taxirshelp.com DON'T HIRE ANY COMPANY THAT USES SALESMEN DISGUISED AS "TAX CONSULTANTS" TO SELL IRS REPRESENTATION. AMERICAN TAX RELIEF,JK HARRIS, OMNI FINANCIAL, & TAX INCORPORATED (AMONG OTHERS) ALL USE SALESPEOPLE. IF YOU NEED IRS HELP, TALK TO A CPA, ENROLLED AGENT, OR ATTORNEY DIRECTLY! CHECK THE BBB & ROR!

The Houston BBB has a file on this company. The physical address for the company is on the Houston BBB website. As of May 2008, this company is not a member of the BBB, but does have a SATISFACTORY rating with the BBB. This indicates they treat complaints properly. From the BBB: Address: 24800 North IH 45 Suite 210 The Woodlands, TX 77386 Principal: Spence Carlson, owner Phone Number: 888-332-8992 Fax Number: 281-292-3868 Web Site Address: www.wefixirs.com

I agree with Justice in his post regarding Dan Lott moving to Certified IRS Solutions. I also want to state that Certified IRS Solutions uses misleading advertising and some false information. For instance, they have online adds that promise "95% off" your tax debt. No one can guarantee you 95% off your tax debt honestly. On other postings they claim to be in business since the 1990s when in fact the firm was organized in 2005. It is run by a former JK Harris salesman. Be careful!

The consultant you spoke of, D. Lott is now working for another income tax company, Certified IRS Solutions. And I would not suggest any one use that company either. They use a "drop box" as a physical address on their web site; Certified IRS Solutions 4747 Research Forest Drive Suite 180288 (have you ever heard of a bldg. with 100,000 suites?) The Woodlands, Texas 77381 But according to this research at local.com, this address is The UPS Store; Local Search | People Search | Jobs | Classifieds Business and Services ZIP, City & State, Street Address Save location Mailing Services , Notaries Public Services , Package Shipping And Delivery Services , Post Offices UPS Store THE 4747 Research Forest Dr Spring, TX, 77381 (800) 275-8777 Seems like D. Lott went to work with another company that appears to be just as deceptive as his former company!