John Sheeley EA 69 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918

"I have been with John since January 2023, paying every month $500 and seven months later ZERO work has been done! All he has given me this entire time are excuses and empty promises. This is his profession and the least he should be capable of is time management and getting taxes done on time! It's very clear that he knowingly take clients money with the hopes that they won't follow up with him on anything and that they'll believe all the lies he tells them. When in reality he does nothing and only responds to emails when things are already past due just to lie and buy himself more time. To begin, he was late with my 1099s. After trying to chase him for two weeks, I decided to do the work on my own. His response to this was that I didn’t need to do that because it's his job, yet if I left it up to him, would it have ever gotten done?! We were already 2 weeks late and all I heard from him consistently were broken promises and that he was "busy". Secondly, when I needed to set up payroll for my new employee, it took him three months to make it work. The only reason this was complete was because we had to constantly check in to make sure it even got done. Then the day that payment was supposed to come, nothing! After a lot of mistakes, many upset phone calls and emails it finally got done and not on time! Next, in April I asked about filing my taxes for 2022. His response was "I will send you all documents by the end of the week". End of the week comes and goes, I didn’t receive one thing from him! It was obvious at this point that my taxes were very late so I asked him to file for an extension. He refused to file my extension due to “natural disasters" such as a winter storm in California. I knew this wasn't a real reason not to file an extension and i just wanted to be safe so I asked him again but he didn’t want to do it. After all of this I still had to beg and plead with him several times to finish my 2022 taxes. All the while he knew I was expecting a baby and that my due date is in early August and that this not being done was causing me a great deal of stress. I still needed to know how much I would owe and wanted this to be done before the baby came so I could have a smooth delivery without this weighing heavily on my mind, yet today is July 27th and not only are we not done with my taxes from 2022, he never even sent me a full list of unrecognized expenses from that year! We have exchanged 102 emails since April 2023 and NONE of the work has been done! I asked for a full refund and of course I am being ignored. I needed to find a new accountant and pay a lot of money to clean this mess. I see a lot former clients with negative reviews (similar circumstances). This guy is a SCAMMER, LIAR AND CRIMINAL! I wont let this go, no one deserves to be treated like this and taken their money away!!!!!!"

"Initially spoke with John about my 2019 tax filings when I moved to Chester. He was quick to respond, personal, and extraordinarily knowledgeable. When he's working, he's great. Honestly, I loved working with him. The bad news is, he misses appointments, and is prone to ghosting. He makes appointments and doesn't show, and promises things then turns off his phone. It's bizarre. We finally just gave up on him. I grabbed all my things last week and deleted his number."

"John has done my accounting since 2003. That has included a number of LLCs, as well as personal returns. John has offered highly responsive, personalized service - he has always been available to discuss any issues with me for the last 15 years. That has been essential, as we have addressed a number of complex issues - often while under time constraints. John is highly intelligent, informed, ethical, and diligent. My business partners and I have all been extremely happy with his services."

"I have used John for accounting services for multiple business tax returns, for the last 10 years. I have found him to be very easy to deal with and extremely responsive to my needs. He has also taken the time to go above the usual, by suggesting planning ideas that might fit my needs as they pertain to my personal situation, businesses and children. If I really need help with something, he always takes the time to go over it with me. I also find John to be extremely knowledgeable and have a wealth of useful information. The times that I have called with a question that he cannot answer on the spot, he searches while we speak, relays the information to me and forwards me the links to follow up on; if I want to dig deeper. Of course there are certain times of the year (deadline periods) that get very harried and it is harder to get to him. However, I don't really think that's his fault. All tax deadlines are set by the preset (and not by him) and we all know them. I have generally received emails in advance of the dates, from his office, reminding me to get my information to him. It gets tight on the years that I don't comply and I leave things for the last minute (as I am sure too many other clients also do) creating a log-jam. Eventually, they do still get done every year. From our conversations, I know John also has a good working knowledge of taxes relating to overseas business filings in the US (although that is not something I have had a personal need for). I'm sure though that his knowledge in that area would be very useful and beneficial to people with overseas interests. Summing up, I highly recommend John and his accounting firm as one of the best I have dealt with for personal and business accounting."

"John has done both my family and business taxes for last 6 years. Don't have a big business yet he has always treated me like his most important client, routinely answering my questions and providing advice that has made being an independent contractor much less difficult. In fact, he was instrumental in pushing me to be an LLC, guiding me through the process and connecting me with the right people to make it less headache inducing. I highly recommend John and his services."