Ted has been very instrumental in providing me solid, good financial advice. He had nothing to gain…read moreby giving me this free advice. He gave me such great advice a few months ago that I contacted him again and he was so encouraging, it gave me the confidence I needed to move my finances in the right direction to create stability. Thank you Ted!

If you're looking for a firm who geeks out over small business success, cares about a job done…read moreright, and have a deeper understanding of what is happening for you financially, look no further. Ted and OPS is the place to be to getting insight into your financial health so you can build a strategy to scale appropriately. He is not only super friendly and willing to get to know you on a 1:1 basis (which included my business goals and personal goals) but he tries his best to help you understand a language foreign to most of us.... intuit navigation and taxes in general. After a terrible year with another firm, Ted has given me peace of mind after a grueling pandemic year for most businesses. I am only a year old, working for myself, and my big dreams require all the peace and help I can get. Thank you for being there and getting me on the right path.

Best of the best!!! John is always easy to work with. I would highly recommend using John!read more

I have used JH Brand for 4 or 5 years - he has been responsive to my questions and when an issue…read morecame up (I omitted an investment statement accidently) he contacted IRS and everything was corrected with no penalties. he has been great -always fitting me in. I typically met John in person but 2020 everything was remote with electronic files and a client portal - seemless.

I had a great experience with Larisey & Company CPAs. Their team is knowledgeable, responsive, and…read morevery easy to work with. They explained everything clearly and made the entire process smooth and stress-free. You can tell they genuinely care about their clients and go the extra mile to provide quality service. Highly recommend them for anyone looking for reliable and professional accounting support!

I had an awesome interaction with Brian. I have a complex tax situation, having moved from…read moreCalifornia and having vesting stock. Brian was quickly responsive over email, even on a holiday weekend. Given the the intricacies, which he explained over email, he even suggested going with a California CPA, despite potentially losing my immediate business. His prices also seemed reasonable and affordable. Would recommend!

At first business between Mr Petty and I was good but things changed. I 1st went to him because I…read morewas having past issues with past taxes and a debt I want to pay of with the IRS . He sold me a dream of what he could do to help me . He informed me he was trying to work on something with the IRS to get a reduction in the amount of money I owed to them . I gave him almost 2,000 to represent me and he was doing it but after a while I hardly would hear from him and then I would call and leave messages for him and he would never return my calls and I would go in person and he would say he was busy and would get back to me but never would . I had to find out from the IRS instead of him telling me that the payment reduction plan he worked on for me was not approved and when I brought that to his attention he apologized and said he was going to work in a payment plan now with the IRS which he never did . He never told me that the debt relief plan he was trying to put me on with the IRS was not approved.. After all this time and money spent working with him, I'm back to square one . I would not recommend him , I would go to H&R Block to have them do my tax returns instead . Take your business else where .

From the owner: Individual and Business Tax Filing Accounting…read morePayroll Sales Tax Financial Reporting

Roky Milutinovic is highly recommended as professional, and punctual. Moderate pricing. Kind and…read morefriendly, correct.

DEFINITELY WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. He is NOT a CPA and makes tons of mistakes. Refused to give me my…read morebusiness records from this year after multiple attempts. Finally had to file complaints with the IRS and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Apparently there isn't really anywhere else to make a complaint with since he IS NOT A LICENSED ACCOUNTANT. He handled our business taxes for over 50 years and until the last five years, we never had a problem. Within the last five years there have been multiple mistakes and errors that cost me money as a business owner. I finally fired him about six weeks ago. He has only provided minimal records to me. I requested all of my business records for 2022 and 2023, but I only received a few things (payroll & sales tax from 2023). I am doubtful that he even filed business tax returns for me. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT USE THIS GUY FOR ANYTHING!

I had a time sensitive matter that I needed CPA advice on. Even though it was the weekend, Erik…read moreresponded within an hour, we were able to schedule an appointment same day, got some of my questions answered, then Erik sent me a follow up email the next morning (Sunday morning) with all the questions answered!! I greatly appreciate the timely and detailed response and customer follow up!!

Responded quickly and was very helpful when it came to explaining our situation to us better then…read morewe knew ourselves!

Woo hoo. Martin is back! Personally met Martin in Chicago. It's a MUST for Artist to work with a…read morespecialized CPA to understand the quirks and industry-only deductibles. Looking and being PRETTY is a deductible! ;) While in Chicago, Martin handled my PERSONAL and BUSINESS tax returns. Martin's HELLO email was perfect! I had a 30-min complementary chat to plan about my Bigger & Better 2019 Life. I was impress that Martin remembered the LLC after 5 years of hibernation. Slowly thawed but never outdated! As always, Martin gave me lots of no pressure Options.

From the owner: Accounting wasn't designed for creatives. But we are…read more Clients seek us out because they're tired of working with CPAs who just don't get their business. They're tired of being talked down to. They know it could be better--a relationship with an advisor who has the professional experience to get it done right and the industry background to actually understand their challenges. Someone who wants to go beyond just reflecting past results to them and who wants to act as a partner in their success, guiding and advising along the way. These photographers, graphic designers, studios, labels, agencies, writers, models, actors, and production houses come because collaboration is in their DNA and they want it in their CPA too.

This man abandoned his offices on North Avenue in Chicago along with my mother's state and federal…read moretax returns and all of her back up documentation. She has been calling and searching everywhere trying to get copies of her 2023 tax returns from Mr. Terrell to no avail. My mother is 83 years old and this is just ridiculous that she is being put through this. Keep in mind he cashed her check before abandoning his office. Beware.

I found out about Tax Station online. I wanted to find some help for my daughter and her partner. I…read moreheard that Tax Station was very helpful but that, since both my daughter and her partner had never been advised by a CPA, they could have used more upfront information about the process. And of course, this was during the pandemic, so everything seemed a little more difficult. I'm thinking they will use them again this year. Reasonable fees, too.

I spoke with Mr. Ro a year or so ago and he was very helpful and knowledgeable. Unfortunately, I…read morewasn't positioned to afford his services and had splurged on the consult. This year, I decided to fully invest in professional services and officially set up a business so I reached out to him. Sadly, he said he was already booked up for the season. I am glad that he was upfront about that and isn't trying to overbook and under deliver. I appreciate his professionalism and will try to get my bid in early for next year.

I write this review on 4/19, with my taxes still not filed by John and no response to my emails…read more  Admittedly, I came to John with a mess of current and previous taxes. He accepted this mess graciously and I paid him $700 for his services. This was on February 15th. Since then, I have followed up with him several times over a span of several weeks, with a CC to his assistant, and have either received assurance that my taxes would be completed prior to the due date or simply no response at all.  I took a leap by trusting someone that I came across on the internet with good reviews but as I sit here filled with anxiety, I'm realizing that was a huge error in judgement.  Learn from my mistake and don't simply trust the good reviews. Do your homework and maybe stick with the larger corporations where you know the work will get done. UPDATE based on John's response: The dates provided by John are correct, however, they do not excuse an Accountant hired to complete taxes prior to the April 18th deadline failing to file said taxes. John, check your emails and you will see that all information, including the information you asked for most recently, was absolutely completed and uploaded to Dropbox. The fact that you are accepting no blame for not responding to multiple requests from a client in addition to not filing taxes by the due date is appalling considering that it's exactly what you were hired for. Regardless to any amount of refund, you didn't alert me to this until April 21st, three days after taxes were due and I had already told you that I was taking my services elsewhere. As mentioned in my final email to you, I strongly advise assessing your workload prior to accepting new clients. You knew exactly what you were agreeing to 2 months prior to the tax deadline and assured me that my taxes would be filed. Lastly, for anyone who has read this far. I am attaching a copy of John's list of excuses as to why the taxes weren't filed on time.

After reading the comments of how customer service support at the County Record of Deed is treating…read morepeople is disappointing and terribly unfair and hurtful to people trying to do the right thing, especially senior citizens who are lost and confused by not having the know how or understand technology and living on borrowed time. This scares me to know what is to be expected from one of the greatest cities in the United States. I will say my experience so far is no one has answered the phone or returned phone calls, but I have been emailing with some replies. I hope the Illinois Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon offices etc is receiving calls and emails from people. The info below was found online. Chief Ethics Officer & Legal Counsel Investigating waste, fraud, and abuse. To complain about employees/vendors or report improper conduct, please complete the Request for Investigation Form and submit by email or regular mail at the addresses below. - EMAIL - Scott.Kozlov@cookcountyil.gov Cook County Clerk's Office ATTN: Scott Kozlov 118 N. Clark Street Room 230 Chicago, IL 60602 - COMMUNICATIONS 69 W. Washington St., Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60602 Sally Daly Deputy Clerk of Communications PHONE (312) 603-0991 EMAIL Sally.Daly@cookcountyil.gov The value of humanity and service to help people is important. I'm keeping my fingers crossed even though I'm not receiving the the best support

I didnt have the time to post this in December 2018... but here is my complaint…read more During my journey to update a deed, I was all over the place trying to complete this task. One of my attorneys advised me to get my deed process myself because it will be cheaper and however it will time consuming. He just didn't have the time to do it. The 2nd attorney played crazy telling me that the County is all crewed up and that he will need to do a title search, etc. His quote to start is $350+. There is no need for a title search because it's been the same since I was a child. So... I chose to do it myself. I've used a variety of the Cook County (CC) services in the past to take care of business. I've been out of the mix regarding to realestate. However, I have a general idea on how abc...xyz works. I used to research and participated in several tax sales /auctions back in the day (over the counter, annual, and scavenger sales ). The confusing CC operations back in the day.... went from messed up to improvements. However, it was totally f___ up process when I was in the process of getting a deed recorded. The Cook County Recording of Deeds have the most confusing 4-page instructions posted online and it's the same documents issued in-person. The instructions are hard to read due to the layout, format, and smudges in the text. [ I can produce and display instructions more clear in one page than what they gave me]. The MYDEC process is horrible. How do the CC supervisors think that people of all ages can read the horible printed instructions? Have access to a computer and/ or know how to fill out the MYDEC application on-line? I've called the county help desk for about 10 times to complete the MYDEC application. It took me about 3 days to finish. After completing the MYDEC application, I went to get a certified copy of the water certification. When I arrived to the Department of Water location, there were people of all ages and abilities present. On that day, I encountered senior citizens who were not able to walk---one was in a wheel chair and another one used a walker. They were also being assisted by their care taker to ensure that can get around while processing their property deed and/or City of Chicago Water issues (paying for their bills, obtaining a senior discount), etc.. It is sad that they had to leave their homes/neighbors....travel downtown...to take care of their business. After that, I walked in distance from the City of Chicago Water department to the City of Chicago and to the Cook County building side (four different floors). This process was time consuming and confusing. I've talked w/ a few of the same citizens there throughout my journey. They too were not happy about all of the running-around town buildings and floors If you are going through this process, make sure that you have about a week and a full day to take care of these type of transactions. After I got everything done, the recorded deed cost me $56 As for attorney #1= I love his honesty and his recommendations even tho I traveled all over the place. Attorney #2- I deleted his number because he was trying to scam me out for a ridiculous amount of money. I also called him back...and told him that I paid $56 for everything esp when he quoted me $350+ to start. MyDEC online applications is free...(at home) WATER CERTS application process....is free. (Dep OF water) Getting the water certs copy is free. (City of Chicago Building) Getting a receipt of the package...is free. Getting things clerked=free. Getting the deed recorded = $56 bucks