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The Tax Club Scam Artists, Swindlers...LIARS!!! THE TAX CLUB WILL BANKRUPT US ALL!!!

I signed up with The Tax Club over 6 months ago and I have YET to see them make good on anything they said they were going to do! In our phone consultation, I was told that all I had to do was pay the initial fee of ($4500) and I would be able to get my business off the ground. MOMENTS after my phone consultation, the money was taken right off my credit card. They just couldn’t wait to start ripping me off!

I started receiving calls from them nonstop, always asking for more money. I’m a single mother and with this economy, that initial fee was hard to come by. Now they need more money for bookkeeping, payroll and lots more. I didn’t need many of these services as it’s just me but they told me that my business was doomed to fail if I didn’t get them. So I did. Each time I received a charge from them, it showed up as something totally different. The first charge was Manhattan Professional Group then it was All Access Books and Business Document Center and after the last call it was Vital Payroll, Inc. Why did they charge me under different names? A legitimate company, one that provides the services that it claims to, charges under the same name. For all I know Billy Joe Bob in Tumbleweed, Arkansas is getting my money.

I’ve called them on numerous occasions and every time getting a different answer. I have been told that a supervisor would contact me and I have yet to hear from him. I’m starting to think this person doesn’t even exist. Who does business like this?

($17, 400) later, I am now on food stamps, facing a potential bankruptcy and God knows what else all because I trusted these people and they didn’t hold true to their word. The Tax Club (Manhattan Professional Group, All Access Books and Business Document Center or Vital Payroll, Inc. whatever they want to call themselves) hasn’t done anything but take food from my children’s mouths. I can’t feed them with empty promises! The worst business decision I have ever made was to get into bed with these crooks. I was struggling then and now I’m worse! I’ve had to change my number several times because creditors keep calling for money and thanks to The Tax Club, I CANT PAY THEM! I thought the feeling of being ripped off from The Tax Club was bad. Try having to send your children to school with clothes too small because you didn’t have the money to buy them new school clothes. Or the pressure of making the little bit of money I get from food stamps stretch all month so my kids don’t go hungry. This is no way to live.

I contacted my attorney on the steps that I needed to take in order to get my money reimbursed and he referred me to another law firm that better deals with companies like The Tax Club, whose sole purpose seems to be to bankrupt unsuspecting people like myself. I spoke with Richard at [protected]. He was really helpful and considerate of my situation, which is a lot more than I received from the “consultants” at The Tax Club. I did not have to pay anything upfront like The Tax Club, which gave me peace of mind. I couldn’t afford to get ripped off again. I was required to follow up with him a lot more than I had hoped for but all and all, it has been a success. I got my money and I’m just going to do the steps of opening my business the BEST way…and that’s WITHOUT The Tax Club.
So, to sum up everything...

Savings…GONE
Business…FAILED
Bankruptcy…ALMOST
Government Assistance…YUP
Feeling like you can’t provide for your children…CHECK

All thanks to the one and only The Tax Club, I mean Vital Payroll, Inc. Whoops! The Manhattan Professional Group. Oh, I’m sorry they have so many names :/

But after speaking with Richard….

Getting my money back and sticking it to The Tax Club ….PRICELESS!

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Oct 24, 2012 12:46 pm EDT

I signed up with The Tax Club over 6 months ago and I have YET to see them make good on anything they said they were going to do! In our phone consultation, I was told that all I had to do was pay the initial fee of ($4500) and I would be able to get my business off the ground. MOMENTS after my phone consultation, the money was taken right off my credit card. They just couldn’t wait to start ripping me off!

I started receiving calls from them nonstop, always asking for more money. I’m a single mother and with this economy, that initial fee was hard to come by. Now they need more money for bookkeeping, payroll and lots more. I didn’t need many of these services as it’s just me but they told me that my business was doomed to fail if I didn’t get them. So I did. Each time I received a charge from them, it showed up as something totally different. The first charge was Manhattan Professional Group then it was All Access Books and Business Document Center and after the last call it was Vital Payroll, Inc. Why did they charge me under different names? A legitimate company, one that provides the services that it claims to, charges under the same name. For all I know Billy Joe Bob in Tumbleweed, Arkansas is getting my money.

I’ve called them on numerous occasions and every time getting a different answer. I have been told that a supervisor would contact me and I have yet to hear from him. I’m starting to think this person doesn’t even exist. Who does business like this?

($17, 400) later, I am now on food stamps, facing a potential bankruptcy and God knows what else all because I trusted these people and they didn’t hold true to their word. The Tax Club (Manhattan Professional Group, All Access Books and Business Document Center or Vital Payroll, Inc. whatever they want to call themselves) hasn’t done anything but take food from my children’s mouths. I can’t feed them with empty promises! The worst business decision I have ever made was to get into bed with these crooks. I was struggling then and now I’m worse! I’ve had to change my number several times because creditors keep calling for money and thanks to The Tax Club, I CANT PAY THEM! I thought the feeling of being ripped off from The Tax Club was bad. Try having to send your children to school with clothes too small because you didn’t have the money to buy them new school clothes. Or the pressure of making the little bit of money I get from food stamps stretch all month so my kids don’t go hungry. This is no way to live.

I contacted my attorney on the steps that I needed to take in order to get my money reimbursed and he referred me to another law firm that better deals with companies like The Tax Club, whose sole purpose seems to be to bankrupt unsuspecting people like myself. I spoke with Richard at [protected]. He was really helpful and considerate of my situation, which is a lot more than I received from the “consultants” at The Tax Club. I did not have to pay anything upfront like The Tax Club, which gave me peace of mind. I couldn’t afford to get ripped off again. I was required to follow up with him a lot more than I had hoped for but all and all, it has been a success. I got my money and I’m just going to do the steps of opening my business the BEST way…and that’s WITHOUT The Tax Club.

So, to sum up everything...

Savings…GONE Business…FAILED Bankruptcy…ALMOST Government Assistance…YUP Feeling like you can’t provide for your children…CHECK

All thanks to the one and only The Tax Club, I mean Vital Payroll, Inc. Whoops! The Manhattan Professional Group. Oh, I’m sorry they have so many names :/

But after speaking with Richard….

Getting my money back and sticking it to The Tax Club ….PRICELESS!

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The Tax Club COMPLETE FRAUD

If you are thinking about signing up with this company, PLEASE DO NOT. They are a bunch of fast talking frauds that are trying to sell you a completely over priced product. The worst part is it never ends Every call you get from them is for more money, thousands.The only thing this company will do is financially ruin you. JUST SAY NO!

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The Tax Club took $3500 from my credit card

They claimed to be partners with Applied Knowledge Institute and two guys put a hard sell on for two days and when I finally disagreed with them, they took money off my credit card without my permission. I didn't find out until I got the bill from Capitol One. In one day they took out $1000, $1000, $1000, and $500! For a total of $3500 on my credit card. I've gotten no product, and no refund. They hurt me bad and I can't afford to pay my credit card. Thier lack of good business practices has cost me plenty. I have no job and no income at all and they refuse to work with me.

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Champaign, US
Feb 13, 2012 7:25 pm EST

Get a refund from the Tax Club by... The person to call reguarding all Tax Club scam situations is their lawyer Joseph Sanscrainte. He orchestrates the entire scheme to let the Tax Club get away with robbing the public consumers. His phone number is [protected]. He will consider your options for refund. If he does not cooperate with you reguarding a refund, I suggest you may call:

Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
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Newmanstown, US
Dec 05, 2011 2:51 am EST
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Contact your Credit Card company and get a Charge Back. They will work with you.

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Joan Resevoir
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Jul 21, 2011 4:21 pm EDT

I have heard a lot people using this company called Scammer Guard to help get back at The Tax Club. A lot of these people are getting their money back. Check them out its www.scammerguard.com. I called them up and they are helping me get my money back from the Tax Club.

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The Tax Club refund

I too was scammed by the Tax Club. I complained to the BBB in New York, and they stransfered the complaint to the BBB in Utah. I finally got a 50% refund, I think I should have got more, like 80% because they really did nothing for me. The Utah BBB helped me out to get he refund that I did get. They were a big help as I live in Canada and didn't have the resources that I needed to fight with a USA company. I agree with everyone that this organization should be shut down, and I am sure they are associated with Fortune Learning Systems, that is how they got ahold of me, becuase I was stupid enought to sign up with FLS. Also you have to complain to everyone you can think of. The [redacted] maybe will get you an answer from the Tax Club, but they side with the Tax Club, nevertheless The Tax Club don not like to have a BBB complaint against them.(It makes them look bad) imagine that!

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Dec 27, 2011 5:38 pm EST

Lots of luck, once they have your money there is very little you can do - but keep complaining to everyone you can think of. I got a partial payment back, but as you said, they don't do anything for you except take your money and tell you they did all this stuff that YOU could have done for about $100 yourself, also they will state there was a time limit to cancel and you missed it. They are a rip off company and should be shut down, at least investigated like Ivy Capital was, and I still believe they are part of that whole scam concerning IVY. I am very sorry you got involved with them and I wish there was something we could do to warn others.

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Champaign, US
Feb 13, 2012 7:14 pm EST

Get a refund from the Tax Club by... The person to call reguarding all Tax Club scam situations is their lawyer Joseph Sanscrainte. He orchestrates the entire scheme to let the Tax Club get away with robbing the public consumers. His phone number is [protected]. He will consider your options for refund. If he does not cooperate with you reguarding a refund, I suggest you may call:

Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
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KClark31
Melbourne, AU
Dec 23, 2011 12:03 pm EST
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I was contacted by the Tax Club and they told me that I needed them if I was going to have a successful business, and I needed to purchase their tax service for $2, 300.
Once I realized what was going on, I called them up and told them that I had made a mistake and I didn't want their services anymore. I didn't know what I was thinking at the time and if they could refund me back part of what I had invested because really they hadn't done anything for me. I'm still waiting for a response.

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After a brief relationship with this company I am forced to file for bankruptcy. I knew what I was doing. Take this warning to heart. They use all the scam angles, tape you after an hour of conversations, basically out of context. You never received any thing promised. They ignore your recision on contracts, they switch the signature page on another...

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The Tax Club slow refund

Was connected to The Tax Club through PMI through StoresOnline (all Utah Corporations). Cancelled my membership within the 3 day period allowed but was told someone would call me back since I was at work. Had refused the startup materials shipped by FedEx so when they called & talked about moving ahead and moving forward, I didn't really care when they wanted to send the startup materials out again. Refused delivery again and they claimed that they had recovered me as a customer and I was outside of the 3 day window. I filed a complaint with the Utah BBB and started one with the Utah AG-consumer protection division. Called them back about the refund and was kept waiting and shunted to nonexistent extensions. Just as the Utah BBB closed the window on my complaint without my accepting it, they left a voicemail that they were crediting my card for the full amount. I found this out after I had mailed the credit card company information so they could reverse the charge. Lucky there but am still hooked up with PMI and Stores Online. Should have googled The Tax Club complaints first not last.

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The Tax Club Financial Services

I first signed up with PMI to start an Internet Business(I would not recommed them either..I think its all a Big Scam!). Then I was contacted by The Tax Club and they set up some "business meetings". Each business meeting was to get me to sign up for another "so called service" that The Tax Club provided.
At first they talked me into Incorporating to protect the assets I do not have and to reap the "330 tax breaks" I can get as a corp. Then I needed The Tax Club Tax Accounting Services for a one time fee of$3890(and this is the discounted rate) and after 4 months I will pay 49.99 a month for unlimited tax consultations and they would take care of all the paperwork I needed to keep my Corp "Compliant" as they "were knowledgeable in tax law and code in all 50 States". Then the next week I had another "business meeting". This time they convinced me I need the Bookepping Services..I told them I couldnt afford it, didnt want it and spent a coulpe hours on the phone..they wore me down . This cost a one time fee of 1495 and 29.99 after 9 months(and again this was the "discounted rate")...the next week I needed to have the "Business Credit Builder Plan"..I held them off for months..but they keep calling..they wanted 5000 or so for this..some how they down graded me to a "Business Plan Package"..i signed up for it 1795, then came to my sences and cancelled but since it hadnt been cancelled in the 3 day period they still are keeping 15% of the 1795 dollars. And as for the $5500 the sucked out of me..they inform me I cannot get a full refund because of "Services I Have Received"..Seriously?..All Ive got from The Tax Club and PMI is a Big Pain In My ###! And no services what so ever! Theres more but Im getting so angry I cant type anymore! This has cost me soo much money to incorporate to dissolve the corporation..my state has a minimum corporate tax that you have to pay no matter what(and they never told me this) and now Im trying to decided how to file forms with my state and the IRS in order to be compliant with these entities. Even though I have made no money spent alot of money and have already dissolved my Corp, with no help or guidance from "The Professionals at the Tax Club".
They are Scam artist and should be in jail or sued. I have received no services from them yet they have take about 5, 500 dollars..Im probably going to have to file bankruptcy. Between PmI and The Tax Club.my Spirit has been broken..I thought I was smarter than this but they take newbies who are naive and want to do something positive and make a change in their lives and they suck everything they can out of you! Run as fast as you can!
Please go to You Tube ansd post to The Tax Club Videos and expose these scam artists for what they are. You will see my post as Jaamman..join me..[protected]@hotmail.com.
Dont make my mistake.

Thank you.

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Royston, US
Jul 23, 2012 9:31 am EDT

I know that it is too late for me to recover anything but if can help prevent someone else from falling for their scam. I feel that I have served my purpose. I would like to say that they have been doing the same thing sense 2009 because that is when I fell for it. I read a report where the The Tax Club responded by saying that everyone makes mistakes. Well, what I have to say to that is, 2009. This is 2012 how long does it take to change your way of doing business.
Now here is what happened to me in 2009. I too started with PMI and stores online. Cost for mentor ship and training $4910. I talked with the mentor maybe twice. He did nothing for me and did not seem to know anymore than I about how to get started than I. Then from out of nowhere came The Tax Club telling me that I needed their services. I thought at the time it was all part of PMI and Stores Online. The first thing The Tax Club wanted to know was how many credit cards I had and how much credit was left on each card. Me being inexperienced and too trusting like many of the others with complaints I gave all the information requested. They told me I needed to get incorporated and gave the big spill that they wanted me to do this right. The fee was $3890 and $49.95 monthly fee for The Tax Club membership and Incorporating. Then they said that I needed to establish and set up corporate credit fee: $2900. Then they said that I needed to attend their web meetings. I tried telling them that I needed to put all my efforts into trying to set up a web page and try generating some income before I started all this but like others said the high pressure and that they could provide me with accelerated mentoring. So I proceeded but when they came back and said I needed a business plan. The fee, I don't remember but it was between $3000 and $4000 I think. It was about all I had left on my credit cards. After checking the Internet I found that I could get a business plan for a lot less and could even do it myself but they said that I needed to let them do it . That is when I realized that they was only interested in accelerating my credit card debt to the limit and they even tried to get me to try and raise the limit if I could. Which would increase their bank account. So I refused to let them do the business plan. I had already spent $11700 with no web page and no business set up to generate any income. They also wanted me to pay $800 to do a tax return and I didn't even have a business or web page set up. They also said that I could deduct these expenses. I did not let them do my taxes that year. My local tax consultant said that I could not deduct a home business expense until I generated some income. By that time I was too busy working all I could just to pay credit card debt and living expenses and had no money to work with and could not take on any more debt and they was still pushing me to apply for some of their high interest rate credit cards and financing recommendations. I said no and finally had to refinance my home to pay off credit card debt. All they did was sell me services that I did not need to start a business with me telling them that I would have no money to proceed with the business but they assured me that they could help me with that. But I could not handle any more debt without losing my home which I was not willing to do. I was already too close to that. This year I told my local tax consultant about The Tax Club membership and she said cancel the membership that it was a ripoff not my words the local tax consultants words. I came to this site and read the complaints and stopped the membership. I just want to confirm that it is my opinion that all the complaints on this site are valid and that they need to be stopped because I know they have been doing this sense 2009. because that is when they got me. My tax consultant said that I didn't even need to get incorporated until the business was proven to be successful. So all The Tax Club done for me was sell me things that I did not need at a very high price. I don't recommend PMI either.

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Phoenix, US
Oct 06, 2012 4:29 pm EDT
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CR CONSUMER RESOURCES IS A SCAM! Research them on the net. They've been scamming people for years! They charge you an upfront fee and promise they will win your case but two months later the credit card company charged the money back to my card. Turns out they just disputed the charges on my account as fraud and never provided anything. They got their money and now they are GONE! WHAT A SCAM! DO NOT GIVE THEM ANYTHING! They will get you a temp credit but its not impermanent until the credit card company researches the charge which they original scam company is sure to respond. NOW I have been scammed twice! This is ridiculous! PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THIS! They post comments everywhere as a scammed victim who used crconsumerresources llc and got there money back with there services. SCAM! They post all there comments as Ccook1963

There address is a PO BOX. P.O. Box 31069, Phoenix Arizona, 85046 and the members are listed as JAY B ROSEN KAREN A ROSEN Robert A Rosen. Address 4925 E ACOMA DR SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85254

CR Consumer Resources LLC Scam, CnsmrRsrcs SCAM crconsumerresources.com ripoff, CR Consumer Resources LLC BBB Scam, CnsmrRsrcs SCAM crconsumerresources.com BBB ripoff SCAM

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kittykatlover
Leeds, GB
Aug 20, 2012 11:04 pm EDT
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It might not be too late for you actually. I had a company help me with The Tax Club and my transactions were 2 yrs old. I was able to recover 60% after the company named CR Consumer Resources fought for me for a couple of months until we could settle for more than the initial settlement refund they wanted to give me for 25%. I had lost almost 20k with them so I am a very happy and cheerful person now that I can put that nightmare behind me. the website address is www.crconsumerresources.com. I was very impressed with them. I thought because I was in the UK they couldnt help me but they did and they did a wonderful job.

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Stockto, US
Mar 28, 2011 3:35 am EDT
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Yardlady, contact your credit card company. I was just successful in getting a full refund. Were you also duped by Fortune Learning systems for the website? My visa card company said it would be at least 60 days before I hear back about my request from refund. I really hope we all get our money back. I've been unemployed for the last several months and really needed this to work. I have since moved my site to homestead and just got it back up after FLS shut me down for a week.

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Fleetwood, US
Mar 27, 2011 4:43 pm EDT
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I signed up for the my essentials plan last August. All I wanted to do was to make a little more income to make life a little easier. Boy was I wrong. I too had my website almost finished. Then, no more phone calls and could not access the website. I've been trying to keep everything going since I lost my husband a couple of years ago. My kids are grown but still living here with me. I thought this would be a good way to make some income. Now I am about 25k in debt and don't know what to do. I think how dumb can I be at 52! Well now, I can at least thanks to all these complaints I can get my butt up and see if I can get my money back at least some. Thanks for the info. And I will be letting my state representitives know. If you have any more suggestions you can contact me at yardladymd@hotmail.com

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Stockto, US
Mar 16, 2011 11:37 pm EDT
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Just to let you know, I too was scammed into the tax club and their other division of my essential plan through fortune learning systems who has now been shut down by the FTC. I contacted the tax club customer service via a message posted in this forum. My first contact with them to request a full refund was 3/8/11. As of today 3/16/11 I have been notified by Nicole - customer service manager that I will receive a full refund. Of course talk is cheap so let's see if they deliver. Below is the information I used to contact the tax club. Hope it helps.

" For those who have been scammed by the Tax Club, here is some vital info you may want to have. You can call and write this guy who is in charge over there along with his partners.
Brendon Pack - MPG, Inc. - 350 Fifth Avenue Suite 6015 - New York, NY 10118
Phone: [protected] Email: bpack@mpgnyc.com
His partner Gary Milwick: gmilkwick@thetaxclub.com
Go ahead and contact these guys for your money back. I also suggest you contact the FTC, FCC, Attorney General's office both in New York and your state and file complaints. Also call your credit card company and have them do a charge back on the amount you got scammed for. Good luck."

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The Tax Club received my name from PMI Education of Utah. They explained to my husband and I that we needed their accounting service for a new business that we are just starting. Then Bookkeeping dept called telling us that we could not run a successful business without teaching us how to keep books. We had 2 more appointments, which by this time we...

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The Tax Club Scam/Fraud

It all got started back in early 2008 when I applied to a work from home business doing home rebates, then I started getting phone calls from all kinds of home business opportunities and the Tax Club being one of them they offered various programs for my busieness to be very succesful of course for a price and were very eager that I use my credit cards for payment of these services, they said not to worry that I would get every cent back from the Goverment when filing my business 2008 taxes I was very excided and dumb at the same time that I gave in and all kinds of phone calls started coming in with all kinds of appointments and my credit card debts all topped out and the rest is history I will make an official complaint to The Arizona Attorneys Gen.office for further advise and hopefully investigation and settlement for everybody involved of this scam...Jesse T.

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Joan Resevoir
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Jul 21, 2011 4:23 pm EDT

I have heard a lot people using this company called Scammer Guard to help get back at The Tax Club. A lot of these people are getting their money back. Check them out its www.scammerguard.com. I called them up and they are helping me get my money back from the Tax Club.

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barrieels
Near Taplow, GB
Jan 29, 2011 4:52 pm EST

Hi there

I'm another victim of The Tax Club and now find myself in allot of financial trouble and was wondering if you achieved anything and if the investigation got a positive outcome for victims like us?
Any feedback would be much appreciated.

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The Tax Club FRAUD

I joined the Tax Club via Online Hosting Services both are just as bad as each other. The tax Club advised me that they were part of the OHS and told me that i needed to set up a US Company. I Obliged as not knowing the US tax laws and set up company(hope its legal) and like so many started to receive calls to do this and that all of which was going to cost more and more money.
I advised them not to do any more sales calls which they stopped along with all the other services I had signed up for so really they are the biggest scam artists around and should be stopped.
I have now started action via my Credit card supplier to get my money back from the Tax Club for Fraudulant dealings .
Check with your Credit Card provider and see if you can lodge a claim for refund of moneys. the more that start this type of action will cause hopefully the demise of this scam.

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Oct 29, 2012 1:58 pm EDT
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I signed up with The Tax Club over 6 months ago and I have YET to see them make good on anything they said they were going to do! In our phone consultation, I was told that all I had to do was pay the initial fee of ($4500) and I would be able to get my business off the ground. MOMENTS after my phone consultation, the money was taken right off my credit card. They just couldn’t wait to start ripping me off!
I started receiving calls from them nonstop, always asking for more money. I’m a single mother and with this economy, that initial fee was hard to come by. Now they need more money for bookkeeping, payroll and lots more. I didn’t need many of these services as it’s just me but they told me that my business was doomed to fail if I didn’t get them. So I did. Each time I received a charge from them, it showed up as something totally different. The first charge was Manhattan Professional Group then it was All Access Books and Business Document Center and after the last call it was Vital Payroll, Inc. Why did they charge me under different names? A legitimate company, one that provides the services that it claims to, charges under the same name. For all I know Billy Joe Bob in Tumbleweed, Arkansas is getting my money.
I’ve called them on numerous occasions and every time getting a different answer. I have been told that a supervisor would contact me and I have yet to hear from him. I’m starting to think this person doesn’t even exist. Who does business like this?
($17, 400) later, I am now on food stamps, facing a potential bankruptcy and God knows what else all because I trusted these people and they didn’t hold true to their word. The Tax Club (Manhattan Professional Group, All Access Books and Business Document Center or Vital Payroll, Inc. whatever they want to call themselves) hasn’t done anything but take food from my children’s mouths. I can’t feed them with empty promises! The worst business decision I have ever made was to get into bed with these crooks. I was struggling then and now I’m worse! I’ve had to change my number several times because creditors keep calling for money and thanks to The Tax Club, I CANT PAY THEM! I thought the feeling of being ripped off from The Tax Club was bad. Try having to send your children to school with clothes too small because you didn’t have the money to buy them new school clothes. Or the pressure of making the little bit of money I get from food stamps stretch all month so my kids don’t go hungry. This is no way to live.
I contacted my attorney on the steps that I needed to take in order to get my money reimbursed and he referred me to another law firm that better deals with companies like The Tax Club, whose sole purpose seems to be to bankrupt unsuspecting people like myself. I spoke with Richard at [protected]. He was really helpful and considerate of my situation, which is a lot more than I received from the “consultants” at The Tax Club. I did not have to pay anything upfront like The Tax Club, which gave me peace of mind. I couldn’t afford to get ripped off again. I was required to follow up with him a lot more than I had hoped for but all and all, it has been a success. I got my money and I’m just going to do the steps of opening my business the BEST way…and that’s WITHOUT The Tax Club.

So, to sum up everything...
Savings…GONE Business…FAILED Bankruptcy…ALMOST Government Assistance…YUP Feeling like you can’t provide for your children…CHECK
All thanks to the one and only The Tax Club, I mean Vital Payroll, Inc. Whoops! The Manhattan Professional Group. Oh, I’m sorry they have so many names :/
But after speaking with Richard….
Getting my money back and sticking it to The Tax Club ….PRICELESS!

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Joan Resevoir
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Jul 21, 2011 4:24 pm EDT

I have heard a lot people using this company called Scammer Guard to help get back at The Tax Club. A lot of these people are getting their money back. Check them out its www.scammerguard.com. I called them up and they are helping me get my money back from the Tax Club.

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The Tax Club Excessive charges for services

I initially signed up with The Tax Club based on an ad I saw at LegalZoom.com. I paid an initial one-time $1500 payment plus $20/month. After I signed up, they said that they wanted to schedule phone calls with me to discuss my tax planning. I assumed this was to help with preparation of my tax records for the preparation of my tax return. It turned out that every call (there were about 6 calls scheduled) were to sell additional cost services to me. Plus the sales approach was combative. Regardless, The Tax Club did prepare my 2008 tax return to my satisfaction. I received a call today (12/30/09) that was to discuss the status of preparing my 2009 tax return. I found out that I was going to have to spend an additional $850 to have the 2009 tax return prepared even though I had paid the initial $1500 fee plus I had been paying the monthly $20 fee that I thought was to go towards the preparation of my current year tax return. It turns out the $20/mth fee was only for access to tax consultants. So I cancelled my account. I can prepare my own business/personal tax return at much lower cost using TurboTax's business/home tax software. The Tax Club is a ripoff.

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Jul 21, 2011 4:21 pm EDT

I have heard a lot people using this company called Scammer Guard to help get back at The Tax Club. A lot of these people are getting their money back. Check them out its www.scammerguard.com. I called them up and they are helping me get my money back from the Tax Club.

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The Tax Club Bad customer service

I first enlisted the services of the Tax Club in order to facilitate the somewhat complicated process of incorporating a business for a first time business owner. After reading much of these complaints on this Tax Club I decided that the best decision for myself and my business would be to cancel their monthly service. I first started searching on their non-user friendly website for customer support links or contact info and unsuccessfully submitted inquiries about canceling through their Q&A box which, oddly enough, does not work. I replied to an email that I received from them when I had first signed on to their service and got a reply with their phone number to cancel.
The phone conversation I had with the so-called "cancellation department", which appeared to be more like that of a car salesman trying to convince the customer to buy from him instead of the competition, was very interesting. A woman answered my call and I explained to her that I wished to cancel my membership with them as I've found services here locally in my hometown to be much more convenient. I was told "no problem" and put on hold twice, the second hold was what seemed to be 5 minutes. During the hold, I briefly heard a voice, like as if someone had their hand over the receiver and it had slipped off inadvertently. A short time later, a man comes on the phone saying, "cancellation department", as if she had "transferred" my call, and proceeded to throw his sales pitch at me saying things like I've paid this much amount of money already and canceling my membership is a very bad idea on my part. I told him the same story I told the woman to which he replied, "I understand, " but still try to come up with more and more reasons as to why he thinks I should stay with their service, to which he was becoming more aggressive in his tone.
First of all, I am not the type to become intimidated by the likes of these services and/or sales reps so his aggression in his responses only helped to solidify these complaints against this company. Secondly, and what was the original nature of the call, I had originally agreed to the $10/month fee for the unlimited consultation with an advisor, but wanted to cancel. It was then that all this talk about money I spent and paperwork processed, etc, etc, came up. Personally, I think that's what made him to be upset. The only other service I paid for was to have the Tax Club handle the paperwork in order to have my business established with the IRS and in my state, ($1800). I'm unaware of "normal costs" for these types of services so I didn't think it to be out of the ordinary. Also, being that it is in the name of my business, it should be tax deductible, so that was the deciding factor for going through with them.
I understand that a business will try certain "sales pitches" in order keep their customer, however, I feel that if a person no longer wishes to use a service reason given or not, that business shouldn't give them any hassle. Obviously they don't want to use it anymore because they're calling the number and requesting to cancel, enough said. I don't believe the Tax Club to be a scam, as the service I paid for was completed. I just felt uneasy being that this company is over 6, 000 miles away, and that a local tax prep service would be of better interest for my company. Too bad their customer support wasn't as understanding as they portrayed to be.

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Feb 16, 2011 8:42 pm EST
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What! do you work for them or something ?
Gave you service well you must be one in 5 billion people. this is a compaints site not a promotion site for them.
People who come here and write are not lying or misleading they Got Rippped of by these [censor]. So people who read articles wont fall into the same trap.
Sorry but your comment has shown me how dumb your really are and i dont believe you for a second of what you said

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The Tax Club Provided no services, no Refund

My Girlfriend signed up for the service for me as a gift (near christmas 08). (December 11th 2017)

She told me about it, I asked what they do and why would you spend that kind of money. I knew I wouldn't need or use their services. I then called up the next day (Dec 12th) and tried to cancel. They needed her on the phone to talk to me, so I did a three way call.
She previously asked them to put me on her account, and then she told them to add me again on that call. (It just got confirmed yesterday that I should have been on her account since that day. However, I was not and learned about it in April.)
So we talked, I requested to cancel and we were due a full refund (california has a 3 day right of recision).

She was contacted by their "cancellation department" in which she spoke to Mike Digiglio. She informed him it was a bad time for her, as she was driving. He asked her why she was cancelling, and she informed him because of her partner. He then pushed a 6 months free program to her. she was hesitant stating that it wouldn't help her any. (The phone call lasted 17 minutes, and she drives stick.) I believe she was fed up trying to get this man off the phone, and said sure.

I was not once contacted by this company and I had no Idea that this call transpired on Dec. 15th until just this last april 2017. we waited until mid january to see if there was a refund posted. Not seeing any, we filed a dispute with american express. They took 3 months, and came back with a "sorry, it looks legit" b.s. answer.

My girlfriend is soft spoken with a partial speech impediment, and has been in special ed classes before. I hate to see her being taken advantage of by these no good crooks, who took her 4, 000.

when I called in this april they made an executive decision to not refund the money because she said "yes" -which she didn't- to "continuing 6 months free"
we have not once opened their BS packages, still have them, and we have not once logged into their site, yet they claim they have provided good on their services.

I was supposed to be on the account, they should not have gone around me like this.

BE WARNED.

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Why is this important, US
Oct 13, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

Paid $3890 with a recurring $49.95 monthly for a service that promised everything and delivered nothing. All of the so called educational telephone training sessions turned out to be more sales pitches. I listened to several and learned that each one of these calls started out with the same two questions. Remember these two questions they will tell you alot about the company itself.

1. How much money have you already put into the business off of your credit cards?
2. How much available credit do you still have on your credit cards?

All they wanted was to sell you more of nothing. I was referred by another company known as PMI. How can they continue to take advantage of people? Life and learn some time costs you plenty of $.

Stay away from THE TAX CLUB and PMI EDUCATIONAL.

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David Duncan
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Feb 01, 2009 5:31 pm EST
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I got involved with The Tax Club through PMI. Immediatly after paying PMI $9220 in Sept. 08 they turned my name over to The Tax Club. For 4 months they bombarded me with calls wanting more money for another service I had to have to be a business. They have mislead and pressured me into paying them around $14, 000 and I have gotten almost nothing in return. After 4 months I am still not incorporated as a business which was the first thing they were supposed to do. I cancelled one service and they kept most all of the money. I have spent many hours on emails and phone calls complaining and trying to get something done right. I am now filing a complaint with the New York Attorney Generals Office and I hope others who have bad dealings with The Tax Club will do the same. They need to be investigated and stopped from ripping off people.

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bilby08
Busselton, AU
Nov 25, 2009 4:18 am EST

I received a phone call from someone from the Tax Club implying that they were working with my coaches from another program. The information they provided sounded good although I was a little puzzled as to how they got my number.

Anyway, I verbally accepted joining their program and various appointments were made. However, after I hung up, had more of a think about what they had said, decided to do some research and found out that maybe they weren't quite what they said. Consequently I rang back and left a message to say that I had changed my mind and wasn't going to go ahead.

Received an email from their billing department confirming the cancellation. But, the day after I received the email they took out the fee from my account. As far as I was concerned, this was unauthorised as there had been nothing in writing, as well as already having cancelled the whole thing.

Two days later they issued a refund which came back $184 less than I had paid. When I contacted them they said it was because of the exchange rate (I'm in Australia) and there was nothing they could do about it. To me that seems like buying something for full price and returning it when a sale is on and being refunded at the sale price. I think they should have refunded exactly what I paid.

I did send them another email expressing my dissatisfaction, but to date have had no reply.

I'm annoyed by the whole experience. Just shows that you really need to check things out before agreeing to anything. They did sound really good when they first contacted me. Most probably won't see my outstanding money but would appreciate any help with this.

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Eva
Collins, US
May 08, 2009 2:27 pm EDT

I wished I had done my research on The Tax Club. Here I am with others that have been scammed, ripped off, cheated and most of my dreams went down the toilet. I invested thousands of dollars into this company. Now I have nothing, except a big burn hole in my pocket. Creditors will be calling soon. I can imagine what my credit score will be. If I can get out of this huge hole that The Tax Club has put me in. I wonder what if, I did it to them what kind of response I would get? How do people function and sleep at night knowing they are doing this to people that have been taken advantage of. Being on disability I have no idea how I can get out of this mess.
How things got started is Stores Online of course, then PMI. From there The Tax Club comes and says not to many people get the chance to work with the us. I must of had SUCKER written all over my name. At the beginning I was told you'll get your start up costs back at the end of the year. Well the year went by and now I see $0 amount of money. Now I am being told that it will be potentially be done. You want to talk about a knife going through my heart in a matter of seconds. My dreams ripped out of my body. Oh and yes my Website still isn't done...

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MHCIG
Logan, US
Feb 24, 2010 3:19 pm EST

I was directed to this company through Real Estate services. Upon first contact with the company I was under the impression that all services and filing fees related to my businesses licenses and tax preparation and filings were covered in the startup fee, monthly, and annual fees. Against my better judgement we signed up for them. They did some preliminary work on our account and gave some business setup advice. We were currently an LLC and they filed a status change to S-Corp (something that is simple to do with minimal legal advice). Now tax season is upon us and we had not thought about this company till now. We called and were advised to use the online tax document filer so that they can get our tax information for preparation. After entering in the information (identical to Turbo-Tax or H&R Blocks online tax prep software), we were told that there would be fees associated with filing (remember we were told that all filing fees were included in the service).
I asked to talk to someone and was told that there was no one there that I could talk to about this (Wednesday afternoon). I was directed to the billing dept. After a long talk on the phone and mounting frustration and anger I asked what I need to do to file for a refund as I felt I had the services had been misrepresented. They told me that I would not be eligible for a refund as they had already done a lot on my account and it had been more than 90 days. (Again, the only work they had really done was send out some blanket documents explaining who they were and what they offered, and filed a change of status form from LLC to S-corp.) I could have done all that for a couple of stamps and a couple hours of my own time.

DO NOT FALL INTO THIS TRAP! Unless you are a VERY LARGE corporation that would likely have you r own slew of accountants anyway, this is not worth your time. WHAT A WASTE OF $2017 for 6 months of misrepresented non-service.

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Salmon, US
Apr 05, 2010 10:19 am EDT

I was contacted by this company and decided to compare services that I had just signed up for at another company. The tax club told me that the company I had signed up for wasn't a company that could give me all that I needed and that they could give me all the other company gave me and much much more. That their company far exceeded the service that the company I had just signed with had to offer. They really use undue influence to get you to sign up. I signed and decided after to check back with my first company and immediately got that bad gut feeling for the tax club. I called the tax club back and cancelled my contract. They returned some of my money, but withheld $895.00 for what they called administrative fees. We had a few words about thier charges and business practices as a means of scamming victims. I then placed a complaint and dispute with my bank, (Bank of America), which I found will sell you down the river faster than the scamms themselves. The purpose of this complaint is to save others from becoming victims of both The tax Club and the Bank of America. Save yourself the pain and disappointment as well as the financial losses of dealing with these companies. Don't become a victim.

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Valerie
, US
Sep 01, 2008 11:47 pm EDT

They serve NO Purpose whatsoever other than taking your money, they are Professional Con-Artists. I knew someone who currently works there and bragged about his Manager named Bert who had ripped off a woman out of $3K by appealing to her spirituality. She was also recently in an accident and was on meds so she wasn’t in her right mind.

This person was so arrogant and condescending about pitching people I am confident karma will get him in the end.

In the meantime, I advise everyone to check the NY Better Biz. Bureau, get on the Internet and spread the word about this scam. They will NOT help you after you pay them their fees. I was personally told this by my now ex-friend!

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Valerie
, US
Jul 02, 2008 10:23 am EDT

I should have known from the beginning that that this company wasn't legitimate. One of there representatives called me and told me they were calling on behalf of Legal Zoom. When I asked him what the status of my DBA was, he told me to check with Legal Zoom...? That was the first clue that something fishy was going on. Next, the sales person told me that tax wise, I shouldn't have picked a limited liability corporation. I told him that LLC stood for Limited Liability Company, and that for tax purposes I was being considered an S-Corporation. Again, he seemed confused. The next 30 minutes was a high pressured sales pitch where he insisted my company would fail if I did not purchase their glorious services. At the end I gave in, considering it would be easier to pay someone else to do all of this work early. After that sales call, I've received half a dozen more calls all with false promises. Promises like "you'll get all of your start up money back in taxes" or "we'll get you a business grant" or "we will help you get your website up and running" or "we'll do your taxes on time". They promise one thing and they do another. Seems like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing; poor organization. Check the Better Business Bureau's website to see all the complaints they have. The Tax Club is a mess, stick with a local CPA. They can do it in 1/10th of what you end up paying to these thieves.

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Apr 29, 2012 5:52 pm EDT

I am so sorry to hear. I am in the same boat with them. They are complete weasels with no regard, at all, for actually providing the service they sell.

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Champaign, US
Feb 13, 2012 7:17 pm EST

Get a refund from the Tax Club by... The person to call reguarding all Tax Club scam situations is their lawyer Joseph Sanscrainte. He orchestrates the entire scheme to let the Tax Club get away with robbing the public consumers. His phone number is [protected]. He will consider your options for refund. If he does not cooperate with you reguarding a refund, I suggest you may call:

Departmental Disciplinary Committee for the First Department
61 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10006
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The Tax Club Just another Money Swindleing Scheme

Right after I create a new business entity from "Legalzoom.com" I received a call from Steve Frank - A sales team member from thetaxclub.com xtn. 4364
I was promised help planning & preparing tax for my start-up by Steve Frank (Sales person). Also in the list of promises were 1. Payroll Assistance 2. Business Plan 3. Marketing Plan 4. Business Loan assistance 5. Book Keeping. I paid huge upfront fees and became a member.
Since then, I have to chase "Tax Club" just to make an appointment to have a phone chat with an accountant. What I was promised was a Face-to-Face meeting with an accountant on a monthly basis and review my tax plans, book keeping etc.
There were also free consultation calls (annoying) scheduled every Tuesday for coaching on the above promised services. The free consultation calls were not consultation calls at all, before the caller would hear about my business, they were just eager to sell the "ABOVE & OTHER SERVICES" from Tax Club for additional fee.
This is the WORST SERVICE I have encountered. Now I am in the hole for a large pile of money and can't get any decent service. This was a good lesson learn't for me, I will go back to my local CPA, and you all please do the same.

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Sep 08, 2015 2:49 pm EDT

I also, was a victim of this online company. I was devastated when every time they called it was for another charge for something else in order to set-up the program. I also was as victim of the 3 day back out option. I am so glad that something is being done about this company and thank you for the information sites to go to for help. I tried to back out but my 3 days were over the weekend.
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Joan Resevoir
, US
Jul 21, 2011 4:21 pm EDT

I have heard a lot people using this company called Scammer Guard to help get back at The Tax Club. A lot of these people are getting their money back. Check them out its www.scammerguard.com. I called them up and they are helping me get my money back from the Tax Club.

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The Tax Club Fraudulent sales practices

We were steered to the tax club through Stores Online to set up our on line business as a Corp. They set you up with a series of appointments which we were led to beleive would be tax related. They were all sales calls for various services provided under the company called The Manhattan Professiaonal Group. During the third phone call to sell services we declined because we could not afford anymore services. They used fraudulent statements to convince us how we would be able to pay for the services through our tax return refunds. So we purchsed the other services offered.
The first return they did for us had us owing a large amount the second try was a little better. We finally took it to a local firm and they doubled our refund.
The Tax Clubs representative Naressa Ourderk admitted the false statements were made but when the BBB asked for a copy of it and the policy that supposedly protected the company from having to give refunds they conveniently couldn't locate the call transcripts.
We have received less than half the funds we paid them. Do to fraud nd poor services we feel we should be given a full refund.

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Letsmakeadeal
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Feb 25, 2009 8:07 pm EST

Everyone...think about it! You are using a business affiliated with others - of course they are going to try and sell you something else. I have had the same calls and just said no!...you don't need to buy anything else...The club itself is great. Their advice on structuring my company and forming my S Corp as well as my LLC's has been invaluable. You feel like it is a scam because they are trying to sell you something - but if you are using them in the first place than you are probably a business owner and isn't selling what you do everyday. Take it easy and do some research - go pay your CPA $325 an hour so he can tell you nothing...

Wait for an audit than try and contact your CPA. He'll probably tell you to get your lawyer and than the both of them can collect the big bucks while you sit and wait for answers...keep being skeptical-you can always just sit there and do nothing

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The Tax Club Rip Off - Scam

This seems to be a very common thread with all the postings, but I wanted to do my part to help you out. This is to avoid the money lost and headache that we had to go through. Please avoid this company! Here is our story:

They were not up front about all the costs. I paid $1500 and they said that it would cost me $30/mo and $37 filing fee at the start of each year and a tax filing for both me and my business partner. When we got it started, they dropped it on us that it costs $895 a year to renew. Plus only one personal tax return was given a year, not two.

When we asked to cancel we were told there is a %15 penalty for services rendered when there was no service done for us at all. Also, every single "tax consultant" that we spoke to was VERY impersonal and we wanted a "tax team" like we were promised.

When trying to get a hold of the person that sold me, he never answered nor did he return any phone calls. I had to threaten a lawsuit, just to get anybody that could fix our problem...Guess what, still not fixed.

Please ask about how much it costs to renew and about services included with the huge upfront cost. They misrepresented themselves to get quick money out of two honest individuals.

Go with a local tax advisor that you can trust. We are and a whole lot happier too.

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Birmingham, GB
Oct 12, 2010 7:24 pm EDT
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Hi!

Does any body know the contact details of The Tax Club.com?

If you know their phone number then please send me their contact details at my email address,

salimimetal@hotmail.com.

Many Thanks,

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Birmingham, GB
Oct 12, 2010 7:21 pm EDT
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Hi!

My name is Adnan. My email address is,

salimimetal@hotmail.com.

If anyone knows The Tax Club contact details such as phone number then please email me at above email address.

I want to contact them.

Many thanks,

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jcburg
Kennesaw, US
Feb 28, 2010 3:06 pm EST

I was taken for app 30, 000 and still need another 15, 000 to get a web site and virtual office.i was unemployed and this is causing financial distress.Wish i never heard of these people.Will they refund your money, anything is a good thing for now?

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Takamineman
North Olmsted, US
Oct 07, 2009 1:34 pm EDT

I was led to the tax club after joining Real Estate Coaching program which turned out to be PMI. After trying to back out because I was unemployed and living on my savings, a very high preassure salesman told me I needed this because I could get a business line of credit which would allow me to take all of the money I invested on my small business and put it onto my corporate credit. Sounded great, but after paying $4500 for there most affordable package, I found out that the biz credit was a separate service which would cost an extra $3000. As if to compensate, he sends me an email saying that through my membership with the Tax Club I can benefit from their relationship with various credit cards and qualify for a biz credit card in 30 seconds. Wow! The only problem was that the credit companies had no knowledge of this so called "relationship."

Then I was told that my membership included a corporate service which would form an LLC and DBAs for me. They even gave me 4 DBAs for the price of 2. What a deal, huh? As it turns out, this "service" consisted of them downloading free PDF forms from the state website and filling in my name and address along with my LLC and DBA names, and then mailing them to me with instructions for me to send my fee to the state. The forms included a legal firm in Cinncinati listed as my Registering Agent. After talking to the State, I found out that I would be billed for this legal service. The Tax Club assured me that this legal service was included in my membership, but when I asked if it would still be included after my membership expired or was cancelled, they could not hel but admit that I would be responsible for paying for this "service." To top it off, the LLC/DBA forms were not filled out correctly, so I had to download them myself and fill them out. This took about 10 minutes. I then mailed them myself. They charged my credit card $149 for this "Corporate Service." When I finally managed to cancel and get a refund, they would only do so after retaining a 15% "Processing Fee."

Do not be swayed by these snake-oil salesman. They are deceptive and fraudulent. If there is a class action suit brewing, I would gladly sign on.

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Stores Online (SOL), Professional Marketing International (PMI), The Tax Club Scam

Like many out there I fell into the trap set by this trio of high pressure selling, let's get the newbie companies.
OK, I admit it, I was gullible and I knew nothing about Internet Marketing when SOL came calling in my town (Australia) in March 07. I bought 6 websites (US$ 3535), quick sign here, where is your credit card, by the way you need this as well and this, blah blah blah; you got 3 business days to make up your mind.
I was never asked what I was going to sell or advised whether my product (niche) was suitable or had profit potential
I was never told the truth about what hidden traps (like the Tax Club) were waiting down the road or what is truly needed to trade online in the US (or so they say).
When I did not activate any of my sites due to unexpected work commitments, they had sales people call a few times to coax me into using their services for more money (I don't blame them for that).
But in October 2008 SOL passed my details on to PMI and after more high pressure phone calls I relented again (!) and signed up for 5 live training shows (including building my website and helping me advertise it) with some of their specialists (US$ 4645). I asked for the first show to be scheduled for Nov 26 as I was busy with other stuff till then. When the time came for LIVE training I could not access it because their toll-free number is not valid where I am. In the end we settled that I should do the pre-recorded version which they said was the same. Strangely enough the girl on live chat could neither find my account nor the 5 live calls I scheduled during their first call in October at first.
During this time, on Nov 6, I had already been approached by The Tax Club (TTC). I'm assuming my details were passed on by either SOL or PMI. The Tax Club turned out to be the worst as far as pressure selling and being secretive about cost is concerned. They told me that I could not run a drop-shipping Internet business in the USA without starting an LLC with business name, EIN number, bank accounts and credit card. I had given PMI $4645 which now seemed useless unless I agreed to join The Tax Club for US$ 3890. This included $1195 for the business name and EIN number (this can be done for free online) and looking after my tax.
On Nov 26, the same day my first PMI live session got messed up, I had my 2nd call from TTC and the motor-mouth sales person had the hide to ask me for another $8000+ for business graphics and getting my website all finished and launched real fast before Xmas (he must have known that I had already paid PMI for doing that). I declined. One week later he asked for $1700+ for setting up a bank account with credit card and never having to worry about another thing. I declined again.
By now I was so cheesed off, confused and disillusioned that I canceled my membership with PMI and TTC.
I never bothered to take my second training call from PMI.
The Tax Club's letter of engagement states that if cancellation occurs within 30 day of the initial transaction, they will keep a 15% processing fee and retail price of services rendered. I returned all their documentation unused to their NY address and I figure that, considering the whole mess, they owe me at least $1600, yet they have determined my account to be eligible for a refund (nice Hey!).
PMI have emailed me that I will be contacted by phone to discuss my cancellation. I've asked for a refund of $4000 since I only got to course 1 (with difficulty and not as promised) and all the "hard" work for them, like setting up the site and advertising it, never got done. So far, no call.
SOL is ignoring my long detailed email. All they are doing is telling me that selling my 6 sites is not recommended. I still have access to them.
PMI & TTC have stopped me accessing their sites.

I'm sure that there are many people out there who have benefitted from these 3 companies. Their sites are well set up, they have 24/7 support and all the trimmings but they are unscrupulous, prey on the gullible internet marketing beginner with false pictures of easy success stories and don't tell the real truth about all the cost involved. Outside the US it is almost impossible to talk to somebody in person. Their online chat and email communication is not what one needs when discussing problems like the ones detailed above.

My advice: STAY AWAY FROM THESE 3 COMPANIES UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING!

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Feb 26, 2009 7:07 pm EST

After months of knots in my stomach, letter writing, filling in complaint forms and sending letters of demand, I am pleased to say that all 3 companies have agreed to and paid partial refunds which I accepted.
I have no more issues with SOL, PMI and TTC and I'm thankful that this whole nightmare is behind me.
All I can say in closing is this:
KEEP YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN WHEN DEALING WITH ANYBODY ON THE NET OR IN PERSON AND WHEN IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.
When you get 3 days to make up your mind about a major purchase, go straight home and Google the name of the company you are dealing with. If you find a string of complaints against them, you know what to do.
If I'd done that way back in March 2007, I would now be about $4000 richer and have way less gray hair.
regards
George B

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Mar 05, 2009 6:29 am EST

Hello George,

Just like you I am with StoresOnline, PMI and I WAS with the Taxclub.
We have one Website that is being marketed right now and hopefully we will make some sales in the not too distant future.

About the first 2 companies (SOL and PMI) I can be quite positive sofar but the Taxclub was a real trap.
Exactly the same experience as you had, they literally talked me into joining the Taxclub for indeed $3890.
And almost every phonecall ended up with :
How is your creditcard today ?

I was promised a business line of credit which turned out to be BS because I live in Australia, not the USA.
Now I don't believe they didn't know this !
Then I was told to create a bankaccount in the USA :
SAME story ! I am NOT a USA citizen so NO bankaccount could be created.
Apart from that do I need to pay tax in the USA ? Being an Australian citizen I don't think so !

They finally gave me back $895 US dollars but refused to refund the remaining $2995 US.
Because the creditcard transactions were just over three months old I went to my bank (ANZ) and requested a transaction dispute of all the transactions being done by the Taxclub.

Two weeks ago I got a very nice surprise in my mailbox :
ALL transactions had been made UNDONE (including the one of $895) and I got my money BACK !
I consider the extra $895 as a compensation for the interest of 3 months I had to pay ANZ after being charged by the Taxclub (which was almost $6200 AUS).

The ANZ bank has done a tremendous good job and hopefully I will be succesful with my website(s)
Without the their enormous power I certainly would have lost a hell of a lot of money !

Jan de Jager, Brisbane, Australia

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The Tax Club RIP OFF!!!

As with many others, we were promised many benefits. They told us of all of the things that was included in the membership. Well, you are immediately bombarded with phone calls for these services. Only to find out that each service is an additional $1, 000.00 or so. When trying to contact them, you are greeted by voice mail, only to never have your calls returned.

They make appointments for phone calls, and then they call you to reset, and some sort of emergency has come up. (Computer down, Rep got an important call etc. etc. )

This is a complete rip off. Scam artists at their best!

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John Aspley
Delray Beach, US
Sep 19, 2011 4:20 pm EDT

My mother used this system and she got scammer guard to help out. Check out there site its www.scammerguard.com. Very nice people!

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Apr 09, 2011 10:41 pm EDT
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Anyone who works at the tax club should be ashamed of themselves for being assoicated with such a low company. I will refrain from repeating all that has been written about this club already, but the same thing happened to me also. I canceled within 10 days but since I was past the initial 3 days most of my "services" had already been provided. Two days after being talked into an S Corp I decided I wanted to start as a sole P instead, but could never get in touch with anyone at the tax club. Within 3 days, I had a useless EIN for a company I'm not starting, corporate bylaws which I refused at the door but was still charged for, and a generic "tax plan" which is basic tax info you can get from one book at the libary. Meanwhile, no one would return my calls, and the few calls I received for more sales pitches were eastern time, when I had specifically requested central time for all calls. These people are worthless and low!

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Melbourne, AU
Dec 03, 2010 2:31 pm EST
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Well said Terry Dold. I am so angry I wasted around $3000 for a useless program. I am in Australia and they promised to do everything to set up a fully functioning US based company for me but all they did was file the paperwork (even a donkey could do this) and I filled out all the forms anyway. Other than that the [censor] have done next to nothing and yet take significant $US30 a month for being as useless as can be. It is unbelievable. It is a scam and what they don is basically steal your money.

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Terry Dold
Sunbury, AU
Nov 11, 2010 6:09 am EST
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The Tax Club is nothing but a scam. They will milk your credit cards for every $ possible. They are smooth talkers and put on a heavy sales pitch. They do provide actual services which is why they haven't been put in jail, but everything is drastically overpriced. After paying nearly $3, 000 membership, they set up appointments for 'counseling sessions'. These sessions are just additional sales calls selling more overpriced services. Learn from someone who has been burned, STAY AWAY.

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Boyle, US
Jul 01, 2010 1:00 am EDT
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The Tax Club Called me too after signing up with Global Cash Flow. The first correspondence from GCF was about the "Free Consultation they had arranged with "The Tax Club" to help me with the business end and taxes for my business.
They called and I told them that I already had a business name (for 14 years). They said I had to get a new one and to set up a new bank account for the new business name they were going to help me decide on. I told them that I would use the one I already had, but they said I had to set up a new one. That was two lies right there. It is not required that I set up a new business name or a new bank account. Then they told me that they would be handling the tax end of my business and then wanted all of my husband's financial information. I told them that he was a farmer and had nothing to do with this. They still wanted his Social Security number. I did not give it to them.

Then I received papers for me to sign that they had filled out, which they had taken the liberty of obtaining a Small Business Corporation form, already filled - with a new ID number with the IRS. I had already told them that our tax accountant had told us years ago for my business to be set up as a Proprietorship, not a corporation. They also had filled out my name as the shareholder and that i had 100 shares or percentage of ownership. The form said for me to sign and date it and to fill in my social security number, which I did not do. I already had a business tax number and did not want another one, yet I got forms from them, showing I had a new different number - with more signatures requested.

I called the IRS in Cincinatti, OH about these forms and told them what all was going on. They told me not to sign any of these forms, but to send the IRS form back to them with, "Cancel" the number on it. They said it would not be activated but could not be cancelled -- and to NOT sign any of the forms they sent.

I am 63 years old and do not need all this confusion in my life at this time. By the time I got the information and read through it, I realized I was way over my head, thanks to all of this red tape and controversy. I told them to cancel this Tax Club program and to refund my money. I got an email from the only girl I had even spoken to there saying it had been cancelled. My credit card company filed a reversal. Now after 4 months, The Tax Club has come back with a from saying I had to cancel within 3 days and that I did not cancel until the 15th day and that they had sent me a form through email to return to them - which I never received. They certainly had no problem in sending me all sorts of forms through the mail for me to sign, but when it came to refunding money, they send emails? That shows how little integrity they have. I never heard of the ladies who said they sent emails. How strange that neither were in The Outlook Express folder of all the emails received. Now 4 months later they are refusing to refund any of my $3850 because of a form they are now saying was sent to me through email.
FOLKS, STAY AWAY FROM THESE SCAM ARTISTS. They did nothing but fill out some forms and Mail them to me for me to sign, which I did not, on the advise of the IRS. They charged me more that our tax accountant has ever charged us to do both my taxes and our farm's taxes combined, in fact, it was about 6 times what our accountant charges and he has done our taxes for 42 years! We need to stop these bandits. Between Global Cash Flow Network and their referring me to The Tax Club (1st correspondence received from them), plus an internet site for a mall to be set up on the website, for another $2495, and nearly $7, 000 for GCF. There were 3 or 4 other affiliates that were calling to get a piece of the action, too. These folks have a racket going. We all need to write the BBB in both in any states these businesses are located in. The TAX CLUB IS NOT A BBB Accredited business and has already had over 67 complaints, 47 of which were in the last year. Global Cash Flow has had 110 complaints and has an F rating. HELP STOP THIS !

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Ellie Pots Inc.
Lawrence, US
Jun 25, 2010 12:01 am EDT

The Tax Club makes you believe that they are an honest company. After I signed the credit card then all of the phone calls came. These people are high pressure salespeople that won't take no for an answer. They have good tricks to get you to continue to order services. I wanted to start a online drop-shipping business on ebay. They kept telling me if I didn't get their services that my company would fail. I ended up $35, 000 in debt with out any of the services provided. I feel that I have been completely scammed by this company. I hope people take the time to check out whom ever they are planning to do business with so they don't get scammed like I did.

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Pierrefonds, CA
Apr 27, 2010 10:31 am EDT
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I have just been contacted and they introduced themselves and part of a drop shipping company to help me with my business and then they said that they could set me up with a ltd company, after I explained that a company just tried to rip me off (Precision Corp). they wanted to start an llc company for me that had 330 tax deductions in Wyoming. I phoned a company from Wyoming and they confirmed to me that a company that they could not recall had tried to solicit a place on their web page for a service that would cost 3899.00. The gentlemen told me that I could get the same services for just less than what they were asking. Needless to say that when they called me back i said no. their only reply was no with a disgruntled understanding. I was relieved, cause that disgruntled reply told me what they were up to. Now as for this present company that you all are telling me about also comes from the empire state building lol. they are supposed to phone me tomorrow at 10:30 to talk with me for about 45 minutes how they could set me up all legal like and still comply with the Canadian government. I think this promises to be a treat. I am still going to research a little more yet. The problem is that this all comes after you have joined a mentoring service from the net. Even the mentoring service i joined was bulling when i asked for a refund. Now I don't even know what to do about that. I contacted my credit card company and when I mentioned BBB they kind of froze with hesitation in helping me with my situation. Sad that companies are intimidated by the thought of dealing with such authority. Makes me question any company's backbone. Where does the little guy get true help when he needs it.

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Avon, US
Apr 15, 2010 5:09 pm EDT

The Tax Club is full of dishonest people, who will not call you back. My story is that I did not realize there was a 15 day refund policy, but I started before the 15 days. Except the emails would not go through, voicemails would not return my calls, until after 15 days. Therefore they are telling me, they can cancel my membership but I will get no money back. They are definately another internet scam company. We lost big and they just yell at you on the other end of the phone.

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Mari78
Adelaide Metro Area, AU
Apr 06, 2010 4:48 pm EDT
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tax club rang me today 7-march 2010 they are high pressure sales people want me to sign up and told me that my online hosting company gave them all my files and i needed to set up a LLC and EIN so that no one could sue me and this would protect my assets now. I was concerned about them haveing my details. The guy Evan R and Domenic S who's only words were Good morning said it was very important to set up a coportate idendity. He went on to tell me it would cost $2390 a one off fee. Also that this fee covered lawyers the legal documents and i had to do nothing at all as that's what the fee was for. I replied well I dont have any money available and dont work so i cant pay this money at all. This did not distract him at all and he went on to say how he could organise a credit card with 0% interest for 12 months also a line of credit for $10, 000 US dollars to use soley as a buisness card to help with tax and payment. I replied but if Im not working no bank, credit card company would give me credit and why would i get into mor debit when I have no money now. He said this thats not a problem we can sort all that out. I listened and he went on to say this can you confirm your Credit card details for security reasons. I replied well if you have them why do i need to give them too you he went on and said well we need to check that we have the correct details. I replied ok and gave him a credit card which i knew was stopped and told him it was not usuable, the Second i gave it to him he went off the phone came back about a minute later and said yeah that card is stopped do you have Phone number for the credit card company its on the back. I said no I cant see one there. He said well can you go to your bank and get the card released. I said they wont do that, he replied well how did you pay for your hosting company was it over a period of a few days since your limit is only $1000 i said not i paid with paypay he replied no we dont use them nor do we take checks. He then said ok you go to your bank get the card opened and i will ring you saturday the 18 april is that ok i said yeah ok and we left it at that. So i am very supicious about him going as quick as he could to try to get the payment also I wont use paypay ? now from what i have read here and on other sites they are a rip off he also said the rent the entire 60 th floor of the Empire state building and are not a small company and defineatly not involved in scams. Well have no intention going to my bank nor doing anything with them at all So Beware all about them

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sharon polito
Worcester, US
Mar 25, 2010 9:06 pm EDT

scammed us out of $ 2000.00 with promises of help with our newly formed corp. we have basically been left alone since day one hard to speak with a person almost impossible... then they are extremely rude, not angry pissed off... in this economy 24.95 per month then fee once yearly for mailing then fees for e filing unbelievable, total almost 3, 000.00 in two years for tax service 10 min conversation once a year, trying to cancel service now... how is a small business supposed to get started, when the people you think are going to help you leave you dangling in the wind...sharonpolito@verizon.net

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The Tax Club Scam

The tax Club located on the 60th floor in the Empire State Building is a complete scam. If you go on legalzoom or fileinc websites and set up a corporation. At the very end you will find an option which asks if you want to set up a free tax consultation. If you select this, your information will be forwarded to the Tax Club where a guy named Bert Seither will call you. When you think this is for a tax consultation, it is not. Bert Seither will give you some basic idea about a corporate tax structure then will want to charge you $1000 dollars for the tax clubs services. That’s what happened to me. He tries to sell you something you don’t need. Stick to your CPA and Tell Bert at the tax club to shove it up you know where.

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Apr 29, 2012 5:49 pm EDT

The Tax Club scammed me for approx 6-10K. They promised bookkeeping services for my LLC... Well, due to delinquent accounting the LLC was closed down. The Tax Club are trying to say that they have fulfilled their obligations and will not refund. Maybe I am daft but an LLC being closed down for delinquent accounting (by a bookkeeping company) would seem to be a.. SCAM! Not happy at all. Don't use.

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Linda I Field
Scottsdale, US
Dec 03, 2013 3:44 pm EST

My late husband got ripped off from The Tax Club. I want the money back. The account went to collection. I ended up paying 550 dollars. What a complete ripoff. My phone # is [protected]. My email is lindaifield9@live.com. Please help!

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Kristin525
Southborough, US
Feb 05, 2011 2:14 pm EST

I signed up for The Tax Club because it was referred to me by legal zoom. At the time I was told there was an initial fee of $1600 and a monthly fee of $20. This ensures tax preparation every year.

The first 2 years went smoothly. Now they are telling me I need to pay $895 a year for tax prep in addition to the $20 per month. I was never told of this fee and they have no documentation of any such fee.

The original contract says nothing about a tax prep fee. They have apologized to me for forgetting to mention the $895.00 per year fee, however they will not refund any of my money. They also have admitted that there is no documentation anywhere of any such fee.

I have 2 small children to support and a struggling small business. I never would have signed up had I been informed about these fees. If there is ever a class action suit against The Tax Club I want to be involved, please contact me.

I am out a lump sum of $1600.00 along with $20 a month since Aug of 2008 equaling $600. Plus additional fees that have cropped up now and again that I haven't questioned in the past. If I had stayed with my original accountant from before I signed up with The Tax Club I would have paid a total of less than $600.00 for the past 2 years of tax prep.

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La Veta, US
Mar 26, 2011 2:58 am EDT
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Accelerated Mentoring gave these people my phone number and they began calling me to offer business set up and tax services. They talked me into paying them $8000 for setting up an S Corp and lifetime tax services. They failed miserably at these services, but kept up the high pressure sales pitch insinuating that I was too dumb to operate a business without pay them huge sums for their help. This is a SCAM bigtime. AVOID.

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GoGoGale
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Jan 25, 2013 4:31 pm EST
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First of all, when I did more research Anthony Morrison and The Tax Club ARE the same company so the only [censored] here is YOU! The Tax Club has their hands in a lot of other scams so if I have to post my story everywhere that The Tax Club is mentioned then I will do it because they are nothing but a scam! Anything to make others aware of these people.

Kittykatlover, I'm not sure why you haven't been able to reach him. Did you try leaving a message for him to contact you back? I had to leave a message the first time I called but was able to get through every other time I called so that's very weird hearing that. I'm sorry.

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Leeds, GB
Dec 10, 2012 6:35 pm EST
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Richard doesnt answer his phone EVER! Message says you have reached the legal department, please leave a message. Sounds like another scam to me. Probably the tax club.

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Mesa, US
Oct 25, 2012 11:17 pm EDT
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GoGoGale is FULL OF CRAP! http://www.scambook.com/report/view/171458/Anthony-Morrison-Complaint-171458-for-$17, 400.00

THIS PERSON HAS BEEN POSTING ON DIFFERENT COMPANIES WITH THE SAME POST. ITS A LIE! DO NOT BELIEVE IT AND THE [censored] IS PROBABLY ON FOODSTAMPS!

SCAM ALERT SCAM ALERT SCAM ALERT SCAM ALERT! NICE TRY RICHARD! LIAR!

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Date Occurred:04/07/2012Reported Damages:$17, 400.00
I signed up with Anthony Morrison’s seminar “Secrets of a Self-Made Internet Millionaire” or PMI over 6 months ago and I have YET to see them make good on anything they said they were going to do! I was told that all I had to do was pay the initial fee of ($4500) for a “workshop” and I would be able to get my business off the ground. Boy was I wrong!
I started receiving calls from them nonstop, always asking for more money. I’m a single mother and with this economy, that initial fee was hard to come by. Now they need more money for website development and lots more. I didn’t need many of these services as it’s just me but they told me that my business was doomed to fail if I didn’t get them. So I did. Why did they charge me under different names? A legitimate company, one that provides the services that it claims to, charges under the same name. For all I know Billy Joe Bob in Tumbleweed, Arkansas is getting my money.
I’ve called them on numerous occasions and every time getting a different answer. I have been told that Anthony Morrison or Adrian Morrison would contact me and I have yet to hear from him. I’m starting to think they don’t even exist. Who does business like this?
($17, 400) later, I am now on food stamps, facing a potential bankruptcy and God knows what else all because I trusted these people and they didn’t hold true to their word. Online Strategies, whatever they want to call themselves, hasn’t done anything but take food from my children’s mouths. I can’t feed them with empty promises! The worst business decision I have ever made was to get into bed with these crooks. I was struggling then and now I’m worse! I’ve had to change my number several times because creditors keep calling for money and thanks to PMI, I CANT PAY THEM! I thought the feeling of being ripped off from Anthony Morrison was bad. Try having to send your children to school with clothes too small because you didn’t have the money to buy them new school clothes. Or the pressure of making the little bit of money I get from food stamps stretch all month so my kids don’t go hungry. This is no way to live. I mean I wanted to start a business so I wouldn’t have the worries and stressors of making ends meet.
I contacted my attorney on the steps that I needed to take in order to get my money reimbursed and he referred me to another law firm that better deals with companies like PMI, whose sole purpose seems to be to bankrupt unsuspecting people like myself. I spoke with Richard at [protected]. He was really helpful and considerate of my situation, which is a lot more than I received from the “consultants” at PMI. I did not have to pay anything upfront like PMI or Online Strategies, which gave me peace of mind. I couldn’t afford to get ripped off again. I was required to follow up with him a lot more than I had hoped for but all and all, it has been a success. I got my money and I’m just going to do the steps of opening my business the BEST way…and that’s WITHOUT Anthony Morrison’s help or the help of PMI…WHOOPS! Online Strategies. Whatever THEY want to call themselves, I’m just going to stick to calling them SCAM ARTISTS!

So, to sum up everything...
Savings…GONE
Business…FAILED
Bankruptcy…ALMOST
Government Assistance…YUP
Feeling like you can’t provide for your children…CHECK
All thanks to the one and only Anthony Morrison and this outfit that he’s running.

After speaking to Richard, I got something a lot more valuable than I thought I would…Satisfaction!
Getting my money back and sticking it to Anthony Morrison ….PRICELESS!

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Oct 22, 2012 4:05 pm EDT
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So, to sum up everything...
Savings…GONE Business…FAILED Bankruptcy…ALMOST Government Assistance…YUP Feeling like you can’t provide for your children…CHECK
All thanks to the one and only The Tax Club, I mean Vital Payroll, Inc. Whoops! The Manhattan Professional Group. Oh, I’m sorry they have so many names :/
But after speaking with Richard….
Getting my money back and sticking it to The Tax Club ….PRICELESS!

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Oct 22, 2012 4:05 pm EDT
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I signed up with The Tax Club over 6 months ago and I have YET to see them make good on anything they said they were going to do! In our phone consultation, I was told that all I had to do was pay the initial fee of ($4500) and I would be able to get my business off the ground. MOMENTS after my phone consultation, the money was taken right off my credit card. They just couldn’t wait to start ripping me off!
I started receiving calls from them nonstop, always asking for more money. I’m a single mother and with this economy, that initial fee was hard to come by. Now they need more money for bookkeeping, payroll and lots more. I didn’t need many of these services as it’s just me but they told me that my business was doomed to fail if I didn’t get them. So I did. Each time I received a charge from them, it showed up as something totally different. The first charge was Manhattan Professional Group then it was All Access Books and Business Document Center and after the last call it was Vital Payroll, Inc. Why did they charge me under different names? A legitimate company, one that provides the services that it claims to, charges under the same name. For all I know Billy Joe Bob in Tumbleweed, Arkansas is getting my money.
I’ve called them on numerous occasions and every time getting a different answer. I have been told that a supervisor would contact me and I have yet to hear from him. I’m starting to think this person doesn’t even exist. Who does business like this?
($17, 400) later, I am now on food stamps, facing a potential bankruptcy and God knows what else all because I trusted these people and they didn’t hold true to their word. The Tax Club (Manhattan Professional Group, All Access Books and Business Document Center or Vital Payroll, Inc. whatever they want to call themselves) hasn’t done anything but take food from my children’s mouths. I can’t feed them with empty promises! The worst business decision I have ever made was to get into bed with these crooks. I was struggling then and now I’m worse! I’ve had to change my number several times because creditors keep calling for money and thanks to The Tax Club, I CANT PAY THEM! I thought the feeling of being ripped off from The Tax Club was bad. Try having to send your children to school with clothes too small because you didn’t have the money to buy them new school clothes. Or the pressure of making the little bit of money I get from food stamps stretch all month so my kids don’t go hungry. This is no way to live.
I contacted my attorney on the steps that I needed to take in order to get my money reimbursed and he referred me to another law firm that better deals with companies like The Tax Club, whose sole purpose seems to be to bankrupt unsuspecting people like myself. I spoke with Richard at [protected]. He was really helpful and considerate of my situation, which is a lot more than I received from the “consultants” at The Tax Club. I did not have to pay anything upfront like The Tax Club, which gave me peace of mind. I couldn’t afford to get ripped off again. I was required to follow up with him a lot more than I had hoped for but all and all, it has been a success. I got my money and I’m just going to do the steps of opening my business the BEST way…and that’s WITHOUT The Tax Club.

FIAD Services
FIAD Services
Pompano Beach, US
May 15, 2012 1:19 pm EDT

If you have not received a refund yet and would like FIAD Services to force a full refund through our Dispute Resolution Services, please contact us at [protected] to discuss your case. We have NO UPFRONT FEE’S and work on a contingency basis. We work on a No Win, No Fee basis. We only need you to answer a few questions to confirm we can help.

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Reported accomplices so far for Accelerated Mentoring;
Internet Sales Institute
Accelerated Mentoring LLC
I S I Business services
Income Strategies Institute
ISI

The Tax Club is another major scam which includes;
Manhattan Professional Group
Business Document Center
Success Merchant
My Essential Plans
All Access Books
Success Internet

You should immediately file a report with the NY Attorney General's office. If enough people file complaints, the attorney general's office will investigate, and ultimately shut them down and try to recoup funds for victims. Here is a link to the complaint form: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/complaint-forms

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Luke Daniels
Dispute Specialist

FIAD Services
43 S. Pompano Parkway, Suite 203
Pompano Beach, FL 33069

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The Tax Club Stay away from them

The worst business decision I ever made. From my experience, they are a frustrating, no service organization (I use "organization" with reservation).

After signing, I received calls to set appointments, supposedly with the tax club staff to review business tax issues. Not so, the calls were sales calls selling additional services; book keeping, deduction services, business plans, etc. And in the end you do all the work and they only file.

Their "customer service" number produced nothing but aggravation, no accountant, and nothing resembling an intelligent response to questions.

My advice, stay away from the tax Club, find a local accountant you can sit with, look in the eye and who knows taxes.

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DinWa
vancouv, US
Jan 08, 2010 11:48 am EST

i signed up with them yesterday and per my readings of the scams I decided to cancel my "membership" as they call it. They were very talkative as to why I need their services to make my eCommerce business successful. I had to tell them about 10 times that I just want to cancel and per the agreement I have 3 business days to do so. Finally after a 30 minute phone call, they submitted the cancellation. Now I just need watch my bank account and make sure the money gets refunded! Starting an eCommerce business should never cost you almost $5k just for tax services!

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fruhlingb
Merritt, US
Feb 19, 2009 5:28 pm EST

I decided to check out this company on the Internet before they called back tomorrow to get us to sign up. Boy! Am I glad I did! My husband thought it was very expensive as I did. They did give us good information on their initial call, but we are going to go to a good local tax attorney too. Thanks, everyone who wrote about what happened to them with "The Tax Club".

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