Czarniecki & Company, PLLC

Trevor Schmidt _{on Google}

Feb 25th, 2024

My experience with Czarniecki & Company has been largely negative. On the positive side, ever person I have spoken with at the company has been very friendly. They took care of some communications to me from the IRS very promptly, for which I was very thankful.
However, my overall impression is that they have not set up systems to help them make sure things do not get missed. I had three different conversations with Tom and Tomas concerning a state franchise and excise tax for which an exemption needed to be filed. I told them I could do it myself, but if they assured me they would get it done. Almost a year later I am now paying interest and penalties as the exemption was never filed.
Tomas especially does not communicate. He never replied to emails. He is great on the phone, but if he says that he does not do what he promises. I have had at least 4 conversations with him on the phone in which he said he would email me, call someone else, or take care of some paperwork. None of those things ever happened at it would take me weeks of calling in to the office to get things sorted.
At this time I would say they probably do very good work for an easy personal return. If you have a business or multiple businesses, they are not set up to handle these accounts

Eric Giovannucci _{on Google}

Dec 18th, 2023

Tom is by far the most knowledgeable tax professional Ive encountered. If youre a high touch client, or you want immediate attention- youre not going to get it here, just being honest. But if you want someone that will ensure you are prepared each year come tax time- hes your guy.

Trails End Cabin _{on Google}

Dec 14th, 2023

great service

Connor Jay Liess _{on Google}

Nov 20th, 2023

I can't remember the last time I felt motivated enough to leave a review, but unfortunately this one wont be for positive reasons. I was referred to Czarniecki & Company by a friend of mine in 2022. I started a side business during the early months of 2023 and, even though its only employee was myself and annual income was below $15,000, I still wanted the help of a professional to keep me on track and off the IRSs hit list.
I reached out and got a first appointment with no trouble. I met with Tomas, who I stupidly thought was the owner, and after an hour-long first consultation (free), I had a much better understanding of how to go forward with my business. He told me to reach out later in fall to get things ready for 2024s tax season.
Fast-forward to September 2023, I reached out once again to Tomas, but got an out of office reply while he was on vacation. I gave it two weeks, but never heard back, so I followed up. A couple days later, still no reply. That was September.
This time, in late October, I emailed Tomas again, as I was starting to get antsy about getting my finances in order for 2024. Again, my email got no reply. So I followed up, yet again. And surprise, no answer.
So this time I CCd the firms owner, Tom Czarniecki. Tom responded the following day, letting me know he had set up a virtual appointment with Tomas on Oct. 31. I was somewhat glad to finally have an appointment, but was still annoyed from the total lack of communication from Tomas. Why was the firms owner making appointments on my advisors behalf? Halloween rolls around, and instead of a virtual meeting, I get a phone call from Tomas. I told him where I was at with my year-to-date finances, but after just 7 minutes he told me just to email him my finances instead, and the meeting promptly ended. I was very disappointed, but thankful I wasnt charged for a measly 7-minute consultation.
So the following day, Nov. 1, I crunched the numbers and emailed him a summary, hoping for some further direction, which I would have been happy to pay for. But after 8 days, I still hadnt got a reply from Tomas. At this point, I was mentally moving on from this firm, but with the years end not too far off, I wanted to at least see this through with this firm. But 5 days later, I still hadnt heard from Tomas. So once again, I CCd Tom in an email to Tomas, and finally expressed my disappointment in this firm, and that I would be seeking out another firm if I didnt hear soon. And surprise, no reply as of writing this.
I have since begun seeking out another firm to work with, but felt too incensed to not leave a review of this firm. It doesnt matter if youre a first-time business owner like myself or someone whos way more advanced, the professionalism and lack of communication from Czarniecki & Company is pathetic and worthy of a rare review from my pen. I even read through their Google Reviews right before writing this, just to see if my experience was a one-off. But only a few reviews in, and I found several other folks had also been victims of abysmal communication and severed their services.