Pittsburgh Taxpayer was Living in Fear of the IRS Before Seeing Roni’s Commercial

Posted 3/19/2009 1:18:35 PM

Ms. Sampe-Elmore of Pittsburgh, PA had failed to file her federal income taxes for the years between 1999 and 2007. Soon after the IRS began collections, she called our law firm after seeing one of Roni’s television commercials.

“Approximately 18 months ago my life was on a downward spiral with the IRS,” recalls Ms. Sampe-Elmore. “I was afraid that I would lose everything that I had worked so hard to earn, all due to my neglect. One day as my spirit was heavy with this issue I was watching TV and saw the commercial for Roni Deutch. Being the skeptic that I am about all the advertisements I see on TV I was reluctant to call, but figured what could I lose by making a phone call. This was one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life.”

“Ms. Sampe-Elmore owed the IRS a total of $59,000,” notes attorney Ryan Carrere. “Our law firm was able to settle that debt for $965 through an Offer in Compromise. Throughout the process Ms. Sampe-Elmore did everything asked of her by our law firm, from making sure all of her income tax returns were filed to providing the necessary financial documents to prepare and support a proposal to the IRS. Once our law firm submitted the Offer in Compromise, the IRS responded by erroneously stating that retired debt exceeding $13,000 must be applied to the taxpayer’s offer and they would not settle for less. I responded by pointing out that the IRS retired debt analysis was flawed. The IRS acknowledged their error, corrected the analysis, and accepted the offer as originally submitted by our law firm.”

“Everyone I spoke with at Roni’s office was so nice and helpful. But most important of all, they made sure that I understood what the law firm could and could not do for me,” explained Ms. Sampe-Elmore. “Every time I called, I was greeted by representatives that where equally polite, courteous, knowledgeable, patient, and understanding to my concerns. Every response was timely and clear. In addition, whenever there were questions from the law firm, anytime they received fax information or reasonable arrangements with my payments needed to be made I received a polite, and informative phone call.”

“I will always be forever grateful for the services I’ve received, the excellent manner and attitude of the people who served me and the compromise the Roni Deutch law firm was able to work out for me with the IRS.”

The debt settlement amount is not typical. Additionally, past successes cannot be an assurance of future successes because each case may be decided on its own merits.