The Tax Professional

I’ve been very happy with The Tax Professional. I have a relatively complicated tax situation — my wife and I file different state returns and I have a small S-​corp that holds real estate and we’ve had a lot of trouble getting help in the past. There are few important reasons I continue to work with them:
1. They’re not too expensive — they are hundreds cheaper than the company I used to use.
2. They make things very easy and seem very organized — they send an organizer to your house each year and you return all documents via the mail and the simple paperwork they ask you to fill out. When you call their office, the staff is always pleasant and helpful.
3. They give good advice — I was really struggling with my last accountant to work through how to file my S-​corp return and Martha cleared it right up. It took two minutes of her time and made my life so much easier!
For some people, they might not be the best fit of course — they don’t pick up the phone every time, and everything is done through the mail, but this works great for me. As someone who moves for work, I appreciate how easy it is to work through the mail and they have always called me back with an answer to my voicemail. I imagine this is how they keep costs down and to me it is well worth the lower price. I plan to stay with them for as long as possible.

I would never recommend The Tax Professional to anyone. I would recommend you stay FAR away.
I run a daycare from my home and heard about them through a records management class they put on for daycare providers through the Fairfax Co. Office for Children. I used them for a few years. They were supposed to specialize in child care businesses. I turned in all my paperwork early every year (beginning of February) to get the discount. However, my taxes were never completed until the very last minute. A couple times, I never got my info back until April 15. This past year was the final straw. They made me file an extension and my taxes were never actually filed until September. I called several time to find out what the status was. Most of the time I never got a call back. I find out on April 15 that I have to file an extension AND I need to pay for part of my taxes since I owed. This was completely unacceptable. There were some medical issues with the owner, which I understand. However, they never kept me informed and there is no excuse for my taxes not being filed until September when I gave them everything they needed in February.
Also, every time I spoke with Martha Yungst, the owner, she would talk over me and never let me speak. She was very unprofessional.
Steer clear of this accountant!!!