Ronald A. Muscarella CPA

On 6/12/19 I met with Ronald Muscarella and paid a $1,500 retainer to file my tax returns for 2015 - 2018 and set up a payment plan with the IRS. In total, I paid $2,262.50, waited 7 months, and still had to contact the IRS myself to resolve the matter. I found out Ronald and his team consistently failed to submit my documents to the IRS in a timely manner and then lied to me about it. In my experience with Tax Relief CPA, both Ronald Muscarella and his team were dishonest and inefficient. The only task Ronald's office treated seriously was collecting invoices. Any action that involved my tax return was handled carelessly. Almost every document I received from the office had an error: - 7/3/19 - Incomplete name on my tax return - 7/10/19 - Incorrect SSN listed for my spouse - 7/18/19 - Incorrect name for my spouse On 7/26/19 and 7/29/19, I received IRS notices informing me that my returns had no valid signature. This was surprising because I returned every single requested signature page to Ron's office promptly. I was advised on 7/10/19 that my returns had been mailed out. However, on 7/31/19, Kevin Kerber asked me to come in to sign my 2015, 2016, and 2018 returns. On 10/24/19, I reached out to the office because I had not heard anything for months. I received several IRS letters stating my taxes were due but there was no information on the payment plan. On 10/29/19, Steve Bramy claimed two of my returns that were sent in July were not processed by the IRS and they had to resend them in October. He also claimed the installment request was not processed and they had to redo that as well. On 11/26/2019. I informed the office of another IRS notice stating that NONE of my taxes had been filed and my property would be seized for unpaid taxes. On 12/2/19, I went to the office to sign the signature pages of my returns yet again. Nearly a month later, on 1/3/2020, I got another IRS letter regarding enforcement action. Kevin Kerber claimed the office received the notice but still needed me to scan and email him the letter so that they could read it. The letter said a response was required in ten days. By 1/7/20, there was no satisfactory response from the office. On 1/29, Kevin finally informed me that Ron contacted the IRS and my payment plan was now set up. He also included an invoice for $725. I was SHOCKED. I finally called the IRS myself. During our initial meeting, Ron claimed that he would interact with the IRS on my behalf so I should not reach out to them directly. I finally understood why. He did not want me to find out about any of the lies I was being told. After spending almost an hour and a half on the phone with the IRS, I discovered that NOTHING Ron's office claimed they had been doing since June 2019 was actually done. I was able to set up the installment plan myself and get the enforcement action removed. After sorting out things on my own with the IRS, I had a discussion with Ron on the morning of 1/29/20 about why I was being charged an additional $725 after paying $1,700. Even though Ron did nothing on my case and I had to settle it with the IRS myself, I did not want a refund. I just didn't understand why I had to pay him an additional $725 for doing nothing. He told me he had to set up the payment plan with the IRS, which was the reason for the new charge. When I asked him to explain why this was not done seven months prior, he could not give me a valid explanation. He got agitated and claimed that he knew what the real issue was. He stated something along the lines of 'you just don't want to pay the bill. You people always don't want to pay'. That dog whistle shocked me more than the bill. He ended up cutting the invoice in half as if he were doing me a favor by charging an additional $362.50 to finally complete the task he initially charged $1,700 to do. I hope this serves as a cautionary tale to other people who would consider using this dishonest business. Ron's classic rebuttal is that he has been in business since 1988. But, that means nothing if all customers aren't treated EQUALLY.
Oct 7th, 2021

I went to Ron for many years because he seemed to have been highly recommended with a nice office in a great location. He was nice and happy to cater to me and others. However, the cost of doing my taxes with him was astronomical comparing to anyone else I could have. And he charged me more and more each year while getting a smaller and smaller refund. I wish I'd gone to see anyone else instead of spending thousands on his service.
Apr 18th, 2021

Ron is the best!!
Jul 21st, 2019

Ron provided a quick solution to our IRS wage garnishment at an affordable fee. He had the garnishment stopped and established a reasonable payment plan we could easily afford. I highly recommend his services for anyone with IRS problems. You will not be disappointed.
Jun 16th, 2015