These people are crooks. They do nothing . I actually used them for tax resolution. Did contact the IRS and I ended up paying the IRS from selling my business. I agreed to do that with the IRS . Ellis Penn charged me 2500 to supposedly moniter my account. So I ended up paying the IRS . I had a second account and they were supposed to assist in abating fees and penalties . After spending 5000 dollars they asked for 1200 to start the abatement . I still cannot understand the first 5000? They claimed ( karen Koon the alleged liaison handling my account . Had the nerve to tell me she s too exhausted to repeat my case needs. Which was to pay 1200 more dollars. Why did I need to Pay for account monitoring when I paid the IRS in full?

Unbelievable ripoff!
I'm hopIng you really stay away from Ellis Penn

This is all a scam and you should all know this. Michael Ellis is a thief and has been in prison several times for stealing funds from different companies he has worked for, identity theft and much more. All of this can be verified by simply doing an internet search. I would absolutely not trust this man with one dime. Please beware and do some research.

This number is owned by Ellis Penn, it appears that they have two locations, Denver, CO and Philadelphia, PA.  I went to the trouble to research all of these types of companies.  Names, addresses, google research, BBB research, and in some cases supreme court research.  Thousands of people hire these companies every month.  I tried to be as impartial as I could, ?just the facts.?  Some of them have multiple locations, and some of them have multiple names in the same location.  14 Linked reviews for all the companies are at the bottom of the article.  

If you want to read the article, google ?ellis penn complaints? and scroll through the results until you see:  irsbacktaxhelp.wordpress.com and click, might be on the second page of results.  It will help spread the word.  




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"Nicholas Benjamin" just called our company about the "lien on the company".  There is none.  Scammers.

Caller ID said: Mackinaw Inc.
I saw it a few days ago.

Dude called today...wanted to talk to people who had retired from here or passed away.  When I told him that we had a CPA doing everything, he said he wanted to talk to to was "in office" I told him the CPA had an office here and did the stuff....then he claimed he was with the IRS and could help with loopholes that he said he was sure our CPA was not aware of....First off, we did not have a Tax issue and secondly he was so persistent.  When he saw he wasnt getting anywhere with me he said and what am I suppose to write in my file....I said "write some witch with  a "B" answered the phone and told me to shove my paperwork and never call here AGAIN."  I am file a 3949a with the IRS!

The business is owned by Michael Bower Ellis.  He started as Mackinaw Financial, LLC.  Changed to Mackinaw Consulting Corp. (Told people the name was Mackinaw, Inc) and just started using Ellis Penn to sell tax resolution services.  He tells people he's an enrolled agent.  I called the IRS to check that and he isn't.  He's not properly licensed with the state as a telemarketer nor has he ever been since being in business.  Please report unethical matters to either the Colorado Attorney Generals office (telemarketing division) or to the IRS if he has claimed to you to be an enrolled agent.  You may file a form 3949a with the IRS.

You can file complaint with the attorney generals office in Colorado against telemarketers.  Please do so.  That is the only way to shut him down.

Call your bank and dispute the charge as no services rendered and no authorization given if in fact you didn't authorize the payment in writing.

File a complaint with the attorney general's office and BBB separately.  If Mike Ellis claimed to you he was an enrolled agent he isn't.  We called the IRS to confirm this and they have no record of him ever being registered as one or currently registered as one for that matter.  File an IRS form 3949A.

These SOB's keep calling after i've told them numerous times we have already resolved our tax matters and do not need there services. They call pretending to be the IRS ask for one of my partners when I told the idiot yesterday that we have already resolved the situation months ago the idiot called me a liar and imposed that I was my partner because I knew about the situation. Get a real job you F'n losers.

I gave this company 801.00 and was ripped off and I have been calling them for months about my claim and now they are telling me that I never had an claim with them but my bank account shows Mackinaw Inc debiting my account with correct dates and routing numbers ????? How is this legal for them to do this to me and my family we needed that money and they lied to get it I want justice..........

i screen my calls before answering. because i have a phone does not mean i have to answer it. i answer only at my  discretion. i have a phone for me to call out and to answer calls only those i choose to have conversations with.

Continually calls me at work throughout my day claiming my place of employment has a Federal Tax Lien against it.  Bull! This last time I told Mr. Quillen to call here no more or I would report them to the FCC for harrassment.

Continued calls even though we have settled with the IRS.

Continually calls throughout the day, and when the call is answered, no one is on the other end.

They have called 12 times today at my business and when i tell them im not interested they want to speak to someone who doesnt work here.This is one dumb operation and our Government allows this.

Only the insane would keep responding to "He's not at this number," and "Only through postal mail," with "We'll call back later," and expect a different result.

Yet another call from the folks who refuse to MAIL their "tax matter" financial solicitations.

Persistent little buggers who don't understand simple concepts like sending financial solicitations through postal mail.

Yet another attempt, yet another failure to identify themselves or use postal mail for financial contact.  Different voice this time (male), and simple "Thank you" and hangup after being rejected.

"Tax matter" solicitation, and the woman laughed at the notion that accounting is not available on the phone, only postal mail (paper trail).  Tough, as that's the answer they'll get every time.

This firm called trying to get business from my husband and I for tax relief reasons.  They have repeatedly called, bordering on harassment.  We've told them we do not need their services as we have a tax attorney but they are almost Gestapo in their sales tactic.