I requested a consultation through their website and was able to book within a week with Laura…read moreThompson. It was evident that Laura was well versed and up to date IRS and tax policies (I had specific questions on retirement accounts), and was also very patient and kind. She also spent time reviewing some IRS information with me to help me understand my situation when she did not have to. Although I did not end up receiving services from this tax firm, I was very impressed with how kind and knowledgeable they are. I would not hesitate to recommend them to a colleague or to come back in the future for a consultation if my taxes become more complicated.

They are very knowledgeable and do a thorough job, but their prices are high. So if you have a…read morecomplex situation and want a full service experience, then they will do a great job. But if you feel like you might be able to figure things out on your own, you will probably wind up with buyer's remorse.

Honest, knowledgeable, trustworthy, and an all around good guy. Bill Ryan is the best! He makes…read moredoing taxes easy and actually enjoyable. Hard to believe, I know, but it's true. I've been using him for about 8 years. Over the years, I've found him to be extremely responsive in communication. Anytime I have a tax question, I email him, and he gets back to me within a couple hours. He also is very personable. My wife and I have some laughs with him every year when we see him. Bill is also really good with independent contractors. I'm a real estate agent myself. He had very helpful tax strategies, such as setting up an S Corp for my business that I never would have thought of. I've also reached out to him with tax questions for my clients and he is always incredibly generous with his time. There are not many people within any industry that I recommend as enthusiastically as I do for Bill. Do yourself a favor and call him -- You will not regret it!

Last weekend was out first time going to Bill or any other accountant to do our taxes in a decade…read moreor more, as we've been using Turbo Tax for years. However, 2012 was a crazy year for us as we re-located from NJ back home to MA, changed jobs, rolled over a 401K and had multiple stock sales. So like every recent year, we bought TT again this year and were basically satisfied with the answers, although we owed $4100 to the IRS and $681 to MA we were getting $3990 back from NJ. That seemed reasonable given the income from last year. Still we wanted to double check our work on TT and we also wanted to establish a relationship with an accountant who could also provide advice going forward as to how to best position ourselves for next years taxes. My wife and I are almost 50 so we also were also looking for someone to validate the positions we had taken financially to prepare for retirement. We found Bill on Yelp and even though we live in Boston where there were other five star rated accountants, we liked the fact that he was praised for both his tax services and his financial advice. Also, he was noted as having a friendly and easy going personality (Which some of the other five star accountants defiantly did not have according to their reviews). We didn't want to start off a potential long term relationship with any one who was a dick, no matter how brilliant. Bill has a nice location in an office park in Quincy off Willard Street. We arrived on time and so did he. We liked Bill immediately as he was engaging and friendly and not stuffy at all. He even had Red Sox World Series memorabilia on his walls which immediately signaled to me that he was A NORMAL PERSON. Anyways, Bill found that we had made a mistake on TT by erroneously listing our stock sales. As far as TT was concerned, no red flags popped up because the error was inputted incorrectly by us. TT didn't know and we didn't know either, but Bill knew. The error would have been costly. Instead of the figures above, it turned out that we actually only owed the IRS $798! Our NJ refund was increased by over $200 and our debt to MA turned into a refund of almost $200. All tolled, Bill saved us almost $4500. After his fee of $275, we still saved well over $4000. We obviously enjoyed our first meeting and will schedule another more comprehensive meeting to evaluate our goals and current positions after the tax season ends and Bill is less busy. Bottom line here is that Turbo Tax is a great product, but nothing beats discussing your tax obligations with a human being. We would HIGHLY recommend Bill Ryan to anyone looking for an exceptionally competent accountant/financial planner in the Metro South or even in the Boston metropolitan area. THANKS BILL!

Impeccable service, always very quick to respond to emails or phone calls. Worked with him for over…read more4 years now and never once had a bad experience with any part of doing my taxes

Walter has been my accountant for nearly 25 years and it's been my pleasure to reccomend him to my…read morefriends and patients. He's smart, conscientious, personable, and very knowledgable. He's the kind of accountant we are all looking for.

We went to figure out somewhat complicated taxes. Andrew was great. Super nice, very knowledgeable…read moreand reasonably priced. He is a great multitasker, and he made what was an otherwise a pretty painful experience somewhat pleasant.

Andrew is incredibly approachable and took time to get to know our situation and how he could help…read more Very reasonably priced for tax strategy and yearly returns.

Jeff was friendly and easy to work with, but our experience with him handling both our personal and…read morecorporate taxes in 2024 was disappointing. We have a couple of LLCs, and the way our returns were filed led to IRS notices and additional fees. Based on this, we wouldn't recommend him for anything beyond very simple personal tax situations.

I hired Jeff to prepare my taxes for me. He was prompt and professional and answered all my…read morequestions. He was a great help and I highly recommend him.

$2k not just once but for every year for two years. Two F*ing grand for BS service. Had one of…read morehis employees (Derick I believe) call me back on several occasions because he could not understand in plain F*ing English. On top of that, I had to pay the IRS over $1500 first year and another $2k second year.. for what??!!!! I did not make over $100K!!! What a rip off service!! Staff calls with the same questions after I have answered them via email.. it's just a way to rack up the cost just like lawyers. STAY AWAY!!!

receptionist doesn't answer phone during business hours or respond to left messages. unable to get…read moreother staff members to pick up phone or return calls either.

Made several mistakes on our tax return that took a long time to sort out. TurboTax has been…read morecheaper and more accurate.

TLDR: If you have a very basic tax return or if you are someone who is so wealthy that you often…read morefind people bending over to kiss your feet, Chuck King may provide adequate tax services. If you're anywhere in between, I would recommend looking elsewhere. I was reluctant to write this review because Chuck actually seems like a nice guy who probably got some bad advice from a business magazine in 1987 and took it as gospel--the advice being something along the lines of focusing on wealthy people or people who can do the most for you in return and not wasting much time on the "small folk". That may have worked 25 years ago, but isn't a great philosophy in the Internet age where everyone has a voice. I made an appointment to file my annual taxes with Chuck at least a month and a half before the April 15th deadline. The appointment went pretty well for the most part. He seemed friendly enough and confident in his abilities. My return had a small handful of complications that made it a bit more involved than a basic filing, but nothing earth shattering. There were about 3 or 4 things Chuck needed to research how to file before we finalized the return. That is totally fine. Tax law is complicated and I don't expect professionals to have all of the answers offhand. He told me we could leave things 98% complete and he would figure out how to tie up the loose ends later and confirm with me once everything was complete. He offered to let me pay when the taxes were filed, but I opted to pay on the spot. I'm not sure if this had any impact on what transpired next. It started off normal at first. Chuck would call me to check in every two days or so to inform me of his progress on closing out the open items on my filing. Then he began to go dark on me. I started having to call him for updates. He was not apologetic at all--he was actually frustrated that I was bothering him by checking in on a service that I paid for but didn't receive. He told me his methodology is as follows: for every filing he can't complete on the spot, he puts it into a pile towards the back of his office. When he has downtime, he works on the outstanding items in order from "most important client" to "least important client". These are his words, not mine. As you may have guessed, I was a very low priority/low income client to him and he made that very clear numerous times. To make a long story short(er), I went through a series of very painful emails, phone calls and in-person visits with Chuck to get my filing pushed through. The weaker I was on the phone, the more he tried to bully me, but once I started to (mildly) berate him a bit, he seems to regain some sense and started to act. Some people to respond better to scolding than gentle pushing, and Chuck seems to be one of those guys unfortunately. Chuck literally dragged this out until the 11th hour. Even though my appointment was relatively early in tax season, I had to go to his office the day of the deadline to ensure he filed it. And I had to take the initiative to show up--he certainly didn't seem that concerned about it (after all, I make peanuts--why would the IRS care about me?). Look I get it. People make mistakes. People are busy. People don't have all the answers. But what makes it worse in Chuck's case is that he was never apologetic about it for one second. There was never a "sorry you had to chase me down for the last 6+ weeks" or a "I swear, the service here is much better than this". I just felt like I was bothering him the whole time. I really wanted to like Chuck and there were many times I would look at him and see the "good guy" in him. I don't think his accounting skills are inadequate or that he was out to get me. But unfortunately for him, you can't put someone through what he put me through and be considered "good at your job". One star.

I didn't file my taxes for 3 years, I work for myself in real estate and did a few deals with a few…read moreother people, my paperwork was a mess. Alan came up with a clear plan for me and not only saved me money but gave me a level of comfort to sleep at night! Michael Thanks Alan

Had a few accountants before I met Alan Weiner in 1989. I have been with his firm since that time…read morefor all of my tax and accounting needs. Craig, Jerry and Alan...I my opinion they are the best accounting team in New England!