These are the facts: I contacted Aylett Grant in October 2017 to do my taxes, as I'd moved from…read moreCanada to the United States and was feeling overwhelmed by the number of forms required for this. On December 14th, I had a consultation ($250) where not much more than the initial form that I filled out was discussed. I provided my final pay stub on Dec 29th, the earliest it was available. On March 9th (three months later, and far too late to go looking for another accountant) the quote arrived for over $3,000 including one Tax Free Savings Account and said that I was less than a week from the deadline for being able to register the TFSAs. Many emails were exchanged, where the person on the other end claimed they'd answered my questions, when I repeatedly assured them that they had not, clearly frazzled about the rush of tax season (if only I'd approached them 5 months earlier in October...). I ended up doing my taxes myself, albiet using the quote I'd received (for $250 consultation) as a roadmap of what was required. This is my opinion: 1) During the consultation, I inquired about ways to reduce my tax burden in the coming years, but they were not interested in this, they just wanted to fill out forms and collect their fee. Not much point in all that experience with the tax codes if you're not going to advise people on the in's and out's of them. The forms come with instructions that anyone can follow, people come to accountants to learn what's not spelled out in the instructions. 2) The timeline is extremely telling. One month before your taxes are due, a week before the first step is due, they'll give you the quote that they could have given you 3 months earlier. This turns you from a proactive customer into a desperate customer, and the latter is much easier to milk for all they're worth. 3) Taxes are not that difficult if you're only doing them for yourself. I get that being an accountant and knowing the in's and out's of the constantly changing law is difficult when you're doing it for someone else, but taxes come with instructions. For the US, start with Form 1040 and read the instructions carefully. For Canada, start with T1 General for whichever province you're filing in and read the instructions carefully. If someone hands you a $3,000 bill for relatively straight forward situation, feel free to tell them to shove it.

Save your money and stay away! Would receive outrageous bills for no actual work done such as $75…read morefor an email sent asking if I wanted to file personal taxes with them which I responded with a no. ended up spending tens of thousands of dollars and nothing was filed or finished. Peter would spend at least the first 30 mins of a meeting talking about himself them pull in other accountants so that he could charge for their time as well. Shameful

Unprofessional people, ripping off the money without even trying to make it best for me as a…read moreclient. Went last week, and they wanted to charge me for the simplest job $300 for start, without even looking into papers!

From the owner: Looking for income tax services in Surrey, BC? Visit H&R Block and get what's yours. We make it our…read moremission to ensure you get the most out of your return. Sit down with a Tax Expert or simply drop off your paperwork--either way, you're in great hands.

Run don't walk away from this incompetent business! Held up…read moremy Mother's will for more than 3months while it sat on a desk waiting for something that I had already dropped off. I made several calls and was reassured repeatedly that it had been filed, but in fact it was just sitting there on an (incompetent accountant's desk) with the reception desk to lazy to get up and check on it! I'd give it a minus 5 but you have to enter a star, so I guess I have to go as high as a 1 without a further choice!

Poor communication and high fees. Unwilling to discuss details of the return. Don't recommend.read more

When I was looking for a tax accountant for my parents in Delta a quick Google search took me to a…read morenumber of options close to their residence. Sukhpreet (Sukh) Lehal of Spectrum Accounting was the one I chose after a brief phone conversation which convinced me that we would be in caring hands. As I live miles away from his office it could have proven an inconvenience to make multiple trips to get this done. He, however, offered to pick up my parents tax forms, a trip out of his way to another client's home. The returns were completed in a timely efficient manner and all documents returned shortly thereafter. Sukh proved to be very dedicated to the welfare of his clients especially seniors. I would highly recommend him for his services and would use him again in the future.

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Natalia is simply the best! Great attitude, impeccable professionalism…read more I've been going there for many years - never regretted it.

Horrible unprofessional buisness. Barely spoke English! Told me they don't check my tax return to…read moresee if I get a tax return. Said we dont do that. Even though I have had done this for 12 years in a row.

Gina was very patient throughout the entire process. She is very knowledgeable and is able to…read moreexplain complicated concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. Looking forward to continuing to work with her. Highly recommended !!

From the owner: Gina My Bookkeeper provides payroll, bookkeeping, and training service to small businesses and…read moretrades. Bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, GST/PST/Payroll source deduction filing, processing payroll, and year-end preparation. Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable transactions.