Universal Accounting Center Reviews 56

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The University doesn't simply teach, hand out a piece ofpaper, then push you out the door. It breaks down the course as a University should and stands beside you to guide. Then issues a sheepskin but... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Outdated old material. Although I've already completed an income tax course similar to H&R Block's, or Liberty Tax ect.. I recently stumbled upon Universal Accounting. After speaking with someone... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Small Business Owner, (self) who is obtaining her start from all of the very best. Each person is truly interested in helping. You never leave without more than you came with. Customer Service is se... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love the book and all of the courses that are available at a reasonable price to help those entering the tax and accounting industry. It's great for those who didn't necessarily go to college for it... See more

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  1. Accounting School
  2. Business Management Consultant
  3. Business School

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Universal Accounting offers proprietary training to individuals interested in starting or building a successful accounting, bookkeeping, and/or tax practice, or improving their accounting skills. Since 1979 Universal Accounting has offered speciali...


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable and easily understood.

I enjoyed learning about pricing and the number of clients needed to earn what you want to make. I though everything was broken down in easy to digest pieces. I took pages of notes and truly believe in the program.

April 1, 2025
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Love it. Thanks for the kind words and great feedback. Happy you found the training helpful. :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Information to have on hand year round. A Go To resource..

I took the classes years ago and started my business. I have returned for seconds and updates. We are in a world of changing technology and must change to GROW. UAC have grown and encourages growth.

January 21, 2025
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Awesome and thank you. Love working with our alumni year over year. Here's to your success :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The course content and the tutors are…

The course content and the tutors are excellent. They are on top of everything.

January 14, 2025
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Nice and thank you. We appreciate the kind words and are happy to know you found the training to be excellent :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Realizing Accounting from a different…

Realizing Accounting from a different aspect helped me, and I am on a mission to help as many as I can to understand the value.

November 15, 2024
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Reply from Universal Accounting Center

Happy to know this helped as you work towards fulfilling your mission. Continue to circle back to UAC as we are committed to giving you the confidence and competence to offer quality accounting services. Better yet, allowing you to be in business for yourself but not by yourself with Universal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is great information for bookkeepers, CPAs and consultants...…

This is great information for benchmarking startup metrics. I appreciate finding your accounting education site, it is saving a lot of time getting a refresher in bookkeeping and advising. Easy to follow down-to-earth teaching techniques! Thank you, Roger!

September 26, 2024
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Reply from Universal Accounting Center

Love it and thanks for the kind words. Happy you found the information helpful and a nice refresher. Just remember, if it's about accounting, its Universal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Above and Beyond

I love the book and all of the courses that are available at a reasonable price to help those entering the tax and accounting industry. It's great for those who didn't necessarily go to college for it. The information is thorough and made simple enough to understand. You really go above and beyond what I've seen in other courses and education platforms Thank you for such a great company!

September 10, 2024
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Wow and thanks for the kind words Billie. Happy you "love" the training we offer. We aim to please.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

This is a decent firm but really…

This is a decent firm but really scammy, but I recommend that everyone review their return policy as well as their instructions. Don't try to cling on their saying promising you'll finish the course in six weeks. You can work full-time and attend school. Or we give you free software and all of this junk. There are a lot of materials such as 4 huge books to read no live lessons with a deadline on top of trying to attend school and work. I lost $426, plus shipping costs for books that were not even open.

July 31, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Information in the book "In The Black" is excellent.

I love the information in the "In the Black" and the "Red to Black in 30 Days" books. They just gave me a revenue stream and will also be an excellent Lead Magnet for my Copywriting services.

June 24, 2024
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Mike, Love the kind words. Happy to see you are making money using the principles from the 2 books like so many others. :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was looking forward to seeing an…

I was looking forward to seeing an business plan you never delivered I was looking forward to seeing that business plan or having some type of sample to showing a upcoming Bookeeper on the know all of a business plan. you Have good a good sales pitch promoting on the company the that will help me get started. I am going to try them out and see how it goes.

May 20, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CRM solution seems to be non-existent

Very interested in the CRM solution. First call I had in 2023 the guy promised to get back to me with some numbers to back-up the ROI but never did. Booked a follow-up call in 2024 with a new guy and he didn't turn up for the call. Not sure they really have a viable solution. Why make someone sit through a video pitch with bells and whistles if its all fluff?

May 9, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Outdated old material.

Outdated old material.
Although I've already completed an income tax course similar to H&R Block's, or Liberty Tax ect..
I recently stumbled upon Universal Accounting. After speaking with someone named Matt, I requested a demo class. However, I was shocked to find that the video was outdated, showcasing Form 1040 from the year 2000. They're asking for $2500 but can't provide up-to-date material. It seems like a scam to me, especially after Matt hung up on me when I mentioned it to him.Stay away from this school search online find yourself another institution it shouldn't be more then $300
Best wishes

March 27, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Warning....

Right after enrolling, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2018, and they refused to cancel my tuition. I never logged into my account or read the books. I am currently in collections. Don't enroll here.

August 27, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have asked for a refund. Very attentive during sales/signup; missing items; over-charges for generic CRM; cares not once you pay

I have asked for a refund due to items missing in this over-priced product.

This review will receive on-going updates as they occur.

update: 11/16/2022
I have emailed them time and time again with no response after Jennifer C.'s reply offering an exchange (I don't want to do business with this company any more) and the owner's canned/automated reply to opening this trustpilot review.

I have complete screenshots of emails, etc. for anyone's review.

- I've emailed them and emailed them: No reply.
- I had previously explained that items were missing, with no resolution.
- They were VERY attentive during the sales/signup process.
- I've begged them to refund. Now that they have my money: No reply.
- I've explained that I'm a single parent with 2 kids and that I wanted to improve things for me and my kids: No reply.
- I've apologized if I was upset and spoke harshly: No reply
- I've begged for a refund, explaining that they took my rent money when they hammered my account for almost $800: No reply
- I've explained that I will have to start a gofund me campaign to avoid eviction: No reply

They are getting my emails because they replied AT FIRST.

I will be providing more and more details.

Stay tuned.

October 30, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I love the people at Universal…

I love the people at Universal Accounting. They are extremely responsive. Jen C. always answers the phone immediately. There is nothing she can't or won't do. The instructors all answer emails or phone calls also. I'm not going to lie. It is a bit expensive when you compare it to other programs. However, I'm finding you really do get what you pay for. It's not like a correspondence school where you get an administrative assistant trying to help you with accounting or with QuickBooks. In the past two years they have been striving to make so many improvements so this makes me very happy. Extensions for programs are not overpriced like other well-know distance learning establishments. All in all I would say it's an investment and I guess it truly is worth it.

April 8, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been so very pleased with my all that I have learned and accomplished!

I have been so very pleased with my experience with Universal Accounting. The training in Color Accounting was very informative and put Accounting into a much easier way to learn, I have completed the training and now am a Certified Professional Bookkeeper. That’s so exciting to say!!! The courses are extensive and I’m so glad I took this route instead of going to my local community college. With all the training I received in QuickBooks I am now a Certified QuickBooks Specialist and ready to take on world. The staff is there to help you along your journey and are all amazing people. Thank you Universal and I can’t wait to learn my soon.

March 31, 2021
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I’m currently enrolled

I’m currently enrolled, I really do like how the teaching goes step by step and the reviews and quizzes before you actually take the exam, and the great thing is that you have multiple chances to take the exam. One star short of 5 stars because I’m an in class kind of person, I struggle online.

March 23, 2021

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