We found Julie through word of mouth in 2010. She does my carpentry business taxes since I'm…read moreincorporated, the taxes for our two rental properties and our personal taxes. We sold our home in 2013 and she took care of that too. Her prices are about the same as our last tax guy but she knew more about rental properties than he did so we stick with her. The phone number on this site is good but her address changed to 7300 Metro Blvd Ste 460 in Edina.

From the owner: Locally owned and established in 1982, Julie G. Merrill CPA, PA has been assisting the community of…read moreEdina, Minnesota, for over 30 years. Our focus is to help you get the most out of your tax returns. Our services include tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, fiduciaries, estates, as well as trust returns, Canadian returns, UK returns, and more. We are able to set up retirement plans with a profit-sharing component, 401k plans, and show you how much you are saving by taking the proper steps throughout the year. During tax season, we keep extended hours, and will take scheduled appointments. Appointments outside of normal business hour available by appointment. Contact us today to see how we can help you save.

One of the best decisions made since my move to MN 25 years ago was going here to have my tax…read morereturn prepared. I'm probably the 1 token Asian in MN that sucks at math (I also can't play the piano or violin) so finding a place that is accurate, fair, and keeps me off the IRS radar has truly been as good as it gets! I have referred many people here over the years and all have had the same experience as me. In fact, after hearing a horror story from my parents when they retired about a CPA that did their tax return for a massive sum, I started having them send their info here and they now swear by Mark Rhode, Dave Schwan and their staff of competent accountants all while cutting their tax prep fees by about 60%! Pretty amazing when they live in another state and conduct their tax prep all by snail or email. For my tax prep fee, I receive an accurate, legal, and timely return, good advice, a fair price, referrals to other competent financial management professionals, and the ability to contact them throughout the year when various questions come up that might affect my tax situation. I don't get nickled and dimed for every question, phone call or email that I initiate and in the 2 or 3 years where there has been an IRS inquiry about a discrepancy, the Rhode, Schwan and Co. professionals have handled the correspondence and explained it all to the feds on my behalf. They are worth every bit of the affordable fee they get because the IRS has backed down each time and I am not behind bars. :) In fact, I am most impressed that they have never looked to take shortcuts or encouraged any type of behavior from me that would be frowned upon by the authorities. I believe in paying my fair share but not a penny more and that is exactly what I get when my tax return is prepared here. Guaranteed, they have my tax business and referrals for life!

Truly awful. All very friendly until you really need their help, or have questions about issues…read morewith prior returns, or a tax demand that relates to a mistake they made in the past. It's in this particular example where they suddenly become too busy to help and, most unbelievably started to send insulting emails. Really quite staggering for a small local business that presumably needs to build trust with the local community in order to succeed. I cannot warn you strongly enough to look elsewhere for competent accountants. You'd be far better off with TurboTax than trusting this incompetent firm with your finances and livelihood. Avoid.

How often do you get immediate attention to a problem that could leave you anxious and worried in…read moreterms of your financial well being? I received a notice of delinquency from my state tax office about potential significant penalties for not filing a personal property return for several years . This is different then filing federal and state income tax returns which the wonderful professionals at Rapacki and Company have been doing for me for years. I received the notice on a Friday and Joe Rapacki jumped in immediately over the weekend to figure out what needed to be done. Exceptional service that is beyond expectations.

We are new clients for Tonsager and could not be happier with the service we received. Being out of…read morestate, we truly appreciated the frequent updates and ease of uploading all of our documentation. The expectations and next steps were clearly communicated. Both Dusty and Heidi are knowledgeable, friendly and quickly answered all of our questions. While no one enjoys paying taxes, Tonsager Tax and Accounting Services makes it easy and take some of the sting out of the process. Definitely worth the time and money; thank you!!

I have had great service with this tax company. I started with them about 3 years ag ago and have…read moreonly had good experiences. Dusty takes time to explain things to me and answer my questions. In addition, he is helpful to make recommendations to enable me to get as much back on my taxes that I can. In addition, Heidi is always nice to chat with when making appointments and picking up items. Highly recommended.

1. They always get your taxes in on the last day due.You are forced to find money that you don't…read morehave to pay taxes that if you had any advanced notice, you could have saved and planned for tax payments. 2. Their tax estimates are always wrong. 3. They automatically ask for an extension because they will never get your taxes done by April 15th. 4. They always ask you for irrelevant information like the sale of a house for a future tax year. Figure out how to get my taxes done in time for this year before you worry about future years. 5. No tax planning is ever done. Unless you earn millions of dollars and want to pay their hefty hourly fee for tax planning. They just don't have any time to meet with you to do tax planning because they are too busy catching up with all the late taxes they are submitting. 5. Exorbitant fees. They are not experts in taxes, but they charge an arm and a leg. 6.Their fees go up every year, even thought they know your personal situation better every year. 7.You always pay penalties. ALWAYS. I keep asking. Tell me what to do and when to do it so I don't have to pay penalties. For such a "expert" tax firm, why can't they get it right. 8. You have to do all the leg work yourself anyway so really why do you need Abdo? 9.They have never once found a deduction for me. 10. They tell me LESS THAN 1 WEEK before taxes are due that I overpaid for my 401K. And they can't help me get that money back. And I have to pay a penalty for overpaying my 401k. Why do I need these kind of experts who can't actually help me? How do I get the overpayment back? How ironic that not only do I lose that money, but I have to pay a penalty on the overpayment. 11. Unless you make millions of dollars a year, don't use this firm. You don't count. You are not worth their time and there are other higher earners who get the VIP service, not just the regular person trying to do their taxes honestly and on time. If you are a multimillionaire and are looking for somewhere to throw away your money, Abdo is the place to do it. I guess it's better throwing your money away with Abdo than just throwing it in the Minnesota lakes but not too much better. 12. I emailed multiple times asking if a home office or professional dues are deductible. Nothing is every deductible, including charitable contributions so why do I need a firm that charges so much money, causes penalties, never gets it right, never gets taxes on time and who could not care less about me as a client? 13. I emailed in April, July, August, September asking when my taxes will be done, and they still cannot manage to get my taxes done until, you guessed it, October 16th. 14. Go to anyone else, because they will care more about your taxes than Abdo does. 17. Just remember, you will never get your taxes. They will delay, delay, delay, go on vacation, delay, delay, delay, go on vacation, delay, and then give you short notice to pay an exorbitant tax bill because their estimate was way off. 18. But wait for it! You will IMMEDIATELY get a bill for their services. The day you submit your taxes and then their hefty fee will be sent to you on the same day--no delays in billing for their services, just in getting your taxes done. 19. DO NOT USE ABDO--you are throwing away your money. Use HR Block, because they will actually do a better job than these so called expert firms. And you will pay thousands of dollars in penalties every year because they will NEVER get your taxes done in time, no matter how early you get your information to them. And you won't have any deductions anyway, so why do you need an expensive accounting firm? They won't help you with tax planning so you don't need a firm like this, unless of course, you earn millions of dollars. Then you probably do rate and will get VIP care (but I would not count on it even if you are a gazillionaire because Abdo is just too busy and behind for you the gazillionaire. Go to someone who wants to help you with taxes. If you are a regular person or even upper middle class, you won't get any attention. The worst is Kevin and Katie. Please listen to me--go anywhere else. Open a phone book, close your eyes and randomly pick any other accountant. You will literally be better off than using Abdo. I so wish I had read these reviews first. Don't walk, RUN away from this accountant.

Terrible. Messed up my taxes twice and left me to fix them while charging me extra for never fixing…read morethe problem. Refused to take the extra charges off my bill. They submit bad returns so they can charge extra to fix them but don't actually fix their mistakes. I would never recommend this firm. Awful.

I live in Minneapolis, not SF. I don't know. Don't ask me. I consulted Carrol regarding a tax…read morestrategy for me as I entered retirement. At first, I did not enjoy listening to her advice. It was a bit like getting a shot from the nurse. Ouch! You said it wouldn't hurt! However, the vaccine seems to be working, and I am growing to appreciate Nurse Gatlin for giving me protection against the virus called you-know-what. Carrol is more than a nurse, and I mean no disrespect of the nursing profession. For those of you who are reading, please know that Carrol will take care of you. I have never consulted a personal financial planner. However, consulting a tax advisor, this tax advisor, was, for me, a very good idea. Ciao Carrol!

I have been working with Gatlin & Co for years, always smooth and easy tax returns. This year the…read moreIRS had other plans and I needed additional help from Carrol and her team. She was calm, despite my anxiety and reassured me everything was going to be ok. Carrol spoke to the IRS on my behalf and after several months of them sending scary letters, the situation was cleared up and I felt like I won the lottery! Carrol took amazing care of me. She is the BEST in the BIZ!

Igor helped me prepare a complicated income tax filing. He's very professional and easy to work…read morewith.

Communication is horrific. I used to be an exsisting custumer for many years and the communication…read morehas always been poor. If you have questions after you appointment about your taxes, you probably will not get a response. You are just another number and customer service is not a priority. It seems like poor customer service is common comment that is made, although I have noticed that the business will down play the review. It has been such a stressfull process working with Igor Dykhne, CPA.

MP, Rai Kharal and the team of CPAs and tax pros at prudentAccountants do an excellent job, and…read moreknow how to help their clients defer taxes, accelerate tax deductions and get the best results! Highly recommend. We have worked together on 1031 tax like-kind exchanges of real properties located in Minnesota and Wisconsin and have had significant tax savings. www.CPEC1031.com

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It was no coincidence that I stumbled across Jasna. I glanced over her website and withiutnthinking…read morepurchased a session with her. We communicated initially via email to set up our appointment and I could instantly feel the energy and excitement that she exudes. Apart from her warm and welcoming spirit, this woman knows her stuff. She is good!! Within 90 minutes, she managed to help answer questions and concerns I have battled for over a decade. I went in my session prepared to take notes but this never manifested because I was so caught up in the moment and everything she was saying. I hope one realizes that at some point we need a life coach. If you are reading this review, book Jasna now. It's an order! I promise no parts of yourself will regret it. This woman is amazing! My session was filled with tears and laughter but mostly insight. While I mostly read self-help books, it was a blessing to have someone personalize these teachings. Jasna asks all the right questions and ties up everything in a nice bow. Lastly, She is genuinely concerned about her clients and this is evident in her follow through after the session. (Are you still reading this? Why haven't you booked your appointment?!$)

I am so happy I hired Jasna as my coach; it was one of the best decisions and investments I've…read moremade! Even though I'm a self-improvement junkie when it comes to personal/professional achievement, I felt her coaching helped me shed fears, self-doubt, confidence dips, and navigate the intricacies of family relationships. I learned how to show up as a brand new leader (at work), how to handle challenges and uncertainties with authentic grace and power. Jasna delivers on results and wins. Your life will transform in front of your eyes. She is magic! People...RUN (don't walk) to make an appointment with Jasna!!!