I found B&A after an exhaustive Yelp search and speaking to a few tax preparers on the phone. Of…read moreall the ones I spoke with, B&A seemed the most "with it." I worked directly with David, who was all business and answered every question I had. David's a bit old school (likes to work with paper, which is fine) so just make sure you connect with the office's admins if you want to send your documents electronically in advance of your in-person meeting with your tax preparer. Note: In prior years I used Turbo Tax, but as my taxes have gotten more complicated over the years, I had less confidence that I was doing them correctly via TT, so I felt a lot better working with a real person at B&A. If you're willing to pay a few hundred bucks to have your taxes done right, B&A is the way to go in the Arlington/Alexandria area.

I was forced to do business with Mitch because my brother did and he died. I needed to recreate my…read morebrother's life and ask for help from people who had managed his affairs in life. ALL the people I called helped me with kindness and sympathy. Enter Mitch Brandt. Not kind not sympathetic. I will never forget the day he said abruptly ... what did your brother do? Sorry to bother you Mitch! I paid him over $1000 to prepare my brothers 2023 taxes and the IRS still hasn't processed them. Mitch won't return my emails. All I can say is DO NOT do business with this man. He is unkind, unprofessional, and expensive. Virginia you can do better.

Rob as been my tax specialist since...oh...2010 and he has always provided excellent work, patience…read moreand understanding and a willingness to explain. I've always be highly pleased with his work.

Just started using Mike's services and he is amazing. He is professional, responsive, and gets the…read morejob done! I recommended him to several friends and they have been very happy with his services. He helped me prepare my taxes and also set up my LLC. Very reasonable pricing. Highly recommended!

Mike Shakoori has been a pleasure to work with. From the start of the two of us working together he…read morehas been professional, straightforward and approachable. There was no question too big or too small that he could not provide an easy to consume response. This year I was deathly concerned that I would be in a terrible financial situation due to filing taxes late. However, with Mike's help I know that I am in a better place and understand, probably better than I ever have in the past, what was "good" and "bad" in terms of the year and how it laid out for me. I highly recommend Mike and his firm.

Was referred to him, he had me upload my previous year return in his portal. I felt uncomfortable…read morebut still gave it a shot. He send me some messages via his portal and some Junk mail about his blog/videos. When I message him thru his portal, he tells me that unless its Top Secret just text him. That makes zero sense. Anyways moving on he come back and tells me $350-$380 and that he offer all this other service with it at no additional charge. Well I had came from a wonderful lady who has prepare my taxes for the last 10 years and she had passed due to COVID19- If i was to move forward with him, I had some questions. 1. Base off what he saw how much I made, would i be getting a return or owe in general obviously he wouldn't know but he as in SME in taxes should have an idea. 2. His estimate seem high and about 3x what Ive been paying. Anyways he send me back this ridiculous email about how you cant get turbo tax for 1/3 of his price. Price is key but Customer service beats all. If you cant answer questions and get mad easily this was a transaction that Im glad I didn't go thru with. He seem like a Grumpy old man. Dont let his profile pic full you.

I highly recommend Terry for any and all tax needs! He's extremely professional, knowledgeable and…read morecommunicative but also very friendly, patient and always puts his clients best interest first. We will not only be returning clients but will continue to recommend him to all of our friends and family!

Bill Meikle has been our CPA and tax consultant for nearly 20 years. He has prepared and filed our…read morebusiness and personal taxes. He's very professional and knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

Wish I could review his services - but I can't!…read more Bill was highly recommended by a good and trusted friend - so I jumped in and tried to make contact. Many unanswered phone messages and emails later we finally connected. It was busy tax season, so we agreed to wait until after April 16th to talk about the services I was looking for from him. After the 16th I tried many many times to reengage with him - and not a single phone call or email was responded to. I have no idea what his skills might be like - but his professionalism and common courtesy tell me that I you might be better served by skipping this one.

I had a complicated tax situation, with several State Tax…read moreReturns. I took it to Mr. Rich, CPA - he solved my tax issues at a fair fee. He is very knowledgeable and experienced too. Trust - Rich for your Tax Problems, he is a real Pro.

I will try to balance this review with pros and cons…read more Pros - He is extremely knowledgeable and truly knows the tax laws like the back of his hands. His early assistance was prompt, thorough and he also is very experienced with various tax issues. Cons - He has the capacity to be highly unprofessional once his comfort level settles in. I have been on the receiving end of him yelling on the phone, and attempting to scare me into thinking if I didn't hire him and his tax attorney for assistance (for a few thousand dollars) that I could end up in prison. I could go on and will spare you the details, but the bottom line is after several weeks of his subsequent unresponsiveness, I lost a lot of time. The good news is I successfully managed on my own without help and received a favorable response from the IRS in the end. The bad news is I wasted time and experienced unnecessary stress related to Rich's exaggerated 'scare tactics' about my tax situation. While I appreciate Rich's early assistance, over time his professionalism eroded. But don't take my word for it, just take a moment to review his response to the other less than stellar review on here as he illustrates my point himself with perfection. In fact, I suspect he may take aim at me personally as well after reading this and take the same approach, so just a heads up. This review is not to steer anyone reading away from soliciting Rich's services or to imply that others' experience may mirror my own because you may very well receive issue-free service as many other reviewers seem to have had, but as this site is dedicated, largely, to providing a forum for honest reviews on service providers, I am sharing my experience with others so they can make an informed decision.

Very knowledgeable as well as being personable. I feel like I am in good hands. He also offers…read moresound financial advice.

I have used Michael Montante to prepare our business returns for over ten years. He is competent…read moreand knowledgeable. While easygoing and down to earth, he is also highly ethical and will always adhere to the law and high accounting standards. I was referred years ago by a fellow business owner who described Michael as a "straight shooter," and I agree. I highly recommend him.

Another reviewer stated "retribution 30 years CPA experience". We had the same issue, we asked a…read morefew additional questions based on what we believed was necessary as a client, and we got this retribution response. As the other reviewer mentioned, I believe if you are willing to let Jay do it all, he is actually probably proficient, but any curves and retribution can occur. We were stunned by his response to us but where THANKFUL he did his retribution PRIOR to any work with him. We moved on but I felt it was necessary to leave a comment for others to be aware. I will say this with Jay, treat your clients properly, or face reviews like this... it is simple. Be respectful to those who ask questions - there is nothing wrong with questions as the saying goes "there is no stupid question".

So why two years to post? I had chosen not to say anything at the time of the parting and leave…read morethe "dismal process" alone. I honestly didn't want to influence anyone's decision nor damage Jay's business. Yes I did use the words "dismal" but the rest of his portrayal is not true and yes that's why a year after he posted his response I'm posting again too. I was meticulous with tabbed spreadsheets and organized paperwork - there was never just a pile of paper or box of receipts I don't operate that way. But in 2021 when I saw on NextDoor comments and questions about local CPAs, I wanted people to know it's not all rosy working with Mr. Reiner. Like I said, if you follow his rules it's good but don't deviate. I hope that clears up the motivation for my time delay.