A Guide to Income Tax Assistance in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

You're ready to deck the halls and ring in the New Year. The holidays are fast approaching, and the warm glow of the season can set your pocket book ablaze. After you've spent your last dime on that argyle sweater for Aunt Enid's cocker spaniel and swept up all the empty champagne bottles and confetti, it suddenly dawns on you (as it does every year just in the midst of that post holiday let down), you're not done giving. Uncle Sam wants his, too!

With income tax season fast approaching, you may be looking for someone to help you file your returns. Many people with tax criteria more complicated than that which can be filed on a 1040EZ form, and who did not major in accounting, business, or calculus, look to the professional to keep the Internal Revenue Service out of their bank accounts, and to help them muddle through all the lines and income tax brackets. If you are so inclined, I think I can help.

If you live in or near Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, there are several professional tax services that can assist you during that special time of year. Most are independent services, which is the norm in Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood that eschews chains and franchises as much as possible in support of local business. Listed are some resources for the skittish filer.

Copley Tax and Accounting is located at 4 Eugene Circle, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130. They are located off Heath Street, just a few blocks where Heath separates from South Huntington Avenue. They can be contacted at (617) 738-1552.

Next is the Jam Tax Service, located at 165 Green Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. If you're turning off Centre Street, they are past the Green Street MBTA station, before you come to Washington Avenue. Their telephone number is (617) 983-3262.

Jesse Rowell Income Tax is at 5 Surrey Hill Lane, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130. You will find them off of Moss Hill Road, which is off Centre Street between the rotary and the Arnold Arboretum. Jesse Rowell's telephone number is (617) 524-9986.

Tax Eze, Inc. is located at 46 Pond Circle, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130. Pond Circle is off Pond Street, between Centre Street and the Jamaica Pond. Their telephone number is (617) 983-1120.

Another Alternative is Andrew Zuroff, CPA. Mr. Zuroff's office is located at 632 Centre Street, #A, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, at the corner of Centre Street and Green Street. His telephone number is (617) 524-6565.

Last but not least is good old H & R Block Tax Service, the only nationwide tax service in Jamaica Plain. H & R Block's Jamaica Plain branch is located at 6 Hyde Park Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, not far from the Forest Hills MBTA station. This section of Hyde Park Avenue is just past the Arborway. H & R Block can be contacted at (617) 522-6810.

So don't let the impending tax season turn your inner Santa into a Grinch. Book an appointment early so you can relax, enjoy the season, and feel secure that your taxes will be prepared by capable hands.