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The Best Tax Services

We graded 50 companies on seven things customers actually report: satisfaction, reliability, workmanship, value, momentum, track record and how owners handle complaints.

—typical jobMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).
95%say the price was fairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.
4.82★average ratingPlain average of every Google star rating we collected for these companies.
2.5%bad jobs (1–2★, 2 yrs)Share of 1–2★ reviews in the last 24 months — or the 20 newest reviews when the company had fewer than 20 in that time.

From 7,556 Google reviews of 50 top-rated tax services nationwide. Updated November 2, 2026.

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1Xel Advisors logoXel Advisors★ 5.00 on this job8 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%8Overall Experts Score 20%95Job match= 92Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.92
2Exacta Bookkeeping & Tax Services logoExacta Bookkeeping & Tax Services★ 5.00 on this job6 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%6Overall Experts Score 20%98Job match= 89Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.89
3Right Step logoRight Step★ 5.00 on this job5 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%5Overall Experts Score 20%99Job match= 86Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.86
4Anytime Tax logoAnytime Tax★ 5.00 on this job5 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%5Overall Experts Score 20%98Job match= 86Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.86
5TurboTax - Pioneer Square, Seattle logoTurboTax - Pioneer Square, Seattle★ 5.00 on this job5 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%5Overall Experts Score 20%83Job match= 83Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.83
6WLC Tax Service LLC logoWLC Tax Service LLC★ 5.00 on this job3 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%96Job match= 80Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.80
7Pacific Tax West Seattle logoPacific Tax West Seattle★ 5.00 on this job3 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%95Job match= 79Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.79
8BBI Accounting logoBBI Accounting★ 5.00 on this job3 jobs reviewedHow Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting”:Stars on this job 55%5.00★Number of such jobs 25%3Overall Experts Score 20%90Job match= 78Stars are pulled toward the category average (4.82★) when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.78

Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “Tax problem consulting” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.

What customers said about tax problem consulting

Brandy5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 days ago★★★★★
BBI Accounting logoBBI Accounting

Jerry and the entire BBI team are very knowledgeable, helpful, friendly and efficient! I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for tax services.

Tax problem consultingIncome tax return filingIncome tax return preparation
nathanLocal Guide · 31 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 2 weeks ago★★★★★
Xel Advisors logoXel Advisors

I've had a great experience with Xel Advisors in Salem. Miguel (my tax guy) does an excellent job keeping me in the loop. He's communicative, explains things clearly, and I never have to wonder where things stand. They're amending all my prior years' taxes, and it's saving me a lot of money, which I really…

Great priceBusiness tax return preparationTax problem consultingIncome tax return filing
JessLocal Guide · 20 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · a month ago★★★★★
Right Step logoRight Step

Heidy is amazing! Exceptionally professional and very timely. She saw me right away and provided excellent advice. I will be back.

Great priceTax problem consultingIncome tax return filingTax planning
Gina3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 months ago★★★★★
TurboTax - Pioneer Square, Seattle logoTurboTax - Pioneer Square, Seattle

I highly recommend Nichole for her work. She is reliable, detail-oriented, and consistently goes above and beyond to help navigate complex tax situations with clarity and patience. Her professionalism and dedication make her a valuable asset to the team.

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DavidLocal Guide · 11 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · Edited 4 months ago★★★★★
WLC Tax Service LLC logoWLC Tax Service LLC

Wagner provided a friendly, professional, and efficient service. Highly recommended!

Great priceTax problem consultingIncome tax return filingIncome tax return preparation
DavidLocal Guide · 31 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 4 months ago★★★★★
Pacific Tax West Seattle logoPacific Tax West Seattle

I’ve worked with Kurt for many years! He has helped with my LLC and is truly committed to each of his clients. His knowledge makes me feel comfortable that everything is correct and in order! I highly recommend working with him!

Great priceTax problem consultingIncome tax return filingIncome tax return preparation

Overall ratings

Experts Score 0–100Experts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown. and a letter grade per factor (A = top 20% of tax services).

#CompanyScoreExperts Score (0–100)Absolute quality first: recency-weighted star average (≈54%), share of 1–2★ reviews (≈24%), customers’ price verdicts (≈14%), owner replies to critical reviews (≈7%); minus up to 10 points each for complaints flagged in Google review highlights and for a real slide in recent ratings. Hover a company’s score on its page for the full breakdown.FactorsFactor grades, in orderSatisfaction (54%): Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Reliability (24%): How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Craft & service (0%): Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Value (14%): Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Momentum (0%): Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Replies to reviews (7%): How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.One letter per factor score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = below 20.★Google star rating as shown on Google Maps.Typical billMedian bill customers of this company reported in their reviews (needs 3+ priced reviews).
1Right Step logoRight StepAustin, TXA 99How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%99+58.1Reliability 26%98+25.6Value 15%100+15.2Experts Score= 99Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA–AA–5.00—
2Exacta Bookkeeping & Tax Services logoExacta Bookkeeping & Tax ServicesAustin, TXA 98How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%98+57.5Reliability 26%97+25.3Value 15%100+15.2Experts Score= 98Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA–AA–4.97—
3Anytime Tax logoAnytime TaxColumbus, OHA 98How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%98+57.5Reliability 26%95+24.8Value 15%100+15.2Experts Score= 98Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA–AA–5.00—
4M&M Tax Multiservices logoM&M Tax MultiservicesWest Valley City, UTA 98How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%99+68.5Reliability 31%95+29.2Experts Score= 98Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––A–5.00—
5CP Taxes & Services LLC logoCP Taxes & Services LLCWest Valley City, UTA 98How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%99+68.5Reliability 31%97+29.8Experts Score= 98Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––A–5.00—
6PMG Tax Consultants logoPMG Tax ConsultantsColumbus, OHA 97How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%98+57.5Reliability 26%95+24.8Value 15%96+14.6Experts Score= 97Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA–AA–5.00—
7Teddy Accounting and Tax Services logoTeddy Accounting and Tax ServicesSeattle, WAA 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%97+67.2Reliability 31%95+29.2Experts Score= 96Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––A–5.00—
8Garcia Tax Returns logoGarcia Tax ReturnsAustin, TXA 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%97+67.2Reliability 31%95+29.2Experts Score= 96Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AA––A–4.98—
9WLC Tax Service LLC logoWLC Tax Service LLCColumbus, OHA 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%96+52.4Reliability 24%96+23.3Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty90−1Experts Score= 96Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AAAAAA4.95—
10Arrow Tax Services logoArrow Tax ServicesWest Valley City, UTA 96How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%96+56.3Reliability 26%94+24.5Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty98−0.2Experts Score= 96Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AAAAA–5.00—
11Pacific Tax West Seattle logoPacific Tax West SeattleSeattle, WAA 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%94+55.2Reliability 26%93+24.3Value 15%100+15.2Craft & service penalty99−0.1Experts Score= 95Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AAAAA–4.95—
12Xel Advisors logoXel AdvisorsSalem, ORA 95How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 59%93+54.6Reliability 26%96+25Value 15%99+15.1Craft & service penalty99−0.1Experts Score= 95Not enough data for replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.AAAAA–4.95—

What jobs cost

What customers paid, from the price Google asks reviewers to report.

JobLow25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this.TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this.FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.

Tax Services at a glance

How the 50 tax services we rated compare, and what customers praise most.

Experts Score grades

A = score 80+, F = below 20.

  • Grade A3366%
  • Grade B1122%
  • Grade C510%
  • Grade D12%
  • Grade F00%

Google ratings

Average stars per company.

  • 4.90★ and up2040%
  • 4.80–4.89★1224%
  • 4.60–4.79★1530%
  • Below 4.60★36%

What customers praise

Share of Google review highlights.

  • Quality34425%
  • Professionalism45332%
  • Responsiveness32623%
  • Punctuality00%
  • Value27620%

Was the price fair?

All price verdicts left with reviews.

  • Great price33545%
  • Reasonable33445%
  • Overpriced334%
  • Not sure436%

Price verdicts by year

Share calling it great / reasonable / overpriced.

2025
2026

How we grade

Satisfaction (54%) — Recency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.

Reliability (24%) — How rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.

Craft & service (penalty, up to −10) — Google review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.

Value (14%) — Customers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.

Momentum (penalty, up to −10) — Penalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.

Replies to reviews (7%) — How often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.