I called Brandon out of the blue with a one-off issue about my tax filings. In 5 minutes he gave me…read moregreat advice and peace of mind. Great accountant, better man.

This guy. You need…read morehim on speed dial. Not for Al Capone-tax-dodging reasons, just because you want a guy on your side as your pay your hard-earned money towards our taxation nation. Make it count...but in all ways fair. The Mr. of this equation has been seeing Brandon Ferguson for a few years. Before I got married, I had the simplest tax return on Earth: earnings, 401(k), and some donations. We own our home and rental property together, but I always LITERALLY left that to Mr. Ferguson to work out. So this year, I was married (!) and had to be included in all this tax nonsense. I say nonsense, but the truth of the matter is that I'm very familiar with taxes and how they work (stoopid work). Brandon checked in with us on the regular regarding tax paperwork he needed. He was like the proverbial mother-in-law in the GOOD way; and when we figured out our final return: newly married, rental property, residence property...I was happy that he explained everything in plain English, (I could have taken more tax jargon, really!) and [he] found each exception he could, explaining what needed to be taken, etc.) THIS GUY. He's a CPA. He studied [and paid the] same amount as everybody else to gain this certification. I find it funny that ONE person complained about the price that you pay for a person that is on both your side, AND the LAW'S side of things. He's looking out for your best interest ALWAYS; and frankly, H&R Block are terrific people, but to say that you have an accountant of your own is not some kind of weird status thing, it's knowing that you have somebody who will best advise you on how get through this crazy tax world. I'm embarrassed to say how little we paid for this amazing service, so I'll leave it to you to call him yourself. We found him via Yelp years ago and will never EVER look to another to take care of us. Deadly serious. THIS GUY. You need him.

A friend pointed me here years ago and 20 minutes ago I continued the chain by recommending a…read morefriend use David for their taxes, so I figure its time to write a review. David helped me untangle a mess of taxes from previous years for me and was thorough in the work and clear in the explanation so I had full understanding of things. It had the potential to be really bad (my fault, I basically failed to pay some taxes years back) and David laid out my options and timeline and guided me through it. Since that I've used his office for taxes every year. Each year I get an easy to follow set of instructions to file and everything is ready to go. I've always found it easy to get ahold of David as I have questions (which I do every year)

He has been absolutely amazing with our questions. Excellent tax advice! We love every minute we…read moreget to spend with him talking about finances because we can actually understand him unlike some tax advisors. Worth every cent!

Wow! Charles Grass is unbelievably unscrupulous. Worse yet, he bullies and discriminates against…read moregood people such as women, colored people, and the disabled. Upon first meeting, he misrepresented himself and his fraudulent services. I should have seen the red flags from the beginning when he spoke rather condescendingly to me. I'm a disabled man so I missed many other initial cues. He took advantage of me as a disabled person. That's discrimination. My sister, who had used him separately, had also been swindled by this man. She too had spoken about his condescending manner. Again, this is bigotry. To our detriment, we trusted him with basic taxes. Keep in mind that I said "basic". What a huge mistake. He "nickel and dimed" us with many unauthorized charges. This "nickel and diming" added up to be in the thousands of dollars. He hadn't attempted any communication during this process. When done, his charge was in the thousands of dollars. He charged more for swindling me than I saved in taxes. This is either bigotry or gross incompetence. Either way, it's unacceptable. When I confronted him over the phone, all he had was a pile of excuses a mile high. He then resorted to verbal bullying and condescension. Can you believe that. Mr Grass resorted to bullying a disabled man when confronted with his fraud. This man is incompetent and a bigot. I cannot recommend this crook for any reason.

UPDATE APRIL 23, 2023:…read more BETTER LATE THAN NEVER/ SELF-EMPLOYMENT SHAFT In my original review, I said "more on that later" re: my original estimate for my 2018 taxes being $1580, but the actual damage was $655 ($925 less!). I failed to say that that's because I had no more "self-employed" paper route. (side note: newspaper delivery is still legally classified as "self-employment", but it's actually "employee without employee rights") The point is, if you are self-employed, the tax prep fee is going to be higher. INVESTMENTS ALSO WILL DING YA In this update, I would like to say that my 2019 tax prep fee was $885. The $230 uptick in fees(from $655 in 2018) was probably because that was the year I did my first investment rollover. If you have investments (IRAs, annuities, 401ks,etc.), your tax prep fee will be higher for that as well (especially if you have a slush fund...;). Therefore pay no attention to these outfits that offer to do your taxes for "free." That's only for people with simple tax returns with no self-employment, no investments, no property holdings, or any other complicated financial scenario that could give your accountant headaches! DID COVID "STAY HOME" ORDER GIVE PEOPLE TIME TO DO THEIR OWN TAXES? My 2020 tax prep fee went down again to $540 (a $345 downtick from 2019) possibly related to the initial two week COVID-19 WA state "stay home" order from March 23, 2020, which was extended to May 31, 2020. The 2021 fee was an identical $540 (COVID lag?) But starting this year with the 2022 taxes the tax prep package recommended sending in 1/2 the amount I paid for the 2021 taxes ($540/2 = $270) as an advance deposit. So I sent them the $270 deposit. But when the taxes were ready, I looked at my 2022 printed copy, which showed their fee charges failed to take into account the $270 deposit I already paid. They corrected that when I brought it to their attention. But the total fee still owing was $405. So $405 plus $270 already paid = $675. Why the $135 uptick from the $540 charged in 2021 and 2020? I was told that that their rates were going up. Perhaps the somewhat improved economy since 2020 took away the luxury of time at home to do one's own taxes, and instead allow people the luxury of paying accountants to do their taxes.

When choosing an accountant for my business, I had a short list…read more Because it was such an important choice for me and the success of my business, I interviewed 4 CPA's and paid them all for their time. To be brief, they all sucked. So, I started asking my massage clients (pre-Yelp!)...thankfully one of them recommended Mark. What I appreciate most about Mark is his clear confident attitude, without pretense. If I don't understand something, he will explain it to me numerous different ways until I get it, without making me feel like I should already know the complex federal/state tax structure. Mark is knowledgeable, reasonably priced, and gives excellent customer service. HIGHLY recommend.

After selfishly using yelp for years this is the first review I've given, for good reason. I found…read moreMark on Yelp, at the time he was the highest rated CPA and all the comments were influential. We had a phone conversation, a meeting, and I decided to hire him. Honestly, one of the best decisions I've made regarding finances and our business overall. I can't stress too much how better off your financial situation will be if you meet with Mark. He loves numbers and tax code stuff, which means he loves his profession and is always up to date on what's going on with the incredibly confusing tax situation in the U.S. So far, he found a mistake in our last tax preparer's returns and got us back over $4000, without asking for a dime because he was looking over the returns for another reason-that showed me he's honest. His cost for preparing this years returns compared to what we paid for last years was at least 40% less, and honestly they were done less than a week after I had given him the information- sometimes the next day. Our last tax person took months, and the returns were not even prepared correctly. My wife and I own a business and I went looking for someone who would be able to tell us how to do it better- I told this to Mark at our first meeting, and simply due to the information he provided us he saved us over $7000 in taxes this year alone, by changing the structure of our business and how we file. The invoice for the re-strucuring was only $330. If your'e reading this, you're probably looking for a good CPA, someone who knows his stuff and could possibly save you some money. I assure you, if you go with Mark, you will not go wrong.

Kevin and Sherri are lovely people! This is the second year I requested their service. Kevin is…read moreprofessional and very personable. He is extremely patient and will go the whole nine yards of explaining everything in details. I really appreciate him sharing his knowledge and also giving me advices. I definitely found a tax service I can rely on! Yes, I absolutely recommend him. You would too after you worked with him :)

Kevin met with us for a 30 minute consultation and was very helpful and genuine in the support he…read moreprovided us. We plan to contact Kevin again in the near future.

I had many questions about my 2010-2011 taxes and had been in contact with the IRS but needed more…read moreprofessional help. I had consulted with Sara at Taxman services in Fife. I called frequently to get an update on what was being done but never got any help. As deadlines approached and passed, I asked for all my paperwork to be returned. When they were returning, there was one year of returns missing. There were errors that could not be resolved because the deadline was past.

I've been a client of Howard for several years now, working to resolve old tax liabilities. The…read moretruth is that I've been incredibly irresponsible in handling my tax obligations. Once I failed to file one year it just snowballed, and I haven't filed in literally decades. The 2018 tax year will be the first year I file on time since something like 1997. Howard has delivered results far above my expectations. What I thought was going to be an insurmountable problem, Howard has turned into a very manageable one with pretty easy to pay monthly payments. Howard's knowledge of the inner workings of the IRS runs deep and wide. He has personal connections there. His follow up is timely and has kept me on schedule moving towards resolution. Howard's communication is crisp, pithy, and clear. He is a consummate professional. Howard's work has provided me with something invaluable; my constant fear has abated. I've been carrying this burden of constantly being afraid of being caught and arrested by the authorities, and it has affected me in a million little ways: driving around, using the internet, banking, living situation with landlords, credit availability, etc. Thank you Howard - your work is a gift.

Took a chance by reading the reviews. Did not get the service I was expecting mostly by poor…read morecommunication. Made multiple attempts to communicate even to someone higher up but no luck. Owner never followed up as well or hard to get in touch with.

I met with Randy to discuss the possibility of using his CPA firm for my personal and business…read morereturns. He didn't want to do business with me, and that's why I'm making this review. This guy knows who is clients are and should be, and my business wasn't a fit. And that's fucking awesome that he should be so forthright. I love that! My business is incredibly simple. I just don't need the services that many businesses do, and Randy would rather work with clients who need more than simply their taxes done. So thank you Randy. Thank you for your time, and not wasting mine!

I'm only reviewing their follow up behavior after I didn't need their services anymore. Here's my…read morestory: I wanted to warn other people about Gattis Cowan & Kramlich PS (aka GATTIS, STEWART & ASSOCIATES, P.S.), an accounting firm, located in north Seattle. They did my taxes for several years up until 2022. I told them via email that I didn't need their services anymore (switched jobs) and I thought that was understood. As a service, they did a fine job, so I thanked them. But each year for the next 4 years they kept (physical) mailing me new tax forms (with all of my private information in them) even though I emailed the first year and called 3 times every single year after to ask them to please stop sending those out. In the calls, they assured me they would stop sending those, but they have not stopped. Now I am living in another residence, and I was notified they are STILL sending my personal tax form information to my old address. This is uncalled for. I filed a complaint with the BBB. The BBB tried to contact them several ways over a period of 2 months. They never responded. So I assume they don't have any professional customer consideration and my personal information will continue to be mailed to my old residence each year. The BBB will at least register the complaint for the next 3 years, I was just notified of this today.

I'm over doing my own taxes - my accountant is Jared Stewart, and he made it easy for us to compile…read moreour information and translate it into tax savings. If you are a home owner or have rental property, you need to call Jared.