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Advantage Tax Resolution Took my family for $8500.00 and made things worse

My family had a tax issue due to turbo Tax, We thought we were hiring a company that would be able to help us get things done! We were not in a good posisition, We had talked to Ryan Harman at [protected] at Advantage Tax Resolution. He had told us he could help us with what we had to tell him! We didn't hold anything back! He charged us $4900.00 the first time! We had sent them all of our information and I was told that they had everything that they needed. After a few months of calling the company to try fo get to him I started calling anyone in the company! After 6 months I finily got in touch with someone who said that they would helpus! In the meantime we have had letters from the IRS stsating that they were going to take things out of our paychecks at a rate of 50% of our pay! I couldnt afford that. After me talking tpo the IRS I got them to hold off. I have been dealing with them for two in a half years and now ATR used a power of atty. to set up payments of $875.00 per month! I could nt afford that! they said if I wanted them to reduce it I would have to pay them $1900.00 more because the time for filing ran out. I borrowed the money and paid them, well now I have to tell you that I have a payment of $300.00 and I still am having a hard time paying that! When I checked with the IRS they told me that there was NO recored of this company doing anything but aranging a payment. I now also have the State hounding me for more money! I checked with the IRS and gave them the pappers to support my tax filing and I am slowly working things out! BUT I would like to join anyone in a class action lawsuite against this company! you could reach me via email and anyone else who would like to join us is worth our time!

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Advantage Tax Resolution Francisco Nogales

For those of you who have been victimized by Advantage Tax Resolution, Inc., the following information will help you. It helped me.

Advantage Tax Resolution is still open and collecting money from clients. The company is owned solely by California attorney Francisco Nogales, State Bar #212819.

If you have an issue that you are unable to resolve by calling the company, you can file a STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA complaint which will threaten his license to practice law. Most people fail to properly fill out the complaint, and they fail to read the instructions. Don't forget #7! Here is the link.

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=krgUNRq7Rvo%3d&tabid=200

Good luck to you.

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Jun 28, 2010 4:44 pm EDT

I forgot to mention that Advantage Tax owner Francisco Nogales also does business as The Nogales Law Center. It is a California Corporation #C3235554.

If he has comingled funds then his corporate veils may be invalid and you may be able to sue him personally and sue The Nogales Law Center.

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handyman37
Chandler, US
Jul 28, 2010 2:39 pm EDT
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He even sabatogued email addresses of these innocent people to destroy them even further. THERE'S NO CRIMINAL ACT, NO FRAUD, NO SCAMS on the part of these innocent people and JIM LUPOLD WILL PAY DEARLY FOR HIS DECEAT !

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handyman37
Chandler, US
Jul 28, 2010 2:13 pm EDT
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BEWARE OF KATPLUS THEMANINTHEBOX JAMES LUPOLD ADVANTAGE TAX EXECUTIVE FRAUD

He is being sued for his DESTRUCTION OF INNOCENT PEOPLE AND WILL GET HIS DUE !

SEE BELOW - FOR ACTUAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS MONSTER !

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handyman37
Chandler, US
Jul 14, 2010 5:44 pm EDT
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Guess what this hoodlem VP Marketing Advantage Tax Resolution Inc. employee JIM LUPOLD did this time ! He stole classified information from company files (ADVANTAGE TAX RESOLUTION INC. CLIENTS SUE HIM HE MIGHT HAVE YOUR INFORMATION !). He stole email accounts, and sent each ADVANTAGE TAX RESOLUTION INC. client CLASSIFIED CELL PHONE INFORMATION WITHOUT THE OWNER'S PERMISSION! And MAILED OUT THE CELL PHONE INFO TO ALL ADVANTAGE TAX CLIENTS ! I guess you get the drift about this WACCO. My recommendation is DON'T HIRE HIM !

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handyman37
Chandler, US
Jul 04, 2010 12:23 pm EDT
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KATPLUS/Mr. JAMES LUPOLD even stole company files and sent them to the State Bar as Mr. ANONYMOUS only to result in the clients calling the company about their satisfaction on the work done, and the State Bar taking a formal report about this guys actions, establishing the grounds for a solid law suit against him. WOULD YOU HIRE MR. LUPOLD/ADVANTAGE TAX RESOLUTION VP AS EMPLOYEE AFTER THIS? BEWARE !

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handyman37
Chandler, US
Jul 03, 2010 8:49 am EDT
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How would you like to have an ex-employee like KATPLUS MR. JIM LUPOLD spread rumors about you trying to ruin you? Isn't that loyalty for you for ADVANTAGE TAX'S AND HIS OWN SCREWUPS? Who would ever hire someone like him? THINK HARD AND HEAD MY WARNINGS !

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handyman37
Chandler, US
Jul 01, 2010 6:20 pm EDT
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Mr. KATPLUS is Mr. Jim Lupold, VP of marketing at Advantage Tax Resolution, Inc. Mr. Lupold and his accomplises assisted in defrauding hundreds of thousands of dollars from innocent clients BEFORE Mr. Nogales tried to revive the company and took it over as of November 24, 2009. Mr. Nogales never acted as an attorney for his clients, and was only the owner. Now Mr. Lupold is attempting to pass the blame for his screwups onto someone else. NOONE SHOULD EVER HIRE MR. LUPOLD AND PUT HIM IN ANY POSITION OF TRUST. HEED MY WORDS AND BEWARE OF HIM !

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Advantage Tax Resolution SCAMMED

I would love to start a lawsute against this so called company ADVANTAGE TAX...these guys dont know anything about tax paperwork they only know how to rip you off...I talked to the STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA and these guys are not listed none of there names are listed as attorneys. I am in contact with the District Attorneys office and they told me to mail them a complaint so please let me know the names you were given i will not rest untel we put these losers out of buisiness and or in prison...we need to start a petetion and try to find everyone we can who has delt with these people...I have sent letters to CNN, NBC, FOX NEWS, and I am going to fight these idiots all the way so If you want to help lets find everyone we can...
Lets put A stop to this so this doesn't happen to anyone else...

Contact [protected]
District Attorney La California 210 w. temple st. 90012
dist. attorney office J S I D

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themaninthebox
Sun Valley, US
Jun 27, 2010 1:58 pm EDT

Advantage Tax Resolution, Inc. is owned solely by California attorney Francisco Nogales, State Bar #212819.

If you have an issue that you are unable to resolve by calling the company, you can file a STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA complaint which will threaten his license to practice law. Most people fail to properly fill out the complaint, and they fail to read the instructions. Don't forget #7! Here is the link.

http://www.calbar.ca.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=krgUNRq7Rvo%3d&tabid=200

Good luck to you.

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Advantage Tax Resolution Took money!

Anyone out there dealt with this company, please email me immediately. I want to start a lawsuit against them ASAP. They took $11, 000 from me with no intention of resolving my tax issue. The same stories, fake names, paperwork, etc. were thrown my way as many others have gone through, with no result at all. The have a setup system to stall you through a couple of years while doing nothing, never calling you back. They file a few documents to make it look good and thats it.
This company has bilked thousands of people of a ton of money. We need to stop them. The owners are never available because I believe they are hiding in Albania and ripping us off. Its amazing they spend our thousands of dollars to advertise on TV, expensively, to rip off more people who call them. Email me to discuss this topic at: [protected]@wideopenwest.com Make sure to note or flag about Adv. Tax on the email.
Sincerely,
John

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Angel Javire
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Sep 02, 2016 10:13 am EDT

Useful suggestions . Just to add my thoughts, if your company requires a IRS 14157, my colleagues encountered a template form here http://goo.gl/hmMBOE

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jamescatipay
Los Angeles, US
Aug 16, 2014 11:29 am EDT
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Thank you MetroTaxPro and SoldierofGod for your positive light on this thread. I really do appreciate it because this one site is not helping when clients need to do their due diligence. And to Ms. SaraSmart ... I am sure your credentials are outstanding since you are able to make negative comments about other professionals, such as myself.

My JD is from Thomas M Cooley Law School, the largest ABA Accredited Law Schools in the Country. I passed the February Michigan 2002 Bar Exam on the 1st try. I spent one entire year at Boston University School of Law's prestigious Graduate Tax Program earning my Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation focusing specifically on tax controversy and resolution. In addition to my educational attainment, I have over a decade in tax resolution experience. I have developed tax resolution software that gives those the ability with small tax problems to resolve their tax debt on their own.

Again, to all the taxpayers who have ever been taken advantage of by other tax firms, I am truly sorry. I do hope that you were able to find resolution with the IRS.

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sarasmart
Tulsa, US
Jul 14, 2014 5:14 pm EDT

Thomas M Cooley Law School is a festering TTTT. The median LSAT score for entering students placing them in the bottom 26% of all test takers. Not suprising so many complaints. Cooley is a joke charges high loans so no wonder they have to pick up where they left off..

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MetroTaxPro
Los Angeles, US
Jul 07, 2014 1:26 pm EDT

While performing a name search for my new business, I ran across this thread. I do not know Mr. Catipay, but during the time Advantage was in business, I interviewed an Advantage salesman named Bruce (can't recall his last name) who was looking to leave the company. I picked his brain. He mentioned how the company was "slimey" and he specifically mentioned their practice of taking money and doing nothing. As a competitor, I wanted to get as much juice on them as I could, so I researched company officers, affiliates, complaints, etc. I can honestly say that Mr. Catipay's name never came up or showed in any of the documentation I reviewed. I only respond to this stream because I am in the business and have been for over a decade. Word gets around, we typically know who the scummy people are. It concerns me that a company and/or individual can be so crucified so easily. It could be me next time or it could be you.

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SoldierofGod
Saugus, US
Apr 16, 2014 1:47 am EDT

Hello all,
I too used to work at this company, thankfully I was only there a short time. I saw that the company was not run in a proper manner and even was sat in a office with all three owners because they had heard I had issues with how the company was being run. I am truly sorry for all the grief. I saw it from the inside how shady the business was and how they strung people along and I would not have any of it. Seeing the salesmen getting huge bonuses, Rolex's and such was saddening. When I left they straight out asked me how much they would need to pay me to get me to stay but I declined. If anyone is doing anything legal wise and needs any statements from me I would be happy to chime in on your account. I do not know if I worked there when James did, it has been years, but I do know the company tagged peoples' names on stuff they did not do. They had a few enrolled agents, lawyers and accountants which were backed by a group of other employees that processed a bunch of work and just slapped the licensed individual's name to it even if they never even saw it. Again, I do not know if James was one of the shady's or a pawn (there were plenty of both in that company).

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jamescatipay
Los Angeles, US
Mar 28, 2014 8:54 pm EDT
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Good evening! This is James Catipay. Again, none of these accusations about me are true on the complaint's board. I have tried to contact complaint boards to remove the information on this site that are false; however, I have been informed they do not delete anything on this site.

I have zero complaints with the State Bar of Michigan where I hold my law license and I have zero complaints with the Internal Revenue Service. The reason I have zero complaints is because nothing on this site is true except for me owning a medical marijuana license legally here in the City of Los Angeles.

Please judge me on the regulatory entities that govern my licenses, not a site like this that has no merit whatsoever. If any of these allegations against me specifically were true, I would have been stripped of my law license, which is active and in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan.

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lahonesty
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Nov 15, 2012 6:35 pm EST

please take this up with James Catipay at his marijuana dispensary which is worth over two million dollars. Herbalcure marijuana dispensary is located at 11318 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, Ca 90064. In 2009 James Catipay resided at 767 Isabel Street apt #2 LA, CA 90065. Perhaps he still lives there. He owns the building but has it in the name of Johnny Dang. I assume he does this for tax purposes. James did file a bankruptcy in Ohio before opening his marijuana dispensary.
Dr. Anthony Catipay, James' dad, has an office at 11320 W Pico blvd in front of his son's marijuana dispensary.
James makes a lot more than $50, 000 a year now!

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Landmark Tax Group
Santa Ana, US
Aug 08, 2012 3:28 pm EDT
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To complainants and all taxpayers: I'm a former IRS Revenue Officer and current owner of a tax firm that helps individuals and businesses resolve their IRS tax matters. The fact that there are a few bad apples in the tax relief industry is an unfortunate reality. These resources may help taxpayers faced with an unscrupulous "tax professional" :

1) Contact the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) and file a complaint. They oversee, and can sanction, Attorneys, CPAs, Enrolled Agents, Registered Tax Return Preparers (RTRP) and others. http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0, , id=175512, 00.html

2) Use IRS Form 14157 to file a written complaint against your tax return preparer. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f14157.pdf

In all cases, always search the Web in the name of the person AND company you're thinking about hiring. Websites (such as this one) provide invaluable feedback to taxpayers and expose those organizations that don't have their client's best interest in mind.

Michael Raanan, MBA, EA
President
http://www.LandmarkTaxGroup.com

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Beth in NE
Omaha, US
Aug 07, 2012 10:16 pm EDT

I am reading your posting and I am really having a hard time believing that you are innocent and that you did nothing to prevent your name for being used to victimize people. You have no idea the Hell that you put me and my family through at one of the lowest points of my life. You stated that you needed a job, that is a really poor excuse for getting your self involved in such a scam. Nothing is going to make what you and Advantage Tax did and that was mislead and steal from innocent people in the time of need. I took care of my tax issue but it certainly was not with your help or with the help of Advantage Tax. I paid 7000 towards your 50, 000 salary, money that should have been used for my family!

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jamescatipay
Los Angeles, US
Aug 04, 2012 8:40 am EDT
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Mr Brisco
I am sorry Advantage Tax Resolution took advantage of you (no pun intended). I left ATR in 2007. They were using my name. You were not dealing with me. I do hope your tax problem was resolved. Regarding your tax debt ... Pay it or set up an installment agreement unless you can show you have low income and no assets and you may qualify for a settlement.
James

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