Alikova And Associates, Langley, BC

Overcharging by more than 50% other accountants would have charged. Charging me $50 per hour just for bookkeeping. The going rate is not more than $30 per hour these days. This was not disclosed to me beforehand. - Filing erroneous information; they were still filing for homeowner RRSP repayment for first time home buyers long after it was completely paid off. - My final bill ended up to be $4,777. I got the quote (after the fact) from several other accounting firms for $3,000. When confronted them, they said they would send my file to collection if I don't pay the full amount. - They pushed the idea of creating a Family Trust down my throat, with all sorts of hidden fees. Only later on, I learnt that I had to pay $3,000 just to get it started. Still, I was not done, she later on came back that I had to pay her $1,200 for exchanging shares and another $800 for filing. I am sure she (Irina) was still not done with me. It all seemed very sleazy way of getting more money out of me by each time providing bits & pieces of information, not knowing that there were still more bills to come. Overall, very unpleasant experience.