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ANCHOR LEAD
TAX SEASON IS IN FULL SWING...AND MANY OF US ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CUT THOSE
TAX BILLS. BUT THE IRS HAS A WARNING...BEWARE OF COMPANIES THAT PROMISE TO
SETTLE YOUR TAX DEBT FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR. IT SOUNDS INTRIGUING, BUT
_________ GIVES YOU A HEADS UP ON HOW THESE CLAIMS CAN COST YOU TIME AND MONEY.
TRACK ONE Length:
11
THIS MAN CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS TAKEN BY A TAX SCAM. HE DOESN'T WANT TO
SHOW HIS FACE, BUT HE DOES WANT HIS STORY TO BE HEARD. IT ALL STARTED WITH
A SIX-FIGURE DEBT TO THE IRS AND A COMPANY THAT PROMISED TO HELP.
SOT
KEY @:12 Tax Scam Victim
"They basically told me that, for a fee, that they would be able to settle
my debt that I owed the IRS for ten, fifteen, 20 cents on the dollar max."
TRACK TWO Length:08
THE COMPANY SAID THEY COULD DO THIS THROUGH THE OFFER-IN-COMPROMISE PROGRAM.
THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY OF HIS FINANCIAL INFORMATION... BUT THEY DID ASK FOR
1,500 DOLLARS!
SOT
KEY @: 35 Tax Scam Victim
"Not knowing any different, I just, you know, gave them the money and
they put together these forms."
TRACK THREE Length:06
THE IRS REJECTED HIS OFFER, SAYING IT WAS NOWHERE CLOSE
TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE...HE WAS FORCED TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY.
SOT
KEY @:45 Valerie Thornton, IRS Spokesperson
"It's the old caveat -- buyer beware."
TRACK FOUR Length:09
VALERIE THORNTON IS WITH THE IRS. SHE WARNS THAT WHILE THERE ARE SOME LEGITIMATE
TAX PROMOTERS, TOO MANY TAKE YOUR MONEY KNOWING YOU DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE PROGRAM.
SOT
KEY @:57 Valerie Thornton, IRS Spokesperson
"They promise, very often, very unrealistic results."
SOT
KEY @:1:01 Dan Pilla, Tax Litigator
"They've been sued, they've been stopped by the IRS, they've had all
kinds of problems with clients."
TRACK FIVE Length:14
TAX LITIGATOR DAN PILLA SAYS MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER ARE COMING INTO HIS OFFICE
AFTER BEING TAKEN BY THESE COMPANIES.
HE SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH A PROFESSIONAL WHO LOOKS AT THREE CRITICAL
ELEMENTS...YOUR FINANCIAL FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, INCOME AND ASSETS, AND
BACKGROUND.
SOT
KEY @:1:21 Dan Pilla, Tax Litigator
"Unless we know those facts, you're wasting time, you're wasting the
client's money, and you're not going to fix the problem."
TRACK SIX Length:11
OUR TAX SCAM VICTIM FOUND DAN PILLA (pill-uh) AND REFILED HIS OFFER IN COMPROMISE
AFTER A FULL FINANCIAL ANALYSIS. THE IRS ACCEPTED HIS OFFER, AND OUR VICTIM
IS BACK ON HIS FEET. HIS ADVICE IS SIMPLE...
SOT
KEY @:1:36 Tax Scam Victim
"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
ANCHOR TAG
AND IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON TRYING TO SETTLE YOUR TAX DEBT WITH THE IRS, VALERIE
RECOMMENDS WORKING WITH A COMPETENT TAX PROFFESIONAL...A CPA, TAX ATTORNEY,
OR ENROLLED TAX AGENT.
SOURCE LIST
Valerie Thornton
IRS Spokesperson for the Carolinas
Greensboro, NC
336-378-2007
Valerie.S.Thornton2@irs.gov
Dan Pilla
Tax Litigation Consultant
800-553-6458
Tax Freedom Institute
2372 Leibel Street
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Paule@usinternet.com
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