Stay away from this company. Just got off the phone with the Oregon State Auditor and they got no love for these guys. I have gotten no response after 3 requests for one letter of appeal that they supposedly sent to OR. I think they got one bad apple and one unresponsive guy trying to save his *ashtray in there that is ruining it for everyone. My two clients are probably going to end up owing somewhere between $30000 and $100000 just to the State of OR. If they send a referral to the IRS it could be 3 times that amount. This bad apple they have there as confirmed by my investigation is apparantly down with cancer. And while she has my best wishes to get well soon, I would not want to get near the Heat she's drawing down on Checked and Balanced customers. read more

Checked & Balanced - Your Tax Guy: Look B4 you leap. - Payroll Services Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

After being audited for the two years we worked with Jen I learned that she does not have a license to practice tax preparation. Her company is a fraud. The IRS informed us she does not have a CPA license. After being audited I reached out to Jen and checked & balanced for help. They informed me they would take care of the IRS paperwork. After receiving multiple letters from the IRS I contacted checked & balanced 3 more times. In which they informed me they "forgot". They have completely stopped responding to emails and phone calls. After speaking with an auditor from the IRS I learned that Jen has been doing this for years. She makes up numbers, isn't licensed to practice, and ghosts clients as soon as they get audited. BEWARE that Jen and her company is fraudulent. Expect to owe the IRS if she files your taxes! read more

I wholeheartedly recommend Jennifer for your tax services. My family and I have been coming to Jennifer for YEARS now. She is absolutely incredible at what she does. She makes a painful experience manageable. Everyone my mom has referred to has gotten more money back in taxes than in years prior utilizing different services. Jennifer is highly skilled and knowledgeable in her expertise, and profound in maximizing your returns. She helps provide advice while offering friendly conversation; and charges extremely reasonable rates. read more

I am extremely pleased with Jeniffer, who handles my tax returns. She has excellent knowledge of tax laws and provides excellent customer service. She always takes the time to explain my tax situation and answer all of my questions. She is always available to help me out when I need it and goes the extra mile to ensure that I get the most out of my taxes. I'm very grateful for her help. Kalash-vancouver wa. read more

I worked with Jennifer at Checked and Balance for a couple of years. That was, until she told me they didn't want me as a client because I asked too many questions. Huh? She was actually annoyed when I had questions related to my bookkeeping and my taxes. Seemed she like being in business, except for having to deal with clients. Initially, I was told that was part of the service.. not just doing books and taxes. You pay a lot. To get help with questions seems reasonable enough, but that wasn't the case with C&B. Looked elsewhere and found a great small business that actually cares about their clients. Much better fit. read more

My husband and I were referred to Jennifer by one of his co-workers. Our first meeting with her was to file our 2017 tax return. My husband had quite a few write offs because we traveled for his work. Jennifer was very nice and personable. We felt like she did a good job of covering the ins and outs of his job relating to our taxes and we left feeling taken care of and relieved to have help walking us through a complicated tax return and returned to file our 2018 tax return with her also. In 2019 we received a notice from the IRS that we were being audited for our 2017 tax return. It was such a mess as we had so many write offs and had to do a lot of work getting the IRS the information they wanted. I contacted Jennifer as soon as we got notice of our audit asking for her help through this process. We were told by friends and family that we would learn the true quality of her services by how she responded to this. Would she walk along side us and help us through the process or would she neglect to help. She was extremely difficult to get a hold of by phone and email. When she would respond she wasn't much help at all. She was unwilling to meet with us and even one response she thought we were a different couple and gave us information about that couples tax return, very unprofessional. She was ABSOLUTELY NO help. We ended up having to pay the IRS $7,000. Jennifer was unwilling to pay any of the fines and penalties. Then when my husband and I filed our 2019 tax return we were referring to our 2017 tax return to get our children's SSN's.... when we submitted our returns (state and federal) they kept coming back with errors so I dug deeper. I found their SS cards and discovered she entered completely WRONG SSN's for both our children on our 2017 tax return. NO WONDER OUR RETURN WAS RED FLAGGED! My husband reached out to her again letting her know of this mistake and asking to talk to her in hopes she would take some responsibility for her error and we have yet to hear back from her. So I'm writing this review to warn any of you who are thinking of using her to file your taxes. She may be great if there are no mistakes but in our experience there was a HUGE mistake and she unfortunately has done NOTHING to correct it, costing us thousands of dollars. I do NOT recommend her services. If Jennifer would have walked us through the auditing process, stood by us, and took responsibility for her mistakes this review would be completely different. read more

Jennifer is amazing!!! We had our taxes done by her last night, we loved how thorough she was. She even educated us on things we had no clue about when it came to filing! I would highly recommend Jennifer, she's definitely a tax guru!! read more

I am a small business owner and came here to file taxes i found them to be Very Helpful and professional people here. They were able to dig deep looking for tax credits and get everything in order. I will be returning here for all my tax needs in the future read more

Yep! 5 Stars because Jennifer is as good as it gets! Jennifer is amazing. She does it ALL for us! Payroll, Taxes & help with Quick Books. My only complaint is that we didn't find her sooner! I would highly recommend Checked & Balanced to any one! read more

About 2 years ago I walked into Checked & Balance by a friend referral. Their staffs are very friendly. Jennifer is the accountant helped me through my tax return. She is very talented, professional and knowledgeable. She has always completed our tax forms with professional care and attention to detail. She is up to speed with all the tax law and provided some good insight into next year's tax planning. HIGHLY recommend to anyone in the Vancouver, WA area. read more

I stumbled on this place almost by accident, and thank goodness! Elizabeth took on my complicated tax situation (separation, moving from another state, selling a house...) without even blinking, and did a fantastic job. I was dreading it all year, and it was far less painful than I feared! I was also charged $70 less than H&R Block quoted me. Elizabeth also discussed my tax situation for 2019, and showed me different options and their respective outcomes, which further alleviated the anxiety of tax season next year. I am very happy with the service, and both my preparer and her receptionist were very nice and enjoyable to chat with. read more