Industry Verticals · FinTech & BankingstructuralFintechFraud PreventionB2CLegaltech

Tax relief agencies charge fees while doing no IRS negotiation work

Consumers in IRS debt engage tax resolution firms that collect monthly payments via financing arms without filing returns or initiating any IRS proceedings. Victims only discover the fraud when they need tax records for major life events, by which time they owe multiple parties with no resolution in sight.

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