I am grateful to have found Kent's Esquire Tax Solutions. I had just moved to DC and didn't know…read morewhere to start with new representation. I interviewed two entities which were given high marks: I nearly walked out of the door as soon as I entered the first one, and the second one talked my ear off until I had to use a virtual crowbar to disengage from the call. When I called Kent (Clark Kent, AKA Superman) I was impressed with his crisp, professional style, and prompt service. He went on to impress me with his knowledge and ability to attend to the details of my taxes. I highly, highly recommend him.

I had multi-state taxes to file with some nuance and complexity. I spoke with several CPA's in the…read morearea, but Kent was the only one who provided a spot-on, accurate answers I could trust. Kent is professional, fast, responsive and most importantly, highly competent.

Fair price, very responsive, nice guy. Also knowledgeable and someone who truly cares. I hope to…read morecontinue having Terry do my personal and business taxes.

I highly recommend Terry Grant, CPA. He helped me understand my finances more clearly, build…read morestrategies to budget better, and plan for long-term savings. I appreciate that he asked good questions and actively listened. He took the time to understand my situation and made recommendations that made sense for me - from accelerating my student loan repayment to improving my retirement outlook. He made my financial life feel more manageable, and it was clear that he genuinely had my best interest in mind.

Ghion tax need to be more professional. I went there with a friend last year to do her tax return…read moreand I was very happy with their service so I did mine instead and went back again this year. But things were very different. Since they already have all my info from last year, all she did was add my W2 and told me the amount I'm going to get. When she told me that, I told her I did it somewhere else and they told me I can get $283 more than what she told me and she try to get it as closest as she can and everything was going smoothly until I told her I need to step outside and make a phone call that's when she said you have to pay full amount witch is $100 before you leave. She even said how do I know you're coming back. She could've stated it in a different way if that's how she feel. Also I wasn't aware of that they get paid by hours not service. At the end I was able to step outside and made the phone call and came back . At that point, I believe it was one of the owners came to me and told me to go in her office and work with her again, without even asking me what went wrong or what was the problem. Bottom line is DO NOT go or give them all you're informations before you ask all the questions you have because they lie. I walked in 4:41PM and left 5:12PM

Awful. They never scheduled my initial meeting, and I had to call in to speak with them. They…read morestarted to hang up on me, so I'm going with another firm. Stay away.

Please do not reach out to or count on this firm. We worked with Steven for two years without…read moreincident - I wouldn't say he did a great job or was particularly communicative but our taxes always got filed and we aren't aware of errors. However this past year he dodged my emails/phone calls, my husband's emails/phone calls, and my elderly mother's emails/phone calls (we all file separately). He once picked up the phone and then pretended to be someone else when he realized I was calling for an update on my taxes. He lied to us about filing for an extension and took forms from my mother that he never returned. Ultimately he stopped replying entirely and we had to look for a new accountant, several months after the filing deadline. I just got a notice that I owe several thousand dollars in late filing fees because it turns out he also lied about getting an extension. I don't know what is going on and while I wish Steven no ill will, please do not work with this firm or him. I don't want this to happen to anyone else.

Update 2/13: A partner at Capitol CPA reached out to me to apologize for the situation and explain…read morewhat happened. I was more than satisfied with their explanation and eagerness to earn my business and trust. I've taken them up on the offer to work with them so have updated the review initially and provide a final review once completed. ______________________________ Let me say the reason I reached out to Capitol CPA is because of their excellent reviews and they were my first pick. However, it's difficult to go with a company or trust them with your taxes when they can't even respond to you in a timely manner or at all. Let me detail my experience below: December 16, 2019: Send an inquiry through their website asking about availability for new clients. Receive a response from Steven that they're currently evaluating their capacity and will get back to me in a week. I respond immediately asking if I should follow up in a week or if they'll let me know? *CRICKETS* December 26, 2019: Ask for an update. Hear nothing, follow up with an inquiry through their website December 31, 2019: Receive a response from Steven apologizing for letting this slip through the cracks. They have room for new clients and ask for information. I respond an hour later with the information. *CRICKETS* January 19, 2019: Another follow up. Ask for an update. *CRICKETS* January 31, 2019: I give up. I reached out to three other companies and they immediately responded, asked for my tax information which I provided, and... immediately responded. So thank you Capitol CPA for wasting my time.

So glad I found these guys. My taxes were done incorrectly since 2016. Danny was able to articulate…read morethe problems and solutions. Danny is highly knowledgeable and competent. Thank you so much Danny. You will hear from me again.

The Reumonts have done my taxes for 3 years now. When I first met with them, I was very impressed…read more They ask many questions and go very in depth with you in order to not leave anything on the table when it comes to your return. For me personally, there were several things that I would not have thought about nor have I ever been asked about before. Get your taxes taken care of here and I guarantee you will have peace of mind.

This place is the best of the best. They are honest, knowledgable, and prompt. I mainly dealt with…read moreMadina Mojadidi. She is the office manager that gets-things-done! I called in in need of my payroll taxes reduced as I knew I was paying too much per paycheck. I was booked for an appointment super quick., Madina realized I'm in Maryland and opted to do a virtual meeting. She actually gave me a great discount and the price was way below what I thought I would pay. They advised it would be $55 for 15 mins. They stuck to exactly what they promised. In addition, I had quite a few follow-up questions and some adjustments had to be made after my initial virtual meeting. They didn't inconvenience me by making me meet again, Madina got things taken care of and only called me to advise that my questions were resolved. She offered to meet again for free if I wanted to speak to the CPA again. I was not ever charged for additional work or time to re-review the questions I had. They fixed every single concern/issue. My payroll taxes are now reduced. I'm thrilled and grateful for the outcome of using this CPA company.The best part, Madina did it with the most gracious and kind attitude. Kindness is for sure her super power. I would recommend this company 10 times over! If you're thinking about using this company, reach out to Madina!!! She will get you taken care of promptly, kindly, and handle all of your needs/concerns without missing a beat.

During my first appointment with Make my Day I was met initially with an the CPA's assistant who…read moretook all my forms (which they had asked for) and talked to me for some time. This was weird because over the phone the appointment was said to be made with the CPA herself. So just be sure when you make an appointment that you know who it's with and what will occur. The assistant after looking at all my tax papers gave me a quote for $350- 375, then a quote for $450- 475, then a quote for $550- 575, then was told that I would you would need to charge by the hour to look at one thing. I'm a small business owner, and they advertise specializing in small bushiness, so I'm not really understanding that why I would need to pay her to research something like that. For each increase in price I was told that it was because she didn't notice that my taxes would require "additional work" in certain areas. She gave me the first quote after looking at all of my papers and no new information was provided the first quote to the then open ended quote of apparently I'm guessing $550 + hourly, but we don't know how many hours? Not a great way to run a business in my opinion. I liked the CPA but when it comes down to it they're going to have to run their business like a business- they can't increase the price 4 times during a meeting. They should be able to read the forms, ask some questions, give an estimate. (Edit: I don't have a ton of "issues" as the buisness owner below says, I'm just a small business owner. In fact the first increase was because "they didn't know they needed a schedule c" even I know that and I wasn't pressuring them for a quick estimate, I was happy to answer any questions). Also, the office setting is not professional. It has a really bare bones feeling. We met in the lobby (I would a private setting) and sofa was super uncomfortable, painfully so. They say that people can come in and DIY taxes with someone helping to answer questions but the little cubicles were totally empty while I was in the office- probably because this DIY area had absolutely nothing to offer- they didn't even have coffee! How can someone focus on taxes without coffee!!? (Edit: yes I brought the end of my coffee at first but did need more and didn't know they had any- I couldn't see it, I did look for it).

Another reviewer stated "retribution 30 years CPA experience". We had the same issue, we asked a…read morefew additional questions based on what we believed was necessary as a client, and we got this retribution response. As the other reviewer mentioned, I believe if you are willing to let Jay do it all, he is actually probably proficient, but any curves and retribution can occur. We were stunned by his response to us but where THANKFUL he did his retribution PRIOR to any work with him. We moved on but I felt it was necessary to leave a comment for others to be aware. I will say this with Jay, treat your clients properly, or face reviews like this... it is simple. Be respectful to those who ask questions - there is nothing wrong with questions as the saying goes "there is no stupid question".

So why two years to post? I had chosen not to say anything at the time of the parting and leave…read morethe "dismal process" alone. I honestly didn't want to influence anyone's decision nor damage Jay's business. Yes I did use the words "dismal" but the rest of his portrayal is not true and yes that's why a year after he posted his response I'm posting again too. I was meticulous with tabbed spreadsheets and organized paperwork - there was never just a pile of paper or box of receipts I don't operate that way. But in 2021 when I saw on NextDoor comments and questions about local CPAs, I wanted people to know it's not all rosy working with Mr. Reiner. Like I said, if you follow his rules it's good but don't deviate. I hope that clears up the motivation for my time delay.

Phenomenal Experience…read more I recently visited ELM for a tax issue. They resolved my issue quickly and at a reasonable price. Leslie's professionalism is unmatched! I truly enjoyed my experience and will be using their services again. Thanks ELM for providing a phenomenal experience. I wish you continued success!

Terrible! I met with Leslie who assured me she would handle my tax issues for me and in a timely…read moremanner, but her carelessness actually put me into a worse situation than I was in before I met with her. I never once received regularly updates from her, in fact, I only ever got a update if I asked for one. Weeks would go by without any update or progress report of where she was at in the process. I eventually called the IRS myself and was told NOTHING had be done with my account and this was 4 months after I hired AND PAID her. She took nearly $400 from me without doing any work and has refused to contact me since. I trusted her with an extremely important tax matter and she did nothing but take my money and go radio silent. I highly recommend steering clear of Leslie Ghonheim for any accounting services!!! Do it yourself before you hire her. Worst customer service ever and you will leave disappointed!