Cyndie Barone, CFP & Associates, LLC

Cyndie is amazing and I recommend her wholeheartedly. I did my own taxes for years, but things have gotten more complicated in the past few years… getting married, having a baby, having my employer realize I needed to file an amendment because of a glitch in their system…
So three years ago, I found Cyndie on Unilocal along with some other options. Cyndie was the first to respond to my inquiry, so she earned my business. Responsiveness via email is important to me, because I work three jobs and I’m too busy to run errands or even talk on the phone much.
I .pdf my information to Cyndie (password protected, of course) and she sends it back the same way – often within 24 – 36 hours! If I have questions, she responds to them via email immediately. I’ve used her every year since and recommend her to everyone who asks me how I got my taxes done so quickly! Thanks, Cyndie!

Ive Been going to Cyndie for the past 5 or 6 years for my tax prep, finances and 401k.
She’s done a fantastic job. Would highly recommend her to anyone.

So I’ve done my own taxes with the help of CPA-​in-​a-​Box for, well, ever. They were never more complicated than a bank statement and some pay stubs, so I never worried about it until this year when I had exercised some stock options.
I figured it would be pretty simple, but 18 hrs and a toner cartridge later, I could barely scrape together enough info to fill out my extension, which sucked since I really wanted my stimulus check sooner than later. Did I mention I was unemployed at the time?
Tail between my legs, I headed for Cyndie based on some random yellow pages reviews. Even though I had attempted to do them myself *and* had made some incorrect assumptions *and* handed off a mass of jumbled printouts and random scribblings, she was very professional, fast, and super nice. She even caught a little handwritten memo I’d made to myself about an ancient savings account that I had forgotten to tell her about during our initial meeting. Hurrah for being thorough!
I thought her fees were on par with other tax prep services (simple filing, renter, not self-​employed, MA and federal ~ $ 160) and was totally worth it considering the time I’d already spent plus the extra fees for e-​filing Turbo Tax or H&R Block would have stuck me with (~ $ 80 + HUGE UNCERTAINTY). Plus she answered all my additional questions for free, which other chain services don’t do.
Anyway, Cyndie really put my mind at ease. I got my refunds back within 2 weeks and my stimulus check came on time in the mail the other week as if I had never filed an extension. Awesome. I’m giving her a high-​five next time I see her.