what can I say, the team at alleviate did and awesome job of getting me the answers I was looking for with my Taxes. less then a week ask for Gabriel Meji. Thanks again!! read more

1 STAR -- OVER $13,000 PAID, 8 YEARS OF TAX RETURNS STILL NOT FILED -- I WANT MY MONEY BACK ASAP If you are considering hiring Alleviate Tax, please read about my experience first. I have paid Alleviate Tax MORE THAN $13,000 over the last couple of years to help take care of eight years of back taxes. After paying all of that money, NOT ONE of those eight years has been filed. What makes this even more unbelievable is that I have done the majority of the work MYSELF. I gathered and submitted all of my tax documents. I went through years of records. I completed the bookkeeping. I organized the income and business expenses. I even went through and completed the Schedule C information for ALL EIGHT YEARS. So what exactly have I paid more than $13,000 for? I have repeatedly called Alleviate Tax, left voicemails, sent emails, and asked for updates. I have been trying to get someone to communicate with me and explain what is going on, and I am not getting the responses or progress that I should be getting after paying this company more than $13,000. Meanwhile, THEY CONTINUE TAKING MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT. More than $13,000 paid. Eight years of tax documents provided. Countless hours of bookkeeping and preparation completed BY ME. And I am STILL sitting here with eight years of back taxes that have not been filed. I hired Alleviate Tax because I needed professional help resolving my tax situation. I did not pay over $13,000 so that I could do the majority of the work myself and then spend my time repeatedly calling, emailing, leaving voicemails, and trying to track someone down for answers. At this point, I have had enough. I WANT MY MONEY BACK ASAP. I am requesting a refund of the money I have paid for services that I expected to result in my back tax returns being prepared and filed. I also want a complete, itemized accounting showing exactly where my $13,000+ has gone, what services Alleviate Tax claims have been completed, and why none of my eight years of back tax returns have been filed despite my providing the requested documentation. This has caused me an unbelievable amount of frustration and stress. I trusted this company to help me resolve a serious tax situation, and after more than $13,000, I am still dealing with the same eight unfiled years. Based on MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I cannot recommend Alleviate Tax. If you are considering hiring this company, PLEASE get everything in writing before paying them or agreeing to recurring withdrawals. Ask exactly what they will do, what each service costs, when your tax returns will actually be filed, and what happens to your money if the work is not completed. I wish I had done that from the beginning. Alleviate Tax: I have provided the documents, I have done the bookkeeping, I have completed the Schedule C information, and I have paid you more than $13,000. My eight years of back taxes are still not filed. I WANT MY MONEY BACK ASAP. read more

If you are considering hiring Alleviate Tax, please read about my experience first. I have paid Alleviate Tax MORE THAN $13,000 over the last couple of years to help take care of eight years of back taxes. After paying all of that money, NOT ONE of those eight years has been filed. What makes this even more unbelievable is that I have done the majority of the work MYSELF. I gathered and submitted all of my tax documents. I went through years of records. I completed the bookkeeping. I organized the income and business expenses. I even went through and completed the Schedule C information for ALL EIGHT YEARS. So what exactly have I paid more than $13,000 for? I have repeatedly called Alleviate Tax, left voicemails, sent emails, and asked for updates. I have been trying to get someone to communicate with me and explain what is going on, and I am not getting the responses or progress that I should be getting after paying this company more than $13,000. Meanwhile, THEY CONTINUE TAKING MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT. More than $13,000 paid. Eight years of tax documents provided. Countless hours of bookkeeping and preparation completed BY ME. And I am STILL sitting here with eight years of back taxes that have not been filed. I hired Alleviate Tax because I needed professional help resolving my tax situation. I did not pay over $13,000 so that I could do the majority of the work myself and then spend my time repeatedly calling, emailing, leaving voicemails, and trying to track someone down for answers. At this point, I have had enough. I WANT MY MONEY BACK ASAP. I am requesting a refund of the money I have paid for services that I expected to result in my back tax returns being prepared and filed. I also want a complete, itemized accounting showing exactly where my $13,000+ has gone, what services Alleviate Tax claims have been completed, and why none of my eight years of back tax returns have been filed despite my providing the requested documentation. This has caused me an unbelievable amount of frustration and stress. I trusted this company to help me resolve a serious tax situation, and after more than $13,000, I am still dealing with the same eight unfiled years. Based on MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I cannot recommend Alleviate Tax. If you are considering hiring this company, PLEASE get everything in writing before paying them or agreeing to recurring withdrawals. Ask exactly what they will do, what each service costs, when your tax returns will actually be filed, and what happens to your money if the work is not completed. I wish I had done that from the beginning. Alleviate Tax: I have provided the documents, I have done the bookkeeping, I have completed the Schedule C information, and I have paid you more than $13,000. My eight years of back taxes are still not filed. And I am no longer going to quietly accept what has happened. I intend to go to GREAT LENGTHS to make my experience public and expose what I believe, based on my experience, are completely unacceptable and potentially corrupt business practices and tactics. I will share my documented experience through the appropriate review and consumer-protection channels so other consumers can make an informed decision before handing over thousands of dollars. I WILL ALSO BE FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TODAY and ABC 7 ON YOUR SIDE!! I have records of my payments, the documents I submitted, the work I completed, and my attempts to get responses. I am prepared to continue pursuing every appropriate avenue available to me until this situation is addressed. I WANT MY MONEY BACK NOW!!. read more

Be careful. Alleviate tax took 10,000 dollars and never resolved my issue with the IRS. Good luck.getting anyone to call you back. SCAM

Don't recommend! Paid but never helped me file my 2022 tax returns. Asked me to fill out all the paperwork so why am I paying you?

I've given them a lot of money and so far no progress with almost a year of their and ability to come to some kind of agreement with the IRS

This place is a scam and I wish I had looked at ALL the reviews first! I'm grateful they only soaked us for the initial $500. Don't buy the hard sell and go with your gut feeling and run before they lure you in. read more

I called alleviate tax and spoke with someone to set up an appointment for consultation for the next day at 3:00 they called me at 5:00 and I have the call history on my phone. Then called again the following day at 6:51 p.m. after hours . the third day alleviate tax called again and I asked her why did they not call at the schedule appointment and she made all kind of excuses that I missed the call not them. stay away the biggest scam of all read more

I am appalled, Alleviate Tax should have picked up on my situation with initial 495.00 before charging me 5,500.00 for an egregious and abhorrent decision. I have never have been so apoplectic in my life because of you blowing smoke up my ass, promising me that there is a great possibility to get an 85% reduction. Your promises were shallow, ludicrous and meaningless. Now I have to pay the loan and an extra 400 a month. I really feel that alleviate is a scam and are just there to pull the wool over peoples eyes who come to you for help. You knew damn well that you don't have any of the "PROFESSIONALS" to act on ones behalf. I could have done the same thing with my eyes closed. Well let me tell you, I promise you, I will go on every review site, including the BBB and Consumers affairs, which I will tell exactly what I am saying here. I hope you don't sleep well at night and your conscience haunts you and your so called team for a very long time along with your erroneous promises. May your ratings drop and Alleviate suffers the wrath. That is my wish for you. They promise a refund also. Disgusted and Appalled Matteo A Siano read more

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If tax relief were an Olympic sport, Alleviate Tax would take home the gold! From the moment I reached out, their team was professional, knowledgeable, and--dare I say--miracle workers. A special shoutout to James, who deserves an award for his patience alone. He answered every question I had (even the ones I asked twice) with clarity and kindness, making a stressful situation feel surprisingly manageable. If you're drowning in tax worries, Alleviate Tax is the life raft you need. Highly recommend! read more

eview: This is your second and final warning, Alleviate Tax -- because your silence after my first review confirmed everything: you're not a tax relief company, you're a vacuum that sucks up money and hope in one pull. You chased me nonstop before I paid, talking big, promising miracles, acting like you had a plan. The moment my money hit your pocket, you evaporated like smoke. No follow-up. No case updates. No progress. Just ghosting so loud it should come with its own echo. You charged thousands and delivered absolutely nothing. No defense. No resolution. No movement. Just empty space and excuses while the IRS kept hitting me. You don't alleviate tax problems -- you create new ones. You leave people worse than you found them, lighter in the wallet and heavier in stress. To anyone reading this: If your gut is telling you to steer clear, listen to it. This company treats clients like prey -- all chase until they feed, and then you're on your own. I lost money. I lost time. But I'll make sure no one else loses both to the same trap. Avoid this place like a burning building loaded with dynamite read more

I am writing this review warning people about this company. I thought my money was safe because of there customer satisfaction on their website. Around 2 days after I signed up, they took it off their website. My experience dealing with this company went on for months only to lose $2400+ which they actually made my IRS problems worse. Months after I was accepted saying I was an excellent candidate, they dropped the bomb on me stating I don't qualify for a tax reduction was because I have equity in my 2 houses. They knew I always had that equity even though they continued to take my money every month. If you are getting very nervous after months with nothing getting done, don't let them talk you into remaining in the program. It happened to me and I got screwed even more. They refuse to refund me as I am not a rich man. Worse company I have ever dealt with. read more

Janett Hernandez and Charles Nguyen have been really fabulous! Janett is now covering my case and she is extremely thorough, patient and willing to answer all of my crazy questions. read more

I have been a client of Alleviate for almost a year...I am on a payment plan with the IRS, and they have asusured me that they will be able to stop the IRS from collecting the $275 per month that I pay....a year later, they have submitted my case to the IRS but their attorney says because I actually make my payments to the IRS, that they will likely be unsuccessful. They say I should stop making my payments. Are they on crack??? I will NOT default a payment plan to the IRS...lol I am on a plan with ALleviate. They charge me $3,000 and I pay them $100 per month. I have reached out to my case managers for a refund. We shall see what happens lol read more

They continue to call you from different numbers, even after you express that you are not interested in working with them. This is not a professional way to conduct business. Additionally, they can be very pushy, even if you do not need any of their products. read more

Johnny Herrera was fantastic in assisting me with debt relief options. Last June I was drowning in IRS debt and he was able to Find an absolute solution of getting me out of $80,000+ IRS debt. I would recommend Johnny to anyone . Thanks bud ! read more

Jonathan "Johnny" Herrera assisted me with a very stressful time in my life. His listening skills and service assisted me in figuring it all out without added stress and frustration. I really appreciate his emphatic professionalism and will refer any of my friends and coworkers to him, if needed. Thank you Johnny. read more

They use predatory tactics to lure my mother into utilizing the service. Took a 300$ fee promising they could greatly rduce amounts owed and would help her through a government program. Then a week or two later demanded 3000$ ontop of what she owed thus increasing what she would have to pay by atleast 3300$. The original fee is non refundable as they have you agree to a 'contract' of service that binds you in legal ways and if you refuse to move forward with the larger payment they begin to call back and harass you agressively. I recommend this course of action by anyone else who falls afowl of them as it is the course of action i will be taking as well as reporting them on any and every service i can find. There are tons of other complaints i'm finding filed against them and i only wish i had known about it before she paid the initial fee. To report a fraudulent preparer: Use Form 14157, Return Preparer Complaint, if a preparer engaged in fraud or misconduct. For more serious cases where a preparer filed or altered a return without your consent, you must also submit Form 14157-A, Tax Return Preparer Fraud or Misconduct Affidavit, and file a police report. read more

Scam artist. Took my case for 8K only to tell me its a payment plan with IRS. Sold me on their company. Instead they put me further in debt with 8K! read more

This place is the biggest scam. Please read all the reviews on Google. Look at all the one star reviews. These people take a ton of money from vulnerable people. They screwed me over for $2500 and didn't do a damn thing DO NOT use this company. read more

My 14-Year Tax Nightmare Ended with One Phone Call My story might not be unusual--or maybe it is. I was married for over 40 years and had accumulated quite a lot of debt. What I didn't know at the time was that my soon-to-be ex-wife had used part of her inheritance just to get her taxes current. That was over 14 years ago. During the next 14 years, I survived, but I didn't thrive. I didn't pay taxes. I was in a mental tailspin. I could make enough to get by, but when tax time came, I never had enough to take care of my obligations. So...I didn't. For years, I ignored the phone calls from companies claiming they could help with my taxes. Every call was a reminder of the hammer hanging over my head--the hammer that I feared would one day come down in the form of the IRS, crushing my life. Then, about a year and a half ago, something changed. I finally answered one of those calls. The caller ID said "Alleviate Tax Relief" a number I'd seen dozens of times. I don't know what made me answer that day, but I'm glad I did. On the other end was a young man named Jonathan. He told me what he knew about my situation and said he believed his firm could help. I explained how for over a decade, I felt like someone was standing behind me with a hammer, ready to strike. That fear dominated my life. Not long after my elderly mother passed, I received a small settlement. I decided to invest in myself--finally--and use some of those funds to face this burden. Fast forward to today: my life has changed! Jonathan called to tell me the IRS had approved an Offer in Compromise. The amount? After 14 years of neglect, penalties, and interest... I only need to pay $100 within the next 4 1/2 months. I can afford that. Fourteen years of fear, stress, and avoidance--gone. I feel lighter, freer, and more hopeful than I have in years. I don't know if anyone else will ever have a story quite like mine, but I do know this: if I hadn't answered that call, I would still be living in fear. If you're in a similar situation, do your homework, check the BBB or online reviews--but don't ignore the chance to get help. I am a very real person with incredible results. I hope your results exceed mine... but honestly, that might be tough to beat. read more

They claim to be tax experts and professionals, and claim if you try to negotiate with the IRS without their representation you're fighting a losing battle. They claim they can help you save thousands, and will use scare tactics such as the IRS freezing your accounts, sending officers after you, etc. After almost an entire year and $11k in fees, they did what my CPA could've done for $500. Do yourself a huge favor and avoid them like the plague. Update: Alleviate Tax wanted an additional $8000 to "help" me with my 2024 taxes. Please, do not give them a single penny. What they do for you is something you can easily do with any cpa for a fraction of the cost. I wish I could give them less than a 1 start review. They deserve to be out of business. They prey on people's lack of knowledge and scare them into thinking the IRS will ruin them if you don't hire them right away. read more

Dealing with taxes can feel overwhelming but Johnny walked us through the process and set proper expectations. The customer service here is also amazing! I highly recommend Alleviate Tax :) read more

Everything ! Very deceitful and distrustful.. Would not consider..if you need immediate results .. read more

There should be an option for ZERO stars. I'm embarrassed to say, I was scammed out of A LOT of money by these guys. I hired them for a penalty abatement, meaning I would get back a portion if not all of the penalties that I paid to the IRS. The guy that sold me this extremely expensive service said I qualified, so based on the amount I paid in penalties, I figured it would be worth it. I won't get into all the details here, but at the end of the day, I'm getting zero dollars back from the IRS. I feel like I was duped by the salesperson, and let me tell you, he is good! Would love to know what their actual success rate is cause they failed miserably with my case. read more

Thanks to Johnny Herrera I'm free of my tax burden. In the beginning, I was skeptical and was worried about getting scammed like so many others who go to a tax relief company but I'm really happy I came here. Johnny Herrera was there every step of the way through my resolution process. He was always available and responded quickly to my calls and texts. He went over all of the information with me so I was confident in my decision. He is very understanding and patient. I greatly appreciate his assistance and would highly recommend anyone to work with him. read more

Love working with Johnny Herrera! His professionalism and patience are what stands out to me. He is truly a hard worker and cares about helping his clients. I feel stress free because I have Johnny on my case. read more

Worked with me when I complained. Despite my earlier review, they have gained points for responding to my concerns.

If you want to work with someone who is patient, understanding, and knowledgeable, ask for Johnny Herrera. I've been to Optima and Colonial and by far, my experience at Alleviate has been the best. Johnny really listened to my situation and was sincere with helping me sort out the best possible route. I honestly couldn't have done it without him. read more

I had a great experience at this Tax Firm. I had been dealing with IRS debt for awhile and with the help of Alleviate it is now behind me. James Atkinson was the rep who worked with me, he provided amazing customer service and demonstrated professionalism throughout the entire process. Would recommend this place if you are dealing with Tax debt/need Tax services read more

This place is a complete waste of money and time they'll take years to just tell you they can't help. Mean while you will be pay thousands of dollars for they're services only to find out you should of just set up payments to the IRS directly saving you thousands of dollars and years of waiting for these people to do nothing!!!!!! Trust me you will be in more debt at the end, I payed thousands for nothing!!! read more

I hired Alleviate Tax to help me negotiate a payment plan with the IRS that I could afford. Their program costs $11,000 which I am terminating due to false advertising and unfair business practices. After almost 6 months, all they offered was what I had negotiated with the IRS in the first place! Now they expect me to pay $11,000 in addition to what I owe the IRS. Please do this yourself. Do not hire this company. They lie and pressure you to sign up for a program they do nothing to help you. I would like a refund for all money paid them. They are a despicable company taking advantage of a 72 year old woman with only a few years to live!!! They lie and make promises that they know they can't deliver on! read more

I don't usually leave reviews, but I had to make an exception for this place. James was incredibly patient and detail-oriented, making the process effortless. He answered all my questions with care and made sure I felt valued throughout. His quick responses and thoughtful approach truly set him apart! He's so handsome too! read more

Talked a good game but did nothing to reduce my tax liability. I took out a loan for $22000 to pay them on top of that so I was out my tax debt and the loan amount. Still fighting with them because they have a money back guarentee read more

Stay away from this company!!! This company is a scam. i Spent two years being handed from one representative to the next (about 10 total). my case was constantly delayed and at the end they did not save me one penny, as a matter of fact, I spent an extra $17,000 out of pocket for Alleviate's shitty services ($15k) and a couple more thousand for penalties and fees that accrued while Alleviate took its sweet time to do nothing. I would not recommend this company to anyone, they are only in it to make money and once you sign the contract they don't care about you or your case at all. Will be reporting this company to the better business bureau read more

First time contacting them Olivia Berdyna the representative assured me that it would be around the same price ($5000) as another quote I had received from another company but would not give me a confirmed price. and that with my tax situation they could most likely get my back taxes lowered by a lot. Then had to pay $265 to proceed with going with this company assuring me it would be close to that price. Then into the next stage talking with Jason Haber guaranteed me that if I committed to signing the contract, they would be able to stop the IRS from garnishing my paycheck within a month. Signed the contract and Jason come back with a charge for their services at $7200. I asked why Olivia had said it would be close to $5000, and he had no response. This did not happen and after several attempts to contact them, had to call customer service to get a call back. Once Omid Salimpour called me back, he stated that they cannot stop the garnishments until we reached a deal to submit to the IRS. A month later Omid called me to give me a deal they had put together and it they did nothing to reduce my taxes for interest or my bill. He stated $800 a month plus $367 for their service. So, they did absolutely nothing to reduce my taxes or have certain programs so promised I would qualify for. And since they dragged the progress on for 2 months, they want me to pat the full amount for doing nothing. I talked with Jim Ortiz today and he also said the other representatives should not have guaranteed me what they told me but this is where we are in the situation. I told him if i would have known all of this i would not have signed a contract with this company. After all that was promised that would happen i do not trust this company to continue with anything they say that they can get done. Please if they can refund my money and cancel the contract. I did receive a call back, and was told that yes, they were in the wrong for telling me false information and promising me what would happen if i purchased their services. They still tried to get me to continue with their company and i told them no i do not trust whatever they say they can do from this point on. They admitted they were wrong for guaranteeing It would be the around the same price as a different company and that they would get the garnishment to stop by the first on the next month. They asked me to stop with the better business bureau complaint yesterday and they would figure a way to resolve this matter later. I told them no, I don't trust your company to follow through with anything. I told them they have done nothing but submit a power of attorney to the IRS and they sent me spread sheets that was already produces by the IRS. They agreed with me but still said i should continue with paying them for their services. Also stated that after doing my own research, the IRS cannot garnish my Veterans disability pay, and if the IRS took the 25%-50% of my current source of income it would still be cheaper than paying for their services that now cannot guarantee results. They said i would have to contact Monterey Financial Services since I had to finance the money for their services, I told them that your problem since I am terminating your services. I also told them since they have all the phone recordings, they would need to provide them if I were to takes this to court for false information to sign a contract with their company. Theres no service they have actually provided and would like my money back since they have not provided any truthful services that they said they could provide. They said they would call me today after they talked to the board. Will be taking them to court. read more

John Herrera and the whole team was awesome! Thank you guys! You make my tax problems and issues much easier to deal with...

Johnny is truly a gem!! He made me feel very comfortable through a process that should've felt stressful. Thanks to Johnny and Alleviate I'm finally getting help with my tax debt! read more

These people are scammers. They ask you to pay them in advance. If you don't have money, they take out a loan. They don't do the work. Don't fall for this company. I gave them my information. They just scammed me. read more

I don't normally leave yelp reviews, but I had to because of how misleading their Yelp rating is. Alleviate Tax is the most professional tax relief firms out there. Ken explained everything so clearly. They have 4+ stars across most platforms but on Yelp it's low because it's an average of like 15 reviews. These guys are the real deal. read more