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Fri, August 14, 2009
To all of our valued clients, and to those considering;
Hiring a tax relief firm to settle your tax debt is one of the most
important financial considerations of peoples lives. You need to be
assured that the firm you hire will live up to your expectations and
provide reliable support and outstanding results. The Ripoff Report
(ROR) has been a popular, reflexive research tool for many consumers as
it promises to bring clarity to the sometimes foggy hiring process by
illuminating both bad service and poor results. The ROR has the
potential to be a terrific, impartial forum to base decisions off of.
Its shortcomings, however, are very important to consider.
In the nine years Tax Inc. has been in business, we have received
roughly 30 anonymous statements on the RORs website. Some of these
statements I'm sure are valid, while others seem to be less so. The
problem is, the complaints are all anonymous. There is no verification
process from the ROR to validate the source of the complaint and no
feasible way for our firm to mediate the issue. The ROR is simply an
open forum allowing anyone to post derogatory statements on our company
with complete uncertainty that those statements are accurate or
truthful. This contradicts the RORs ultimate agenda: to help consumers
make impartial, informed hiring decisions. If the statements were
verified, and mediation sought, it would better highlight the steps our
company has taken to successfully manage complaints and allow for
stronger decision making. It does not.
Though we strive to avoid complaints altogether, the unfortunate
reality is that, as in any healthy company, complaints will invariably
arise. This can be for a variety of reasons, and as we enter our tenth
year of doing business and our 20,000th client, we've tried to isolate
the causes and repair any inconsistencies within our organization that
may have been a contributing factor. The complaints generally fall into
one of several categories:
Not returning phone calls promptly
Poor handling of account
Errors on paperwork
Unhappy with outcome of the case
Admittedly there have been valid instances where we have not serviced
the client to the standards we expect, and where appropriate have made
every attempt to reconcile the mistake or oversight. But failures,
fortunately, do have their importance. They allow us to better
understand the service process within our firm and tighten the screws,
thereby strengthening our approach to customer service.
On a final note, I have provided a few of the standout accomplishments
this firm has achieved in the nine years since we first opened our
doors. Im hopeful one day the ROR will provide a section for this
alongside the disputes:
To date, our approval rating is greater than 99%. Thats better than GM, Apple
or H&R Block, combined.
The odds of having a poor experience with our firm are less than 1%.
We generate 30% of our business through referral. Happy clients happily promote.
We pioneered a proprietary information management system to expedite form
drafting and increase resolution response by 80%. We know of no other company to
provide this type of cutting-edge technology, and have been approached to license
the software numerous times.
We provide pro-bono work for the elderly and economically hardshipped.
We get letters from satisfied clients every month, and proudly post
them in the office and list them as success stories on our website for
inspiration. We hope to someday count yours among them.
Sincerely,
Josh Silver, CEO
Tax Inc.