contract to settle taxes with irs (offer and compromise)

[adman]

i paid several thousand dollars to a firm that boast" settle with the irs for pennies on the dollar". i waited over three years, calling every month. my offer was rejected by the irs seven times, each time because the offer was on the wrong form, missing signature, incorrect information, needed more information etc. these so called cpa's, tax professionals and retired irs agents will not refund my money and in the meantime i settled with the irs all by myself. i was told by the ris agent handeling my case that their calls were left unreturned.(Just like mine) do i have a case in small claims court? the contract i signed says there are no guarnatees as to what the irs will settle for and i understand that, but the service i received was non existant and we never got to that point.

 

[loku]

Offer in compromise

If you can prove that they were negligent in their work, then you would be entitled to your money back and for compensation for any loss their negligence cost you. They owe clients a duty to perform their service in a reasonable manner. That means they must perform up to the standards of similar services. From what you say, they did not.