I am grateful for Julie's service! Her bookkeeping and Quickbooks expertise was very helpful and I…read moregot great feedback on setting up the chart of accounts. I also appreciated her candidness: she was open about areas where she can help and areas where she recommended speaking with other accounting professionals instead of claiming deep expertise in them. I look forward to working with Julie again in the future.

As a small business owner, I was looking for CPA/Bookkeeper who would help me with my books. Julie…read morehas been excellent. She cleaned up my books for 2021 and has spent the past four months verifying and ensuring accuracy as we prep for tax season. She has also prepared end-of-year forms for our employees. Julie's impeccable attention to detail, resourcefulness, communication abilities, professionalism, and knowledge has helped me make informed and confident decisions. She gives me personalized business attention, and we meet regularly to check in and set goals. She is not only an accountant but someone who cares about your overall business vision and helping you attain them. I often leave meetings with her feeling grateful and assured that I chose the right person to help me grow my business. I own a mental health group practice, and I am often busy managing our staff and clients and need someone to rely on for the accounting side of things. Julie has been reliable and consistent with everything she does. As a mental therapist, I am extroverted, and Julie is introverted. We work together really well. Her personality is easygoing, calm, and reflective. She makes space for you to lead and does her part to guide and inform you to make sound business decisions. It's a delicate balance, and she does it well. Thank you, Julie!

100% recommended, helped me to start my business the right way!! Gave me good ideas on how to…read moreimprove it!!

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Katie has been doing my taxes since I moved to AZ. She's always been extremely knowledgeable,…read moreprofessional and thorough. I highly recommend her and her team! Thank you for always making tax season less stressful for me!

Jada was professional, informative, and took her time to go over my changing situation (I've moved…read morefrom another state and retired here). On tap of all that she made sure I understood what I can do going forward. All around great experience with a kind and understanding woman. I definitely recommend this woman owned business!

Steven at the bookEase was a huge help when I was getting my new small business set up in Arizona…read more He walked me through the Arizona TPT (Transaction Privilege Tax) process, answered all my questions clearly, and made sure I understood exactly what to do to stay compliant. Even though my franchise requires mandated bookkeeping services right now, Steven still took the time to help and added real value. He also connected me with a trusted local small business attorney for corporate bylaws and other legal needs, which saved me a ton of time and stress. If you're starting a business and need help with taxes, bookkeeping, or getting set up the right way from day one, I highly recommend the bookEase.

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My Real Estate business has been using him for years. It is wonderful having Jerry Howe take care…read moreof that part of our business so we can focus on what we do best, representing buyers and sellers in the residential real estate market. Jerry also saves us time and money with our CPA, as they speak the same language. Thanks Jerry!

I am by trade a lifestyle medicine doctor and entrepreneur. I found myself starting my own private…read morepractice and nowhere near understanding the bookkeeping and financial steps that were needed to keep my practice fiscally fit and prepared for taxes. In stepped Jerry. From the first appointment I knew I was in completely great hands. He took my messed up books, put everything in correctly, and showed me what and how to do things right. Now I have Jerry keeping all my tax paperwork in order and all my bookkeeping in perfect shape. I have started sleeping better at night knowing my books are in GREAT hands. Thanks, Jerry!!

She has done a great job of doing my taxes. I have been going there for the last 3 years and she is…read morevery good at her job, very friendly and well worth the visit.

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Could never keep scheduled appointments. Always long waits. Taxes were prepared wrong and it was a…read morestruggle to get them to clean it up.

Tax preparers have a difficult job and are often overburdened by the quantity of clients and time…read morerestraints for completing their tasks. That being said, expecting a tax preparer to perform their responsibilities in a timeframe they establish should be considered a reasonable expectation. Of course, unforeseen circumstances can arise requiring the tax preparer to extend timeframes for completing their work. However, quality tax professionals recognize the importance of communication with their clients when timeline extensions are needed and use this skill to keep their clients informed and up to date. Unfortunately, Stephanie Ware with Arete Financial And Legal Solutions falls short in this relevant skill. Although she has received multiple positive reviews, she has also received multiple reviews showing a pattern of neglect and contempt for her clients. She repeatedly states she will perform tasks and provide phone calls or email replies within a specified timeframe without doing so. In 2025, she scheduled multiple appointments with me and never had the decency (at the very least) to have someone from her office call and reschedule when she determined she could not keep the appointment. I even sat down with Ted Ashton (one of the owners of Arete Financial And Legal Solutions) and showed him a packet of emails between Stephanie and myself documenting her lack of ability in handling (in a professional manner) my tax preparation. When he stated, "you're not wrong"... and then proceeded to read the multiple reviews I shared showing her inability to satisfy multiple client's tax preparation needs, an apology was all he was able to offer. He stated our discussion would hopefully help to improve the outcome of his business by improving deficiencies that currently exist. Stephanie Ware is a "hit or miss" tax preparer. She has years of experience that comes with a chip on her shoulder. I am writing this review to help expose the public to "real time" factual experiences. I hope to help people avoid the same type of recurring problems Stephanie Ware makes while ensuring the public has reliable information to help make informed decisions about their personal tax preparation needs.