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ZipDebt Client Comment Forum (2007-2019)
This post is intended to provide a forum for ZipDebt clients to post comments about their experience with the program. Recently, I spoke to a person interested in my program, and they told me that they didn’t bother to read any of the testimonials on my site because “everybody fakes testimonials.” Well, that’s probably true…
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Debt Settlement, Insolvency, & Income Taxes
In January and February of every new year, I get numerous emails from people who have settled unsecured debts during the prior calendar year. They are surprised to find 1099-C forms in their mailboxes, which report to the IRS the forgiven debt balances as ordinary income. Many consumers are totally shocked to find they might…
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Debt Settlement Industry – Big Changes Coming Soon?
There may be major changes coming soon to the debt settlement industry. I’ve written recently about how the industry is being targeted by various regulatory bodies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, state Attorneys General, and various consumer advocacy groups. Recently, the FTC announced a proposed change to the “Telemarketing Sales Rule” (TSR) that will…
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ZipDebt Program Still “State-of-the-Art” – Live Coaching Makes the Difference!
Since the whole financial world melted down about a year ago, I’ve been so busy here at ZipDebt coaching clients that I’m overdue to post various updates to the main portion of the website. As a consequence, I’ve been getting more and more questions like: “I see that your debt settlement audio seminar was released…