Complaint Review: Fredrick James Accounting Tax & Consulting - clearwater Florida

Editor’s Comment:  (January 21, 2020) -.  Ripoff Report believes in transparency and the more information the better.  In this instance, there has been court action regarding this subject Report.  We believe it important to note that not all Court Orders are alike.  Many court orders are absolutely legitimate and we make no representations about this court order situation.  However, we want our users to be aware that sometimes courts enter orders based upon default which typically means that the defendant didn’t show up.  Sometimes a defendant won’t show up because they didn’t even get notice of the case proceedings in the first place and other times defendants may not show up because they don’t necessarily have the knowledge and/or the financial resources to fight.  Still, in other instances, a defendant may simply appear only to stipulate (settle) the case by agreeing to stipulate to a court order because they are being bullied by the plaintiff and whether what they said was true or not, they just want the matter to go away so they can move on with life and make the plaintiff go away.  Again, we make no representations about this particular court order situation.  We are simply providing you with additional information so that you may be more informed in general and, coupled with any additional research you feel is necessary, may make your own informed decision regarding the validity of this Report (or anything that may be left of it after redaction).  As always, we encourage our readers to do their homework and not just rely on one single source for information.

The Agreed Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction dated November 20, 2019 relating to Fredrick James, LLC v. Ronald D. Edwards, from the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Pinellas County, Florida, Case No. 17-005031-CI that caused the redaction can be seen here: (https://www.scribd.com/document/443615047/Fredrick-James-LLC-v-Ronald-Edwards-Agreed-Final-Judgment-Permanent-Injunction).

If you are interested in how a post on Ripoff Report was involved in this matter, you can review where Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint filed on July 25, 2018 as to Exhibit H which is a copy of Ripoff Report No. 1388606 located here: (https://www.scribd.com/document/443616875/Fredrick-James-LLC-v-Ronald-Edwards-Amended-Complaint-With-Exhibit-H).

As of December 2, 2019, it appears that the underlying case is concluded per the court docket, wherein one hundred nineteen documents have been filed, that may be accessed at Pinellas County Clerk website (https://ccmspa.pinellascounty.org/PublicAccess/Search.aspx?ID=400).

Please consider reviewing the entire legal file to gain better understandings of the positions of the parties and how matters are resolved.  We may not update this posting further with any new information and you should seek additional and updated information out on your own if you want to learn more and have a more complete picture

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(((REDACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER))) by Fredrick James Accounting. 

Check this out. I had a few years of missing tax returns, and I found Fredrick James Accounting while doing a local Google search for tax resolution. I called them and talked to Fred Daus, the owner. He's is a slick talker for sure. Fred said that he could help me. I'm a single guy, I work from home with no employees. (((REDACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER))). (((REDACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER))).  (((REDACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER))), A lot of money, but I wanted to get my problem solved. I paid them the $7500 in advance (Big Mistake)

I met with Joe for a few hours & talked over the phone a few times. He loved to tell long, detailed stories about his life. (((REDACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER))).  Before I knew it, my $7500 was used up, while they weren't even done with my 2016 tax return!

And I never got a completed tax return. I called them for an update, and their secretary told me they needed another $4500 to continue, and it was going to be $18,000 more + $6k to $8k in additional fees. (Not the $7500 that they originally quoted)

That my friends would be a total of $32,000 to $34,000 if you do the math, just to do a few years of tax returns. I told them no, and because they didn't complete any returns, I asked for a refund of the $7500. They refused, explaining because they are professionals, they deserve a professional income.

To add insult to injury, Fred sent me a text saying they were done doing business with me, and I would be getting a final bill for +$2,300 on top of my $7500. and to "Have A Nice Day:)" So, (((REDACTED PURSUANT TO COURT ORDER))).  Since then I fired them and had to hire another firm, who looked at their invoices and told me that I was being taken advantage of big time. They gave me a set rate of $4,500 for everything (Not $34,000). I told my Mother what they did, and she got sick to her stomach.