Pau Chew & Co LLC

Tax prep in Chinatown often means a storefront with a calculator and a door that’s always open. Pau Chew & Co LLC handles the kind of paperwork that makes April feel less like a deadline and more like a routine chore. The office sits at 42-44 Mott St #44, a street where the scent of roast duck mixes with the hum of adding machines.

Numbers here cover everything from individual returns to small-business filings, estimated taxes, and IRS notices. Clients drop off W-2s, 1099s, and the occasional shoebox of receipts; the firm turns them into clean schedules and signed forms. The neighborhood’s mix of family-run shops and recent transplants keeps the work varied—some returns are bilingual, some involve rental properties, others juggle freelance gigs.

When the forms are done, they’re either mailed or handed back in a manila envelope. For directions or to schedule a drop-off, the map is here. The number is (212) 625-8050 if you’d rather call ahead. Nobody likes tax season, but the street stays busy anyway.