As the economy continues to lag and taxpayers battle their anxiety over IRS tax problems such as back taxes, bank levies, and paying off IRS penalties, a Southern California competitor, Effectur, has officially shut its doors.

Due to the poor economy and a lack of cash flow to sustain normal business operations, Effectur announced its closure on its website that is lender has repossessed all company assets including money paid by customers on their accounts. Read the full article on Effectur’s closure here.

Many of Effectur’s clients have expressed anger towards the company’s services–complaining that Effectur was quick to demand advanced payment for their tax resolution services but slow to turn over results. According to one of Effectur’s clients, Bill Lichtenstein of Massachusetts, ““There was a lot of pressure to make payments and as soon as those payments were made, I stopped being able to get anybody on the phone or any kind of response. I felt like they said, ‘Well, we’ve got his money, let’s move on to somebody else.”

In tough times like these when money is scarce but IRS problems cannot be ignored, taxpayers must realize that they have to be careful in choosing a tax resolution specialist or tax attorney to resolve their tax problems. It is not uncommon for some tax resolution firms to demand payments from people who are already in IRS debt in order to pay for overhead costs such as employee salaries, utilities, and advertisements.

Before you hire a tax attorney, you need to know what questions to ask them. As a savvy taxpayer in need of tax resolution, you need to make sure that your tax attorney will be responsible and responsive to your needs. If you are dealing with a tax resolution firm that is more concerned about when and how quickly you can pay them instead of how to best provide you with tax help, you need to get out now. Learn more about what questions to ask your tax attorney before hiring tax help.

At Tax Resolution Services, we hold true to a very client-driven philosophy: give our clients the tax help they need is our primary goal. At TRS, we only have nine of our employees working in sales while fifty of our employees work on clients’ tax resolution cases. TRS employs only top CPAs, tax attorneys, and tax resolution specialists who meet our demanding standards for professional and ethical excellence.

Tax problems tend to get worse as more time drags on–make sure you hire a tax attorney that can get the job done. Call us today at 866-477-7762 to get your free consultation today!

Tax Resolution Services is the only national tax resolution firm certified by the ASTPS to negotiate tax settlements with the IRS. We are a nationwide professional tax solution company with a team of tax attorneys and IRS specialists who can help you find tax relief.

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