Murph, Is extremely…read morethorough and knowledgeable on our taxes and tax laws. Explains everything in a way we can understand and had advice on our taxes in the future. One of the best around

Patrick put the wrong PIN on my 2018 IL-1040 for Property Tax Credit. He used my income property…read morePIN, instead of my principal residence. There should have been no confusion as I sold my income property and had all those documents separated for him. However, as a result, I received a return correction notice zeroing out my $600+ credit. I called Patrick to correct his mistake and he directed me to work with the Dept. of Revenue directly to provide what they are looking for. Now, they are saying I can only claim part of the credit because I bought the house in 2017. Reading online, it looks like I'm eligible for the credit on my sold property too. 6 months later, I still need to submit new documents and figure this out myself. Isn't that what I paid him for? By the time this is over, I will have spent countless hours on this over 8-10 months to fix his simple mistake. I think he knows what he's doing but he is working too fast and is prone to mistakes as a result. Then you're on your own to fix his mistakes.

1/2022 Only used the drive thru. But people are nice. Wish for longer hours, but that is most…read morebanks now. No complaints. Staff and service is good.

Very nice PNC. Very clean, well organized. The staff is very friendly. Had no problems with my…read more"complicated" withdrawal.

I have done both my personal and business banking with Cornerstone for many years and have always…read morefound their service to be top notch. In that time, I have worked with almost all the tellers, bankers, and officers and my experience has been 100% excellent. If you are tired of the "corporate" banks, I would highly recommend Cornerstone.

Great staff, very accommodating! My wife and I moved out of state and will continue to use…read moreCornerstone

Over a year ago my father passed on. Following his passing my mother inherited his 401k. She did…read morenot know much about it and lets me manage it. But unfortunately I wasn't 100% on what we had. I felt overwhelmed. I figured I needed some additional help on what to do. I approached Martin at Woodfield Financial Advisors. He broke it down and told me what needed to be done in easy to understand steps. Martin gave me the advice and confidence I needed to fully understand what I needed to go forward.

During 40 years of total association and trust with WFA associates, I have never been disappointed…read morein any of their decisions through all of the various market fluctuations. The best in my book.

Been going to this place a few years. I highly recommend getting your taxes done here. I was a fool…read morefor ever going to the block.

recently in my partnership with the MAASIFIED law group, I discovered that there was an error on my…read moreW-2 document that costed Blake Gradek thousands. I contacted Mepham's tax service, and the lady on the phone kept calling me "MARCO" and telling me to "Take My Time" and now i will no longer be using this service.

We've been Chase Bank customers for more years than I care to admit. Our branch is excellent. They…read moreknow us, and we get lovely service. My impression of this branch is they are either significantly understaffed or don't care. We arrived at about 11:30 AM on a Saturday to get some papers notarized. The bank was crowded with people, most in line for tellers. There was a small seating area for those waiting to see a banker, and there appeared to be three people ahead of us. We all waited and waited and waited, but no one greeted us or acknowledged we were there. We waited about 40 minutes before they took the next person in line. Ten minutes later, they called two people back who had just arrived. Mind you, still no acknowledgment that anyone else was there. I asked them how long the wait would be, and the banker said if we didn't have an appointment, we wouldn't be able to see anyone. Seriously??? Wait for almost an hour, and no one at the bank cared to let those waiting know they couldn't get in? I'm not a hard man to please, but this experience was unacceptable. There was no reason someone at the bank couldn't have let people know. And I'm no banker, but if I were and were too busy to be courteous to their customers, I would have put a sign up saying all bankers have appointments today, and if you don't have an appointment, you won't see anyone. So, why two stars and not one? As I said above, I like using Chase Bank, And while this branch failed any reasonable person's expectations, I'm adding one star for the normal service I get at Chase Branches. This was disappointing, to say the least.

I came in to close my account for personal reasons-- nothing against chase. Aneta helped me and I…read morefelt valued even as a leaving customer. Very nice branch.

It's actually BMO bank now ... just great service , came in to open a CD one of the best rates I…read morecould find ! Great team

09/14/2015 Leslie is…read morejust awesome! She is very detailed and great at communicating with me, very prompt and most important straight shooter. I highly recommend using her services to anyone. I sincerely feel Leslie is looking out for my best interests. If you are looking for a trust worthy CPA look no further Palatine Tax and Accounting in specific Leslie J. Kotbra will be glad to help. GREAT JOB! Fermin Carrasco CD One Price Cleaners

I rarely write reviews. When I do, it's because of truly stellar service…read more My husband and I came to Michael Raff after 3 other accounting firms failed to help us solve a costly error made by the IRS and a previous accountant. The issue had been lingering since 2020 (2019 tax year). We tried numerous CPA firms and tax accountants. A few claimed they could help ultimately at significant cost to us, many told us to "forget about it". Last fall we decided this was a job for a tax attorney. I read reviews from every possible source trying to find a tax attorney with good reviews. Michael Raff's reviews were 100% great. I was suspicious of that many great reviews. I concluded that there were too many and too varied for the feedback to be fake. Not only that, he has a transparent and meticulous process for the way he bills and updates clients. Others before him pledged to keep us informed but only Michael proactively phoned us (and followed up with an e-mail) at the end of every month. The minimal retainer he asked for in order to work on this problem is still not used up. Michael was able to retrieve the money from the original error in LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, where other large, expensive firms had failed us for OVER 5 YEARS. He is still planning to retrieve money from the IRS on our behalf for the error adjacent money. We assumed he was a specialist only and worked as a dedicated tax attorney. Michael also does regualar tax preparation. It did not take much convincing to for us to engage him as our accountant. If you want an acccountant who is knowledgeable, dedicated, and ethical, I think you would be hard pressed to find someone more skilled than Michael Raff.

I spoke with both Michael and Quin. Quin solved our issue very quickly and both were a real…read morepleasure to work with. They were knowledgeable but most of all kind and understanding dealing with issues that can feel really scary. I would definitely recommend and would work with them again!

Howard and his staff have been our go to accounting firm for longer than I want to admit -- but we…read morewill always use them for their knowledge, straight-forward no-nonsense approach, and friendly family atmosphere.

I have worked with Howard Kaufman for over 10 years, initially as an administrative contact in the…read morearea of a business corporate financial association with him as our corporate CPA and later, as I began to realize his broad experience in the financial arena, appointed him as my personal financial advisor, as well. I have the greatest confidence in Howard and his expertise in this area. There had been times in past years when I had been afraid to open any quarterly or annual reports on my holdings and with his guidance and suggestions I no longer have that fear. I have 100% confidence in his handling of my accounts and recommend him very highly. Sue Larsen Mt. Prospect, IL