Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.
Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.

Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.

$300
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Responds in about 2 hours

Introduction: Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd. is an experienced full-service Tax / accounting firm dedicated to helping individuals and businesses conform to all aspects of income tax compliance. We will help you reduce your tax liability to the lowest amount legally possible! Do you have a complicated tax issue, need a tax extension or have have unpaid back taxes? We are here to help you with all your accounting or tax needs. We have over 40 years of experience in assisting individuals, corporations, LLCs, partnerships and proprietorships, as well as non-profits, condo associations and real estate related entities with tax and accounting needs. We can also assist with extensive forensic accounting work and financial planning.
Overview

Hired 20 times

Serves Skokie, IL

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4 employees

43 years in business

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, Credit card, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

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2022

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2021

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Specialties
Special tax situations

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, responsiveness, and work quality.

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Barbara G.
Jul 6, 2023
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Hired on Thumbtack

Since I found Ken, I now only trust Ken! He quickly jumped on my documents and helped resolve my issues. Highly recommended!
Business Tax Preparation
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Edwardo B.
May 2, 2022
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Hired on Thumbtack

Ken was great! He handled my tax returns for several years and did so in a timely manner. He answered all of my questions and was very communicative. Jennifer, his receptionist was very kind and helpful as well. Very positive experience overall.
Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.'s reply
Thank you Edwardo- I was happy to have met you through Thumbtack and glad to resolve your multi-year tax issues . I look forward to working with you long into the future!!
Individual Tax Preparation
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Dillon N.
Jun 1, 2020
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Hired on Thumbtack

Ken was very responsive and he is always quick to answer any questions. He also turned my owed tax bill into a large refund! very happy.
Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.'s reply
Thanks Dillon, always happy to work with you! Glad I met you through Thumbtack and was able to be of great help. I appreciate the opportunity! Ken
Business Tax Preparation
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North S.
Nov 1, 2023
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This was honestly the worst experience I've had with a white collar professional in my life. He offered me a 15 minute free consultation for a CPA letter I needed which he quoted me $300 for the letter if we decided to hire him. We went to his office which is located in a rundown building with very little parking in Skokie. The lot next door belongs to an apartment building which you will get towed from if you park there and there's only 3 spaces for his small office building all of which were occupied. His secretary, Michelle, is very nice but Ken is abrupt in manner and his office is very disorganized in appearance. I overcame my misgivings over the lack of professionalism in his office and spent 20 minutes talking to him, where it became apparent he wanted to do at least 10-12 hours of work for the letter. He said his standard rate is $325 per hour and I told him I did not want to pay 3-4 thousand dollars for this letter, I would rather go to someone else and have it done cheaper. He then said I owed him $325 for the time I spent talking to him. I asked him about the free consultation and he denied it was free and demanded that I Zellepay him $325 right there. I then asked him about the $300 price for the letter that he quoted me, and which he didn't even write, and he said that didn't include his hourly fee either. I couldn't get my app to work at the time since I hadn't set it up before so I left without paying him but ever since then he has been harassing me with calls and emails, demanding $325 for the 'work' that he did and threatening to send his attorney after me to collect. I offered to pay him $50 for the time spent with him past 15 minutes but he refused and wanted the full $325 even though we talked for less than 30 minutes. Before you hire this person, please read all the other negative reviews on him which outline his unsavory practices. His rate of $325/hr is excessively high for a CPA, especially one with an office that looks like a bomb made of paper went off in it - one review mentioned he charged them for the time it took to find papers he lost in his office and I believe it having seen in person how he keeps it. Looking at other CPA's and their hourly rates, it's typically around the $150/hr range. Plus, I've hired attorneys with decades of experience for cheaper than $325/hr, and they've consulted with me on the phone and in their office for an hour or more and never tried to send me a bill for it. He did ZERO work for me outside of the free consultation, even the scanner on his cluttered desk wasn't working at the time so the files I brought for him to look at he barely glanced at, he just told me to 'scan them myself and email it to him'. He was also strangely nosy and pushy during the consultation, my husband was with me and he asked him his name, DOB and SS#. Why would you need all of my husband's information when you're just writing a letter for me? He honestly just comes across as a bully and a greedy, money-grubbing person. And none of the clients that I saw come through his office looked like they could readily afford thousands of dollars in CPA fees so I feel that he's trying the same pushy, deceptive, bullying tactics on them as well. Most of his other bad reviews say the same, he charges them way more than they thought they were going to pay and then he threatens to sue if you don't pay him. It's really sad that he's taking advantage of people who only make a fraction of what he makes but the world is full of people like that, unfortunately. He keeps saying he's been in business since the 80's well that just makes me feel like he's been this type of unsavory businessperson for decades. To whomever is reading this, I implore you to avoid this CPA at all costs, choose almost anyone else. Why anyone would pay this sloppy, disorganized so-called 'professional' with non-working office equipment over twice what most CPA's charge is beyond me. You can do better than Ken Rapoport, that's how unpleasant my experience with Ken was. And I should have known this would go sour, I first contacted him on Thumbtack and when he called me for the first time he literally called me 5 times in a row, hanging up and then calling again when I didn't pick up. I dropped what I was doing and picked up thinking it was some sort of emergency from an unknown number but it was Ken Rapoport blowing up my phone after my Thumbtack inquiry. Hey Ken, have you ever heard of voicemail? Leave a message and I'll get back to you, like normal people do. But no, when he wants you on the phone he'll call 20x in a row if he has to because that's just how important he is, in his mind. He just started off bizarrely pushy and demanding like that and it just got worse from there. I blame myself for even making an appointment with him. Update: He spent 5 mins on the phone w/ me scheduling the appointment and 20 mins in the office, not 20 mins and an hour as he claims. Beware of his time padding! So unethical smh...
Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.'s reply
This was someone looking for something for nothing. She agreed to pay for a letter and then reneged after I already prepared the report.
Accounting
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Thumbtack Customer
Sep 16, 2019
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From Google

From Google

Ken was able to tax my complicated tax issue with multiple states and irs and fix them very promptly! A life saver, he greatly helped me. I will be going back to him for any and all future CPA and tax needs!
Kenneth P. Rapoport CPA, Ltd.'s reply
Thank you Thomas. It was a pleasure to work with you. I work on the most complex and challenging situations and always give my utmost to my clients. Thank you for your confidence, and I look forward to working with you in the future!
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License Type: Certified Public Accountant – Licensed (IL)

License verified on 10/2/2021

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