I've been going to Ocean State Tax Services for at least 3 years in a row, maybe more because I've…read morelost count. What I like is that this is his only business. Those places like H&R block open in January and the doors are papered up 6 months later. Marc is there all year long if you need him for anything - which I haven't because there hasn't been any errors or issues. Doing business with him is pretty easy, since he'll use email to ask quick questions or send you copies of documents. I don't live in RI anymore so I'm bummed about having to find a new accountant.

I see Michael. Very professional and helpful. He completes my taxes so quickly with confidence…read more Well worth the value. Just what I need. Plenty of parking. They are very busy. If I don't schedule for the next year. I can not get an appointment. Which was a disappointment last year.

Amazing company and amazing people they are always so kind caring helpful and professionalread more

Absolutely amazing job, Anne helped my fiancé and I, and I couldn't be any happier. She is very…read morethorough, very explanatory and made us feel comfortable while being in her office, and we were in there for a long time going through ALL of our stuff. She is more than just helpful with taxes she went above and beyond. I have dealt with many tax personal prior and I will only recommend and deal with Anne and her family from here on out!

Complete rip-off, and she rudely asked if I was "expecting" twice. I sincerely hope that at least…read morewas a miscommunication, even if everything else was blatantly bad business. We went to an advertised "free" consultation. I asked a question, and was told it would cost $139 and turn into a tax consult if she answered. So, the free consultation didn't allow us to ask any questions, or else it would become a consultation and cost money...? Make it make sense. I said I understood, she didn't need to answer, yet at the end, after NOT answering my question about realtor commissions counting for cost basis when calculating capital gains, and telling us a tax document was incorrect and sending us on a wild goose chase (it said at the top DOES NOT CONTAIN STATE TAX INFORMATION yet she told us my husband's employer misreported his state tax info, which both other accountants I interviewed caught and explained immediately), she still surprised us with a $139 bill. We paid to avoid a scene as she had other clients, but do plan to reach out and ask for a refund, as we never agreed to pay after being advertised a "free" consult- that contained multitudes of bad information regardless! We were going to be MASSIVELY overcharged had we gone with her, as she was over 10x the price of the lowest option and nearly 10x the price as the next most expensive option, that included audit insurance. We had moderately complicated taxes, due to capital gains on a house. We are not self employed, do not have any investments, own a business, or have any other complicating factor to justify the insane price we were quoted. It took her the full hour to sort through our documents and she still wasn't near done- other accountants ranged from 45 min- 1 hour for a complete consult. She was going to charge us approximately $5,000. Other accountants quoted us from $300-600. (We went with H+R Block due to their audit insurance for an estimated total of $600, which still very much on the high end for filing taxes.) And before anyone assumes miscommunication- she gave us a printed bill with estimated charges totaling $4896. That was not our estimated tax burden, that was HER fee to file our taxes. During the free consults with the other accountants, they both answered all my questions (like one does during a free consult...) and both accountants pointed out factual errors in what we had been told. (See above, some 2024 W2s put state tax information on a separate page/document, and she was unaware of this change, for the most stressful example.) Anne Shade insisted we had to file extra paperwork and called it "difficult" when you sell and buy a house in the same tax year- even though most people who sell a house buy another to have a place to live- and both other accountants explained that in our case we only had to file paperwork on the first house, and any paperwork related to the newly acquired house would only matter when we go to sell. She also gave us information disputed by both other accountants and my own research about the medical exemption to capital gains tax, and the amount of up-front documentation needed to claim that exemption. She was going to file, and charge us for, a ton of unnecessary documents. I do not know how this "free" consult went so horribly off the rails. But I am not the only review online with a claim of being overcharged to file unnecessary documents.

Peter did our taxes this year and he did a fantastic job. I'd say we have moderately complex…read moretaxes, but they were not a problem for him. He cranked through them quickly, answered our questions clearly, and ultimately charged a very reasonable fee. The things I liked best about working with him: * He came to our house on a Sunday afternoon for the initial consultation - that saved us a lot of time since we have kids and work full-time * He is extremely responsive on email * He isn't too old school - he was able to share files using dropbox, scan paper docs, and generally work with us electronically. Not too many phone calls, paper docs, etc that the old school guys still rely on. * His final bill was very reasonable I don't write a lot of yelp reviews, but this was a super positive experience so I thought I'd share.

If I could give 0 stars I would. I had an appointment with Jay at 11am, he then asked me to come in…read morean hour later because he was running behind. I came back an hour later and once he started reviewing my taxes and I asked a few questions he said that it looked like I wanted to do my own taxes and kicked me out. If you want to blindly have someone do your taxes and have no idea what they are filing, then go to him, but if you care to understand what is going into your taxes and would like to be treated in a professional manner, go elsewhere! Very disappointed...

Other than a long wait in the waiting room on a Saturday, Jay Wedge did a great job helping us with…read moreour tax needs and doing what he could to get us the best return we were eligible for. A great down-to-earth guy that you can tell knows his styff like a pros pro.

BEST CPA around. He offers many services and a true Tax Professional!!read more

Patriot Cleaning Solutions thinks you're great! Best firm ever!! Highly recommended. Owner is…read moreextremely personable & comforting. Extremely knowledgeable.

Stephen is incredible. He goes above and beyond for all of his clients. I strongly recommend him to…read moreanyone that inquires about insurance.

One of the agents, Stephen Antonelli, is a dishonest individual. I dealt with him in his capacity…read moreas a lessor for his rental property in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It has been six months since our rental and he still has not returned our security deposit despite indicating several times via text message and email we left the house in perfect condition. I have since found out from a former contractor of his that he was many months late in paying the company that renovated his kitchen for his home in RI and he only paid his bill after intense pressure. Be careful dealing with him.

Mike Ford was invaluable for my personal and business CPA services! Always gave me great advice on…read morehow best to navigate the tax rules to my benefit personally. But I can't say enough about his guidance in my business operations. Throughout the many years I used him to minimize my business tax burden he was always there to help, and then when I recently sold the business he was incredibly helpful. You can't go wrong with Mike!

Michael Ford and the entire team at Ford & Messere helped my wife and I navigate through a very…read morestressful and difficult time. On each visit, the entire staff treated us with a respectful and professional attitude, but also had the vibe of feeling like you were with family anytime you entered the office. My wife and I are both young small business owners, and Mr. Ford had an excellent grasp of the specific issues that we were dealing with and how to best handle them in a timely and practical matter. Even though we now reside in another state, we plan on continuing to use Ford & Messere for all of our tax preparation and accounting needs as small business owners. I would absolutely recommend working with this firm if you are in need of assistance with any of the services they provide.