Paul O’Reilly – CPA

I had my state and federal personal income tax returns prepared here in 2010. I received a notice from the state that I was being audited in October 2013.
I sent the preparer a copy of the letter from the state and asked for advice and assistance in responding to the audit. I received no response from the preparer.
I ended up refiling my 2010 return on my own. It had been done completely wrong in 2010. I was a part year resident and the preparer simply prorated my income on a standard return. The state has a completely separate return form for part year residents.
The state was claiming an additional $ 1300 owed. I was able to get the state to actually pay me an extra $ 50 or so that the preparer had left on the table in 2010.
I believe my perparer was the only one in the O’Reilly office who is not a CPA, but a CFP. If the preparer had taken five minutes to respond and advise me in how to deal with the audit that resulted from their incompetence I would have given 4 stars, but I was left to clean up the mess on my own.