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Jackson Hewitt

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176 complaints

Address

3 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054

Jackson Hewitt customers report widespread dissatisfaction with excessive and unexpected pricing (often $250-$500 for simple returns), frequent tax preparation errors requiring amendments, and extremely poor customer service with unresponsive staff. Many complaints involve incompetent tax preparers who lack basic knowledge, make mistakes that result in rejected returns or IRS issues, and fail to follow up or resolve problems.

Common Issues

35% (31)
price$250$300
30% (27)
messed upwrongincorrectly
25% (23)
rudeno responsecan't get a hold
20% (18)
didn't knowconfusedclueless
18% (16)
refundmoney missingdidn't receive

Complaints

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Shannon Morgan

Mar 8, 2022
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I did my taxes w Jackson hewitt they charged me 1400.00 then messed up my taxes stating i worked somewhere i didnt im not understanding whts going on but im foing forward w this kids doing my taxes horrible..

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David Lowe

Feb 28, 2022
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Tax employee did not show up. Waited 45 minutes before I left. Very unhappy with service. Never recieved call explaining reason for not showing up. Walmart in Orange Texas 77630. Appoinment was for 11 AM 02/28/2022 and I left at 11:45

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cynthia mills

Feb 25, 2022
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was told by a repressentaive i would be compensated for an error made to my taxes but when I spoke to my local JH was told this is my problem because I signed for it. I paid a professional to do my taxes not to be treated poorly or pay full price for her mistake.

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cynthia mills

Feb 23, 2022
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jh filed my tax return with a mathematical error IRS reduduced their error ad JH refused responsibility and told me i signed it was my problem very rude and unprofessional

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Joseph

Feb 23, 2022
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Y’all are extremely to high low income people can not afford coming there i been coming there for years but not no more when turbo taxes are way cheaper

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Quentin

Feb 19, 2022
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They do NOT honor there guarantee! Been a long time customer and this year the lady screwed up our taxes! We got a lower refund then should have ! Have proof and they have a guarantee that they get you the biggest refund or u get ur fees back plus $100!!

Called every number, escalation department, opened ticket , and nothing! The manager hasn’t called back once and it’s been a month!! Everyone passes us off to someone else and not one person has helped us yet! Why have a guarantee if you don’t really honor it??

$800 in fees we paid which we never ever paid near that! The women added in some fee we weren’t aware of! Very disappointed that we paid $800 when they did our taxes wrong and we wouldn’t have gotten more back else where!

We have to amend the return to fix it when they messed up!…

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Norma Smith

Feb 17, 2022
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A cpa from your company allowed my daughter claim me and a few others falsely on her taxes the last 3 years until she removed my name from her taxes and I was told that I was sent all 3 stimulus checks and they were sent to her old address and she cashed them.

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Norma Smith

Feb 14, 2022
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I want to make a complaint of one of your employees. She has been allowing my daughter claim people falsely on her taxes the last three years and is still doing it to this day. By doing this my stimulus checks were sent to her old old address and she cashed them.

I would like for this to be stopped asap. My daughter is only receiving money from these people to put money in her pocket only. Your employer does not ask for proof of what my daughter tells her. My daughter has lied on her taxes all three years of everything and no one is stopping her.

Your employer needs to be fired for this and irs needs to be notified of this.

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Junior

Feb 13, 2022
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I had taxes prepared thru williston ND Jackson Hewitt and after all was done I was told that printer wasn't working and i left with no copy of tax return. Funny thing is a week later I recieved a letter from the state of Montana saying they are auditing me and want tax papers?

It took nearly two weeks to finally talk to someon. I explained the letter to him and he said he would mail tax paper to the State personally in wich he did? Here is my problem? After tax prep was done and all the numbers were crunched and computed my tax refund wasn't even close to the amounts my tax preparer came up with?

In fact, the state of Montana took an additional $200? I am currently getting prepared for this yrs taxes to be done but because I have so many questions about my last return? I had thought that…

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Shirley

Feb 12, 2022
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They took advantage of a Widow! I was NOT informed of these fees; I was rushed to sign electronically as I thought I was signing for my tax returns. Fed- Family & Homeowners package - 380.00 State Return 65.00 Assisted Refund Fees 49.95 Total 422.95 Filed single with social security, w-2, 1099's and a house. Simple filing. The person who did my taxes kept saying, "Don't worry you don't have to pay" she also stated, "Your taxes were don't wrong for 2020 when I lost my husband that year." Why am I charged Family & homeowners fees when I do not have a family? She said NOTHING about Any of these fees!!!!!!!!

I expect a substantial reduction, I agree to pay the state fee 65.00, but the Fed fee 120.00, Assisted Refund fee 0, because I was not forewarned. Totally unaware of these fees and so…

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Walter Reilly

Feb 9, 2022
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I want to no how u justify charging me 831.95 dollars to do my taxes I was never told how much it was costing me I think that is way to extreme I usually do then myself but I was going for the advice loan I was denied the loan Nd u guys change me 831.95 I need someone to explain this to me or I will organize a protest in front of the store people r telling me that’s not acceptable

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Jody Davidson

Jan 31, 2022
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95 exactly for my tac return. Was told I would more than likely receive a refund advace, which I did not. So I basically just got fucked with no compensation up front. Fuck jackson hewitt, they will NEVER see a w2 from me again

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Tiffany Harris

Jan 24, 2022
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If I could I would cancel my whole return with you guys I went and filed today and specifically told the employee that was filing my taxes that I did not want a refund advance but a hour later I get a text that says I’m approved for a refund advance.

I’m livid because I told him I waited this long I might as well wait on my full refund but after being charged over$600 what does he do apply for a freaking refund advance. so i I called him back and he’s like I’m sorry I guess you can put it in your savings.

Poor customer service and not a good listener.

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Pamela D Smith

Jan 24, 2022
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I would like to get off of yals callin list and not sure how to do it. I have used u guys for about 6-7-8 years or so and last year was a complete disaster tryin to file at one of ur locations.

I was ignored by an employee that was Sittin at the desk eating lunch w her boyfriend. I stood there waiting literally 3-4 steps away from them. She looked at me several times and continued eating and talking w him.

Then when he finally got up at decided to move, the lady asked me if she I needed something cuz they were closed now, and I told her the people on the phone scheduled me for an appt at 6, which is the time it was. Please keep in mind this was after I had an appointment a day or two before that and I show up and nobody was there and there were two other people waiting to file their…

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Shonna Crain

Dec 22, 2021
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I have received the Christmas loan from Jackson Hewitt for the last 4 years .. 75 an hour for the gross year. You can imagine it made it look like I made far less than I actually had!!!!! So last year for the first time I received the lowest Christmas loan of 250 dollars Wich upset me because it was wrong!!!!!

This year my intire tax return was done wrong by a man named Darren I'm not exactly sure but I was denied my loan even though I was told I would be getting back around 10,000 for this year!!!!! When I looked over my papers I realized he had messed up my taxes horribly so I gave my entire tax return to the manager and was told she would call me ....

It's been 5 days and nothing!!!!! Metabank is now saying that my gross income is wrong , my expected income is wrong basically…

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Calvina

Dec 13, 2021
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I had a appointment. Everyone went ahead of me. I am at the in Garfield Penn Ave. They are slow and I been here for 3 hours! This is my last time at Jackson Hewitt. I been with the company for 10 years.

I should not have this experience at all!

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Jonathan muhammad

Nov 30, 2021
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I came to you guys from another tax preparer, you people promise me I will get 300 dollars if I did so. I didn't receive anything but lies from you people. I really would like to speak to someone in management as soon as possible. My number is 919-358-1690

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Donna Maney

May 12, 2021
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2021 and NO ONE with your company showed up! This was going to be our first time using your service. No one called to day they needed to reschedule or anything! We got nothing! We even got text message and email confirming appointment and a text advising us to reply to once we got there, which we did, and got a reply that someone would be with us shortly. We waited an hour! Nothing!

This is not a way to do business. I contacted someone and they too could not find out why no one showed up for our appointments. This is no way to do business! My Juan's took off from work today to get our taxes done and now it's just a wasted day!

Horrible business from such a large company. I would appreciate a reply from Jackson Hewitt. Attached is a card from the location that our appointments were…

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Lori and Alexander Little

Apr 23, 2021
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We went to 3 different jackson hewitt locacations and paid you guys to do our taxes. I , Lori, referred my parents, my two children, and my self to do our taxes with you. I never receieved my referral award of 40 dollars with you.

We went to gallatin tennessee office and woman worker Agnes was furocious with us about my son not having a mask on. He has asthma. She said either put mask on or get out. She also got mad that we had an appointment that she did not know about.

she shook our tax papers at us and said my ex husband got my sons tax money and we were not going to get any money. I told her she was extremely rude and she told us to leave. I called in to report her and explain to this other woman that exhusband was a thief and a child rapist and I would like the corporate phone…

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Ronnie Blake

Apr 19, 2021
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I file for my stimulus check and it's been over 5 weeks already and every time I go to Jackson Hewitt they always say there's nothing there and they don't check the system to see if I have anything. I did research on line and it said that the IRS would never send stimulus checks to Jackson Hewitt office.

I feel that they are lieing about receiving the money and they are not given the customers there money. If they don't get the checks then what they be doing with people information? That's in there system. I feel they are stealing or lieing to me about it.

What can be done. The Jackson Hewitt office is in Brooklyn New York at 1700 Pitkin Avenue.

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Kimberly willis

Apr 10, 2021
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My tax returned was record 2 22 2021. I called 3 days ago to the irs they told me I haven't recieved mybreturn because my tax preparer made an error. At 5 PM I went to talk about at the main office.

It wasn't until 520nI was waited on. Because your workers were in the bask bull shiting with each other. Your worker asked if I had appointment I said yes at 5. No apology nothing so I explained my situation. She said did you use 2019 wages I said yea she said that's why.

She never looked at my documents or anything to help me. She told what the irs told her which a few minutes ago my co worker let me know that she used 2019. Shes has her return already. Your worker took no more than 5 mins with me.

I drove 50 mins for that appointment to get no help. I stayed in before I opened the door to…

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Gregory Sherman

Apr 1, 2021
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2 weeks were wasted waiting on a prepared 1040 document. The preparer was not professional. At the the appointed time he was not available l had to wait for him to show up. I explained about what needed to be addressed in the tax form the tax preparer become confessed.

After showing a previous document his seemed confused Then he said the document would be completed the following Monday or Tuesday. Then I received an email that another preparer would complete the form over the weekend. Their was no statement about having to set up an appointment.

I called the following week and the tax preparer did not complete the form and tried to blame the customer for his incompetence. Office address is 3720 W Ina Road, Ste 142

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Julie Schonland

Mar 31, 2021
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Today when I met with the JH advisor In the walmart on auto center drive in Glendora. I can’t believe how rude she was to me. Several times she challenged what I said 1) needing adjusted gross income from prior year to send tax return electronically 2) unable to reach IRS by telephone (800) 829-1040 (irs COVID duh) 3) questioned my W4 4) challenged my 2019 Real Estate Tax receipt 5) challenged me on why I was not filing my 2020 return with her These are just afew examples.

I am a new client and will NEVER consider going back to JH. I would have gladly given My ID if she had asked. too expensive and terrible customer service.

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Anthony hyatt

Mar 14, 2021
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Jackson hewitt agent missed up on my taxes causing a delay. She on line 30 she put a 1200 for recovery rebate and I told her that I got my stimulus payments. My refund dropped from 5768 to 3968. I am not happy with jackson hewitt at this point.

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Richard and Mary Baxter

Jul 17, 2020
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00 for filing Out of my 45 years of filing this has never happen I Mary was told I had to request these which I have never in the past I never checked to make sure the documents were in my folder thinking the person knew what she was doing To me this should have never happen If we were to be audit we would be up a creek without a paddle My home number is 615-333-6916

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Denise Robertson

May 19, 2020
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I was near one of your locations..4955 sugarloaf parkway in Lawrenceville Ga. I have never been treated so horribly. I am 60 years old. My car broke down in the parking lot and I went and sat down in front of a shade tree in the parking lot. This women came out and hollered at me for sitting under a shade tree on the curb in there designated spots. I am 60 and was waiting for a tow truck and told her that my car broke down. She said she would call the police if I didn’t move. This was totally disrespectful to the elderly. I was just trying to cool off. I am a general manager at a restaurant and would never allow any of my employees to treat someone this way. I think this female employee needs to be talked to. This is 5 pm on May 19, 2020.

I hope you are going to do some kind of follow up…

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HEATHER BENES

May 11, 2020
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I need my 2018 tax forms that Jackson Hewitt did. They will not e-mail them to me. I need them NOW! Have appointment Wednesday to do 2019. Need 2018 NOW. Why do I have to retrieve them????? They should have been given to me at time of service.

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chukwuemeka duruamaku

Apr 15, 2020
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I truly regret givign this company a try. I thought they were a strong dependable brand. I was truly wrong and i will let everyone know irt. 95, received no tax transcript and to my surprise, my direct deposit information was not submitted to the IRS for my stimulus.

All my colleagues have gotten their payments and all i can do is call Jackson Hewitt constantly busy line. My experience with this service has been terrible, compounded by their American Express serve card which is accepted almost nowhere

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Dawn Seifert

Mar 30, 2020
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Preparer never filed state. wrong address and phone number in my file even after providing correct information. Never get a call back. Employees very rude and disrespectful. Been treated as if I am unimportant. I want reimbursement for all fees paid to jackson hewitt.

This has been ongoing since January. I want answers and this needs to be fixed. I'm tired of being lied too and disrespected

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Michael Mcelroy

Mar 16, 2020
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I had my taxes done at Shawnee Oklahoma at wal-mart they couldn't figure out my schedule c. 00 for federal After talking to another tax company we had to have our taxes amended. and our getting refund. we called the IRS and have sent our amended taxes in.

00 dollars to do our taxes. I would like my money back in my account. Thank You ,Michael Mcelroy

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Mrs Johnson

Mar 9, 2020
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Me and my husband went into a local Jackson Hewitt Office in Houston. We went in there to see if we could get the advance. Lets start by stating that they have untrained worker in there that takes 2 hours just to do a simple return.

We went there with my husband last check stub and they lady used a fake EIN number and told us before they can submit that we have to bring them back the the W2. So on Jan. 31 2020 the W2 arrived in the mail.

I took it right away up there. Once there waited for an hour just to speak with a worker and there was 2 working that day with only 1 person in there. Long story short when she was trying to put the information into the computer she call her sup and stated that it was sent over already to the IRS.

I was in shock and I was like that will cause problem…

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Daysha Dixon

Mar 3, 2020
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They charged me literally $600 to do my taxes! I am not satisfied. I was with them last year and didn’t get charged not even half of that! I’m so disappointed this time around and will not be going through them anymore! That’s bullshit!

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ELIZABETH CHAVIS

Feb 28, 2020
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I wouldn’t recommend my dog to file taxes with these people

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LOUISE M TAYLOR

Feb 14, 2020
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I HAVE GOING TO YOU GUY FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS AND I WAS VERY HAPPY UNTILL I HAD MY TAXES DONE FOR 2019. I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT YOU WOULD CHARGED ME OVER 400 TO DO MY TAXES UNTILL I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE CHARGES.

THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. NOW I AM TO GET MY STATE TAXES BUT I WILL NOT EXPECT TO GET THEM BECAUSE AGAIN THERE WILL BE SOME HIDDEN CHARGES. NEXT YEAR I WILL TAKE MY BUSSINESS TO H&R BLOCK AT LEAST THEN I WILL KNOW WHAT THE CHARGES ARE UP FRONT.

I DO NOT EXPECT YOU TO EVEN READ OR SEND A REPLAY

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Cindy Sadler

Feb 8, 2020
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Good evening. My name is Cindy Sadler, and I used Jackson Hewitt in Tulare Ca. located on Tulare ave as my tax preparers on 02/05/2020 for my 2019 return. One of the promotions advertised was the switch and get $100 on a serve card or on a Walmart card.

The date on the website as well as the date on the sign that was located on this particular buildings front window, and in fine print on the bottom of the sign specifically stated that this promotion was good through 04/15/2020, I made the tax preparer completely aware that I wanted to do the switch and get the $100 that day.

She told me they could do that and asked me where I did my last year return and asked me how much they charged. I told her and I also told her that they had done my taxes for many years but I never got any money that…

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Ashley Stephens

Dec 27, 2019
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Not happy with price especially when I continue to use your service

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linder williams

Oct 3, 2019
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There was a mistake made by a Jackson Hewitt tax office when they filed my taxes for me, and as a result they promised me a 3000.00 check toward the interest accrued by the IRS. They said they would mail it to me within two weeks. It has been close to 2 months and i have not received my check! I would appreciate it greatly if you could help me in this very important matter. My name is Linder Williams from Louisville KY, my phone number is (502) 681-7035. I am eagerly awaiting you response. The best time to reach me by phone would be after 10 am.

Sincerely,

Linder Williams

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Mr. Mike Nelson

Jul 8, 2019
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Wifes taxes were supposed to be done in special needs trust, not name. Special needs trust cannot be touched. She was told and shown several times.refund taken, number given rings to rude prick who never calls back

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Gladie Rivera

Jun 29, 2019
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I decided to do my 2017 with Jackson Hewitt because I was filing late and you had an office open. This was 2017. I filed, turns out the filing wasn't signed correctly. Here comes 2018. I did an amended return because I changed my address, here comes 2019.

With the original return I was charged well over 200 dollars because I quote "we need to get paid". When I asked if I needed to file an amended because of new address the attendant said and I quote "Your asking to many questions I might have to charge you".

My original refund was 300+. 00 and I have no idea where my state tax refund for 2017 went to. This year I filed my own and received over 500+. I will never do business with Jackson Hewitt. Thank you for your time and high fees.

One question will you charge me for researching what…

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Norman Conklin

Jun 22, 2019
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My complaint is my taxes were done wrong for my New York State return I cannot get no information because I don't have the correct amount I called the local office they can't tell me they don't know what they did wrong I filed my taxes on February here we are in June still nothing I was charged over $400 for quick return we did not file quick return we mailed our taxes in and still have not received them and we don't think we're ever going to use this service again and we've been using you for a long time

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Thomas Schoenvogel

Jun 22, 2019
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The worst tax service ever. Hidden fees and dishonest employees. Dont ever use this company.

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Schondra Monae Baucom

Jun 17, 2019
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Jackson Hewitt, just scent me a paper in the mail. Stating that i need to pay them for fees. I'm not paying them anything they mess my taxes up on January 22,2019. And they did my taxes 2 times all in the same day.

The first lady got scent home because she mess up. So the manager did my taxes all over on the same day. Someone took my money & i need to know who took it i never got a note or.

Any thing stating who took my money I'm so behind in my bills. It's not even funny at all. It's June 17, 2019 & i still haven't received a letter telling me who took my money. I need my money I'm not rich i have bills to pay.

Medical Bills & back rent & car. Payments with the repairs added so i need to pay so many people back. But i haven't been able to since someone took my federal check. My name is…

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Irene Hays

Jun 15, 2019
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I use Jackson Hewitt ever year for past 10 yrs or so Ann Shores St Joe Mo . office is wonderful but this year i refered a friend Nick Moore And havent received anything from it please look into this thanks

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Constance Evans

Jun 11, 2019
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They have not provided me with my copies of my federal tax returns nor my state tax returns. When I have phoned them about that numerous times, they keep stalling me off!

Furthermore, I have a small tax return error and penalty from a previous year which they told em not to pay because they would take care of it. They do not come to get that either. I, therefore, am waiting for them to come to me, as they told me they would.

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Jasson Cooper

Jun 10, 2019
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my 2011 taxes were fouled up and I am still paying the Federal Government 2011 taxes I have contacted the main manager in Buffalo NY. Taxes were prepared at the W Delevan and Grant St office. Since sendidng her a copy of the over payment bill for said taxes I have gotten no response and I am still paying.

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Never Again

May 25, 2019
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Horrible experience. Job still not done. I had to pay someone else. Don't waste your time and money....

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Kevin and Elizabeth Guidry

May 21, 2019
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In 2017 we had our taxes filed in the Gonzales, LA Walmart. There was very little space for the preparer to work on. We gave him all our info. 00. We went to the the Gonzales, LA Office and spoke to the Regional Manager, Lauren Lusak.

She looked over the paper work we received and printed out the info that was scanned into the computer. She went over the 2017 tax info from the packet that I gave her. Well, Noah, the individual that filled out our tax return, at Walmart didn't put all our info on the return.

He left out my husband's 2 Pension statements. She said he didn't scan it I to the computer so he must have missed them. She said they must not have been in the paperwork that I gave him. I told her I gave…

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Linda vandyke

May 8, 2019
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I had my taxes done at Jackson Hewitt at Walmart Sevierville TN I have tried to find out bout my refund and I'm told they don't have any information with my social security number,I want to know what is going on because I can't seem to get a person on phone someone needs to call me 865_314_3671 thank u,

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Yolanda McCabe

May 7, 2019
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I did not use your service and my credit card still has not been refunded. Please Please have someone call me. I am constantly getting the run around. 407-725-1085.

Thank you

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Brian Britton

Apr 25, 2019
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tax return was filled out incorrectly by the tax rep. and not noticed until the next day. The filing status should have been married filing separately and it was marked single. We have made several attempts to have it corrected by a local JH tax office.

The main office # provided has a full mailbox and unable to leave a message or speak with anyone, You are invited to contact the phone # (937)716-1726 as it was truly an unprofessional message for callers to hear. Main St, Clayton OH location, the rep never showed up for the appt.

My biggest concern was that I was able to look through the large window and in full view was a box full of files on the floor. I hope that these did not contain client personal information. It would not fair well if this information was stolen !

At this point,…

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