Tax resolution provider
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Provider overview
Basic listing information from the provider’s published pages.
Provider-published website
(877) 777-7430 · Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM Pacific Time
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1011 SW Emkay Drive, Suite 209, Bend, Oregon 97702
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States it represents clients throughout the country and can address the IRS and any state taxing authority
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Costs described as ranging between $1,000 on the low end to over $15,000 for aggravated or complex cases
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Founder, CEO and lead tax attorney named as Stephen K. Galgoczy, Esq.; the provider states every case is handled by a licensed tax attorney
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States it works on back tax amounts from $20,000 to $20 million
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Reviews across the web
4 matched review sources
Current public rating and review count from each exact profile we could match. TRC does not calculate a blended score.
Observed
4.7 / 5
164 reviews
Positive takeaway
Clients frequently praise attorney-led expertise and strategic explanations.
Critical takeaway
A small number of reviewers describe slower communication or periods of waiting for updates.
Reviewer report
Observed
4.2 / 5
16 reviews
Positive takeaway
Favorable reviews describe persistent advocacy and successful resolution of complex matters.
Critical takeaway
Some reviewers characterize the service as expensive even when they value the result.
Reviewer report
Observed
5 / 5
260 reviews
Positive takeaway
Long-term support and responsive staff are repeated positive themes.
Critical takeaway
The Trustpilot profile has a modest review count, so isolated criticism should not be treated as a broad pattern.
Limited evidence
Observed
4.9 / 5
137 reviews
Positive takeaway
Clients frequently praise attorney-led expertise and strategic explanations.
Critical takeaway
A small number of reviewers describe slower communication or periods of waiting for updates.
Reviewer report
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Themes are a synthesis of public reviewer accounts, not independently verified outcomes. “Repeated pattern” is used only when multiple review narratives support it.
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10 observed fields · 10 sourced entries
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Fortress Tax Relief
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The provider operates at taxfortress.com; fortresstaxrelief.com redirects there.
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View sourceFounder, CEO and lead tax attorney named as Stephen K. Galgoczy, Esq.; the provider states every case is handled by a licensed tax attorney
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View sourceStates it works on back tax amounts from $20,000 to $20 million
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View sourceCosts described as ranging between $1,000 on the low end to over $15,000 for aggravated or complex cases
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View source1011 SW Emkay Drive, Suite 209, Bend, Oregon 97702
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View source(877) 777-7430 · Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM–4:00 PM Pacific Time
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View sourceStates it represents clients throughout the country and can address the IRS and any state taxing authority
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This is the provider’s description of its practice. It is not a licensing record and TRC has not verified it.
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No PTIN holder in the national register lists this provider as their business
Established by Internal Revenue Service, PTIN holder Freedom of Information Act extract updated 2026-02-23 · checked
The observation ran across all 858,780 PTIN holders in the IRS national extract and returned no match on this provider’s business name or website. That is a real absence in that register. A PTIN holder registers their own business name and address, so this counts who names this provider in that register and nothing more. It is not a headcount and it does not measure who a provider can call on: employees who file under a personal name, contract practitioners, of-counsel attorneys and professionals at partner firms do not appear here. The extract refreshes twice a year. The provider separately states every case is handled by a licensed tax attorney. TRC records the absence and draws no conclusion from it. It is not a finding that this provider has no credentialed staff.
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