Client Reviews of Harold C. Newman, EA

SCAM ALERT! Do not give these guys your business unless you want to be ripped off! Not only are their fees beyond outrageous, but the owner Harold Newman is as arrogant and corrupt as they come. They work in numbers. They get very busy during tax season and barely give you the time of day. John, Harold's employee, was the one that did our taxes this year. We spent around 10 mins on the phone for our appointment and then got an invoice for around $800, for simple taxes. Don't even think about asking questions or clarification on your taxes. This will be met with an extreme level of arrogance as if you are out of place for questioning their expertise. For instance, I asked John, since my taxes and income were very similar to the year prior, why the refund amount was different? I am like most people that just want to educate myself before signing documents. Harold the owner emails me and states, "I reviewed your taxes, everything is correct! Utah where you moved to this year, doesn't hand out free money like California does." I was a bit taken back, as all I did was ask a simple question to John who did my taxes, and got a reply back from the owner like this. I did not ask for his political opinion on California, and sure didn't expect to be berated for asking a simple question. Unfortunately, it gets so much worse! Then they royally screwed up my taxes! They filed completely different taxes then discussed on the phone and sent to me on paper in the final draft packet from their office, and refuse to offer any sort of refund or even amend my taxes! They told me I would receive a refund of a certain amount, I paid their fees because of this, and then they filed different taxes. I paid their company under false pretense. They did a bait and switch and now my reund is zero. This is ILLEGAL! Harold Newman sent me an email basically saying it was my fault because I signed the documents online they did a bait and switch on, without my knowledge. I now have to report them to multiple agencies, file a police report for theft, and have my family member attorney file against them, all because Harold let his arrogance get in the way, and refused to value his customers and do the right thing! I just hope people see this and save their time and money by going to a different company for their tax filing needs!

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