Maria at Advanta Tax is absolutely the best in the business. I came to her with a stressful IRS issue, and she handled everything with professionalism, confidence, and incredible expertise. She explained every step clearly, stayed on top of communication, and delivered real results. What felt overwhelming at first became completely manageable because of her. If you're dealing with tax problems, don't hesitate to call Advanta Tax. Maria is the one you want in your corner. Highly recommend! read more

For all your taxes needs, Advanta Tax is the place to call. I have tried different CPA throughout my years. Searching high and low, all I can say is Maria the best in the business. I've been with Maria for 3 years now. Her expertise is beyond my expectations. Her staff is very helpful, professional and responsive to all my concerns. No complaint here ! read more

Words can't say enough!! I came to "Advanta tax " (after I had bad experience with my previous tax guy) after reviewing my last income reports , they found that Was paying extra fees that I should've. Advanta save me a lot of money , and answers all my questions. Very friendly and professional!!! A++++ read more

Advanta Tax Consulting - Tax Services Near Me - Houston, Texas

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! I usually file my taxes on my own but since I had my first child in 2018, I decided to seek help with filing in 2019 just to ensure that everything was correct. Todd, Maria, and Anna made the process SO easy! Not only are they extremely kind, but they are very knowledgeable and work efficiently! I plan on filing with Advanta Tax every year! read more

Worst customer service in history. We filed with Maria in 2019 and now 2021. I called the week before filing daily until someone finally emailed me back after weeks of no response (happy to post screenshots). I was only replied to by John Morrison and so I booked a meeting with him. He didn't even have my return done and sent to me so we were basically discussing what the status of the return was considering that I had not seen it. He then said he totally forgot and sent it to me while I was on the phone. The total phone call could not have been more than 5 minutes. I then requested that we schedule a call with Maria to go over the return considering I had not reviewed the return to come up with questions. John agreed to this via phone. The next day when I followed up via email to meet with Maria I was met with a rude reply saying I had to pay $300/hr for Maria's time since John spent 5 minutes on the phone with me already and everyone is allowed a one time phone call for filing. I thought this was ridiculous because John and I did not even discuss the return. John and I ended up discussing my return since Maria refused without additional payment. During the course of our call I realized some parts of the return were DRASTICALLY incorrect and I made substantive edits to the return. We definitely will not be returning. I called after tax filing day to confirm a question that our lawyer had about some business income and Maria refused to speak to me via the phone. Not only that, she wrote me a nasty email and put words in my mouth. If you're looking for someone competent, fair and has time - this is definitely not the place to go!! read more

This is our third year using Advanta for our personal tax filing. The service is fast and reliable. Your return is available through a secure portal. Will continue to use them for the foreseeable future! read more

Great service! Maria is my goto person! I trust her with everything! I recommend Maria to all my friends & family!

Great hidden gem! Maria and her team are the best and can always accomodaye us and any requests even on tax season. Highly recommend her. read more

I went on this journey to help a friend get his affairs in order after we found out he was in Stage IV Cancer, as time was of the essence. Maria was amazing guiding Aaron and I through the all the paperwork and back tax filing. Maria's connections with the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board were so useful that Aaron was absolved of his burden in the negotiations that Maria organized. I would highly recommend this group for their compassion and follow through. Many many thanks as now my friend Aaron has less to worry about and can just focus on spending his last days with his children. I would recommend Maria hands down!!! read more

I have done my tax returned since 2016 maria is really professional and Happy to do it with her and also price Thank you maria Jose pereira

The reviews do not lie! This place is great. We had Maria fix a tax return that we did ourselves and messed up on, and have been stuck with her ever since. She definitely knows her stuff and is someone you can depend on. As much as I dread this kind of stuff, she makes the experience so comfortable and fun! I love talking to her and sharing laughs through our stories. She is very genuine and caring; I can not say enough good things about her and this business. 5 stars isn't sufficient for Maria and her staff. Love them! read more

I have utilized Advanta tax, Maria NGO for 2 amended returns 2017, 18 and 2019. Most recently 4/17/21, I received a proposed tax bill in the amt of $13,191.00. I was absolutely beside myself and contacted their ofc. (By phone and emails). The IRS also sent her copies of the cp2000. Due May 12, 2021. I am fully disabled and reliant only on RRB incomes. This amount due is almost 1/4 of my income. Can you imagine opening that letter!?! Every few days I would request an update, basically her response was, I'll get back to you when I review...the deadline came and went, she never contacted me and I was desperate for direction, anything... Admittedly, I do not have a clear understanding of how RRB 1099's should be itemized. I sought a professional to be certain it was done correctly. Wrong! Clearly because I was requesting her to amend the returns, I confirmed her competency in RRB, she assured me, because she was from the Valley and very familiar. Now, I realize I made a costly mistake utilizing Maria @ Advanta tax. Not only did she make errors, she was non responsive and just not truthful, only making excuses. She attempted to deflect responsibility to me, saying I did not submit the rrb1099's entirely. I did. The amounts were incorrectly included and incorrectly reflected on the return. I did request she refund the amounts I paid for the services ($750.00) since every return was incorrectly completed resulting in additional monies due. I don't want anyone to go through what I have gone through with Advanta tax. This was devastating for me! I have also contacted the BBB, of which she is not a member and does have an existing complaint. To the person considering this company, this person...buyer beware! Otherwise when you least expect it, you may be getting a notice from the IRS. One star only to submit review. read more

I met with Maria for some personal tax advice, she answered all my questions and concerns, and I was so relieved. She sure knows her stuff and I would definitely recommend their services! 2019 I had another appointment with Maria and she was a great help. They'll be doing our taxes next year! read more

We HIGHLY RECOMMEND Maria Ngo, CPA to do your taxes! She and her team are AMAZING! We are self employed and she helped us file our taxes! You want to save money, SHE will save you money and time! We trust her completely and have recommended her to our friends, family and clients! We will be repeat clients 100x over! read more

Maria Ngo was AWESOME!! I'm a college student filing my taxes for the first time myself and was recommended to her by my Mum. I had no idea what to expect or what I needed to do, but with Maria Ngo it was easy breezy! Maria was really nice and friendly, easygoing, but super knowledgable I felt comfortable asking any questions about my current taxes as well as questions about future taxes and she answered them as if it was like the back of her hand. 10/10 would recommend. I'm glad I went with Maria Ngo for my first time filing taxes. She made it less intimidating. Shoutout to the friendly staff! read more

I have nothing but good things to say about Maria Ngo, she and her team are easy to reach and Maria is a pro at what she does. I really hope by providing good reviews she gets more business and is forced to hire more help so she can take a vacation! She works around the clock for her clients. I will be seeing her next year. thank you Maria read more

I love this place. Maria the owner is great. She knows her business. I have her help me with my taxes every year and I am confident that she will do an excellent job. read more

Idk what happened. The first year everything was fine. She lacked on communication but she did a good job so I went back this year and I regret it. She had ignored my emails and blamed her new staff who also ignored my emails. I gave her everything she needed by December. Actually every month in 2016. She lied and said they were done in January and She was double checking the numbers. Come end of March when it was really done she did everything wrong. The tax return was completely botched. So I tried to contact all of them and nothing. Then she assured me it would be done by April 18th and here it's Easter weekend and she's disappeared. I told her I was disappointed she lied about having it done and she and her whole staff ignored me when I asked her to redo it. I told her I wanted a discount. She said she'd do it free and I was skeptical. I want it done right not free if it isn't right or isn't done at all. Never heard from her again. Once she said she was sick that weekend that she said we could talk but I truly believe she was lying based on her terrible history with communicating. What was her excuse every other time she blew me off? I tried to file an extension. In 18 years of doing my own taxes I've never filed an extension and the irs rejected it for some reason. Now I'm going to get in legal and financial trouble just because Maria dropped the ball and she and her team decided they didn't like me. Idk what happened to her or her service but I'm appalled and I'm just expecting more lies. She left me hanging and it's on you as a taxpayer not her if she screws up or lets you down. What she did should be illegal. I might screen shot my emails here so you can see her negligence when I get a chance. I should also report her to the bbb. It's time for taxes and she hasn't replied at all! Then she sent some goons after me on yelp who have nothing better to do with their time than to personally harass and insult someone they don't know on line. Very professional. Even the bbb is on top of it at this point so that will be posted soon as well. All she had to do was her job. Now I'm in legal issues with late taxes and all she gets is a few bad reviews? What she did should be illegal. read more

We have been working with Maria and her knowledgeable team for several years. Their knowledge of the tax code and experience working directly with the IRS is above all others. They are always timely with filings, and work extensively to maximize your returns. Additionally, we hired Maria to setup a LLC for our new business venture. She takes the headaches out of running your own company so that you can focus on growing your business. I highly recommend Advanta Tax Consulting for all of your tax, bookkeeping, and payroll needs. read more

Maria's tax service is so fast and efficient, but the best part about coming here was the customer service!! She is genuinely kind hearted and cares about getting you out of any tax problem you may be in! I came in here and could tell that it's not just a company in it for the money, they actually care about their customers. read more

I've been using Maria for all my Cpa work for years, and she has always been awesome and thorough. She's so friendly and helpful, and I'd never use anyone else. Thank for everything yall! read more

I had such a great experience here! 1. As soon as I had requested a quote, I got a reply in less than 10mins. 2. I met Maria and since she had a few minutes she went ahead and say me down to look over my papers. She was so helpful and gave great advice after looking over my papers! 3. Even the front clerk, her name slips my mind, but she was so friendly and willing to help! 4. Both were so personable and attentive that it was easy to talk to them. Let alone the fact that I got there practically before they were about to close. I yelped them by chance because I was in the area and I'm glad I did! read more

I definitely recommend Maria Ngo and Advanta Tax! Maria was extremely knowledgeable and very helpful, giving us the best advice! This was our first time visiting Maria after she was highly referred by a good friend of ours and he was right! She is awesome, and I'm so glad we found her! We'll be back next year for sure. Thank you Maria! read more

I rarely do this but decided to start reviewing and the crew at Advanta Tax have exceeded my expectations with helping me out with Hurricane Harvey losses which were very devastating. They amended my 2016, 15 and 14 taxes and have extra to roll forward for the next 20 years with my losses and I will now be getting a taxes money that was paid in. Thankyou so much for your patience and professionalism and getting me money to help with the losses. read more

Maria is so easy to work with and it looks like she really enjoys helping people with their questions. She also approaches a client in such an open way that I felt like the most important person in the room and not an imposition or an idiot as I had with others. read more