I contacted Instant Tax Solutions to assist me with my overdue taxes.
I spoke to a Byron, who claimed he was part owner of the company. We went through a bunch of questions about my financial ability to pay the IRS. The private nature of our discussion made me uneasy, but I knew if someone was going to help me, they needed to know this information.
But then things got too uncomfortable when Byron described how he has been sober for a few months now and that his addiction days are long gone. Probably not something you wanna share with a potential client...
So I decided to do some more research on this guy and his so called company.
Here is what I found... You might wanna prepare yourself for this...
First red flag: The Idaho BBB shows Instant Tax Solutions conducting business since 2004 but the Idaho Secretary of State shows the LLC was created in 2009. Apparently, the longer you've been in business the higher your grade with the BBB...
Second red flag: The owners. Ian Woodman and Byron Pederson. Just google "Ian Woodman in Idaho". Scary stuff.
Now check this out: http://www.healthandwelfare. Idaho. Gov/LinkClick. Aspx? Fileticket=5uZ9YUILMrE=&tabid=130&mid=1187
Third red flag... Like I already mentioned: Byron and his "addiction days".
But I decided to give Byron a chance to explain himself... So I called him back.
He immediately got all defensive and a bit rage-like on the phone. I didn't appreciate being spoken to that way, so needless to say I hung up.
Look, I'm from a big, busy city and after all this it's no surprise that Instant Tax Solutions is just another scamming company run by convicted felons.
If you have IRS issues like I do... Do your research! You already have enough problems...
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