So incredibly disappointed with the services provided by Stuart Levin . Ed levy was our CPA for 28…read moreyears and was truly the best . One would think that the firm would handle long term clients with the same professionalism , but not the case . Stuart handed over our returns for the last few years to underlings who cost us a great deal of money . He had me sending documents multiple times and claim he never received them ( even after our financial advisor confirmed) he couldn't bother to send over a basic Obama care healthcare form that i sent in and cost us $.. he began to charge us erroneous fees for consulting that was never done and this year wanted to charge twice for his fees ( my wife and i have Sep names) ., no apologies ever.. when i inquired specifically about his fee structure for 2026 he told me an amount . He then proceeded to charge me over that amount and when addressed multiple times - did nothing .. non professional and non communicative .. sad that after 28 years we have to find representation elsewhere.

Thank you steph for doing my taxes for free and giving me close to a 1000 dollar tax return! I…read morereally really appreciate it. Steph also answers emails within an hour or so.

Go somewhere else! I have a small business looking for a new CPA as our former CPA retired. Called…read moreAmy T. the owner had an intro call where she came across competent. 90 days later my files hadn't been touched. There was no status or communications from this office unless I reached out to ask for status. One response I got was "I wasn't sure where we left off", another response to my inquiry (30 days after dropping off the files) was "Since this is a business return I will have to work through that first before working on your personal return." Umm yeah! In April 2026 I wrote an email to Amy and her team that stated waiting in queue during tax season is reasonable but it was unacceptable to reach June and still nothing has been done. Needless to say I went to pick up my tax files today, still sitting on the front desk, the Amanda stated, "I tried advocating for you"... my response "what does that mean". I explained you are a service. I called to inquire, Amy accepted the work, and then you put company's at risk by doing nothing? I just don't get it. Amanda then said, "I wish I could do it for you but I'm not a CPA." Again I said, "what does that mean?" She started to define CPA but I said why would you even say that to a client. It's so ridiculous. We are on the hunt for a new CPA. This one needs to close down. HORRIBLE service and rude people.

Amy and her staff are the best! I also adored her (late) Father, Mr Weiss. The whole group is…read morepersonal, yet professional- .. knowledgeable, helpful, .. and also kind. :-)

Tom Ahlbeck is the best CPA on the NorthShore! My family & I have used his services for years. Tom…read moreis professional, reliable & up on all the new tax laws. I highly recommend him for anyone looking for a new CPA! If you can't meet Tom in his office, he will come to your business or home which is very convenient.

I met Michael Merkin about 8 years ago when he was doing bookkeeping, business consulting and…read moreacting as an interim CFO for an Internet startup that I was also working for as a consultant. I was so impressed with the quality of his work and the depth of his business knowledge and accounting acumen, that I hired him shortly thereafter to be in charge of both my personal and corporate accounting. Mike has been invaluable in helping me with all accounting and financial matters. I'm most appreciative of his calm, professional demeanor and the fact that I can always pick up the phone, call him and use him as a sounding board for ideas and questions related to financial moves I'm considering. He never fails to give sound advice and won't nickel and dime you by billing for acting in this advisory capacity. When you're his client, he values the long-term relationship and works to provide really outstanding service.

Amazing and fast process. Jinay is very knowledgeable and reliable. Recommend to anyone looking…read morelooking for tax filing

BEWARE!! I recently hired the Dolins Group to help me prepare my taxes after the sale of my…read morebusiness with the hope of minimizing my exposure to capital gains taxes. The communication, investigative research, guidance, and counsel provided by The Dolins Group was absolutely HORRIBLE! I asked on several occasions (five to be exact) for a formal review and Q&A session. I was never granted the review and ultimately received an email suggesting that I prepay hundreds of thousands of dollars to the state and the IRS while requesting an extension...no review...no discussion...an email with the extension request and the payment voucher. I contacted Steve Dolins to express my disappointment and he simply disregarded my concerns and claimed this to be standard operating procedure. He also sent me an invoice for $5,600 without providing any work product!! Was I furious? Yes! So he resigned as my accountant after I had already prepaid the taxes that he instructed. Now he is unwilling to provide me with the data and forms that correspond with the payments I made. If you're seeking good counsel, knowledgeable staff support, high quality customer service, and reasonable cost structure....THIS IS NOT YOUR PLACE!!! BUYER BEWARE!! I will also be filing with the BBB!

Terrible, would not recommend. Very unorganized, over-billing and mistakes on all my tax returns…read morefor 3 year....done!

Christine ("Tina") is an excellent attorney…read more Most of our debt was incurred before the COVID-19 ("Covid") pandemic. At that time, my husband had a high-paying independent contractor job. We accumulated credit card debt, financed a vehicle, and purchased a photo booth that he planned to use to start a business. During the early stages of Covid, my husband got very sick, which left him unable to perform his previous work duties and caused him to lose the high income he had before Covid. He was able to get a job that paid a little more than half of what he had been making before Covid. He tried to find a job for almost 6 years that could replace the income he used to have in order to pay back our debt. We reached out to Tina at Borcia Adams Law LLC when it appeared that my husband's employer's Payroll was taking more money out in garnishment than permitted. When my husband inquired about the discrepancy to the HR department at his work, HR replied with a screenshot that appeared to be a Chat Gpt's/AI response stating it was the correct amount. When my husband pointed out that the garnishment order itself stated the correct amount (which was less), the HR department stated that the attorney who was garnishing said the amount they were taking was the correct amount, even though it was legally above what was allowed according to the garnishment document(s) my husband received. After we consulted Tina, we filed to have our debt discharged. After filing, my husband's payroll department still sought to deduct the garnishment until my husband contacted HR and said, 'My attorney said the garnishment deduction should be stopped.' HR responded within 30 minutes and told my husband the garnishment deduction was removed. After our debt was discharged, my husband's payroll entered a new (different) garnishment into the system from a debtor that sought payment for a debt that was approximately 10 years old prior to filing in which we did not receive any notice that the debt was owed. Tina was very quick and helpful in getting the payroll department to stop the garnishment immediately. I would say having an attorney is very helpful in our experience because when we didn't have an attorney, the HR department at my husband's job behaved as if his words didn't matter concerning the payroll deductions that seemed incorrect, but once my husband told the HR department "my attorney said" he would usually see a response from HR within 30 minutes stating the garnishment was removed from the payroll deduction.

Tina made an uncomfortable situation more relaxed. She is a very calming person and made sure…read moreeverything was ok and that I understood everything. The process was very smooth and I recommend them/Tina to anyone that needs some help.

I have had the good people at Brown CPA take care of my taxes, both personal and professional for…read moreover 10 years now. You cannot find better tax service on the Northshore. I highly recommend that you give them a call.