Lori Silver has guided me through multiple trust and probate issues over more than twenty years…read more She is compassionate, skilled, and experienced in these aspects of the law. On a scale of 1 to ten she is a true 11. She is capable of of handling complicated estates and complicated personalities. I'm eternally grateful to her and her staff for all their support.

Lori Silver and her firm are exceptional - we have used her for our own estate planning and to…read moremanage the estates of my late mother-in-law and brother-in-law. Everything was handled with competency and compassion. Lori is extremely knowledgeable regarding the law and always ethical in her transactions.

Finn and Cohen are the best! I used to drop off my employers taxes here years ago. I didn't know…read morethen they do personal tax returns too. When I decided I needed a CPA I gave them a call. My CPA Mark is the best! I have worked with him for 5 years and couldn't be happier. Our return is always correct. A few years ago I got a letter from the FTB and when I contacted Mark he reviewed our return and realized it was the states error, wrote them a letter and straightened it out. To have the peace of mind of a qualified CPA is priceless. I really can't recommend them highly enough.

When I bought my business the first place I came to assist me with bookkeeping was Finn & Cohen…read more Duncan has been SO helpful and is able to easily explain things in a way that makes sense. He was able to setup my Quickbooks company so that I can efficiently record my sales and keep track of everything I need for my taxes. The peace of mind I have from knowing I am doing everything correctly is priceless.

I have been doing my business and personal taxes with McGilloway and Ray for over ten years now…read more Professional across the board. Gerry Ray knows everything and is an impressive consultant for taxes, business structures, and mergers and acquisitions. I have leaned on him for advice during critical phases of growing my business and dealing with partnerships and changing business structures. A great company with great people.

From the owner: For over thirty years, McGilloway, Ray, Brown & Kaufman has been providing high-quality,…read morepersonalized financial guidance to local individuals, businesses, non-profits and local governments. Our expertise ranges from tax/advisory services and accounting services to comprehensive assurance services such as financial statement audits, single audits, grant compliance audits, agreed upon procedures reports and peer review.

Pleasant experience.Yessenia helped us with our 2025 taxes. We'll see her next year!First time…read morethere and making an appointment to meet our schedule was very easy.

I've checked out several tax services in Salinas and Monterey. I tried one in Salinas and I was not…read moresatisfied with the way they arranged my documents. I started looking for another tax preparer. Luckily I met Ms Estrella Bell who was working @Lopez Tax Service in Marina. Made my appointment with her during tax season in 2007 and I have been their client up to the present. They are awesome! Very knowledgeable, resourceful, and patient. Their professionalism is second to none!

They turned us into collections for hours billed that were Not ours !!!!…read moreTerrible communication regarding their billing ....

This is the worst Accountant I have ever worked with. The staff is rude, and the fees are…read moreoutrageous. They could not explain why my fees were so high, the invoicing did not make sense, and they charged me interest on fees they could not explain. This Accounting Firm should be avoided at costs, literally and figuratively.

He's so rude! I've never encountered the sort of treatment I got from this person. Belittling,…read morecondescending, and way overpriced. I've done better with TurboTax and self study. I've done my own taxes for decades (I work in a related field), even handled two audits which were successfully resolved in my favor. I read a lot, I'm in a lot of groups, I know about tax breaks and loopholes for the average household. We had an unusual tax situation one year and that's why I seeked his services. His secretary screwed up the appointment date and insisted that all I had to bring was my w-2 and copy of prior year tax filings. Knowing a bit about taxes I was surprised but obliged. One day out of the blue (and a month too early) I get a reminder call for an appointment the next day. Since I was flexible, I agreed even though that was not the appointment date that I had set. When I got there, mr. almighty chews me out for not bringing a slew of paperwork (about which I had repeatedly asked) and made fun of my side business. Days later I receive a huge document with instructions on everything I should have brought to the appointment I had just had!!! I had no time to work on the taxes myself given the new level of complexity, but I should have not dealt with him at all. I didn't see any value added over TurboTax and it cost me about 12 times more. Never again.

Joel really knows what he's doing. My husband has about a million 10-99s and Joel is always so…read morehelpful making sure we don't miss a thing! The bad reviews are just from people who have no sense of humor! He is professional and will get your taxes done in a timely matter. If you want to take the worry out of your taxes next year, hire Joel!

Lori is a very caring person. She'smart and personable. I trust her to give me the best advice.read more

Do NOT use this tax preparer…read more My main complaint is incompetence and rudeness. I would not recommend her to anyone who expects their taxes to be completed and filed on time. She repeatedly promised to get the job done but failed to deliver. Our tax returns were filed late every year we used her services. What made the experience even more frustrating was that if we contacted her to ask when our taxes would be completed, we were billed for the email or phone call. I felt this was never clearly disclosed upfront. Overall, I found her communication, reliability, and follow-through to be very disappointing. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend her services.