Beware -- W. Allen Scazzero is NOT a licensed CPA. Multiple complaints with the NC Board of CPA Examiners have been filed against him for his falsly representing that he is a licensed cpa. Just like the other 1-star reviews, this man did not return my emails or voicemails. He has cost me more than $15,000 in lost refunds. Do not trust this criminal. read more

I have worked with Allen for well over 20 years. He has always been highly organized and responsive in dealing with me and is quick to get my returns filed. I have not experienced one issue with the IRS since I started working with him, and I strongly recommend him and his services to others. read more

Fantastic guy. Short answers and no fluff! Fantastic response times..great returns. Very satisfied!

Allen Scazzero has an Excellent Understanding of tax law. He is Professional and Expedient. I like his responses; they are efficient and to the point! I went to 2 tax people in Raleigh before I found Allen, and I am beyond grateful to him for his expertise! read more

Allen provides great service on time. That's exactly what I want. If you email him with a question, he responds the next day, even during tax season. Expect a succinct response - he's a man of few words. I think Allen is a good guy to have on your side. read more

Does not respond to emails. Filed incorrect returns. Filed the returns BEFORE I ever saw or reviewed them. Now my work begins as I have to file amended returns to correct his errors on business and individual returns. Hopefully I can avoid penalties. So much regret about ever using this man, never again. I 'll go back to doing my own as had done since 1970 to 2019. I decided to use an accountant for the first time this year for 2020 taxes so as to reduce my workload. I so much regret it now I have a mess to clean up and Allen remains silent and does not respond to emails. I guess he only responds to some people?? Do your taxes yourself or have your cat do them. The result would have been more pleasant for me if I had had taken that advice. I will spend more money and effort on my taxes this because of Allen and his firm. read more

My husband and I have been working for Allen for many years. He does a great job and answers all questions. He is honest and easy to work with. read more

BEWARE!! Allen claims deductions that the IRS does not acknowledge. Once my husband asked him if one of the deductions was OK and he said "the IRS is so stupid they won't know the difference"...He also takes no responsibility when you are hit with additional taxes later in the year along with late fees and interest which in our case was over $8000...he never returned any of our emails or phone calls when we were hit with this last year. The real concern with Allen Scarzarro is that thinks he is smarter than the IRS and above the law, but he isn't either, and I think anyone who uses him risks not only losing money but risks being subjected to an audit! read more

We were customers of Scazzero Accounting for 12 years. The owner, Allen Scazzero, was recommended by a neighbor and was always difficult to communicate with but overall, the service was okay and cost was reasonable. In the last few years Communication with Allen has descended from difficult to impossible so we finally took our business elsewhere for our 21 return. And what do you know the clearly more professional and knowledgeable tax prep service found errors with the 19 and 20 returns which cost us $1,000. The errors were very simple in nature, he simply missed checking a box. Our several respectful request for the returns to be corrected and re-filed have gone unanswered. It's worth noting that this is not the first time we've found an error in our returns, but this is the first and last time Allen has refused to man up and correct his mistake. Do yourself a huge favor and take your business elsewhere this man is not ethical or professional. read more

This guy not only would not return our calls but HE made an approximate $20,000 mistake that my husband thankfully caught. Do NOT use this guy unless you want your taxes completed incorrectly. read more

Scazzero saved my marriage! You think I am joking but I am not. You see my wife comes from a family that would have no problem deducting toilet paper as a business expense for a home office. I am very conservative with deductions (read terrified of being audited) especially since I have several friends who have been audited and are currently in tax hell paying multiple years worth of penalties. Scazzero proved to be a major source of stress relief serving as arbitration between us. The CPAs are very knowledgeable and perform a thorough consultation with you the first year to better understand your situation. When we first used them we ended up with a ton of unplanned deductions because we had just moved from VA to NC and ended up filing state taxes in two states, deducting moving expenses for a job, deducting portions of utilities and other expenses since my wife works from home, etc. No offense to my wife or her family but I am much more comfortable with a CPA telling me when a deduction is acceptable. My wife likewise is much more apt to listen when the CPA (rather than me) tells her when she cannot deduct something and even better the CPA is able to provide the reason behind it. As if this weren't easy enough, each following year is a breeze. Your information is kept on file and all you have to do is fill out a simple, secure online questionnaire, drop off supporting documentation at the office, and let them know if anything has changed (jobs, family additions, etc). The best part? No stress or fighting over taxes. You simply provide everything to Scazzero and wait. They have a complete online service so they will e-file for you and you are able to see your complete return in your online tax organizer. You will receive an email but can also monitor your organizer to know when your taxes have been completed and see either the vacation you will be enjoying or the damage to your account that will be forthcoming. You will also receive a nicely bound package in the mail with a summary cover letter, tax forms, and all of your support documentation. The people here are very knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and the peace of mind and lack of stress during tax season is totally worth the $200 fee they charge to provide tax preparation and consultation services. I highly highly highly recommend them to ALL of my friends. read more

Allen is a great CPA and I would recommend him to anyone. We have been with Allen for years and years. He does a great job on our returns and when I have questions he is happy to answer them and give any type of advise I seek. Some of these folks who say he is rude don't understand that he not rude it's just his personality. He is actually a very nice person and cares about what he does. Over the years of course I have experienced delays hearing from him or his office but it's usually during a peak time when taxes are due. Even then they make an effort to let me know that they will get to me once things slow down. Overall he knows what he is doing and I would recommend him. read more

Allen claimed tax credits that I was not eligible for. Now I owe the IRS. DO NOT USE this person or company for your tax returns, they are not good at all! read more

Quick, efficient, honest and no nonsense. Allen and his team are very good at what they do. I have been a client of Allens for 15 years and will continue to use him. As a retired Naval Academy graduate, 20 year military veteran, self employed consultant I value Allens expertise. Other clients have claimed him to be rude....not so, Allen is a professional and does not waste time with small talk. He is a busy man so value and respect his time. read more

All is great....until the IRS sends you a notice saying you owe them tons of money (8,000 to be exact) from an errant return that Mr Scazzero had done 2 yrs prior. As we are freaking out and asking Allen for feedback as to what happened, why, and the steps we need to take.....he does nothing to communicate. Countless phone calls and voicemails over weeks, none returned. I get several short 1 sentence emails from him none with any explanation....after 3 weeks of nothing he sends a final email of "sign the forms and figure out how to pay"....sooooo $8,000 later we are finding a new tax preparer. Beware! read more

We used this guy for several years and just kind of put up with the fact that he was so rude. Even after he did our taxes wrong and we ended up owing a crazy amount, we gave him another chance?!! Why, I know! Finally last spring we were purchasing a new home, and needed information from him. After 2 weeks of leaving him messages, I finally got someone that works for him to send what we needed. Soon after, Allen sent a very rude and threatening message about how he would send our names to the people that didn't get their taxes done because of us. We needed information sent that would have taken someone 10 minutes to fax. The e-mail was really kind of scary. Anyway.....with so many people to choose from, steer clear of this guy!! read more

I have been using allen for over 20 years .prior to him I have used everybody in the book. He is best accountant you will find in the surrounding area.Everyone I have sent to him he became their accountant. I will never use anyone else. a+ accountant. read more

I have been going to Allen for 25 years. He is honest, highly capable and professional, and a good friend. I highly recommend him to everyone needing accounting and tax services. read more