Unless you hire a disreputable tax resolution service provider, you will likely come out better off by going with a tax relief company than you would have had you went with the do-it-yourself method.  How much better off depends on the quality of the tax resolution service provider you choose.  You might compare resolving tax liabilities to playing professional Australian rules football.  Unless you happen to be a professional Australian rules football player, you likely have never played the game, haven’t trained for it, lack the necessary type of athleticism, and don’t even know the rules.  You can either put yourself in the game and pray for the best or go with someone with many years of experience, who plays the game exceptionally well, and who knows the rules of the game inside and out.