I usually get my taxes done by anyone; Walmart, random "tax man" but this go round I needed to go…read moreto an actually C.P.A. Mr Lema has been literally doing taxes since before I was born. He know it all and he does not cut corners. He is extremely legit some don't come here expecting a 20k refund on your taxes. However if you had a foreclosure, owe taxes, or anything of the many things that can go wrong, I promise this man will take care of the issue in a legit manner. Please keep in mind this is an accountant not uncle Leroy with the bad leg that can get you a good refund. If you have a business, he is the perfect man for your services. I believe in the Saying that you get what you pay for. I will likely come back to him from now on. You are require to wear a mask when you enter.

Funny guy. Had him represent my company for an IRS audit and he handled it professionally and…read morecompetently. His partner Michael Lewis is also really cool too. If you want a thorough accounting job and live in the Baltimore area I would recommend them.

Ayo prepared our taxes for 2018. He is responsive and patient and answered all of our questions…read more... because taxes are confusing! We have complicated returns (W2s, 1099s, and many freelance gigs) and he made the process incredibly easy, especially so because we are based in NYC and he is in Maryland. In addition, we are buying an apartment and needed letters from our tax preparer quickly. After requesting them, I had them in 20 minutes from Ayo (and at an after-hours time). That is how on top of it he is and how much he cares about his clients.

Debbie Sylvester has prepared my taxes for many years. She is very professional and highly…read moreknowledgeable. I can always count on her to answer questions quickly and correctly. If you need a tax preparer, you can count on Debbie Sylvester at Free State Tax Associates to provide outstanding service.

I have been going to Free State for many years. Tim Flynn has always been extremely helpful,…read moreknowledgeable, and has charged me a fair price for his tax services. One year, I decided to use Turbo Tax. It cost me a little bit less, but I was frightened by all the government terminology. When Tim does my tax work, I'm in and out in less than an hour. Turbo Tax took me several hours, and scared the hell out of me. Several years ago, Tim asked me if I had ever considered opening a ROTH IRA account. I had never heard of it. I called my retirement company and they set it up. That made a big difference in my retirement funds.

My daughter and I had an excellent experience working with Mr. Knuts on a school loan case. He was…read moreincredible nice, helpful, and supportive during a very difficult time. when we needed someone to stand with us in court, he was there and made us feel confident and protected. our court date was right before Thanksgiving-November 26, 2025, at 9:00AM, and he truly became one of our reasons to give thanks to God that year. His service fee was reasonable, and his staff were equally impressive, professional, friendly, and always willing to assist. I truly appreciated everything they did for us, and I highly recommend Mr. Knuts to anyone in need reliable, compassionate and dedicated legal representative.

This is my initial review…read more I hired Jac Knust to represent me in a divorce and a domestic violence case. He advertised that his office is in Columbia, but I think that is only to have it look good. All of my meetings were in a dilapidated room attached to his old house. There was a cat there at least three times trying to jump on my lap and interrupting us. When I mailed a check to his Columbia office, they didn't even know that it was there. They said they don't get mail at that address. In court, when I was on the stand and being cross examined, the lawyer confused me and I gave an incorrect answer. Jac just sat there. Afterwards, I asked him why he did not object. He said something like "I heard you say something, but you mumbled". Wrong. It was through the court microphone. The judge heard me, the other lawyer heard me. Also, Jac tell the judge that he is hard of hearing an asks everyone to speak up. In my opinion my lawyer's hard of hearing caused an issue in my case. When I finally decided to drop him and get a better lawyer, he stopped returning my emails. He owed me close to $10,000 and, so far, two business days, has not returned my calls or emails. Another example: I'm going through a divorce. I made a spreadsheet with all household items and their estimated values. I told jac about it and he said it would be useful. When I showed it to my new, current lawyer, she said "No, that's not good at all. You will need a professional property appraiser to document all of the household items." She new the law. She was very quick with the correct answer. Jac....he just seemed to not know. For some reason, this review was removed from Yelp...reposting The business owner replied that there were many inaccuracies. I call on that business owner to name the inaccuracies.

DO NOT HIRE THIS FIRM -- $30,000 in IRS penalties and complete radio silence for 8+ months…read more I paid this firm $8,000 for a package that included tax planning and filing of both my business and personal 2024 tax returns. What I received instead was missed deadlines, a return containing errors they refused to correct, an unfiled RITA return, and over $30,000 in IRS interest and penalties -- all while being ignored across nine documented attempts to reach them. Here is exactly what happened: My returns were due October 15, 2024. They were not filed until March 2, 2025 -- nearly five months late. My RITA municipal tax return has still not been filed as of today. To make matters worse, the draft return I received contained a clear error: it showed a RITA tax payment that I never made. I flagged this in writing multiple times. Not one person at this firm ever acknowledged it, explained it, or corrected it. Here is my documented attempt to resolve this before writing this review: * Oct 15 - Emailed Jessica Garner. No response. * Oct 29 - Emailed Katie Richards. No response. I later discovered she had left the firm -- I was never notified. * Dec 5 - Emailed the owner directly. No response. * Dec 20 - Emailed Jessica Garner again. No response. * Jan 10 - Called the office. Was told it would be handled the following Monday. It was not. * Jan 16 - Emailed again. Was told Kristen Carroll was taking over and would reach out. She did not. * Jan 21 - I tracked down Kristen Carroll myself. She promised the return would be revised once the IRS portal opened. It was not. * Jan 22 - Kristen emailed me asking for my 2025 documents -- while my 2024 return was still unresolved and unfiled. * Feb 20 - Emailed Kristen asking a basic question about their client portal. She promised a follow-up by Monday, February 23. I never heard from her again. Nine contacts. Four months. Zero resolution. This is not a case of a firm that made an honest mistake and tried to make it right. This is a firm that took $8,000, missed every deadline, made errors they refused to own, cycled me through staff who made promises they never kept, and ultimately went silent while the penalties accrued. If you are a business owner or individual considering hiring this firm for tax planning or return preparation, I urge you to think carefully. When something goes wrong -- and based on my experience, it may -- do not expect accountability, communication, or resolution. Expect to be ignored. I have retained all correspondence and documentation and am pursuing formal remedies through the appropriate channels.

DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS GROUP. I contracted with them less than 2 years- not only was their…read moretax planning off in the tune of me owing 25k above their "plan" to the IRS each year, they made made an error in filing my state taxes for all of my companies, resulting in 3k in penalties. In addition, I didn't have 1 "quarterly tax planning" meeting all year, yet they charged the $5500 per quarter regardless. I cancelled all services in December 2025, then they charged me $5500 in January 2026. The literally owe me $30,500 for the services they charged for, yet did not provide plus tax penalties. I reached out 4 times to try to resolve amicably- no action on their end. I hate to do it, but a lawsuit seems necessary.

They made an agreement with me and I paid them $2,500. A few weeks later they refused to honor the…read moreagreement, withdrew from my case, refused to refund me even part of the $2,500 and refused to even speak to me about it. They were extremely unprofessional. At one point Mr. Millman yelled at me in his office that he didn't have time for me and that he had other clients. It was one of the worst we experiences of my life. They did not care about me or my situation. They did not care about keeping a customer happy. They only cared about keeping their $2,500. I was young and broke. They took Everything I had. Thank God I found another attorney that actually cared about fellow human beings and everything worked out. Stay away from this firm. You will regret hiring them.

Judd was very helpful in explaining the different aspects and processes involved in my case. He was…read morepatient and informative when it came to any of my questions or concerns, and was always responsive and kept me up to date on all matters.

I reached out to this lawyer for assistance with my case, and she informed me that she couldn't…read moretake it on. When I asked for the reason, she didn't even have the decency to reply and provide an explanation. Very disappointing experience.

Mr Michael Broumas has been an excellent bankruptcy attorney at a very reasonable cost. He was very…read morehelpful through the entire process. I highly recommend him.

We've had the pleasure of working with The Broumas Law Group in a very stressful time in our lives…read more Filing Bankrupcty is never easy, and Mr Broumas and his staff, especially Velinda, made a difficult process not so difficult. We would recommend this law firm to friends and family. The throughness and dedication to us and our case was top notch.