Hi, This review is…read moreto warn other customers of what could happen to them. I was told my a financial advisor that Ms.Heyman the tax advisors would be a great assets to compete my personal taxes this year. I am the type to complete my taxes or HR block as I do every year. This year I decided to use the advice of a my financial rep who stated " let Michele see what she is able to complete with your taxes and if you don't want to use her to file you don't have to" I then reached out to Michele explained not once but twice this was my first time using a CPA. Here is an exact e-main to Michelle: "2nd question I have is as I stated before this is our first time using a personal CPA to complete our taxes and not use HRBlock. I did fill out my taxes in HR block just to see where we would be and we are owing around $158 as of now. Now once you are able to complete our taxes will you be able to let us know if we owe or will be receiving a refund? If there is by chance tax credits we may miss or did not understand. Also, I know we will have to pay you for your services so i know that may be on top of filing our taxes(if we owe). I just want to make sure I complete the most cost effective way to complete my taxes but also have them completed correctly." So knowing I have already completed my taxes in HR Block and only owe $158 asked her again I am just looking for the most cost effective way to compete my taxes. Instead of stating you will be paying at a minimum $650 + the $158 you owe in taxes you probably should just file through Hr block. She proceed to ignore that question and ask for more documentation. So now they would like me to pay $650 to them (money hungry) pay $138 to for my taxes to The IRS instead of the 3 HOURS it took me to fill out my taxes with Hr block. After explaining this to instead of even offering a discounted 50% for the way she could have done. Which would not have been a lot as I have nothing but W2 and day care for tax credit it's not like I'm a business who has tons of stuff. She wants to charge me interest now on a unpaid invoice after speaking with her about this. Very unprofessional and I understand you have to make a living as well. The facts that I I asked multiples times before hand how this would be handled and still did not have a clear answer or even a honest professional one (you save money by not using us) would of been a great start. I do not recommend this service unless you are unable to use a computer and log into a tax service provider for yourself. You're better off paying a friend $50 for this service. Very smart lady I'm sure but did not look out or have the best interest for me and my family during this pandemic where people lost their jobs.

I started using Five Stone Tax Advisors to challenge my Austin property taxes (two properties, for…read moremany years) for quite a few years now, after a bruising meeting with the Travis County committee that meets with homeowners, a horrible experience. Most years, Five Stone has been successful in getting the appraised value of my home lowered - sometimes by a lot. I think the fee they charge for this is reasonable, and they seem to be efficient and very easy to deal with. Usually, we exchange only 1 or 2 messages per year. They donate a substantial portion of their profit (about a third) to local charities, and they invite their clients to choose from a list. They're a great business; highlky recommend.

Useless service that cost us money when we tried to use them. We signed up a few years ago (2024)…read morefor the purpose of having them protest our property tax increase. They did zero work, literally zero, as soon as we signed up they literally told us to go find comparable property sales ourselves and sent a bill at the same time because they wouldn't do any work to try and protest for us thus they knew we would not find any savings. The entire reason we used them was to find the comparable and do the protest, which they didn't do either of. They should at least have a policy that if they have zero data they can use to make a case, you should not pay anything to them at all since they won't do anything. I would not use them again, I have contacted state representatives to suggest regulating this industry due to unethical companies like this one.

TL;DR - Highly recommend Purple Fig, worth every penny…read more We had a wonderful experience with Purple Fig - they cleaned our home right before Christmas and got everything in tip-top shape in time for houseguests to arrive. I was super impressed with how easy the onboarding process was - communication was fast, detalled, and I knew exactly what to expect the day of the cleaning. I loved that I received an alert when the team was on the way and their approximate arrival time - so helpful! Since I work from home, the team asked very considerate questions about which rooms to clean first, what would be the most convenient / least disruptive for me, etc. They were efficient, detailed, and I was blown away by the quality of the clean. And the best part - my home smelled AMAZING. I don't know what type of magic they infuse into their eco-friendly cleaning products, but I would like to buy it in bulk please! :).

Update: 12/5/23 - I'm updating this as the owner did reach out to us and refunded the cost of the…read moreinitial clean. While I don't believe we will be using them moving forward I respect that they stand behind their work. Our former housekeeper moved so we recently had Purple Fig come in for an initial cleaning with the hopes of setting up a twice a month or bi-weekly service. We were quoted ~$280 per visit which was higher than our old housekeeper but seemed reasonable enough given they bring multiple people. They claimed the first clean was to bring things up to the "Purple Fig Standard" but when I got home after the cleaning I genuinely had trouble understanding what they did while in my home other than leave a candy cane on our kitchen counter. They don't do any laundry (even bed sheets/towels, not looking for a wash and fold service here) which is frustrating but I can somewhat understand given the time a laundry cycle takes. The most egregious offense was that they apparently also dont do any dishes . Again, i'm not asking for a post-Thanksgiving dinner cleanup here but we had a few pans and plates from last nights dinner in the sink and they didn't touch them. Overall, my wife and I struggled to understand what they really did to clean our home. When we decided not to continue with the bi-weekly service they then retroactively charged us $470 for the initial clean. For the price they charge not doing laundry or even tidying up the kitchen when there are a few dishes in the sink doesn't feel worth it. The best part of a cleaning service is coming home to a clean house that you can see and feel as soon as you walk through the door. With Purple Fig, I walked in to a house that felt like the cleaning service had to reschedule for another day

I was in need of a stellar Divorce Attorney in the Austin area. My x husband is also a Attorney…read morewho is very aggressive and intimidated me to no end. Until, Mr. Kirker, Attorney At Law was hired to represent me. I had the most amazing team behind me. When I couldn't speak up, Chris Kirker made sure I was supported and respected after my then husband attempted to shame and humiliate me. I deserved to have the best representation and Chris Kirker and his assistant made sure to keep the opposing side responsible for their actions. Always showing class and nothing less. Being a stay at home wife with a controlling husband who was in control of the finances, I felt scared and bullied into believing I wasn't deserving of anything. Even when I decided to work it out with my spouse. Mr. Kirker was supportive of my decisions and always respected my feelings and thoughts. When it became very clear to me that my marriage was over and I had a huge battle in front of me. Chris Kirker was ready to tackle anything that was thrown my way from the opposing side. He was very proactive when it came to my privacy and well being. When my spouse wouldn't take down very private photos of me that were on a website for the world to see, Mr.Kirker took a very strong approach and was able to get my husband court ordered to take them off the website. He stands for the rights and ethics of a human being who is being bullied and puts a stop to this unhealthy behavior. Thanks to his super Woman Assistant "Julie", every i was dotted and t was crossed. She never skipped a beat. They make the best Divorce Legal team a woman could ever hope to have defending and assuring what just and right. Going through a divorce was one the hardest things I have ever experienced. Thanks to Kirker and Davis. I can honestly say I received the most stellar and classy representation a woman could ask for. I can't thank Mr. Kirker and Julie enough for their support during the most challenging times of my life. I have my life back again but even better I have my dignity. Amen to my Attorney and his assistant. I would highly recommend hiring Kirker and Davis if your in a situation where you needed representation against a bully. Know that Chris Kirker has your back.

Thought I had a great estate attorney when I drafted my will with them. They told me if you need to…read moremake any changes just reach out and we'll help you out. Well I needed to make changes and they treated me like I had never stepped foot in their offices, sent me to the intake team. Then, when I said you guys drafted my will and the attorney I worked with told me to simply reach out if I needed to make updates, they punted me around the organization. When their estate planning attorney finally reached out, they said they would look into it. Never replied. Months later, I asked where things stood and she simply replied "not taking any new estate planning clients". What?? Kirker Davis drafted my will! Terrible firm. Maybe they are great at divorces but don't waste your time or money on estate planning. You'll regret it later I promise.

Josh was extremely helpful with our distribution contracts and helped us resolve our issues quickly…read moreand efficiently. We greatly appreciated his professionalism and expertise.

After struggling for over 9 months to get our solar panel leasing company to remove their solar…read morepanels so we could fix our leaking roof, Joshua Kushner helped us get resolution in just a few weeks. We needed his excellent legal skills to end the leasing company's cycle of empty promises and stall-tactics. Joshua was very understanding and easy to communicate with. We highly recommend him. He got us out of our lease AND got the solar company to pay for the damage to our roof that their solar panels caused.

I've been with them for 3 years now and they are absolutely through the roof. Fantastic…read more They helped me get a $10k+ refund for a past years filing, and have saved me quite a bit of money on the years since. The staff responds promptly. The main thing I appreciate is that they always call the IRS and do any other related tasks on my behalf. No up charges or anything like that. Just helping me in every way.

They did my taxes last several years. Didn't get last year's in until November. Now, I am hearing…read morefrom the IRS that losses were mis-categorized and I have already had to pay back money on 2020, and now it looks like more for 2019 likely, but I can't be sure, because they took the returns off the smartvault. Noone responds to emails or phone calls. Paid extra for Audit protection, but no-one responds. At this point O might have to look into legal recourse. I can't be the only person scammed by these guys. Now, automatic reply on email states everyone resigned but Charles would return message within a week. It has been at least 2 weeks with no response and no phone or office to call. Charles sent out an email in February indicating he is moving on to be a speaker/ influencer. Only if he os teaching how to scam money and walk away.