I needed an expert on filing an estate tax return where IRS & the Register of Wills in MD had me…read morepanicking with misinformation! Foreign beneficiaries who were friends of the deceased were at issue & I was a family member & executor but still a babe in the woods slogging along. Oh what a splendid relief to consult with an expert at Sherwood Associates! I had a very pleasant experience for a very reasonable price. Ms. L explained everything, prepared the tax return for me & I was profoundly grateful! The offices are located in an old Wheaton building with its own parking lot in a convenient location.

We've been working with Neal for our taxes over the past few years. He has given us guidance,…read morehelped us tie up all the loose ends and been great to work with!

Still he worst Bill missed deductions that h and r even got at a fraction of the price. The worst…read morecpa ever, zero stars!

I have been using Caldwell & Company for over 10 years. They have handled my Corporate Returns, my…read morepayroll including all quarterly reports, 401k deductions, etc. and my personal return. Their expertise and professionalism is exceptional. They have even helped my small business with Corporate meetings and assisted me with obtaining both DC Small Business Certification and Woman-owned business Certification. I have used many firms over my 35 years in business and can tell you that Caldwell is the best as they are very pro-active and make sure that my business is compliant with all tax filings and corporate reports both at the state and Federal level.

Michael S. Febrey, CPA, understands tax law. But Mr. Febrey does not understand his ethical…read moreobligations to his clients. In 2023, I moved from Washington, DC to Bethesda, Maryland. Normally, I self-prepare and self-file my own federal and state/local tax returns but because I moved mid-year from one jurisdiction to another, I thought it prudent to have a tax professional prepare and file my tax returns for tax year 2023 as I was not confident that I could accurately determine how much I owed to the District of Columbia and how much I owed to Maryland. In early 2024, I did some searching on the web and I was impressed with the enthusiastic Yelp.com reviews for Michael S. Febrey, Certified Public Accountant of Gaithersburg, Maryland. There were only three reviews for Mr. Febrey on Yelp.com (all from February 2011), but they were glowing. I hired Mr. Febrey and he prepared and filed the relevant 2023 tax forms for a relatively reasonable fee ($400). The payments I that I owed and my refunds occurred smoothly. In 2024, I was suitably impressed and grateful to Mr. Febrey. Because I forgot to file a new tax withholding form with my employer until mid-2024, I hired Mr. Febrey again in early 2025 to file and prepare my tax forms for tax year 2024. In March of this year, I arrived at Mr. Febrey's office to review the tax filing forms. Mr. Febrey said there was one problem: for some reason, he was unable to complete an electronic filing and payment to the Comptroller of Maryland. Mr. Febrey assured me that he had made no errors and it was some kind of an IT-problem with the Comptroller of Maryland. Because my filing for the previous tax year was handled well by Mr. Febrey, I did not doubt him, and I paper filed and mailed my Maryland tax form and personal check to the Comptroller of Maryland on March 5, 2025. I owed Maryland $1,516. The Comptroller of Maryland deposited the check on March 13, 2025. However, on April 30, 2025, the Comptroller of Maryland deducted another $1,516 dollars from my bank checking account. That same day, I called Mr. Febrey and explained the problem. Instead of Mr. Febrey saying "I'll contact the Comptroller of Maryland and solve this problem for you," Mr. Febrey simply gave me a contact phone number for the Comptroller of Maryland and suggested that I call the Comptroller's office myself saying that he would have to call the same phone number himself to solve the problem and that would require me to pay another $400 fee for his time. I wasn't happy with Mr. Febrey's "solution," but anxious to have this matter resolved quickly I called the phone number that Mr. Febrey gave me to contact the Comptroller of Maryland: it was out-of-service. I eventually found the correct taxpayer hotline phone number and I spoke to a Comptroller of Maryland employee who told me that an electronic payment had been arranged for the $1,516 as well as the deposited check for the same amount. I protested that neither I nor my accountant, Mr. Febrey had filed any electronic forms and I had filed a paper return and paid by personal check. The Comptroller of Maryland employee insisted there was an electronic filing and payment in addition to the paper filing and personal check. The employee said that a check from the Comptroller of Maryland in the amount of $1,516.00 would be sent to my address within four-to-six weeks. I then called Mr. Febrey again. He insisted that he did not file an electronic return or on-line payment to the Comptroller of Maryland and that the employee must have lied to me. I asked Mr. Febrey to contact the Comptroller of Maryland and see if he could straighten out the situation but he refused unless I paid him another $400 fee. I protested that I saw no need to pay him more money to follow up the matter and that he had a professional responsibility to aid his client who had already paid the original fee. The Comptroller of Maryland still has not returned the $1,516 overpayment to me. I have also attempted to contact Mr. Febrey again on June 3rd and June 4th and he has refused to take my calls or return my messages. I suspect this is because Mr. Febrey probably realizes that he succeeded after all in electronically filing and authorizing a payment to the Comptroller of Maryland and at the time he did not realize that he had done so. As a result, the Comptroller of Maryland charged me again for the same amount. Even if Mr. Febrey is not responsible for the overpayment to the Comptroller of Maryland, he has refused to assist me in any meaningful way, which I consider to be a failure to live up to his responsibilities to his clients. If one hires Mr. Febrey to file his or her taxes and there is some kind of problem, do not expect him to come to your aid. At least, not without a second payment of Mr. Febrey's fee. Avoid Michael S. Febrey and find a Certified Public Accountant who won't abandon and ignore his or her clients.

Mike has been my CPA since I started my smallest of small businesses, a self-employed individual,…read more~14 years ago. I can't imagine using another accountant and truly hope I retire before he does! Meeting with Mike at tax time almost makes this annual event something to look forward to. He treats my taxes with as much concern as if I were a much larger business. His rates are extremely reasonable and his turnaround time is very prompt. I cannot recommend him more highly, particular to those with small businesses.

Excellent service especially with taxes. Thanks for being the best of the best. Thanks for doing…read moregreat work on my corporate and personal taxes

STAY AWAY! VIJAY PAUL IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST ACCOUNTANT EVER! I went to get some papers filled out…read morefor my dad and immediately upon entering his office he was super hostile. Did not even respond to a hello! First of all, it's your job to greet the clients NOT ours. Second, he gave us a super tiny envelope. How the hell am I supposed to fit paper work in a tiny envelope? When we said it wouldn't fit, he was incredibly rude and stated "You should know better." He wanted us to bend the papers and cram it into a tiny envelope! How professional is that? On top of that, whenever you go to an accountant they usually provide you with a stamp as well as copies. Forget it with this guy! He didn't do anything of that sort! VIJAY PAUL IS A HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING AND CHEAP AS FUCK! Overall, we also sensed a ton of racism and discrimination in the treatment that we received from this man and the way he spoke to us, since we are Sikh and he is a Hindu. He may claim this review isn't true but I did go to his office and I have proof that he filled paperwork for us!

I have been using Abod & Associates for the past couple of years to do my personal taxes and they…read morecouldn't be any better. I have used multiple firms in the past and I have to say this firm makes the tax process as easy as it can possibly be. I got married in November 2017 and the transition to bring my wife on board and do our joint taxes was great. This was my wife's first time using an accounting firm and I have to say - I was even more impressed with how they handled it. One of the partners (managing partner) called and walked her through everything step by step. Who takes time to do this, especially when there are a ton of other clients (and probably more important ones). We are small potatoes compared to many other people and firms they represent, so I was very impressed that we were given this kind of time and treatment. Abod & Associates contacted me this week to send in our 2018 info to date so they can start a year-end review to ensure we are on the right track. This practice is one of the many reasons why I continue to use Abod & Associates to this day. I highly recommend this accounting firm to anyone.

UPDATE: 1 April 2017 - I had a new tax firm review my 2015 tax return from the referenced period…read morebelow...please read...and guess what! You guessed it...resubmitted a corrected return and received $5,000+ reimbursement from the IRS. Don't do it folks...call someone else. It's unfortunate that this needs to be done...but it's well earned. I trusted the principle in this firm during a very difficult time...when I needed a neutral objective professional. Maybe it was the expression of empathy and understanding he expressed when agreeing to take us on that prompted my confidence in his ability to do so. My spouse & I are working our last set of taxes before finalizing divorce and to my dismay the neutrality and objectivity went out the door. Tax return drafts highly favored my spouse...mortgage interest, property tax for multiple properties...instead of dividing in a manner that resembled our circumstance...fair & equatable...were skewed to one side. And still worse he presented incomplete information in an attempt to get me to agree to a submission that favored...yet again...my spouse. If I took the bate & agreed, it would have cost me $ I cannot deal with a breach of trust and confidence...an inability to maintain an objective professional sense of loyalty to a client...whether under special circumstance or just processing a tax return. Highly disappointed...I would not recommend this firm.

Always a great experience! I have been filing my taxes with Borges for the last 4 years and have…read moreconsistently had a great experience. They are super knowledgeable and helpful when answering questions. Looking forward to using them for many years to come!

Surprised about the reviews which paint a completely opposite view to f my experience. I called…read moreseveral days ago - when the opened and was told that the primary contact would be in touch with me by end of day - that was a lie. I did not receive a message back until shortly before 9 pm on Friday. When I called back, I heard automated message saying they are all out on vacation for next couple weeks. It's hard- no - it's impossible to get any kind of decent service from "un"professional tax (experts?) around here. I'm taking my business to Virginia where my friends get good service. I don't trust the reviews here as they don't correspond at all to my experience with borges. Horrible lack of service and availability.

Steve Bowers is the very best! 35 years experience and still getting it done! He's very kind…read morepatient and able to turn work around quickly if need be. I've utilized him and his great company the past few tax filings and he is concise and very accommodating. I highly recommend him for your business or personal accounting, tax and planning.

We are fortunate that eight years ago our friend recommended Steve Bowers as a CPA for our business…read moreand personal filings. He is a real professional who is on the top of all the developments in tax regulations. We highly recommend him.

Esayas is fantastic. He's extremely patient with me and is forever optimistic. He never panics…read moreand finds solutions. Very knowledgeable on personal and business taxes! He's very accommodating for his clients. Even staying after hours to get the job done and meet with me to make sure things are submitted timely. Highly recommend! Really nice person and wants to do right by you as his client.

Great and honest! Still waiting for my full refund but seems legit. I was late to my appointment…read moreand he still took me very kind of him.