He is a thorough and easy accountant to work with. he is easy to get a hold of and answers all…read moreyour questions right away. Ruth Durham, NC

We normally use one of the online tax filing services for our yearly taxes but I never feel 100%…read morecomfortable I have done everything right when I'm done. This year we installed a grid of Tesla solar panels and PowerWall so we could make use of the clean energy tax allowance. I felt just a little out of my depth and with 'significant' tax liability the last thing we wanted was to mess up our filing so we did not get the full benefit of the credit. I discovered J & S on Yelp and I'm so glad I did. Hugh was so easy to work with, friendly and approachable, and highly capable taking our best interests to heart. I've never seen a more complete and methodically assembled tax filing and he discovered errors in one of our previous year's filings which we will be refiling for since we are still owed a refund. This tax year we are looking at a very sizable refund from our taxes and we are a peace knowing it was all done correctly and nothing we could have benefited from got over-looked. We won't be doing our own taxes from now on but will depend on J & S to take care of our tax filing needs.

I had some questions about my tax liabilities after some of my investments had changed. I contacted…read morePaul is Yelp! and made an appointment. We chatted for a bit about my situation, and he was able to give me good, actionable ideas on how to best manage my tax exposure.

VERY EXPENSIVE. I spent over $3k annually for tax prep and filing. I would not say my taxes were…read moreoverly complicated, and I even had a bookeeper who organized all my business documents for Paul's team. Truly as organized as one could be! Not sure if they charge based on income, and could not get an itemized receipts of charges. Would not recommend.

I have used Carole for years as my tax accountant and she does EXCELLENT work! She will answer…read morequestions when I email her during the year about tax issues and she always responds quickly when contacted. I trust her and hope to continue having her do my taxes for years to come.

This is our 3rd year with Alan E. at Ken Howard's office and we couldn't be more pleased. We are a…read moregrowing business here in Durham and a knowledgeable accountant has been crucial in our success. Always willing to answer questions throughout the year and figure out a game plan to keep us ahead of 'tax time' to make it a bit less painful. Highly recommended.

From the owner: Kenneth A Howard P A, Certified Public Accountant is an accounting firm located in Durham, North…read moreCarolina. We provide quality accounting and tax services to meet your personal and business needs. We have more than 35 years of public accounting experience. Our services include income tax planning, tax return preparation, payroll processing and others.

I told Mr. Terry that I was in a sticky situation because I was under contract to buy a new house…read moreand needed clear up some tax issues as soon as possible. He was able to take cake of me and I was able close on my house last week. I left very satisfied and can't thank him enough.

I'm increasing my rating from one star to five. I must edit and update my review of Terry Williams…read moreAccountants Firm. Terry is great! He takes his time in making sure that you are fully aware of the process when filing with him. He took the time to reach out to me today in regards to my negative review. We spent a great amount of time talking through the details and that's respected of him. I applaud his concern for reaching out to me. There wasn't much that he could do in regards to my taxes that were filed late but he did explain their process. I do believe him to be a fair, honest and just business owner. For that reason I would say see Terry and his team. Be sure to keep an open line of communication with them and you will be pleased. Five stars for the firm for Terry's concerns.

I went in there at 10 and I was done by 10:15, honestly they were so good and I had to get my 2019…read moretaxes done I must have forgot and they gave me a folder with all of it done and a buisnesss card to call if anything happens. Yeah I've never been to these places before but I'm this case I did and I'm glad it was them forreal

Quick, friendly service. Asked all the necessary questions and very professional. Will be coming…read moreback.

Our experience at Next Level in Durham with KeSha was totally different from our experiences with…read moreother agencies for the past several years. It was quick and painless, and we appreciate KeSha's help with what is usually a stressful process. Highly recommend!

My husband and I were lucky enough to get an appointment with Kesha at Next Level Tax Service…read moretoday. She was very pleasant and accommodating. She got our taxes done quickly and we got a great refund. We will definitely be coming back next tax season. We will be highly recommending her.

I have a very different opinion and experience than a lot of the comments on here. We have used…read moreAvalara in conjunction with our ERP (Netsuite) for years now and the process is very smooth. As an out-of-state seller into many jurisdictions the process was becoming unmanageable when we were tracking and reporting sales tax manually. Avalara's service cleaned everything up an it is a relief not to have to worry about the liability and possible mistakes of manual sales tax. We recently got audited by California and when the auditor saw that we were using Avatax, she said this makes the process so much easier, and in fact the audit was finished quickly.

Avalara is one of the biggest pain in the rears to work with. You get American sales people, then…read moreonce you sign a contract, you don't speak to an American again. The sales people don't actually know what the tax laws are. I believe they are fed lines from AI. They didn't sell me enough returns due to the fact the sales person didn't know that if I have an physical location in an SST state it means I have to purchase returns. They then gouged me. The onboarding process was handled poorly, they didn't process the fact I had SST so then they charged me for more returns there. Avalara woefully disregarded me as a client, when I went to cancel. They wouldn't give me a refund. STAY AWAY. Update: After they forced me to pay for more returns and I have now cancelled. They won't refund me for the returns they will now no longer be filing. See attached email.

I switched to Mary Apple about fifteen years ago. She has been easy to work with, fair, very…read moreknowledgeable, and very reasonable. Previously my brother and I used a Richmond firm to handle a charitable trust and Mary's fee for the annual report was less than one-half of the charge of the Richmond Company. Recommend her highly.

Excellent accountant. Very helpful, knowledgable about the law, accounting & taxes, friendly…read more Highly recommend.