Charles Bryan CPA PA – Legit or Scam?

I came across a critical review of Charles Bryan CPA PA on a Scam Reporting website – DirtyScam.com, titled ‘Tax Service’.

DirtyScam allows anonymous submission of complaints from angry consumers and victims of scams. Since the website is hosted offshore (probably in Russia or India), we take this (negative) review against Charles Bryan CPA PA with a pinch of salt.

Here is what the review says –

Charles Bryan CPA PA is interested in NOTHING but the profit they make off of you.My husband went there for our first time off a recommendation from a relative (which after this incident, they reconsidered their business and took it elsewhere.INCLUDING the relatives I referred) thinking that this would be a perfect fit.The first mistake was that they took 3 weeks to even LOOK at our taxes.We called patiently waiting to hear updates and after no returned or answered calls I started to get a bit frustrated and called several times one day until they answered.They finally called back and assured us they would be starting on it right away.2 days later we got the phone call that everything was completed and all of a sudden we get a ridiculous number for our fee that we were not told before.And a breakdown of charges, a few changes they made on my taxes WITHOUT any approval from myself nor my husband.Initial consultation we spoke with Maria, who told us a ballpark range, which was half the number they’d given us.She told us she was not in charge of billing and that Renee was.So I asked to speak with Renee after hearing about my expensive bill.Renee told me Maria generates the billing, and the number Maria had given me was different and would never do that, and then she gave me another number that was in the middle of both.After careful consideration and unanswered questions, Renee told me to refer to the owner.I waited 6 days before he finally called me. He was the most condescending human being I have ever come in contact with.Told me to go lenient on one of his employees because they’d only been there for two years……Seriously……?  He also told me the reason it took so long is because they have corporate taxes they’re busy on, at this point I had 3 weeks until the deadline to file my taxes.He suggested an extension which would also be an extra fee. After finally finishing the problems I had had with his office he proceeded to SUGGEST that I should take my business elsewhere.I wanted to reject my taxes and do them myself, however my husband went on a limb and paid them the outrageous fee to save time, and now they’ve just told us a week later it will be another 4-6 weeks before we receive our refund because they were too focused on the big dogs instead of completing a return that was handed in a month prior.Not worth the stress and definitely not worth the money.

In case you don’t already know (assuming you came to this page by Googling ‘Charles Bryan CPA PA scam‘, or ‘Charles Bryan CPA PA review‘, Charles Bryan CPA PA is listed under the category Person on DirtyScam.com.

Here is the rest of the contact information for the sole purpose of identification –

• Address: East Depot Street Angier NC 27501
• Phone: (919) 639-4277
• Website:
• Severity of Scam: Medium [not sure what it means]
• Reported Loss: 2366 $ [unsubstantiated]
• Reported by: Anonymous [obviously]

The entity Charles Bryan CPA PA was awarded 3 / 5 Stars  based on 1 Reviews.

It is difficult to ascertain whether Charles Bryan CPA PA is a Scam, or Legit, based on this single review. In the coming weeks/days, I will try to research deeper into Charles Bryan CPA PA, analyze and list more critical reviews and identify a pattern (or lack of) to substantiate the claim mentioned above.

Regardless, until then, we give the benefit of doubt to the reviewer and list Charles Bryan CPA PA as someone you need to avoid (for now).

If you have any grievances, complaints, or anonymous tips against Charles Bryan CPA PA, please contact us immediately. If you have lost money to  Charles Bryan CPA PA, together we can work to recover your loss.