S Landau Services - Tax Preparation

Jan 21st, 2024

My tax situation has diminished in complexity now that I've been in Seattle for 3 years.  But I continue to use S. Landau Services because the service is just SO good! I'm pretty organized with my materials--aided by the great checklists that Steve and Melanie provide--but still, getting my taxes back and ready for signature/filing in less than 48 hours...Whattt??!  Major "thumbs up", again!
Mar 21st, 2017

This year for the first time we decided that our taxes were too complicated for us to do at home on turbotax.  We had advice to find an EA to help us, and we found Steve.  Steve was great!  He was professional yet laid-back (the kind of guy we like to interact with), quick, helpful, and took excellent care of our filings.  We thought the initial price quote he gave us was totally fair, and then our returns ended up being simpler so the price was even lower!  Super.  I definitely recommend his services and we'll be back to visit him again in next year's filing season.
Oct 4th, 2012

Very nice people but I would never use them again. I had them prepare my taxes for the last four years.First year was great. Then they incrementally increase their fees year over year while doing the exact same work.  As a customer I felt taken advantage of. First year they charge me approximately $400 to prepare my taxes. This year they charged nearly $1000 to prepare the exact same taxes.Now that would've been fine if they had notified me prior to doing the work that they would be charging me 100% more to do my taxes this year. That way I would've i could have made an informed decision to either say yes or no to the work. Instead they perform the work and then blindside me with with an enormous  bill.It would've been one thing if they had used some special accounting magic and lowered my tax obligation but that was not the case. For their thousand dollar bill I could've gotten the exact same results filing standard deductions using $30 TurboTax. So basically as they observed my income increasing over the years they  decided to charge me more to prepare my taxes even though the work was exactly the same.To me that just shows a lack of ethics. So even though they're very nice I would never use them again nor will I recommend them to anyone that I know.
Apr 16th, 2017

Steve is a great accountant!!  He's open, honest and trustworthy.  He's very knowledgeable and provides great information.  He's always there to answer my questions, even if it's just a short answer.  Most importantly:  HE HAS SAVED US A LOT OF MONEY!  We've resisted using an accountant for a long time--until our taxes got too complicated.  I thought we were doing pretty good using Turbo Tax but Steve knows so much more and can find deductions that we didn't realize existed.Paying for an accountant to do your taxes is often thought of as an unneeded expense but I think Steve is worth the money.  Especially if he saves us time and money as well as peace of mind knowing our taxes are in good hands.  His fees are very fair.  He does what he says he will do and we don't get surprises for hidden or added costs.  I highly recommend him!
Dec 26th, 2011