Brian J Larisey, CPA

Highly recommended! I recently completed my taxes on my own and reached out to Brian for some tax consultation.
Brian went above and beyond my expectations and was able to give me sound tax advise for and help me plan better for next year! He promptly returned my emails and was willing to review my taxes and provide tax advise even though I wasn’t his client.
Thanks again Brian!

3^rd year in a row we’ve used Brian and our state and federal taxes were filed within a couple hours of emailing him! He is the best!

Convenience in the Loop?! You bet! This is my second year sitting in my pajamas and getting my taxes done! That’s right, if you know how to email, save documents on your computer, scan documents if necessary, take pictures with your phone, log in to a website, and upload documents to by clicking «upload», then never leave your house to do your taxes again! Talk about convenience! Talk about the word literally being at the tip of your fingers.
Last year I had tax documents from Illinois AND California! Brian did what he needed to do, and helped me file in both states! Do I miss sitting in an office, drinking bad coffee, waiting for a CPA to rustle through papers that I spilled the bad coffee on? No way. Sure, my dad says his CPA is the best, but there’s a two week wait for an appointment. Do I miss having to make an appointment to get my taxes done? Definitely not. No waiting, quick email responses to my questions, and the best e-​professionalism around. I really like that Brian is not a big brand, he’s not a huge corporation, and he knows the value of time! I can’t tell you how great it is to be supporting the «little guys» right here in Chicago.
Brian uses a secure portal that I was able to access both in 2015 and 2016 from my Iphone. I took pictures of voided checks on my phone and uploaded to the secure website from my phone to get my tax return direct deposited. I wouldn’t consider myself «tech savvy» but I grew up in the early stages of facebook, email, instant messaging, and I know how to get around on websites and social media.

I have filed my taxes with Brian for the past two years and can’t say enough good things. He is efficient and easy to work with, asks all the right questions and responds to emails in a timely manner. Everything he processes is secure and easy to use all in all I would recommend Brian to anyone!

I found Brian Larisey on Unilocal,and now I’m back to give a great review. Brian was expedient, helpful and was able to parse through the giant mess I made to get to the bottom of my issue. Now I can move on and it was all thanks to him. Will definitely be using his services in the future for ALL my tax needs. Everything was done in a secure fashion and I couldn’t be more pleased.
Thanks Brian!

I contacted Brian Larisey for assistance with back taxes, after reading favorable reviews here on Unilocal that said his communication is very good. Well, I don’t know who those reviewers were dealing with, but my experience was exactly the opposite.
Brian set up a document portal login for me and instructed me to upload documents. I uploaded what I had and asked him to let me know what additional information he needed and when he expected to complete my returns. I did not receive a response, so I followed up with another e-​mail — again, no response. This is rather alarming considering the extensive personal data I’d given him access to.
After waiting two weeks for a response to my efforts to communicate with Brian about the situation, I’ve deleted my personal data from his portal and will be taking my business elsewhere, which is what I’d recommend anyone else does as well.

Brian was nothing but a pleasure to work with. I was able to meet with him in person and go over the details of my first time simple tax return. His online portal is very convenient in order to get him all of the necessary document. He was over all very easy to reach and very responsive any time I would email him.
I would recommend brian to anyone who is looking for a trustworthy, organized and responsive CPA!

Wow. Talk about great communication. I decided to file my taxes with Brain this year after having used someone else the past 10 years. I just wasn’t happy with my former Accountant anymore. His communication was bad. Last year he filed my taxes late because he claims he never rec’d my numerous e-​mails, docs and so on. I promised myself that this year, I would take the time to research someone new. I did just that!
After having read most of the reviews on Brian, I felt comfortable reaching out to him a few weeks before Business taxes were due. Brian communicates effectively and quickly. His rates are very fair. He has a Secure Portal system you can upload your docs to and also receive his docs. My taxes were done quickly. When my taxes were ready, I made the payment and they were filed and sent to me on the Portal.
I fully expect to do my Personal taxes with him next month. Excited to make this such a quick and easy process from here on out.
Thanks Brian!

This is my second year working with Brian to prepare my taxes. He was referred to me from a family member for last year’s tax season and I’m very grateful. My brother has met him at his office, but I have only emailed back and forth (both years) so you have both options. Just as everyone else has said, he’s quick, great with communication, and has a very easy to use secure file transfer system.
I would recommend him to anyone looking for some help with taxes!

Easy 5 stars!
Brian was great to work with. His communication was fantastic. I had a question about my return draft, and he got right back with me and and explained everything in detail. He uses a portal that both of you can work in. His fees are super reasonable! Waaay better than going to an h&r block!

Having moved to Chicago this past year, my taxes were a little more complicated than usual with the addition of new and multiple forms. It was incredibly intimidating and opted to work with an accountant instead.
Brian was an absolute pleasure to work with.
He simplified the entire process and did so in an incredibly effective and timely manner.
Everything was done via email and the portal he had set up, saving me the headache of adjusting my schedule.
All questions were answered within the day, even over the weekend.
I would definitely recommend Brian to anyone that is looking for an efficient personal accountant.

Brian was a treat to work with. Normally I hate dealing with TurboTax to file our taxes, so I opted to hire an accountant this year.
Brian took care of everything within 24 hours of initial contact. We’ll definitely be working with him in the future!

Better late than ever, but I used Brian for my 2013 taxes. I’m the kind of person that likes to reap the rewards of doing my taxes early. We’re talking January/​February, as soon as the documents are available. I had been using the same office since I was in my early twenties until my CPA/​financial adviser left and the replacement completely rubbed me the wrong way.
I contacted Brian for rates which were reasonable (I cannot file EZ d/​t cost-​basis, etc.), and when I had all my documentation, I sent it his way. Since I’m in my late twenties, I am pretty tech savvy and have all my ducks in a row when it comes pdf’s and am semi-​proficient in tax implications. His system was secure and I didn’t need to meet him at all. Although I miss the interaction, it saved me a trip being a busy working professional. We communicated through email and he was always quick to response. Even when changes needed to be made, he had an updated version of my taxes completed right away. I look forward to using him again for my 2014 taxes.