I hired Alan Hara back in 2018 to take care of a tax matter for me. Since then he has done nothing. Tax Settlement Center never answers their phone, never called or emailed me back after numerous attempts to reach them. This is all after they took my money for their "services". I called the IRS today and they told me TSC has never contacted them for me. Total scam! I recommend never using this company for any reason at all. They claim to be an A+ member of the BBB, but I can't find them. Try and look them up in the OC BBB. They are not there! read more

We have been using TSC for 10+ years & I can't say enough good things about them! I send in all my documents every year and just trust they do their thing & every year, they do their thing! Thank you, Vesna & the entire TSC Team!! -C & K read more

I have been using Tax Settlement for 10 years and they have always treated me very well. Their staff is very knowledgeable and I trust them with my business and tax needs. Highly recommended! read more

I hired this company going on 4 years ago. Since then any time I ask for an update I am answered with "oh we are working on it." I get that the pandemic may have slowed things down, but can you communicate what's going on? Then you ask about doing my current tax year....... You have not finish what I already hired you to do. I am very frustrated as the pandemic put me out of business so I'm trying to clean this all up and move on with my life. In summary Poor communication (there was a point that no one would call me back or answer my emails for a year literally not exaggerating) read more

Vesna and the folks at Tax settlement center turned my life around. I owed so much money to the IRS and thought I would never be able to breathe. I found John at Tax settlement Center almost 20 years ago and after about 6 months he was able to reduce my $30,000 debt to $500.00! I have used them every year since so I can stay on track. They all, especially Verna, have become like family. I am for ever grateful, and now the only thing I owe is a sincere debt of gratitude to Tax Settlement Center. Thank you. thank you, and bless you. Sincerely, Danny Page Pulley Educator for LAUSD read more

I would give this business a negative review on the stars if there was such a thing. Mr. Jara, Alan is a terrible human being. He calls me to tell me that I have a lean against me from 2018 to 2019 and tried to tell me that he could help me out. This man didn't even know that I had refinanced my house in 2022 which I couldn't do if I had a lean on me. Then I told hi. He was a fraud and was going to report him, and he started yelling at me and telling me that he gave me some real good advice for free and that because I told him I was going ro report him that this was the reason I was in this kind of trouble. I have never been in trouble with the IRS. I do reccomend that you don't use someone that doesn't know what he is talking about. read more

They are one of the best most responsive companies and have allowed me to focus on my life instead of the pitfalls of the IRS. The people will do everything they can for their clients and put you in the best position. Do not talk to IRS alone it won't go well. read more

I've been working with Vesna for 11 years and every year she takes the stress out of taxes. Thank you for all the great work over the years!

Do NOT use this company! I contracted with them because a very professional salesman/accountant named John Woods sold me their services to do a offer in compromise 4years ago! Paid them $4,000 for this service! I unfortunately had Breast cancer and wasn't able to keep up my end so they had to start over 2years ago ! They charged me another $800 for the second offer! Since then I can't ever get a hold of John because apparently he only does negotiations with IRS ! Vesna does everything else! Vesna communicated with me relatively well at first but due to Covid and her own personal issues she got overwhelmed! Her words ! I was told the business isn't doing well and can't afford to hire the personnel needed to serve their clients correctly! I'm currently exploring how to recover my money to go somewhere else! Because as of September 17th no response at all! They don't answer my emails or my phone calls! It's a bait and switch! John sells you then hands everything off to Vesna who does what she can! Which isn't enough to get job done ! I'm so sorry I didn't choose another agency! If anything happens to change this review I will change it! For now Don't sign with this company! It's so stressful when you can't get people to do what you pay them for! read more

This office has worked with me for 3 years, they have assisted me to lower my state taxes past due by 90% discount. I was in trouble, Vesna at this office worked with me and is now my tax person for my annual filings. They also helped out with the IRS and they have left me alone. I am very happy with this business and will let everyone know. I am done paying my state taxes! read more

When it comes to finding a trustworthy tax advisor -they are the best!! All I can say is THANK YOU- every time I needed an answer to any question or concern I could always count on John or Vesna for the reassurance that I needed. Let's be honest when dealing with the IRS it is beyond frustrating and not to mention what is at stake. Having them in our corner for the past few years has been a blessing to say the least. I have referred them to anyone who will listen or need any help. read more

John called me about 5 years ago to offer help with my Tax debt. I didn't have any extra cash to pay for it at the time but asked John to stay in touch. He did and then when I finally retired last year I made payments and we finally filed The Offer/Compromise last fall. Today we got the news. IRS accepted my offer! Thanks to John and Vesna I had over $20K reduced to the price of a Night on the Town Erik S. read more

Only suggestion I have for these guys. Find another company. I used these guys in 2011 and all they did is filed all the wrong forms for several companies I owned. They do not follow up. They filed eight return that other accountants had to fix because of their incompetence, they cost me thousands of dollars in time and money. I didn't even mention that There was no tax settlement either. read more

Simply EXCEPTIONAL! I had a tax debt of 75,000 which was settled for 11,000. That is 85% discount. But this is not all. The IRS office in charge experienced several managers and changes; which risked the amount I was hoping to settle for. But Vesna was RELENTLESS. Not only she kept me informed along the way, but she continued persisting until she got the settlement I was hoping for. Her professionalism, kindness, awareness, precision and unyielding desire to help creates the perfect combination of someone that you definitely need by your side. Thank You Tax Settlement Center and THANK YOU Ms. Vesna. read more

I've been getting my taxes done here for the past couple of years. The staff is great, friendly and very informative when it comes to filing your taxes. I highly recommend them! read more

I,Teresita Zazueta owner of Jenny' s diner in Highland Ca, would like to highly recomend Tax settlement center, I am very satisfied with the work they did for me, very friendly personel from the very beginning until the acceptance of our offer in compromise, they saved us more than $177K. read more

They were very helpful knowledgeable and helpful in any issues that I had. They were able to get me a settlement and allowed me to save thousands of dollars. I will definitely recommend them to anyone else in my similar situation. read more

Vesna and John are great! They have done our taxes for the past years and they are great! They help us to answer any questions and always do our taxes the right away! We highly recommend this place! Their customer service is great too!!! read more

I've been with the Tax Settlement Center since 2010 and have had only the best service. Extremely professional, courteous, helpful, dedicated and respectful. Always available and prompt. They are unbelievable, so much so that my whole family have their taxes done there. Vesna is the best, she treats us like family. We can't thank you enough for all your hard work. read more

When I first knew I was in trouble, I called all over to get the best quotes and see who was nicest on the phone. When you're in trouble, you don't want to have someone speak to you in short or sound dismissive. Vesna was my rep at Tax Settlement Center -- and she's why I'm giving this company 5 stars (well, not only for her service but because she saved my financial life). Basically, the government said that I owed huge amounts of back taxes (honestly, I was not fully aware of how bad it was) -- and they literally ate all my savings and checkings that I had in my bank accounts overnight. I freaked out, of course. I called Vesna and asked what we I had to do. She walked me through the process and answered my calls and emails right away. Hiring them wasn't cheap, but I had my hands tied -- they even gave me payment options. In the end, they helped me settle from owing the IRS about $90K to only paying them out of pocket $200. No joke. Thank you Vesna and Tax Settlement Center. I will never be so shortsighted in making sure I'm up-to-date with my taxes ever again. Lesson learned. read more

Our family business sought the help of John, Alan & Vesna at TSC a few years back with over 10 years of back taxes that were not paid and incomplete record keeping for much of those years. They were able to sort through everything we provided and negotiate an agreement with the IRS and State of CA to accurately file these years. We were very scared of the outcome, which was one of the main reasons the taxes were avoided for so many years to begin with! John and Vesna reassured us throughout the whole process and really helped make sense of what seemed to be an impossible task. We are now current on our taxes and feel like we are relative tax experts going forward. We cannot thank them enough for their patience, education and support and now almost look forward to tax time (I said almost) because we are now confident that our business can move forward cleanly into the future without the stress and anxiety we've felt for so many years in the past. The results were realistic, but still far better than we had anticipated going into this process. I would recommend going to the Tax Settlement Center with any tax situation; whether it be a simple personal or business filing (we've done both with them for years now) or a more complicated matter, they are a trustworthy ally to have in your corner. read more

I cannot say enough about John & Vesna and the team at this corporation. In the most stressful and trying time in my life as my Mother was dying the IRS came calling. I am so grateful to the team I am finally able to breathe & got the exact settlement I was looking for. Thanks for the bottom of my heart! read more

I owed $22,000+ and tax settlement center settled with the IRS for $300! Just need to file returns on time for 5 yrs, and only 3 more returns to file. Really appreciated their help and trust that they will not waste anyone's time if they cannot help. Thank you! read more