I called for an appointment, the woman who answered was very rude , and didn't answer the question…read moreI had. I've gone here for a few years with no problems. I don't like being talked down to , I will be filing elsewhere from now on .

Cheap good tax place. They herd you in like cattle and aren't the friendliest but I tell you what,…read morethe price is right. Last year I paid in excess of $400 per person to get our taxes done and I said never again. There's no expensive hanging chandelier, no Dom Perignon and caviar. You won't get that here at Merlak Tax Advisory Group. You'll be sub 100 but feel like straight cattle being herded through the office to get your taxes filed. The way I look at it, is that I save $300 to be put through like cattle. Stop wasting money on the other guys and get in line. Moo.

You may expect very high quality service from knowledgeable, experienced professionals. They are…read morealways accessible and welcoming.

We called a month ago for tax services to have our yearly returns done and filed. These were simple…read more1040 forms, which for the seasoned tax professional would have been easy to do. When we called, the person on the phone was very nice, but their price for their service was unreasonable for the area. They quoted us $400! There are many tax services (just as good), that charge half of that. We ended up going elsewhere, and they charged us $195.

​Karlene Olesuk an awesome job on your taxes and she is a wonderful person as well ! Do yourself a…read morefavor and have your taxes done with her !

This was my first year going with a tax professional. Karlene was super great with all my emails…read moreand phone calls asking questions. She even looked over my previous year I did myself and got me another $200! I will definitely be coming back next year and so on! Thank you Karlene for being so patient with me.

I went to Jarvis & Associates to get my taxes done for my 501c3 organization. They were excellent…read morein person and made me feel very comfortable. After my first initial visit there, everything dropped off the wagon. I would need to wait weeks to get a returned email or phone call. They needed to file an extension with my taxes (even when I went there months in advance before taxes were due). It's so hard to communicate with this firm. I also dropped off payment promptly to get my taxes paid for and no one even called or sent an email that it was received. Go somewhere else.

Excellent communication. If you're looking for an accountant in the area I'd highly recommend…read moreJarvis and Associates.

My parents had their personal taxes AND business taxes done by the same CPA, Glenn, for many many…read moremany years. We have had our taxes done by Glenn for many many years. Can drop off the year's tax documents in January/February, and/or make an appointment if any questions or guidance is needed. Always THE BEST!

My husband and I have had excellent experience preparing and processing our tax forms with Glenn…read moreand his team at Crystal Lake Tax & Financial. They provide a Tax Checklist that helps us to organize our documents. They also estimate the tax implications of ROTH conversions in the future. Working with Michael S., we've developed a Plan to manage our tax-deferred savings by understanding the implications of withdrawals in the future during potentially higher tax rates and impending RMDs. Michael and his Team provide educational newsletters, webinars, podcasts, books, and radio shows on retirement success, stock market behavior, interest rates, social security, and estate planning. We've been pleased with all of their services and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

Michael and his team were a pleasure to work with -- thorough, plain-spoken, accessible, and…read moreturned my project around quickly. Definitely recommend.

I rarely write reviews. When I do, it's because of truly stellar service…read more My husband and I came to Michael Raff after 3 other accounting firms failed to help us solve a costly error made by the IRS and a previous accountant. The issue had been lingering since 2020 (2019 tax year). We tried numerous CPA firms and tax accountants. A few claimed they could help ultimately at significant cost to us, many told us to "forget about it". Last fall we decided this was a job for a tax attorney. I read reviews from every possible source trying to find a tax attorney with good reviews. Michael Raff's reviews were 100% great. I was suspicious of that many great reviews. I concluded that there were too many and too varied for the feedback to be fake. Not only that, he has a transparent and meticulous process for the way he bills and updates clients. Others before him pledged to keep us informed but only Michael proactively phoned us (and followed up with an e-mail) at the end of every month. The minimal retainer he asked for in order to work on this problem is still not used up. Michael was able to retrieve the money from the original error in LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, where other large, expensive firms had failed us for OVER 5 YEARS. He is still planning to retrieve money from the IRS on our behalf for the error adjacent money. We assumed he was a specialist only and worked as a dedicated tax attorney. Michael also does regualar tax preparation. It did not take much convincing to for us to engage him as our accountant. If you want an acccountant who is knowledgeable, dedicated, and ethical, I think you would be hard pressed to find someone more skilled than Michael Raff.

Hired KFN to do my business tax return as well as my personal taxes. Amazing quality, value and…read moreservice. They reviewed prior years returns and found numerous mistakes and/or missed opportunities and amended them resulting in significant money refunded. We use to use one of the big accounting firms, never again! KFN is diligent, very knowledgeable and ask questions that I would have never thought about which helped save significant. overall 10/10! highly recommend!

I'm furious. This con man comes across like he's legit but then doesn't answer his phone as soon as…read moreyou pay him. He didn't file my taxes fully, didn't send me the tax documents. Stay away from this guy. If he tries to respond to my message he might try to say I never did business with him or some other ridiculous thing.