​UPDATE: Retaliatory Consumer Deception (Astroturfing) On Monday, July 13, 2026, Rachel Michaelov…read morebypassed my retained legal counsel and texted me directly in a bad-faith attempt to pressure me into deleting my review. I declined. Immediately following this, Ms. Michaelov and her agents launched a coordinated, fraudulent review campaign on their Google Business listing to bury my warning. Prior to this date, the business had not received a single public review in over six months. ​To artificially inflate their rating, she utilized immediate family members and employees posing as neutral retail customers: ​Reviewer 1 (Eli Ran Pinchasov - Son & Employee): Posted a positive review on July 13. His public Facebook profile explicitly reveals his employment as "Works at Empire Tax Advisors." No disclosure of his employment or family relationship was made, directly violating FTC guidelines. ​Reviewer 2 (Joseph Pinchasov - Family Member): On the same day, two separate accounts sharing the owner's immediate family name posted repetitive positive reviews claiming to be a repeat client. ​By fabricating positive peer reviews through immediate family members and employees, Empire is actively engaging in deceptive advertising ("astroturfing") in direct violation of NY General Business Law § 349 & § 350, and NC Gen. Stat. § 75-1.1. ​The owner publicly admitted on April 26, 2026, that she has operated her companies in "chaos mode" for many years, surrounded by "chaos people." If you are a small business owner looking for competent, ethical accounting, look elsewhere. The Upcharge Trap: After a $5,000 deposit on August 27, 2025, I received my regular $1,000 monthly fee for September just days later, followed by an additional $1000 UPCHARGE later the same month to complete the already promised and agreed upon work. However nothing was done, not even a welcome onboarding email with instructions until 30+ days later,  and $7,000+ in collected fees. ​Despite our onboarding call and paperwork laying out my needs prior to receiving a monthly cost, they continued demanding unjustified UPCHARGES of $2,000, $1000, $500, and $250 for services agreed prior to onboarding or signing any agreements as included in the scope of work, without any mention of costing extra. Do not fall for this trap. You are paying them to keep up charging you, only to deliver defective work, no work at all, or halt all work product unless their unexpected and unagreed upcharges are paid. ​Unless you are ready to pay Rachel $10,000 for defective services, and then an additional $10,000 to $100,000 in legal fees to recover your $10,000 investment, look elsewhere immediately. The decade-long public record shows this is a business model rather than a one-time event. Instead of learning from their mistakes and making customers whole, this business resorts to constantly changing names and creating dozens of misleading profiles to dilute complaints. They are relying on the assumption that small businesses lack the $10k required to hold them accountable in court.

I had some tax issues that needed to be cleared up. I needed help. I needed solid, helpful,…read moreknowledgeable advice. Well I found that with CPA Angela Smith. She has been amazing to work with, and has produced favorable results for me. Her communication is great, her effort is great, and I would recommend the services of Angela Smith if you need a CPA that will provide results and peace of mind, and the job done right.

I submitted all of my documentation for 2024 taxes in 2/2025. I had to call/email multiple times,…read morebut finally Joe Imperia emailed my returns on 4/15/2025. Only problem was, they were never submitted. When I called to speak about the delays, Joe told me that my taxes were "small potatoes". He also made a mistake on my 2023 return that has still not been addressed. He has avoided my phone calls. He has not responded to one email. We used him for years. I am not sure what happened.

Absolutely the worst! I met with Joe Imperia on February…read more23rd and contracted LMI to prepare my individual and LLC federal and state returns. During our meeting, I instructed my bookkeeper to uploaded our financials to the LMI portal. and confirmed receipt prior to my departing the Brook St office. I reached out last Monday, April 3rd at which point we spoke and you suggested that you were waiting on my non-existing son to deliver additional documents. I interjected, "I do not have a son; you're mistaking me with someone else and my documents were uploaded to the LMI portal during our conference call with my bookkeeper, William." After jogging your memory, you recalled the conversation and told me that the current tax year would be prepared and ready for pick-up on Wednesday April 5th. I visited the office on April 5th at 430pm and the office was closed for the upcoming 'Holy Week' I called on Monday April 8th and expressed concern. The receptionist was zero help as she could only continually offer the blow-off; 'he'll call you back" Naturally, I was did NOT receive a return call and resorted to emails. None of which have yielded a response. I have since found a more competant CPA and was forced to file for an extention however I am still struggling to reclaim my personal and corporate documents to complete my 2023 returns. What scumbags!

Mohamed's response to my review is an absolute lie. Mohamed refund me by 3k that you stole from…read moreand refused to payback when you didn't complete services. If there is any concern that I don't have the correct business I posted an email exchange with Mohamed. Mohamed has a couple fictitious business names but do not be fooled! They will steal your money. I have 100's of email exchanges pls direct message and happy to share if you need more proof!

A terribly negative experience. First they jerked me around with the schedule and made me come back…read more4 hours later, taking money out of my pocket and lost work. I took the rest of the day off and brought all my new LLC paperwork down to this joker to try to get my new business on the level. He looked at everything I had and got flustered and asked me to leave. I asked why he wouldn't help me and he say,"I can't help you." No explanation. He sat there is silence and waited for me to leave and escorted me out. I felt like a criminal. What a horrible negative thing waste of my time. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!! He doesn't want to help you unless you have everything organized so he doesn't have to do any extra work To actually help his fellow man. Infuriating. I came to the guy for help, for guidance, and to teach me how to do things the right way and instead he made me feel like I was some kind of felon. If there was less than a star I would give it.

In my first year filing taxes independently, I trusted my parent's preparer to make things quick…read moreand easy. This experience was anything but that. I understand that many people are filing but to not receive documents to sign until a month later when things were completed weeks prior is unacceptable. Then not receiving my refund check only to find out that my address was input incorrectly is very disheartening. From a business that I heard nothing but good things about and at such an affordable rate, I expected better.

I am self-employed and David made it very easy for me to understand my taxes, what I needed to pay,…read morewhy, etc. This was the very first time I did my taxes in this manner since previously, I was working for someone else. My whole family gets their taxes done by David and I know for a fact that he means very well and very professional. **I was not paid or asked for this testimonial, it's just the truth**

Mark has been doing my taxes since 2017. I used to do my own taxes but had Mark start doing them as…read morethey were beginning to get a little complex for me. He has done my taxes in-person and also via email/phone as I live out of state. Mark is very knowledgeable and when I have had a question he isn't 100% sure on, he has looked into it and gotten back in touch with the information. I have lived in 2 other states besides NJ and I continue to happily return to Mark for my taxes. He is kind, trustworthy, professional and a pleasure to work with. If you are looking for someone to do your taxes or other financials, Mark is your guy.

Would not follow up with the IRS on a tax return he prepared. Would not answer phone calls or…read moreletters from a client.

very professional, caring, and knows what she's talking about. highly recommended for bookkeeping…read moreand taxes. It was so seamless to use the same person for both

Several years of not filing taxes had me really worried. Before the IRS could get me I decided to…read morebe proactive. When all was said and done, I had the IRS situation totally situated and 10k in my bank account! Girodes, Inc. now has a client for life.

omg this guy was sooo hot... he did my taxes and i got back so much money because of his company.read more

Have worked with this firm for 18+ years and can say they are excellent in every sense of the word…read more Their accountants are attentive, respond quickly & on top of all tax law changes. I feel confident in their capabilities.