When my local water association on Camano Island needed assistance with accounting and Quickbooks,…read moreI suggested Terri Vedders. We met with her and everyone agreed: she offers exactly what we need at a very reasonable price. Subsequently I learned Terri Vedders is eager to help low-income families file their taxes to help make sure they get all the tax credits they deserve and that the don't over-pay for tax assistance. I love Terri's dedication to the people of her local community.

Set appointment on 9/20 for 9/23 appt, received call from Michelle 9/22 to reschedule for following…read moreThursday. After expressing concern about meeting 10/15 deadline for filing taxes (having filed for an extension), she fit me in for Monday, 9/27/2021. I met with Terri and reviewed our complicated (to me) taxes, dropped off our files, and she said she would work on our taxes, then after, help with another tax situation. After emailing Terri twice and not getting a response, I called in but Terri was with a client so I left a message for her to please return my call. Crickets. Again I emailed Terri. Again, crickets. On Wed. 10/13 I called Michelle yet again and asked when I could expect to pick up my taxes. She said Terri was very busy and working on them and they'd call. On the day the taxes were due, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, I called at 1:01 p.m. and spoke yet again to Michelle. She said they would call and it would be before 4:00 pm. Crickets. On Monday, October 18, 2021 at 11:52 am I called and the phone went to voicemail. I hung up, blocked my outgoing number, and called back. Michelle picked up the phone. Natural conclusion: screening, AKA ghosting. I went in later that afternoon and took my files off the conference table along with the printout of my extension filing (meaning my email was opened and read) and walked out. Judy was there and said that Terri wasn't in "today". I gave Ms. Vedders the entire week to get in touch with me. She has not. If you are a longtime client of Ms. Vedders, you probably are in good hands. If you are new to the island, have out-of-state or complicated taxes, you might want to consider firms in Mt. Vernon, Arlington, or Everett. I definitely do not recommend Ms. Vedders.

Mike Hansen is the top man in the field when it comes to home mortgages, tax preparation and other…read morefinancial matters. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more honest hard-working man than him to work with and trust your financial matters to. It's also a family run business which is really nice in these days of big corporations. Smaller is definitely better when it comes to certain things, especially where you need personalized and trustworthy service.

Always finished my tax returns on time, saved me extra money and very friendly staff!read more

We just closed escrow on an old fixer upper that hadn't been occupied for over 4 hears. Jenny did…read morea detailed clean and transformed the house into something livable. She worked very hard on this challenging property. I will definitely have her back and am heartily recommending her.

Jenny helped me with a move out cleaning of my house. She responded quickly to my request and…read morescheduled on short notice. Jenny was thorough, and left the house immaculate for the new owner. I highly recommend this business.

Where do I start. Well pretty simple, basically I was referred to Menzies Financial, by my…read moregirlfriend who also uses them. Easiest thing I've ever done or opened in my life. I never even stepped foot in an office, it took me at the most five minutes on the phone, and I had my account opened and funds transferred where I have set it up automatically on the first and the 15th, however they can set up any kind of pre-authorized withdraws to come out of a checking or savings account weekly, biweekly, monthly, etc. Honestly all I have told them as once my account gets to a certain price point from the auto withdraws coming from checking, at a certain point I just let Menzies know via E mail if there's a certain stock I want to purchase or if they don't hear anything they will invest it into the stocks that I told them in the beginning that I would like weather it be more risk your stocks or playing it safe etc. Their stock choices have all done amazing some with a 20% profit still so I wouldn't wait. It's so easy to put a little money aside and watch it grow and actually watch it be invested properly and Menzies is the place they make it so easy and provide online access to check your Stocks at any time. They make it so easy and I have had an Edwards Jones account before and they're great but they don't give the personalize service, things are tough for going through them by far so I am so happy to have found a small family owned but extremely knowledgeable as every single stock they have packed has done excellent.

Financially, we are a small potato. But they make us feel like we're worth a million bucks…read more They've taken great care of our money and guided me (patiently) through setting up an account for the proceeds from the sale of my brother's condo in Chicago so he can draw from it monthly to pay the rent at the assisted living facility he's moved to. He's got Alzheimer's. You can trust these folks.

Zach is a great guy to work with and maybe getting our mobile app up and running a breeze! Strong…read moresupport for the product is the icing on the cake. Reasonable pricing and prompt service.

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I found The Business Guides because a friend highly recommended them. I came to them with a messy…read morecorporate tax issue (from working with a previous accountant who screwed us over), and The Business Guides have been an absolute dream to work with. I now work with them for both my small business and personal taxes, as well as a fabulous bookkeeper whom they introduced me to. For so long I didn't really have adequate help when it came to taxes, and having great people on my side like I do now really makes a huge difference. I really can't express how grateful I am to have found them!

The Business Guides agreed to do my taxes and indicated they would schedule an appointment to have…read morefour taxes returns done by mid June. I recently brought my business to this community. My accountant had recently died of Covid-19 and I needed expertise. They did not schedule an appointment and did not provide me with needed services in the time frame that they indicated or what I expected and needed. With conversations with them they were not truthful in a number of areas. (Those little white lies) They also did not listen to my needs nor seemed to care. I spent many, many hours providing them with detailed information that spoon feed information to easily do the four returns. I have gone elsewhere

I have worked with Nicole Christy for several years and am constantly impressed. She is very…read moreknowledgeable and her customer service is exceptional. Nicole has always gone out of her way to get me the best possible rate and close quickly. I certainly recommend Nicole for any of your home mortgage needs. ~~ Mike

If you're looking for a great Mortgage Broker, Nicole is your person! Her communication is…read morefantastic! This is the best transaction I've ever had! Thank you Nicole!