Woman pays tax relief company $600, says she got no relief | ANF Investigates

 Galaine Knox filed her taxes in 2015 after her husband passed away. That year, she got a surprise IRS bill for nearly $4,000 and couldn’t afford to pay for it. She hoped that future refunds might cover the balance, but in 2021, she called a tax relief company.FinishLine Tax Solutions, based in Houston, Texas, quoted her $600 to take her case.Knox said she called the IRS three times over the next two months to find out if anyone contacted them on her behalf, and said no one did.“I called FinishLine and said I want a refund, and they said we don’t give refunds and hung up on me,” said Knox, who also claimed the company failed to do any work on her behalf.A FinishLine attorney disputed the claim; said the company followed the terms of its contract; and said the company stopped its investigation because Knox requested it.Read the full story here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/09/05/atlanta-woman-pays-tax-relief-company-600-says-she-got-no-relief/