Siegel and Company

This past year I sold my condo and bought a new house and realized that my taxes might be too complicated for me to handle on my own. So I did a quick search on Unilocal and found George Siegel. After calling and talking to his phone service I received a call back from George in less than 10 minutes. He assured me that he was capable and confident to file my taxes so I made an appointment for the following week to meet him in his office.
After being greeted by one of the sweetest Labrador Retrievers, Maverick, who is either George’s assistant or tax therapy dog, I was immediately put at ease. I unloaded a folder of W2s and random charitable deductions and the remainder of all of my documents and
George let me know I’d hear from him within a week. And true to his word a week later I received a call that everything was done.
I received an email with a link for several options for us to meet and easily scheduled my meeting. My only disappointment was that Maverick wasn’t present when I went to pick up my taxes.
George not only prepared my taxes expertly he got me more money back than I ever have been able to do on my own. He’s a really laid back guy but he knows what he’s doing; he’s got the diplomas and credentials on the wall to back him up, and he knows how to run a business. He responds quickly to messages and is very organized. Oh, and his fee is very reasonable.
I’d recommend Siegel and Company to anyone and will likely use him for my taxes every year instead of trying to do them on my own.

George is a breath of fresh air. He is everything you hope for in an accountant, professional, courteous, personable and just very good at doing what he says he will do. He is also on time and on budget. In just a couple of visits, he helped me settle a very difficult estate case which included untangling 2 years and countless hours of work to get a final accounting. In the process he also took on cleaning up the my attorney’s incomplete tax work which included dealing with unpaid back taxes, filing new returns and getting through to the right people at the IRS (the Fraud Unit) to get refunds released to get the estate finalized. I highly recommend George for all your accounting and tax needs.

This is my first Unilocal review, because George Siegel is that good. I called him with a very short deadline and a pretty complicated tax issue, and he was faster and more helpful than I’ve ever known (or even expected) an accountant to be. He made space immediately in his schedule to meet with me, asked specific questions to collect the information he needed, and was DONE THE NEXT DAY! He was friendly and remained calm even as I listed issue after issue. He even organized, addressed, and stamped the envelopes I needed for turning everything in. I find taxes stressful and confounding, but George made it easy and understandable, and even gave me pointers on how to improve my financial self-​management for future tax filings.
George Siegel is extremely knowledgeable and continually learning, with passion, about his field, which is the type of professional you’d want to go to in any case. He’ll be my go-​to finance guy from here on out, as long as I live in Pittsburgh. I highly recommend his services.

Great service and turnaround time. George will review all of your paperwork and then take the time to discuss your return with you in depth. He cares that you understand your return and am comfortable that it has been prepared correctly. I highly recommend Siegel and Company for your accounting services needs.

I owe George and 412 Tax Solutions a review, a good one. This spring I approached him to help my husband and I plow through a pair of IRS audits that resulted from our dealings with a San Diego (where we lived until earlier this year) tax firm that turned out to be horribly, utterly corrupt. We plan to go to George for our 2014 tax return, but this review is based on our audit experience. I anticipate upping my review to 5 stars in the future though!
There are few situations for which I’m willing to trust someone other than myself to do a job and do it right. Taxes are one of those rare things, so you can imagine my rage that resulted following our San Diego tax horror show. Understandably, I was hesitant to seek professional assistance with the follow-​up/​response work associated with the IRS audits. Eventually though, I reached out to George and was so happy I did.
George and I stayed in touch regularly from our first contact in March to the audit resolution in May. I sent George all the relevant information and paperwork, answered his questions, reviewed some documentation here and there, and basically just let George do the rest. Husband and I met George face-​to-​face once, at George’s former Shadyside office, to make sure we were all on the same page as to how we wanted to approach the audit, how aggressive/​conservative we wanted to be, etc. After that, just emails and phone calls along the way.
Ultimately, George was able to argue our case in a manner that resulted in a resolution that was satisfactory to us. Our penalties were abated and we ended up having to pay mostly just back-​taxes, which I felt was fair. We couldn’t get the San Diego tax firm to respond to our requests for compensation, but, honestly, I’d be shocked if they had responded.
And speaking of compensation, George’s was minimal. George’s fees were very reasonable and his Unilocal discount generous.
Much thanks to George. His professionalism and expertise really made a very, very stressful situation considerably less stressful.
NOTE: This review is for George’s former company, 412 Tax Solutions, in Shadyside. Apparently Unilocal automatically moved my review to the review page for George’s new company.

This is a great up and coming Accounting firm in the Pittsburgh area. The owner is very detail oriented, professional, and has years of public accounting experience working with various types of clients. The owner is a CPA and also has a MST. The prices here are very generous. I would call this place up to handle your taxes, bookkeeping or Accounting & Financial needs. You won’t be disappointed.

I worked with the owner of this firm directly, and I was extremely impressed with the amount of time and effort he put into serving my tax needs. He went above and beyond what you’d typically get from a professional tax service, at a very reasonable cost. Further, he conveyed a very strong tax acumen and even conducted a significant amount of research for me to maximize my tax benefits given my somewhat atypical circumstances– something he could have easily charged me additionally for but didn’t. I highly recommend 412 Tax Solutions for both personal and business tax needs.

For the value and service I can’t see there being a better CPA for small businesses and individual tax in Pittsburgh!
I have worked with George Siegel (owner) directly and not only has he helped me and my business with tax filings and accounting in the most professional way; but he has also helped me with tax planning, financial planning and basically a strategic way of thinking of how to get my business to the next step. Any old CPA can take your tax information and spit out a tax return. However, with George, it’s more than that.
Further, George was nice enough to refer me to a great small business attorney, which has turned out to be a great experience as well! That’s another great thing about George is that he doesn’t try to be everything to everybody. He told me from the beginning that his skills were tax, accounting and small business finance; anything other than that he would be more than happy to refer me to a trusted professional. That is rare. I have worked with several professionals who try to be a «one-​stop shop» and in turn, aren’t experts in their area. Ever heard of the saying «jack of all trades, master of none»? That is certainly NOT the case with this business.
George is personable, professional and I trust him 100% with my financial matters.
I highly recommend him.