Reviews

Do not hire him if you want to learn from my experience with him. 1. Ignorant about Tax Law: Anyone who has pleaded guilty to a tax count has the year of the plea open to audit indefinitely. For example, he told my husband that his guilty plea tax years of 10 years earlier, were no longer open to audit, when they were. My non-tax attorney who actually emailed me the tax law that says this is wrong, informed me better than James Riley my tax attorney! In the end, the IRS did audit the guilty plea years. 2. Riley has poor humanistic qualities: For a different tax year, there is an existing tax lien which is almost equal to the value of my home. I am claiming innocent spouse and hope to be protected against the tax dues of my husband which involve the entire value of my home where me and my 3 kids live. When any person gets certified mail from the IRS and faxes it over to his tax lawyer regarding a matter like being foreclosed and evicted from their home by the IRS, he or she hopes the lawyer or his assistant will call back and explain, allay fears etc. Not so with Riley. While I was begging his secretary Loretta to ask him to call me since the IRS Notice talked about foreclosure and collection, Riley went on vacation for 3 weeks and never called me until a month later when he had time to I guess find time to bill me for. 3. Riley raised unrealistic hopes: Riley told me that while he cannot give assurances (who can?), I would get innocent spouse protection. That was a lie just to get my business. The opposite is true regards innocent spouse protection with the IRS. This is my experience.