Freedom Tax Relief Review

Where does Freedom Tax Relief do business?

Freedom Tax Relief is a tax relief company based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded in 2002 and offers tax relief services to individuals and businesses in 49 state across the USA.

Key takeaways:

• No tax attorneys or enrolled agents on staff. Freedom Tax Relief does not employ enrolled agents or tax attorneys. Only certain tax professionals — Enrolled Agents (federally-authorized tax practitioners who can represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the IRS), Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), and attorneys — have the authority to represent you to the IRS.
• No tax attorneys, enrolled agents, or CPAs on staff. Only certain tax professionals — Enrolled Agents (federally-authorized tax practitioners who can represent taxpayers before all administrative levels of the IRS), Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), and attorneys — have the authority to represent you to the IRS. Freedom Tax Relief would need to use third-party services to represent clients before the IRS.
• Minimum tax debt of $10,000. Freedom Tax Relief only considers taxpayers with at least $10,000 in tax debt, which is typical among tax relief firms.
• Upfront retainer required. Freedom Tax Relief requires a retainer fee to start working on your case.
• Does not cover state tax debt. Freedom Tax Relief does not provide tax relief services for state tax debt.

Freedom Tax Relief Pros and Cons:

How much does Freedom Tax Relief charge for its tax relief services?

Fees vary depending on the size and complexity of each case.

Freedom Tax Relief does not offer flexible payments, which may be a problem if you don't have the savings to pay the fees in one go. Freedom Tax Relief does not offer a money back guarantee.

What is the minimum tax debt Freedom Tax Relief will consider?

Freedom Tax Relief will only consider customers with at least $10,000 in tax debt. Taxpayers with less than $10,000 in tax debt may benefit from a debt consolidation loan or credit counseling services.

What type of Currently Not Collectible cases does Freedom Tax Relief consider?

Currently not collectible (or CNC), means the IRS has determined you don't have the assets or the income to repay your tax debt. In such cases, the IRS stops the collection process until your financial situation improves. Some tax relief companies will either not accept cases with CNC status or have a policy to only take cases that fall within a maximum term before the CNC status expiration.

Freedom Tax Relief will not consider tax cases that are currently not collectible.

What type of Installment Agreement Cases does Freedom Tax Relief consider?

If a taxpayer already has an affordable installment agreement with the IRS, there may not be much a tax relief company can do to help. Which is why some tax relief companies will not take on these cases.

Does Freedom Tax Relief have the staff to provide in-house services?