i had been a client since 2015, mu taxes were mult-state. janella was a life saver. until the…read morepandemic. i remained flexible, i was told we'd be lates and i would have some penaltie. fine, none of us were in a position to go shop for a new accountant. i kept checking in and i was told i was in the next batch but would hear nothing. it got to a point where calls and emails went unanswered. in trusting her and taking her at her word, she's cost me thousands of dollars as a result. i regret ever recommending her.

To be avoided if you want responsiveness, accurate advice, or good service from your tax…read moreprofessional. I run a small business and needed to engage a tax professional. After an initial meeting with me to gain my business, they did not respond to phone calls or emails and I had to work hard to pin them down to find out whether they were even going to work with me. After going to another tax preparer I learned that I had been given offhand and inaccurate advice here. I am so glad I did not let them near my finances.

A financial planner had recommended a CPA to us so we started our 2023 tax process with them in…read moreJanuary 2024. After supplying all the needed info and chasing them down over several months, we still didn't have a completed return. I reached out to three highly rated CPA firms in my area and received a prompt response from L.C. Miller CPA. The others either didn't respond or did so after a few weeks! I booked a live meeting with Calyn after having sent our info and previous year's return. Within 45 minutes, he had our return 80% completed, we supplied the additional info on the sale of a property, and we had a completed return. More importantly, he had smart recommendations on reducing our tax burden, he and his team were always quick to respond, and they followed up proactively as well. I can recommend them without hesitation.

Great CPA! We had used a well known CPA business H&_ B___k, but decided to change. Glad we did!…read moreVery polite and trustworthy group. Plus the cost was much lower!

Awesome accountants, they are equipped to handle your taxes no matter how complicated! Very…read morefriendly, and fast! We've used them for years and highly recommend them! A Good accountant is nice, but a great accountant such as Sound can save you $ legally! Yay Sound tax advisors! 5 stars!

I worked with Sound Tax and Accounting for 7 years at my previous employers, and continue to use…read morethem for my business. The owner and all of the staff are professional, communicative, timely, and very responsive. And they are very knowledgeable about all things tax and accounting, as well as many different software platforms. Highly Recommended. Thank you Sound Tax!

We have had Schram do our taxes, both personal and business, for a number of years. This year, they…read moretold us that the person who usually does our taxes was not available. It took quite some time for the very rude receptionist to tell us that she no longer worked there. We were assured that the new person would take care of things, just like always. Except, we could never get ahold of her and we couldn't schedule a meeting until after tax day. When we finally got to meet her, she had no idea why we were there, and was not at all familiar with our return. We will be taking our business elsewhere.

Our tax preparer retired and sent his clients to Schram and Associates…read more We had them prepare our taxes for 2 years. The second year for the same amount of billable hours they increased their tax prep fee 145%, which was very concerning for us. We asked for a review and that they would please find a way to lessen the fee. Their response was basically "no", " Your increased fee is not due to increased billable hours; it is due to correctly charging for the hours incurred by our firm". Also, after filing an extension for us, we had our information to them by early June and it took until early September for them to prepare our taxes. We checked in with them multiple times to check in on the progress of our return. We would not recommend them based on the price and their lack of expediency.

Kyle was very responsive, informed, and helpful in assisting me with my IRS tax case!read more

Used Kyle from 2017-2024 for our tax returns. Nice guy, but if your tax situation is more complex…read morethan a simple W2, look elsewhere. His returns consistently required multiple corrections due to obvious oversights. We had to review everything very carefully before filing. For basic taxes, this was manageable. The relationship ended when we needed help with a business EV tax credit issue. There were numerous details showing Kyle wasn't paying attention and was filing forms blindly without any investigation. His amendments kept getting rejected by the IRS. When I offered to give him power of attorney so he could properly investigate our specific case with the IRS, he refused, saying that wasn't part of his job. His final correspondence was offering to help write an appeal draft to the IRS without providing any details on how he would actually solve the underlying issue or do any due diligence. I'm saving the inner details as they would take too much time to explain, but after months of no progress, we hired another professional who diagnosed the root cause within days. Bottom line: Kyle doesn't do due diligence. Fine for straightforward W2 returns if you're willing to double-check his work. Not recommended for anything requiring investigation or problem-solving.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ -------------- Update in response to business owner: Kyle claims several things are "misstated" but here are the facts for anyone reading: Regarding purchase structure: Form 15400 from Tesla clearly listed the business name and EIN. I sent Kyle an email explicitly stating the vehicle was purchased for the business. Kyle ignored both the form and my email. When the IRS first rejected our filing, I sent Kyle a screenshot proving I had told him it was purchased under the business name. At that point, Kyle tried to charge me an additional $500 for an amendment, claiming I had "never told him" it was for the business - despite having documentary proof that I had. Regarding "clear path to remedy": Kyle provided no actual solution. He repeatedly blamed Tesla for incorrect filing. Tesla then reviewed Kyle's tax forms and identified multiple errors KYLE had made, providing corrections. Kyle was simply deflecting his own mistakes onto Tesla. He also falsely claimed he had "the exact same problem with other clients." Regarding timeline and IRS processing: The delays were caused entirely by Kyle's errors, not IRS processing. Even after being told he made mistakes, Kyle entered my personal SSN instead of the business EIN on amendment forms. We discovered many other reporting errors after the second IRS rejection. The timeline was driven by Kyle repeatedly filing incorrect forms, not by IRS processing delays. These are facts, not misstatements.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I have used Linda for 10+ years. She is the best Tax CPA in Gig Harbor!…read moreLinda is very knowledgeable, courteous and Trustworthy. With all the Fraud that goes on with your personal information on Tax Forms and Social Security numbers and so on, I have the utmost Trust in Linda. She is very professional and I am glad to recommend her to anybody for Tax Preperation Services.

Linda was so kind and so very helpful when it came to all the tax questions I had. The first…read moreconsultation was free (which is EXCELLENT customer service), and it was nothing short of wonderful. I would highly recommend anyone with questions or concerns about their taxes to come to her.

excellent, honest and dependable. And within a reasonable price for the work that is done. The…read morevalue for what is being done is a positive factor. This small family business did my deceased mom's taxes. And put up with me dribbling in paperwork on an irregular basis. I also felt acknowledged and that they genuinely cared about me as a client.

Small family business with a moms and pops atmosphere; as soon as you walk-in you feel welcomed!…read moreDid a great job on my taxes. Will definitely be recommending to all my friends and family. Thanks!

I am sending this update since submitting my initial review yesterday April 12. The bosses there…read moreclearly paid more attention to my Yelp review than to me all this past week. Though the tax preparer who works for them told me he would get my taxes done April 6-7th and his boss should likely be able to review and call me Monday April 8th, I didn't hear from anyone until Friday April 12th, regardless of my repeated calls and leaving messages. Even a text that would've taken 1-2 minutes to reassure me was just too much to expect from them this past week. What I do see is five or six reviews, all sent yesterday by whoever, to bury the truth I revealed in my first Yelp entry a day ago. Thank you very much Yelp for making a difference when business dealings might stomp on the customer.

Fantastic service. I appreciated the personal approach. My advisor was always reachable when…read moreneeded and even sent me reminders on things as the work progressed. I doubt I'll ever go anywhere else for my tax needs.