Taxmaster of America — Local services in Doraville

Extremely Disappointed. Avoid This Tax Preparer

I strongly advise against using Larry Gourley for tax preparation. While my mother used his services for over 30 years without apparent issues, my experience with him was a disaster. My husband and I trusted him to prepare our taxes for 2016, 2017, and 2018—a decision we deeply regret.

From the start, the disorganized and unsanitary state of his office should have been a red flag. As someone who is highly detail-oriented and efficient, I was immediately concerned.

Unfortunately, those concerns were justified. Larry Gourley repeatedly made serious errors in our filings. In fact, we have since received multiple IRS notices—years later—due to mistakes he made, including one instance where he filed our return late and falsified records to make it appear timely, resulting in penalties. The first letter in 2019 where he put data in the wrong place, causing us to repay quite a bit of money back to the IRS.

To make matters worse, when we attempted to contact him for clarification and support, he was unresponsive and evasive.

In my opinion, he is not only unprofessional but also lacks the competency to handle anything beyond a basic return—and even that is questionable. If you value accuracy, accountability, and your financial well-being, I highly recommend you...

I have been going to Larry for a long time, but my most recent experience was very disappointing. I picked up my completed return in April thinking it had been properly filed, only to later discover that it was never transmitted to the IRS. I have tried calling multiple times, leaving voicemails, and even visiting the office, but I have not received any follow-up or resolution.

Because of this error, I’ve been left in a difficult position, and I will now need to pay another professional to correct the situation. At a minimum, I expected accountability and communication, but unfortunately I have received neither.

I can no longer recommend this business based on...

This guy is horrible. He forgot to submit my application on the last day even after following up for more than three weeks. He promised to do it on last day still he forgot. He gave me wrong estimate because of his mistake I had to pay interest in hundreds. Lastly he used the wrong SSN number when he submitted. Now I’m following up with him to rectify his mistake whereas I paid him premium than ever paid for...