5 stars - Ultimate friendly tax experts who care about the customer…read more I went in to meet with Chris to do my taxes. I had to remind myself that I was in an accountants office because these guys were the ultimate chill guys. I felt as though I was talking to a freind over dinner; Chris genuinely cared about my situation and wanted give give me the best service possible. He also was interested in me as a person in general and not just another customer. I asked him a series of questions of different scenarios and he did not make me feel any less for asking. He patiently explained the process and did everything he could to make sure I would get the best possible outcome. Everything was taken care of on the spot. Really, do yourself a favor and go visit "the tax experts without the suits." They have the expertise and are looking out to give you the best possible resolution. These guys are so cool and down to earth that you'll forget you are in an accounting office. You will feel valued as a customer and as a human being.

While I initialy had positive experiences here, my tax returns over the last two (2022/2023) years…read morecontained significant (and basic) errors, leading to thousands of dollars in back taxes, interest and penalty fees. It's been very disappointing and expensive and I wasn't offered a refund and had to follow up several times to even get it resolved. There's definitely been a change here and my advice if you're looking for peace of mind when completing your taxes, is either to do them yourself or look elsewhere.

Walked in looking for Some Tax help the lady at the front desk was very nice and then she went and…read moregot Paul he was very knowledgeable and professional Helped me with no problem and price was very reasonable.Looks like I found a New place to file my taxes. Very Happy With my experience

I worked with Lil Stepnowski. She was wonderful. I got a letter from the state asking for money…read moreon back taxes. I called around tax offices and finally got to this office. I spoke with Lily on the phone and she was very knowledgeable. I went into the office that same day which was Friday late. She still saw me and helped me with the paperwork. I was very relieved. She followed up with me on Monday. Bad news: I do owe the taxes. Overall, I'm glad I found her to help me figure it out because it was so stressful.

Working with Brown's fulfillment consultation & accounting firm was the the best decision I could…read morehave made for my business. She was very professional, extremely knowledgeable, and very personable. When I first walked into her office I felt extremely overwhelmed with the process of keeping my business's finical information organized, but I left feeling confident and reassured that everything was in the best hands possible.

Would not recommend after meeting with Tara M. For my 2023…read moretax return Rose was great to work with, where she explained things in detail. Value was comparable to other accountants. Though I had many recommendations and referrals for other accountants, I chose to work with Rose because I chose to specifically support a woman and minority owned business. One piece of advice from Erin Benzakein from Floret about hiring a bookkeeper and accountant was that if you feel dumb or awful after meeting with either, then it's time for you to hire a new accountant/bookkeeper. I was having a hard time managing my own bookkeeping and was inquiring about this service. I met with Tara and she was condescending, defensive, and was gaslighting me when I started crying on the call after she went on a diatribe about the importance of bookkeeping. I also disagreed with her statement that "Bookkeeping is the backbone of your business." Unfortunately, Rose was also on the call and there wasn't any intervention. I would recommend Rose Brown only if you were just working with her and Darin, but would stay away if you are on a call with Tara.

I rarely give feed back for services that are not up to par, but I am reporting this accountant in…read morehopes to prevent someone else from making the same mistake when choosing the services of someone with very few references. Definitely not a good sign. My husband is self employed and contacted Ms. Sam to help with our business and personal tax preparations. Ms. Sam was responsive to us initially, and as time passed we have yet to hear back from her. We have real concerns with this company and started calling and leaving her messages along with emails to find out where we were at with our taxes. In the beginning we gave Ms. Sam the benefit of the doubt because it was tax season, and one would only assume that any accountant worth their salt would be extremely busy at this tme of the year, right?! Our patience began waring, and as time has passed (Months) we continue to call and leave messages asking her to please contact us. It has been months since our last conversation with Ms. Sam, thus leaving us in a precarious situation with our tax filing. She has all of our financial information which is not cool at all and leaves me contemplating our next step ... This has been the worst experience with someone who has just completely ghosted us for no apparent reason whatsoever ?! Not to mention, her unprofessionalism at it's worst when her business success solely relies on satisfied paying customers, not to mention her reputation as well! If anyone out there has had a similar situation with Ms. Sam, or if someone has retained her services very recently or even knows how to reach her ... please post it. As I review the five other posted comments and see the dates of review ... I have only myself to blame. Lesson learned!

The best in the business!! She is smart and quick to respond to a question. Thank you Sara!read more

Have had Forker & Assoc. do our taxes for many years. They have always given amazing service Very…read moreresponsive to calls and inquires. We always felt like a personal client rather than just a number.

I moved back to Philadelphia and needed help deciphering Philadelphia's web of taxation of small…read morebusinesses. I got immediate expert help from Ed Focker, not only with compliance with the City of Philadelphia, but also with very helpful suggestions about how to reduce my federal taxes. The service was fast and easy to understand. I am very happy I reached out to this company.

I used Macalpine Carll's services for five years. I would not recommend anyone use them for tax…read moreprep. They failed to file my tax returns on time on several occasions, and ended up costing me thousands of dollars in penalties. In the most recent incident, after failing to file my business taxes, the accountant simply would not set aside two hours to finish my returns. I ended up calling him several times a week for months-28 calls in total. By the time he actually did the returns, I had thousands of dollars in penalties. To top it all off, today, I learned from the IRS that Macalpine never filed my 2020 personal taxes.

Jim Wilson completed my 2017 taxes, and the work I paid for was superb. He was extremely efficient…read moreand timely, which is what one is looking for from a tax preparer. He also helped me get ready for 2018 with the new law changes in Washington. I am happy to use him again and I am not sure why the first reviewer offered such a negative response to MacAlpine Carll & Co, but I believe it to be fake news.

I took my taxes here to have them independently checked after I did them on my own and found out…read morethat I owed the government a decent amount of money. They met with me and walked through my situation. After working with them for several weeks they determined that what I owed was accurate. I paid them but determined that there was no need to go to a CPA for my tax situation, as I verified doing the taxes myself was accurate and not overly difficult. I imagine as taxes get more complicated that needing a CPA may be necessary. There was some period of time where my questions were going unanswered but they eventually got resolved, although slower than I had hoped for. A good local business!

My fiancé and i rented a house in fishtown from Spina for 2 years. We would have continued our…read morelease but we had to relocate for work. Joe Bernstein was our property manager. I've rented in Philly for about 8 years and having him as our property manager was by far the best experience i've had renting. He's very understanding and will work with you in special situations. i would highly recommend Spina and would rent from them in future if we move back to the city.

Beware!! Camari Ellis was absolutely terrible. My wife and I worked with him last year and he did…read morean awful job. He never responded to our communications, filed our taxes incorrectly, and filed them late! Complete waste of money, we should have stuck to Turbo tax.

The absolute worst. After having an initial call with Camari on March 8, he informed me of the…read moreprocess. First pay the invoice then submit the paperwork and he takes care of the rest. After weeks going by with no communication from him, someone from his team reached out on March 31 asking me for all of my information which was odd because he kept stressing that I needed to pay the invoice first. Not too big of a deal though at this point. I hear nothing else from him or his team (despite having reached out and receiving no response) until they provide my filing on April 17. With my filing, they provided a document with information on how much money I owed, to which agency I owed it, and how to pay it. They provided a payment plan with amounts and dates due to the bottom of this document. The first payment was listed as being due the very next day. I messaged him a little frustrated with his as he gave me no advance notice that I would need to make a payment the next day. To this, he responds that I have 60 days to submit a payment without penalty. Fast forward to June 11, I receive a letter from the IRS saying that I have not paid my amount in full and am being charged penalties. I was very confused since they laid out a payment plan for me. When I messaged Camari about this, his response was, "I didn't set up a payment arrangement for you with the IRS for your outstanding 2021 taxes. What I provided you with were estimated tax vouchers for your 2022 taxes. Paying these will help you to avoid oweing any taxes at the end of this year. You will still need to pay your 2021 taxes if you have not paid them yet." This is a complete lie and contrary to the document he provided. I know of others who have used their service this year and I know that Camari takes no accountability or integrity. He hasn't even bothered to respond to my follow up message. Do not use this service! It will cost you more money and stress if you do.