Communication was virtually nonexistent. After the initial conversation with Charles, we never…read morespoke to another human being until I picked up our returns from the receptionist -- and this involved a business, a trust, and four separate tax returns. Not once did anyone contact us with questions, explanations, or comments throughout the process. The end result was that we paid more in taxes this year than we have in the previous 35 years combined. If you prefer no communication and want to feel like just another file number, this may be the firm for you. However, if you expect responsiveness, guidance, or even basic interaction, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere. Keep in mind that any conversation with a staff member will cost you $350 per hour, even for something as simple as correcting a misspelled name , with billing applied accordingly. Learn from my mistake: interview several tax professionals before choosing Carothers and Associates.

I have consulted with Carothers and Associates for my taxes and accounting questions for many…read moreyears. I have consistently received knowledgeable, helpful and insightful advice. Charlie Carothers and the staff are always kind, patience and knowledgeable. Highly recommend them.

I've used Mai to do my rather complicated taxes for several years. She is very thorough, and, in…read morefact, has caught errors others have made on profit/loss statements. Mai responds to emails quickly and I think charges a reasonable rate for her services.

Mai took time to answer all of my questions, She is awesome! Even though my business had too many…read moreneeds for her size firm, she was spent 20 minutes of her time to explain my options and gave me great recommendations! If she did that for me not even being a paying client, I can only imagine how awesome she is for her customers. Great customer service!

Jennifer is fantastic! She has prepared our taxes for the past two years, and my husband and I are…read moresuper pleased with her turnaround, knowledge, and expertise. Very organized too! I highly recommend Jennifer!

A colleague recommended Jennifer to us when we were looking for someone to do our taxes and what a…read morestroke of luck that was! She has done our taxes for three years now and I can't believe how fast, communicative, and easy to work with she is. We had worked previously with an accountant who took weeks to figure out our RSUs and Jennifer needed hardly any time at all. I can't recommend her highly enough.

This is the second time I've enlisted Randy for my taxes and I am soooo greatful to him. Randy…read morehelped solved an issue with my brokerage and the brokerage was NO HELP. It was extremely frustrating but Randy was patient, understood what the challenge was and came up with the solution needed to file my taxes. He's a true master of this trade!! Very reasonably priced for the work he does!

For the past 6 years, Randy has been my go-to tax preparer, and I'm just as thrilled with his…read moreservice now as I was the very first time. He's incredibly thorough as I stated before, he takes the time to explain everything in detail and answer any questions I have--no matter how small. He's always flexible with scheduling and makes the entire tax process stress-free and straightforward. If you're looking for reliable, top-notch tax help, Randy is the guy. Thanks Randy!!

100% recommend this firm! Very responsive, thorough, and fast. Their fees are also very reasonable,…read moreand most importantly, transparent. I really couldn't ask for more. Great experience all the way around!

Finally, a CPA who partners with you to understand your taxable income, write- offs and how to…read moremake smart financial decisions as a small business owner. Before I met John Worden a few years ago, each year it felt like our tax return was a shot in the dark. We never really knew if we would owe money or get a return. John explained to me how the IRS looks at our income and each aspect of our income and gave me the information I needed to make the proper income deductions so we have no "surprises" when we have our taxes done each year. Everyone at the office is also friendly and professional. I highly recommend!

Smoothest filing ever. Quickest turnaround ever. Totally professional and totally virtual. Will…read moredefinitely engage again for 2025 filing.

If I could give Susan 20 stars, I would. My husband had Alzheimer's and the IRS was disallowing a…read morelarge business deduction on my husband's taxes filed a few years earlier. My husband's long time CPA was ill and died in the middle of trying to deal with the IRS. The IRS was demanding repayment of more than $50,000 (that my husband's CPA said was not owed) and I was a basket case. I began making monthly installments to the IRS and was looking for help. Enter Susan. I found her online and read the remarkable reviews. I called her and she immediately began unraveling my husband's business records. It took some time (as all things do with the IRS) but Susan resolved the issue and the IRS refunded all the money I had paid to them. It was great to have the money refunded, but even better to have the IRS out of my life. Susan is kind, understanding and absolutely knows her stuff. She removed so much stress from my life that I can never thank her enough.

I needed a new accountant after ours retired. I went with Drake accounting and could not be…read morehappier. He was able to get me a great refund and answered all my questions. He was also able to help me with my trust account as well. Honest and affordable we recommend him to all our friends and family.

Being a new business, Issac did such an amazing job of navigating us through our first tax year…read more Although taxes can be confusing to new business owners, Drake Fiduciary Accounting & Consulting carefully walked us through everything with such grace. They definitely go above & beyond, truly dedicated to ensuring favorable outcomes for clients - we highly recommend Drake Fiduciary Accounting & Consulting - the perfect 1 stop shop for all of your business tax and financial needs.

Juan was very knowledgeable and professional. He was able to answer my tax questions and give me a…read moresolid understanding of my tax benefits. He was easy to talk to and very helpful! He's a better choice than major tax firms!

Juan helped us with our 2023 taxes. Juan was personable, knowledgeable, professional, efficient,…read moreand reasonably priced. We definitely plan to work with Juan on our 2024 taxes and beyond.