Tarpley and Underwood and, specifically, Lee Height, has served us well for many years. We initially engaged them because our primary auditors weren't interested in benefit plan engagements and simply charged way too much for that service. The Tarpley & Underwood auditors have always been first class professionals in every manner, and we've always gotten along well with them. They do what they say they're going to do in the time frame they've committed. They have always been correct in identifying where we need to think about strengthening controls. T&U knows how to get the work done in a timely manner and allow us to move on to things that are more important. They take their work seriously and always make sure things are done correctly.

R. Michael Hembree
Vice President-Finance
Printpack Inc.

Tarpley & Underwood is a growth oriented accounting firm. They have been instrumental in consulting with us since 1998 on both financial and general business matters to help our physician group affiliations grow from a 2 hospital endeavor to over 45 separate companies with hospitals in 15 states (and growing to all 50). This growth would not have been possible without the expertise from the staff at Tarpley & Underwood, and specifically Cheryl Yarbrough. Cheryl is brilliant in her thought methodology and truly understands what it takes to make a medical group thrive. We were honored to receive the Entrepreneurs of the Year Award in 2009 and are so thankful that we have a team of professional experts in-house and amongst Tarpley & Underwood that have helped us achieve this success.

Dr. Christopher Krubert
Apollo MD Physician Services, LLC

Having been a client for nearly 25 years has given me a unique opportunity to observe and benefit from the impressive growth of T&U from a “mom-and-pop”shop to a full-service accounting firm. T&U achieved this growth without ever sacrificing the personal touch, dependability and integrity that I have always taken for granted. Over the years, T&U has been quick to recognize the changes in my needs for tax and other financial advice as a result of the normal life- cycle progression and has always responded with the type of services I needed on a timely basis. This would not have been possible without the longevity and continuity of our relationship for which a solid foundation of trust was absolutely essential. That trust gives me a sense of security that is so critical in today’s uncertain financial environment.

Ajit Dalvi

Our relationship with Tarpley and Underwood (T&U) began in 2003. We have been very pleased with their knowledge and experience in all aspects of our accounting needs. The professionals at T&U are a pleasure to work with.

William W. Scogin, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Stasco Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

Our Family Partnership has had a relationship with Tarpley & Underwood for several years. Since I began handling the business of our Family Partnership, I have relied heavily on the T&U professionals for answers and explanations. They are quick to respond and always take the time to explain in a manner that is easily understood.

Amanda S. Kirk
William W. Scogin, Jr.
Family Investments, LLP

Tarpley & Underwood is a class act. Not only are they professional, but for accountants they actually have a lot of personality. Our family business has used both their book and tax services for many years. Although these are separate departments in the firm, they are able to coordinate information and keep a great balance between each other. One of the more important facets of their services includes in-depth estate and succession planning for our business. This is vitally important for all businesses, but it really requires complex planning and oversight in a family business desiring to pass the ownership and control to future generations. I am pleased to be client of T&U, but more importantly enjoy the friendship we share.

Bill Stone, CFO
Systems & Methods, Inc.

Our family has worked with Harvey Tarpley and the Tarpley & Underwood professionals since 1978. Tarpley & Underwood (T&U) has been instrumental in many aspects of our personal and business decisions—from our annual financial and tax planning to our lifetime estate planning. We rely on both the professional and personal advice that we get from T&U to carry out new business endeavors. However, our relationship has always been about more than just work, it is about a true friendship. We talk with Harvey Tarpley and/or Jim Underwood frequently about various matters and feel that they add the necessary glue that we need to our working relationships. It is these characteristics and more that make us confident that we are working with the right team of professionals.

Michael and Donna Hooker

Tarpley & Underwood is the first firm that I have ever entrusted everything to. They know every detail of my finances...as well as my future plans and dreams. On more than one occasion, I've scheduled time and sat with their professionals, reviewing my plans and bouncing around different ideas. Over and over, their advice has been 'spot on'. They have helped both my children get established in their own businesses. And when it comes to taxes, they have saved me far more money than I've paid them in fees.

Regi Campbell

I have enjoyed working with Jim Underwood and the Tarpley & Underwood staff since 1997. Jim was recommended to my parents by their attorney at a time when we were desperate for a good, quality CPA. For many years, my parents had been working with a less than capable accountant who had questionable business capabilities that led to significant errors. When Jim was introduced to us, we were thoroughly impressed and very relieved. Personally and professionally, he possessed all the right qualities and was someone that we felt completely comfortable with to handle the estate planning for our family. We felt as if we had been rescued and just in the nick of time!

My parents passed away a few years later leaving several trusts under their wills and a foundation. In handling both my mother’s and father’s estates, I found Jim and his staff to be knowledgeable, professional, skilled, and extremely courteous as each issue in both estates needed to be dealt with and settled.

All of the trusts, the foundation and my personal taxes continue to be handled by Tarpley and Underwood with great care. I don’t believe I have ever left a telephone message that it wasn’t returned that very day.

Nancy Smith

My relationship with Tarpley & Underwood goes back to 1980. I love bragging on being among their earliest clients. I started my printing business, Label America, shortly after Harvey and Jim started their firm, and we grew together. We were a good fit; a lot of the same values and goals. T&U guided and educated me. They were an integral part of my success. They also helped me through my failures. When I was ready to realize my dream of selling the company I founded, they were my counsel. All along, the financial relationship between my business and my family's personal affairs became more important and more intertwined. I am so glad that not only can my wife and I depend on T&U, but also our children and their families, as well as my elderly mother and aunt. It's been a wonderful 30 year relationship!

Pat Patrick

Tarpley and Underwood has done an outstanding job of representing REL Properties, Inc., our affiliate companies and me personally in excess of thirty years. Over these years, I have had the confidence and satisfaction of having very professional, always correct and accurate, and above the bar ethical accounting service. The advice and counsel I have needed has always been pleasant, prompt and well thought out, allowing me to make much better business decisions. The services I have received in accounting, tax returns, financial statements, tax planning, estate planning and personal friendship have been unsurpassed in quality and satisfaction to me, and all of our employees.

I would highly recommend Tarpley and Underwood and their outstanding management and staff to anyone in need of accounting services.

Robert E. Lanier
REL Properties, Inc.