This is an archive of a consumer complaint published against Smith & Associates at DirtyScam.com-
Business Details –
- Name: Smith & Associates
- Address: Urban Street
- City: Lakewood
- State: CO
- Phone: (303) 274-5500
- Website: http://smithassociatespc.com
- Reported Loss: 3252 $
- Severity of Scam: High
Original Complaint against Smith & Associates published at DirtyScam.com says, verbatim –
Smith & Associates was the most unethical company Ive had the misfortune of working with.We usually do our own taxes, but like many others this year, were estimating to owe a lot in taxes.We thought itd be best to have them done by a professional as we had questions about my tuition, retirement tax forms, and what our tax rate should actually be.Robin Smith prepared our return. He quoted me $350 at our initial meeting.When I received the return he prepared, there were multiple inaccuracies, from silly things like spelling one of our names wrong to typing in schools weve never attended.He also put in a tax credit that my husband was not eligible for to get us a higher return.I asked him to remove this credit twice, which he did not.Because this started to seem pretty shady and I shouldnt have had to ask him three times, we decided to go with someone else.Once I informed him of this, he changed the fee to $500 for a consultation per the last line of their “Tax Client Info Sheet that they have you sign.This is basically the equivalent of a health history form in the medical field.Meanwhile, their Engagement Letter lists no costs or fees, even though this is recommended by the Colorado State Board of Accountancy which I now know in hindsight.While I was perfectly willing to pay him a reasonable amount for his time, Robin was insistent on this fee.This company will trap you into filing with them or paying a hefty fee.We chose their ridiculous fee over the possible future tax notice from the IRS.Id never recommend anyone I know to this company.Little guy beware- they will take advantage of you whenever possible.
