Larson Tax Relief Review

What is Larson Tax Relief?

Larson Tax Relief is a family-founded, nationwide tax resolution firm based in the Denver area that represents individuals and businesses before the IRS and state tax agencies. It has been in business for roughly two decades and has held BBB accreditation with an A+ rating since 2006, one of the longer tenures among the firms we scored.

The company is led by Enrolled Agent Jack Larson, who is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) and the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP), and it describes its team as EA-led. Enrolled Agents are federally licensed by the IRS to represent taxpayers, so an EA-led model means credentialed representation rather than a sales-first intake. If you want to confirm a specific practitioner's status, EAs can be checked against the IRS's public directory, and any CPA or attorney staff can be verified with the relevant state board or bar.

One thing that distinguishes Larson from several consumer-focused competitors is its comfort with business and payroll tax problems, not just individual back taxes. That makes it a common recommendation for small-business owners dealing with the IRS.

Larson Tax Relief's tax relief services

Larson handles the standard IRS resolution programs: Offer in Compromise, installment agreements, penalty abatement, Currently Not Collectible status, and emergency relief from wage garnishments and bank levies. It also works payroll tax resolution, which is a genuinely thornier area many consumer-oriented firms shy away from. Reviewers describe a process that leans into the technical details, checking collection statute expiration dates, prior penalty abatement history, Collection Due Process hearing timelines, and possible reasonable-cause arguments. That kind of groundwork can take longer but sometimes surfaces resolution paths a quicker intake would miss.

On cost, Larson uses a flat-rate fee and says it doesn't require a retainer to begin work. There is no published rate card, so pricing is quote-only after a consultation. Independent reviews report an average fee in the neighborhood of $2,400, with full tax relief engagements commonly starting around $2,500 and lighter services, such as filing returns or a comprehensive account review, priced lower. The company advertises a satisfaction guarantee, but the window is reported inconsistently across sources (some say 30 days, others 15), so confirm the current terms directly before you rely on them.

Because Larson doesn't publish a full fee schedule, get your total price, broken into phases, and the exact guarantee terms in writing before you pay anything.

Strengths

Larson's headline strength is its reputation on the major review platforms. It carries a BBB customer rating around 4.69 out of 5 and a Trustpilot score near 4.8 out of 5 across more than 250 reviews, and it saw an uptick in positive reviews through 2025, with clients frequently praising frequent, clear communication throughout their cases. Combined with two decades in business and a clean regulatory record (we found no FTC or state attorney general enforcement action against the company), that adds up to a solid trust profile.

The EA-led model is a real plus for the same reason it is at other credential-heavy firms: you are more likely to deal with a licensed professional than a rotating cast of salespeople. The no-retainer start lowers the barrier to getting a case reviewed, and the firm's willingness to take on business and payroll tax matters gives small-business owners a credible option that many individual-focused competitors don't offer.

Watch-outs

The most important caveat is honesty about the gap between Larson's aggregate star ratings and its actual complaint record. Some secondary review sites describe Larson as having a near-'zero complaints' history, but the live BBB complaints page tells a more mixed story: a minority of complaint narratives describe engagements where a promised three-to-six-month resolution stretched past a year, with communication breaking down along the way. At least one complaint describes a client who says they were told Larson was in contact with the IRS, only to learn from the IRS directly that no representative had been in touch. These are individual, unadjudicated complaints, not proven findings, but they are specific enough that you should read the current BBB complaints page yourself rather than trusting a marketing summary of it.

The second watch-out is access. Larson has the highest and least consistent minimum-debt floor of the firms we scored, reported anywhere from $10,000 to $25,000 depending on the source, with roughly $20,000 cited most often. If your balance is on the smaller side, you may not qualify, or a firm with a lower threshold may be a better match. Get the current minimum in writing before assuming you're eligible. And because there's no published rate card, the quote-only pricing means you can't comparison-shop cost without going through a consultation.

Who Larson Tax Relief fits

Larson is a good fit if you have a larger back-tax balance (roughly $20,000 or more), value a credentialed, EA-led team, and want a firm that can handle business or payroll tax problems in addition to individual debt. Its strong review scores and long operating history make it a reasonable pick for people who want an established name and don't mind quote-only pricing.

It is a weaker fit if you owe a smaller amount that falls below its debt minimum, or if you want a low, transparent entry fee to test the waters before committing, since some competitors publish a modest investigation fee and Larson does not. As with every firm in this category, weigh the complaint narratives above against the strong star averages, and read the actual BBB complaints yourself. Finally, if you owe a modest amount and your situation is straightforward, you can often set up an installment agreement or request first-time penalty abatement directly with the IRS at irs.gov at no cost. Hiring Larson makes the most sense when your case is large or complex enough, especially a business or payroll tax matter, that professional representation genuinely earns its fee.