A friend pointed me here years ago and 20 minutes ago I continued the chain by recommending a…read morefriend use David for their taxes, so I figure its time to write a review. David helped me untangle a mess of taxes from previous years for me and was thorough in the work and clear in the explanation so I had full understanding of things. It had the potential to be really bad (my fault, I basically failed to pay some taxes years back) and David laid out my options and timeline and guided me through it. Since that I've used his office for taxes every year. Each year I get an easy to follow set of instructions to file and everything is ready to go. I've always found it easy to get ahold of David as I have questions (which I do every year)

He has been absolutely amazing with our questions. Excellent tax advice! We love every minute we…read moreget to spend with him talking about finances because we can actually understand him unlike some tax advisors. Worth every cent!

When choosing an accountant for my business, I had a short list…read more Because it was such an important choice for me and the success of my business, I interviewed 4 CPA's and paid them all for their time. To be brief, they all sucked. So, I started asking my massage clients (pre-Yelp!)...thankfully one of them recommended Mark. What I appreciate most about Mark is his clear confident attitude, without pretense. If I don't understand something, he will explain it to me numerous different ways until I get it, without making me feel like I should already know the complex federal/state tax structure. Mark is knowledgeable, reasonably priced, and gives excellent customer service. HIGHLY recommend.

After selfishly using yelp for years this is the first review I've given, for good reason. I found…read moreMark on Yelp, at the time he was the highest rated CPA and all the comments were influential. We had a phone conversation, a meeting, and I decided to hire him. Honestly, one of the best decisions I've made regarding finances and our business overall. I can't stress too much how better off your financial situation will be if you meet with Mark. He loves numbers and tax code stuff, which means he loves his profession and is always up to date on what's going on with the incredibly confusing tax situation in the U.S. So far, he found a mistake in our last tax preparer's returns and got us back over $4000, without asking for a dime because he was looking over the returns for another reason-that showed me he's honest. His cost for preparing this years returns compared to what we paid for last years was at least 40% less, and honestly they were done less than a week after I had given him the information- sometimes the next day. Our last tax person took months, and the returns were not even prepared correctly. My wife and I own a business and I went looking for someone who would be able to tell us how to do it better- I told this to Mark at our first meeting, and simply due to the information he provided us he saved us over $7000 in taxes this year alone, by changing the structure of our business and how we file. The invoice for the re-strucuring was only $330. If your'e reading this, you're probably looking for a good CPA, someone who knows his stuff and could possibly save you some money. I assure you, if you go with Mark, you will not go wrong.

I cannot recommend Ryan and Ernst Financial Services enough. He is knowledgable, fast, efficient,…read moreand reasonably priced. He is thoughtful and straightforward when we have questions. In particular I always appreciate working with him at tax time, and he helps us make short, efficient, and smart work of everyone's least favorite yearly activity.

When you need your complicated return filed fast and with ease, Ernst Financial saved me! I…read morerecommend them to all my friends. Life saver and expert knowledge and software.

$500 to file a single 1040 is way too expensive. What's more, I was given a multi-page client info…read moresheet that required me to enter all the data myself which begs the question "what exactly am I paying for?" I never met Paul, nor received any illuminating tax strategy advice of any kind. Overall a poor value

Paul was referred to me by a friend some 15 years ago. I keep coming back to Paul, year after…read moreyear, because of his attention to detail. Though we only meet once a year, he always asks for updates on the family and our hopes for the future. There's almost nowhere else I find such a personal connection in the course of business. Strange as it sounds, taxes and all, I look forward to our meetings. Paul engages with a back-and-forth discussion about current tax laws, offers options my family and I might consider for the long term, and gives constructive feedback regarding freestyle financial decisions I made without counsel. Paul has a vested interest in his clients and treats us like family. We have a solid foundation built upon trust. That's a lost art in business these days. For as long as Paul is willing, my family and I will go nowhere else for our tax needs.

Kevin and Sherri are lovely people! This is the second year I requested their service. Kevin is…read moreprofessional and very personable. He is extremely patient and will go the whole nine yards of explaining everything in details. I really appreciate him sharing his knowledge and also giving me advices. I definitely found a tax service I can rely on! Yes, I absolutely recommend him. You would too after you worked with him :)

Kevin met with us for a 30 minute consultation and was very helpful and genuine in the support he…read moreprovided us. We plan to contact Kevin again in the near future.

This guy. You need…read morehim on speed dial. Not for Al Capone-tax-dodging reasons, just because you want a guy on your side as your pay your hard-earned money towards our taxation nation. Make it count...but in all ways fair. The Mr. of this equation has been seeing Brandon Ferguson for a few years. Before I got married, I had the simplest tax return on Earth: earnings, 401(k), and some donations. We own our home and rental property together, but I always LITERALLY left that to Mr. Ferguson to work out. So this year, I was married (!) and had to be included in all this tax nonsense. I say nonsense, but the truth of the matter is that I'm very familiar with taxes and how they work (stoopid work). Brandon checked in with us on the regular regarding tax paperwork he needed. He was like the proverbial mother-in-law in the GOOD way; and when we figured out our final return: newly married, rental property, residence property...I was happy that he explained everything in plain English, (I could have taken more tax jargon, really!) and [he] found each exception he could, explaining what needed to be taken, etc.) THIS GUY. He's a CPA. He studied [and paid the] same amount as everybody else to gain this certification. I find it funny that ONE person complained about the price that you pay for a person that is on both your side, AND the LAW'S side of things. He's looking out for your best interest ALWAYS; and frankly, H&R Block are terrific people, but to say that you have an accountant of your own is not some kind of weird status thing, it's knowing that you have somebody who will best advise you on how get through this crazy tax world. I'm embarrassed to say how little we paid for this amazing service, so I'll leave it to you to call him yourself. We found him via Yelp years ago and will never EVER look to another to take care of us. Deadly serious. THIS GUY. You need him.

I called Brandon out of the blue with a one-off issue about my tax filings. In 5 minutes he gave me…read moregreat advice and peace of mind. Great accountant, better man.

I received wonderful, caring, accurate, financial help from James Fritz CPA…read more My last tax return was done at Waterfront CPA Group after being treated very rudely by a crotchety, old scheduler for H & R Block. Despite being an H&R customer for more than a decade, I was treated like a giant pain when I asked for the specific tax preparer who'd done my taxes the year before. But now I am grateful to that rude old goat because I contacted Waterfront to do them instead. I was able to get an almost immediate appointment with a professional who was friendly and helpful. The taxes were done in less than an hour, by a CPA (rather than simply a "tax preparer.") He accessed every legal deduction and gave me solid advice for next year. I can't believe I've been going to H and R Block for years, getting just adequate service, sometimes grudgingly. James Fritz, in the Silverdale office quickly did my taxes, saved me money, and then charged HALF of what H&R Block has been charging me! My taxes were the same difficulty, the same number of schedules and forms, as every previous year. But now, they were done by a CPA for half the cost! In the future, I will be certain to go to Waterfront CPA group for all of my tax and financial needs.

I utilized waterfront CPA for my taxes because I had complex taxes for 2021. I provided to them…read moreall the required documents to complete my taxes including the W2 that they left off my taxes. (to my fault I should have reviewed their work but that's why I hired them so I didn't have to) well turns out they completely left off a W2 and I owed more in taxes. the IRS hit me with a roughly 1,000 dollar penalty which they "paid" by doing my taxes this year free and refunding my 2021 tax fee. but because of their error I was responsible for a 470 dollar interest fee that they would not cover. so be prepared to review all of their work. if an error happens regardless If it was their fault, you will be responsible for the interest owed because of their error in addition to the tax you owe. I told them I would not have incurred the interest because I would have paid my full tax bill had it been prepared correctly, but they said that was policy. So unless they correct this policy I would look elsewhere for a more reputable company that takes responsibility for errors of their service. Respectfully I typically do not write reviews but because their error cost me an additional cost of almost 500 dollars and the IRS headache I was not a satisfied customer.

Overpriced with little respect for client rights and satisfaction. $495 for 40 minutes of time…read more What followed after was I found a higher tax return elsewhere after double checking the Lake Steven tax accountants work. I lost trust in the company after this and did not want to provide further personal information they requested nor continue in a client service agreement. The front desk rebutted this with a threat to file our tax return anyway since that's what I authorized in a document signed (causing a double filed return and problems with the IRS I imagine). No partial refund authorized. Be careful with this company!​

I made an appointment inquiry online. They have a form to fill out and a deposit of $100 towards…read moreyour service is paid. Then you get an appointment. Correspondence was quick and friendly. Office is upstairs, has a large waiting area with plenty of snacks. Mr Farmer was pleasant and worked quickly through our past and current tax situation. Answered my questions and made suggestions for next year. We received the final documents through a share file. We returned our signed paperwork through this sharing method. So nice not to have to go back in. They file electronically and gave us all the info to make our payment to the IRS. I was pleased with our services here.