Howard Samuel Levy

It all started with a letter. I panicked and called one of those 1-800 number places that advertise incessantly. I thought because this one happened to be in the city I lived in that I would get good service and I would be able to show up to an office and talk to someone who can help me with my probl...em. I paid them a partial payment and quite a handsome amount. Every time I called to check on my progress and pay my balance it seemed that I was connected to a call center. It’s funny that even though part of the purpose of my call was to pay them that they kept pushing a hard sell. Something didn’t seem right. I asked to speak to an actual attorney, it seemed like they put another telemarketer on the line to make me think I was speaking to a lawyer. NEVER EVER call those 1-800 numbers promising to solve your tax problems - they are a scam. I needed real representation so I started doing some research until I found a very well written article addressing my situation. Howard wrote it. So I called Howard. Within minutes I was talking to an actual attorney. My situation was complicated and Howard patiently listened while putting me at ease. He took my worst fears out of the equation very quickly. Then he began to formulate a general outline of what needed to be done. However you will never have to deal with the IRS ever again, he handles every communication and contact with them. You can sleep soundly knowing that. Since we are talking about dealing with government the process does take a while but when we finally got into the details Howard amazed me with discussions of strategy and the risks, benefits and probabilities of the different approaches. Reasonably, he never promises any specific result, as he cannot - there are too many variables. He always had a plan for all the potential outcomes. Clearly he is experienced and I later found that he has over 25 years of experience both inside and outside the IRS which shows. He has an insider’s perspective which is invaluable in doing the things that actually matter in getting your case through he gears of slow bureaucracy. Trying to solve your problems yourself would be a fool’s errand considering what I learned about the process from Howard. The consequences of making a mistake could be dire. In the end process was mostly painless apart from a few days of some deep dives into your accounts, and some basic accounting lessons from Howard. The result? Remember those ads with the 1-800 numbers with those too good to be true promises? What they promise is what Howard actually delivered for me.

Had an extremely large tax liability with the IRS. Able to set up an installment agreement and weathered the storm. The statute of limitations expired on June 2020. As Howard predicted, received documents from the IRS showing all tax obligations written off and a zero balance. I was very fortunate t...o discover Howard's firm. He kept me calm and grounded throughout this ordeal and it was an ordeal. Thank you Howard for removing the 800 lb. gorilla off my back.

When I hired Howard I finally felt relief. Howard was thorough, thoughtful, ethical and set reasonable expectations. He managed to negotiate a favorable payment plan (in the middle of a government shutdown) which allowed me to run out the clock. I am finally debt free after 16 years and I owe a lot o...f it to Howard Levy.