Berndt CPA LLC

Kacy Bott

Apr 16, 2024on

The team at Berndt CPA is fantastic! They are knowledgeable, timely, friendly, trustworthy and professional. They go above and beyond for their clients.

Jerry Doyle

Mar 14, 2024on

Working with Berndt CPA has been a game-changer for our business operation. Our accountants Matt and Alex have been exceptional - knowledgeable, responsive, and always willing to go the extra mile. Their expertise has given us the peace of mind to focus on running our business, knowing our finances are in good hands. From tax strategies to streamlining daily operations, Berndt CPA has provided invaluable insights and tools. If you're looking for a CPA firm who are more than just number crunchers, look no further than Berndt CPA. They're a true partner in your success!

Arturo Martinez

Mar 7, 2024on

Not highly recommended! Charge me for services they didnt do. Beware!

Adam Stephenson

Jan 7, 2024on

Online login system is clunky and poorly designed. The new “update” doesn’t work most of the time, or allow you to see your accounts. Also have requested email, address, and phone number change multiple times with representatives and nothing changes. Poor customer service and poorer website design. Do not recommend.

Chirag Bhargava

Jul 18, 2023on

We have worked with Berndt CPA for years for outsourced accounting, Payroll, taxed and have been very pleased with the services they provided to us. Whenever we identified issues/challenges, the leadership was quick to work through solution with us. At times when we needed everyone to finish the task within short amount of time, they stepped up and worked with us to see through tasks. I would highly recommend them for their services.

Ellie McDougal

Mar 30, 2023on

I decided after 10yrs with my previous accountant, it was best for my small business to make the switch to Berndt CPA. I’ve been working with Victoria for the past year. I can’t tell you enough on how great it is working with her! Victoria, and the Berndt team are so incredibly professional, knowledgeable, proficient, caring, saved me a lot of money, and most importantly, honest! I would highly recommend anyone. Cheers!

Heidi S

Mar 26, 2023on

We've been working with Alex for several years now for our small business and personal return and have been very happy with the services at Berndt CPA. He takes the time to answer and explain our questions, and we feel like we're in good hands with their team.

Nick Watt

Mar 25, 2023on

After growing tired (and a bit apprehensive) of doing my firm's bookkeeping afte a year in business, we hired Berndt CPA in 2016 to do our bookkeeping and have not looked back. They did such an excellent job with that, we later had them prepare our taxes and biweekly payroll. Berndt has been invaluable to our business over the past 7 years. Everyone is professional and extremely responsive. Berrndt CPAs are an excellent partner in gowing your business.

Roy Wimer

Nov 7, 2020on

My wife and I run a very small business and this was our first experience working with a CPA. I didnt know what to expect. Even though we are small, Stephan has treated us like a VIP client from the very beginning. A few memorable experiences include Stephan staying late on a Friday to help me with QuickBooks right before he was set to go on vacation. He could have easily just left and told me to wait until he returned. I also received a late night reply to an email I sent to Stephan within 5 minutes. This was all during what I can only assume is one of the busiest times of the year for Berndt CPA (mid-December). Thank you, Stephan and team, for your patience, dedication to customer service, and incredible work ethic. 1 Year Update: -Saved us a ton of money -Excellent customer service -Quick response times -Team that cares about you and your business. I really feel like I have someone in my corner while I navigate the complexities of business ownership -Unparalleled expertise - they really help break things down and will spend time with you explaining complex business and tax requirements over and over again. They are incredibly patient and never seemed phased by all my annoying questions! -Reasonable fees - you will get a good bang for your buck -Roy

Loren D'Amico

Nov 7, 2020on

I was referred to Berndt CPA and worked with one of the partners. The one positive thing I can say was that when the process was all over and we began discussing the bill he was willing to negotiate and while he said they had $8,000 in on the project I was able to negotiate him down to $2,500. Other than that, it was a very poor experience. My wife and I own a real estate investing business. We have rental properties throughout the county and in Janesville. We also do a few flips each year. My degree is in business administration and I’ve done my own bookkeeping for my business, as well as my parents, off and on since college. We signed an engagement letter on January 25th. We let him know taxes needed to be done ASAP and he said he had the bandwidth and they’d be done within 2 weeks of receiving files. We had the last few items turned in February 5th (though enough to start was turned in before then). At that point he introduced us to an associate manager, who sent an extensive list of questions on the 12th and 13th. We responded to each same day. We finally got a first draft of the taxes on February 24th (almost a week late). Unfortunately, the associate manager had taken the liberty of choosing to do journal entries to switch from capitalizing property startup costs (the way it was recorded in the books) to using de minimis election to maximize expenses. Since we’re a small business, we always capitalize initial startup improvements on each property to increase taxable income so that banks (personal and business) can see our operational profitability. These changes made us show huge losses, and our mortgage broker said they’d decline our loan if filed as is. Additionally, he had failed to prepare taxes for one of the two states required. At that point I decided not to worry about the second state (do it myself later) and just focus on getting federal cleaned up. As I began talking with the partner about the issues and trying to get them addressed, he was repeatedly insulting. On one of the calls he expressed several times that he felt the QuickBooks files were a mess, that he didnt think I understood basic accounting principles and terminology, that he couldnt file a complete and accurate return without making substantial bookkeeping corrections, and that perhaps we were at an impasse. Another time, responding to an email where I asked why he hadn’t made a change we’d agreed to, he said “Based on your comments and our discussions, you don’t seem to be getting any of this and we are just trying to assist and teach you along the way. Granted, it has taken numerous times explaining this and any related concepts, which has definitely slowed down everything…. I will not do my final review of everything until we have addressed all your questions and/or concerns.” I presume not doing the “final review” is why the change hadn’t been made. It took me many hours of reviews and several emails of corrections (and repeating things that weren’t corrected the first time) to finally get the taxes to a fillable state. Even then, there were still issues that just didn’t feel major enough to hold up filing. After the issues with the first draft, the partner became incredibly difficult to reach and almost every deadline he committed to, he missed. Often the only way I could reach him was to call the front desk, be told he was unavailable, tell them that I really needed to talk to him, and have them either instant message him or go physically searching the office. When I would finally reach him, it was always clear (either implicitly or sometimes explicitly stated) that he was “squeezing me in.” Finally, yesterday, when he was trying to get the bill sorted out, he became very response, timely, friendly, and accommodating. At this point the taxes are filed and we’ve received back Accountant copies for our 3 LLCs. However, when I loaded in the copies, the journal entry for one of the LLCs wasn’t anything close to what I had validated. The partner said, “this sometimes happens with QuickBooks”.

Lane Manning

Nov 7, 2020on

I cant say enough good things about Berndt CPA and Alicia Greer. I have been in Business about 5 years now and Alicia has been there ever step of the way. Helping me business plan for and as my buisness grows has been huge. Reducing my tax liabality as Ive grown has been even bigger. Finally, consulting me on how to navigate through the annoying, confusing, and ever changing waters of PPP during the Covid-19 pandamic has been a god sent. I may not hit my goals ever year, and yet I am always prepared for whatever that year of business throws at me. I cant thank her/them enough! Positive Responsiveness, Professionalism, Value

Cory Erickson

Nov 7, 2020on

I have been with Berndt CPA for 5 years. Im pleased with the services they have provided. I feel like Im in good hands when Im working with them. They were especially proactive with the PPP program, obtaining a forgivable loan I thought I was too busy to work on. Positive Responsiveness, Professionalism