Bradley R McGrew, CPA

Brad and Steve have been preparing my business and personal taxes since 2006. They are always friendly and happy to answer any questions for me, and I’ve had plenty of questions over the years. They are proactive and always looking out for my best interest. I feel lucky to have found them. It’s really comforting to know that I have them in my corner.

When we moved to Austin, my husband & I had 2 business, a total of 34 employees, 4 rental properties, plus our personal taxes. Needless to say, we are in fairly constant contact with our CPA, and after working with the same CPA in AZ for 15 years, we knew it would take some time to get used to working with someone else. After trying out a CPA for a year here in Austin and ultimately deciding we just didn’t enjoy working with her, we went on Unilocal and looked for good referrals. We found Brad McGrew and can honestly say he & Steve are the BEST CPA’s we have ever had the good fortune to work with. Extremely pleasant, competent, quick to respond to e-​mails & calls, both Steve & Brad are fantastic at what they do. We appreciate their ‘can-​do’ attitude, their responsiveness, and their professionalism. We would highly recommend them to anyone that needs detail orientated, savvy tax pros who are pleasant to work with and who are also genuinely nice guys. :)

I’ve been using Brad and Steve for the past 7 years. They are both super friendly, professional, and always have my taxes prepared promptly. A few reasons why I will always choose McGrew CPA:
1) McGrew CPA vs. DIY: Prior to working with McGrew CPA, I prepared my taxes via TurboTax. My taxes were simple and their «Maximum Refund Guarantee» gave me piece-​of-​mind. It turns out my trust was misplaced, when I switched to McGrew CPA, Brad offered to review my past years taxes and found several thousands of dollars (!!!) in deductions I was entitled to that TurboTax didn’t find. Don’t be fooled my Maximum Refund Guarantee — it’s little more than a marketing ploy.
2) McGrew CPA vs. H&R: As Tom W said, using H&R block is often a costly mistake (one year they made an amateur mistake that resulted in an overpayment to the IRS of more than $ 2000). Never again. Did anyone from H&R take ownership of this? Of course not. The guy you filed the incorrect tax return didn’t work their the next year. H&R (and others) are just a revolving door for novice tax preparers. McG
3) Going above & beyond: Brad and Steve have to helped me out many times outside of tax season when I needed some guidance. In one instance, I was closing on a new house and the underwriter demanded I produce paperwork that does not exist. I talked to Brad, he explained the request was unreasonable, and contacted underwriter and explained the situation. Problem solved.

Once again Steve and Brad helped me put by books in order. I did all I could on quickbooks by myself but there were things I couldn’t figure my myself. Steve spent an hour with me and we got it together. I left it all with him so he could do my business and personal returns. Naturally Brad poked his head in to say hello. It’s the tax season and they are very busy but I didn’t feel at all like I was a bother.

What a nice group of people. They have been invaluable to our small business. They have been extremely patient with all of our inane questions and explain each item personally to us. I cannot say enough good things about Bradley McGrew, CPA and his team.

I didn’t know tax preparation could be so friendly! He took extra time, treated me like a real live person — YES FOR REAL! –, and has been on top of my tax prep from the moment I walked in their office. I am absolutely thrilled to have found their business.
He provides a variety of CPA services, and I’m not in a position to speak regarding his other services, but as for tax prep he gets 6 stars. My tax return was timely and very well done. This is not an office for simple tax returns though — his low end seems to be personal with a small side businesses or personal with other complicated forms that most of us would shrink away from.
I would recommend his services to anyone without reservation.