The Tax Club

9 Signs It May Be a Tax Return Scam

Don’t file with fraudsters this tax season.

Optima Tax Relief

  Optima Tax Relief advertises its services on the radio and television with TV dad Alan Thicke, who advises you not to “mess with the IRS.” Instead, he says in…

Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing

How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.

Government Tax Lien Network

Be wary of large ROI claims associated with investing in delinquent tax liens.

Tax 10000

What happens when you read the fine print?

Authority Tax Services

Here’s a radio ad we heard for Authority Tax Services:   The very beginning of the ad states: Attention tax payers: If you owe $10,000 or more to the IRS,…

Tax Services from Wall & Associates

Allegations: Falsely advertising tax relief services

TINA’s Take: FTC Bars TurboTax Owner from Deceptively Advertising “Free” Tax Prep

It’s not the first time the company has been accused of pulling a bait and switch.

The Tax Club

In January, the Federal Trade Commission and the New York and Florida Attorneys General charged The Tax Club’s telemarketing operation with deceiving consumers who mistakenly believed its services would help…

How to Beat Tax-Time Identity Thieves

Sue Marquette Poremba, Tom’s Guide

TurboTax’s Free Services

Allegations: Deceptively marketing TurboTax’s free tax filing services

H&R Block’s Free Tax Services

June 2019: The case was transferred to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-3610, N. D. CA.) May 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against H&R Block for allegedly misleadingly advertising free…

The Boss Email Tax Scam

It’s back.

The Tax Club Ordered to Pay $15M in Restitution

Financial services company ordered to surrender $15 million in assets.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

In addition to collecting federal excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and ammunition, TTB is also responsible for assuring compliance with federal tobacco and alcohol labeling and marketing requirements.

That Is Not the Tax Man at Your Door

Five things the government will never do.

Sales Taxes Charged by DoorDash

In April 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the food delivery company DoorDash. The complaint alleges that the company provides customers with an overview of their order before they…

H&R Block Cases

May 2016: A federal judge granted final approval of a class-action settlement resolving the claims in thirteen lawsuits. According to the settlement terms, each class member will receive a one-time…

H&R Block: Getting Your Money Will Cost You

You can do your own taxes.