Camilla J. Desmarais, CPA

Lindsey is the star of the show👍
Jul 18th, 2020

Aug 23rd, 2018

Great Team! Professional, Responsive, Timely! I Recommend!
May 29th, 2018

I've been using these guys for several years. I own a consulting company. They are great. Some people want to blame others for themselves.
Jan 9th, 2017

Allow me to state, that I went with this firm 3 years ago, and being a small business operator and not understanding anything at all about taxes or proper accounting, I TRUSTED this firm to fully represent me and help to offset my tax liability with all the measures provided by IRS Code. I'm not perfect by any means and I know I'm probably not the best client to have with regards to taxes because I ask for explanations for things. I want it to make sense to me. Last Year in 2015 I bought a business and the new person at this firm, Christian didn't convey to me the tax filing deadline for the new company and we missed it. The only reason I found out about this was because the initial person handling my business was Tommy and Tommy made me aware and stated in an email that there was nothing that could be done at the juncture but to move forward. Well, I went to the state fair in Raleigh back in October and one afternoon I got an email after 5 p.m. that was sent at 2:30 that afternoon from the Firm Owner that I needed to get the form signed and submitted that day as it was the cut off day for that tax filing. She went on to say that she had been sending me several emails over the past couple of weeks about it. I explained to her that if something is of such importance that my phone works perfectly fine. Who in this day and time relies strictly on email for important business matters? If I had a medical emergency I surely wouldn't contact EMS by email. Anyway, days later, I fired this firm. I went to another CPA, who took all of my past years filings and bank statements and over 2 weeks worth of waiting, he called and wanted to meet. He took the time to go over the filings by Camilla J. Desmarais, and told me there was no reason at all why I should owe any taxes whatsoever for the past 3 years. So he pointed out to me that this firm actually put my company on a 5 year depreciation for my fixed asset purchases. Fixed asset purchases which my new CPA explained to me that the IRS under Section 179 allowed me to take 100% depreciation on the items purchased. Needless to say, I have been paying taxes on my federal and state returns that not necessary under IRS Code. So my new CPA is now filing amended returns to get all the tax money paid in, back. This same firm in 2015, told me that I owed almost 20k in taxes, and I was told this by her assistant. When I told Camilla that I wanted her to review my taxes, the burden was reduced to less than 9k. Folks, you do what you want, but if you want nothing but a pencil pusher cpa firm and you want to pay a monthly accounting premium and then pay huge filing fees at years end, then this is the place for you. I'm very disappointed and upset of the money this firm has cost me, all the while I'm thinking i'm being represented when in fact i'm being gouged. I DO NOT RECOMMEND Wow, having read her response could be further from the truth. I state facts, not emotions and she said they 'fired me'? LOLOLOL. Not even close, I fired them. A CPA that tells me I owe 20k in taxes? My new CPA has negated my tax liability each each i've been gone from this place. She can do her sweet talk and dance all she wants but if you want a CPA that is nothing more than a pencil pusher and has zero clue as how to properly mitigate taxes, then that's your place to go. We as business owners rely on the expertise of CPA's in helping to mitigate our tax liability not increase it. Very saddened she lied in her response to cover her own behind. She states that 'in confidentiality to her clients' then goes right on to point out specifics...yeah..let that one sink in. So far as getting her forms in timely. I guess she forgot what brought all of this own to begin with. I get a phone call while i'm out of town at 2:30 p.m. that forms are due by 5 p.m. for filing. Never got an email nor a phone call prior to the importance of this. Yeah Camilla, let's really talk about this confidentiality clause as you have clearly violated the hell out of it. Lawyer up.
Jul 2nd, 2020