I have been using Carilyn to prepare my taxes for the past thirteen years. Her availability for tax…read moreappointments is always convenient and meshes with my busy work schedule. I usually need evening appointments, and this is never a problem. I'm always able to name the day and time that work for me, and the appointment is set. She is able to prepare my taxes with my emailing or mailing her essential documents as well as in person. I have NEVER had an error on my taxes. She always helps me identify tax codes and deductions I didn't know I qualified for. When tax laws or my status change, she is able to explain the changes in terms my non-CPA brain can handle. Her office sends monthly tax tips emails that help me stay on top of my annual spending and financial planning. Her appointments are efficient and she is friendly and pleasant to chat with while you wait to find out of you owe your first born child and a kidney to the government. I have recommended Carilyn to many friends and will continue to do so. I live in the Antelope Valley and drive every year to her Burbank office because there is simply no one else I trust to handle my finances properly. She has my loyalty until the day she retires!

I went to Amin for basic tax prep and somehow walked out being pushed into opening an S Corp I…read moreabsolutely did NOT need. He presented it like it was the smart, obvious move, and I trusted his "expertise." Big mistake. Fast forward, I'm out about $2,000 setting up an entity that served zero purpose for my situation--then had to spend additional time and energy figuring out how to cancel it. Any competent, ethical tax professional should be able to assess whether an S Corp actually makes sense. In my case, it clearly didn't. It felt less like tax advice and more like a sales pitch for unnecessary services. There was no real discussion of alternatives, no clear breakdown of whether the benefits applied to me--just a push to set it up. Now I'm left cleaning up a mess that never should have existed in the first place. If you're looking for someone to actually look out for your financial best interests instead of upselling you into complexity you don't need, I would strongly suggest going elsewhere.

Family business, year round support. If you have a question or worry during the year you can always…read moregive them a quick call. Best of all for unorganized people like me they maintain a system where you send them your records during the year and at tax time you are ready to go. Years ago friends and coworkers got in trouble with the IRS from going to a "great guy who gets you a lot of money". Well guess who straighten them up the next year.

Family Business and Highly recommend. Know Peeps that rave about their Service and Knowledge. I've…read morehad the same Accountant for 29 years or I would use them. Give them a call and tell them the Ex Mayor point them they're way.

For me, it's very comfortable. The atmosphere is very good. She's very friendly some people they…read moredon't like right she's asking but they're more than welcome to go somewhere else. She's good. She's honest she does everything on time and she's responsible.

BEWAREconsumers! This lady is a rip off. She wanted to charge my mom for regular tax return file…read morefor $1000. Basics tax return nothing special. We asked her over much are we getting in return $1000. Basically she wants all the tax return money, I told my mom not to continue and I found her another place for $150 for her to file her taxes. What a joke. I can't even make this up. basic tax return runs anywhere $100-200 is she serious. Corporate tax returns are not even at that rate. Watch out something is awfully rotting going on in here. I already reported her to IRS. We are not first people she's doing this too we found she's been doing this quiet often. That's basically theft and IRS rep agreed too and opened an investigation on her tax practices. She's not even allowed to charge that must according tax codes.

This was my first year with GEI Tax Services, and I can't say enough good things about them. From…read morethe very beginning, Thom, Iliana, and the entire GEI team made the process smooth, clear, and even pleasant lol... which I didn't think was possible for tax season! They took the time to understand my S-Corp and freelance situation, patiently answered every question, and found deductions I would have completely missed on my own. Iliana was especially fantastic & sharp -- she responded quickly to every email and was so kind and thorough in her explanations. Thom didn't just file my taxes--he took the time to educate & honestly empower me about scary topics & gave me real/ straightforward strategies for my S-Corp and LLC so I could plan smarter for the future. He explained complex topics in a way that was easy to understand & gives such level to detail, it gave me confidence and made this learning curve less overwhelming. The support the team gives you is truly unmatched. I left feeling confident, cared for, and seriously impressed. If you want a team that's professional, approachable, and genuinely invested in helping you succeed, I highly recommend the GEI team. They turned what used to be a stressful chore into an easy, reassuring experience. Thanks so much!!!

My wife and I have been having our taxes prepared by Thom and his staff for over 20 years…read more Thom is excellent in having the most up to date tax information and in communicating with us about our yearly tax filing. Over the years as our financial situation changed with property acquisitions, rental management, mortgage elimination and sale of property, we were always confident that GEI had our best interest at heart and would do exceptional work for us. We have had a long and successful relationship with GEI and Thom.

The Niazi Group has been an incredible CPA and partner with me when it comes to my business and…read morepersonal taxes. They are always responsive, filing everything on time, and do their proper due diligence to make sure I understand costs, processes, and staying up to date with changes. I'd highly recommend them if you're looking for a high quality CPA firm!

Nareg & his team are Amazing. Highly recommend them. You will be amazed at the level of…read moreprofessionalism. Client of Niazi CPA for Life Henry M.

I was referred to Chimayan Financial Services and have been using their services for 4 years now…read morefor my income tax needs. They are very professional, prompt with my appointments, and offer advice to my business' advantage. They are very organized with my paperwork and finish my income tax work in a timely manner. I'd highly recommend the CFS team!

I've been using their financial , tax and payroll services for 4 years. Best honest and competitive…read moreprices in town.

Had a consultation with Alex, super helpful and knowledgeable. Most importantly , very honest. Alex…read moregave me honest advice and didn't push me into anything . He gave me confidence, I could resolve it myself, and offered be guidance if things changed and I did need to call him back. He was very hopeful and optimistic, obviously I hope I don't need his services and I'm never in a pickle, but at the same time I know if needed I'd be in good hands. Thank you Alex!

Honest, to the point and professional group of people who kept their promises to the last word…read more Both Vic and Aksel are great to work with, they will dive into details of your business to resolve the case with understanding. I am glad to say that I WAS being audited by IRS and hit a wall without anything else I could do, they simply wanted me to pay them a lot of money and will not accept a penny of my legitimate expenses. Some of the expenses were very hard to show if not impossible since the audit was for 2015 and I did not have some of the records from back then. They worked very well with what I had, and today my issues are resolved without me owing absolutely anything to the IRS. Thank you for your help!

Went to drop off sizable check and was greeted professionally and helpfully by Pravneet who quickly…read moretook care of the transaction in a comforting efficient way in matter of minutes. Gave me receipt and copy of my check and validated my parking and left me with a great feeling for this branch and their protocol

I opened 4 accounts at Fidelity at the end of July 2025, transferring about $4M of funds from…read moreSchwab. A reason I did this was Fidelity's promotion. I got a $2,000 promotion bonus for transferring these funds. I expected competent brokerage services from Fidelity, On 11/10/25, my accounts were hacked. A WROS account was added for someone from Idaho, along with an attempt to transfer $45K from another account's money market funds. In response to this attack, Fidelity closed my accounts & opened new ones. As far as I know, Fidelity did nothing to refer the scammer whose name and address were on the scam account to the police or FBI. I hired an IT professional & began doing everything recommended: Changing passwords on all financial & email accounts, adding & replacing "authenticators" &/or "two-factor authentications" on all financial/email accounts, checking and deleting any hacker-added filters to my email accounts, etc. On 11/14/25, before I could even complete all these recommended security measures, another Fidelity hack occurred. In response, Fidelity overreacted, not only closing my then existing accounts, it locked me out of all of them, demanding a phone call. In that phone call with two Fidelity reps, I was bullied, reprimanded, and threatened that if I did not say the words "I promise to professionally clean all devices," & actually have this done to Fidelity's satisfaction, I would not be given access to any Fidelity accounts. You know, the accounts with MY MONEY in them. The accounts I told the Fidelity reps I had already taken steps to protect, & was in the process of taking further steps, when the 2nd attack happened and Fidelity locked me out and prevented me from completing more protective steps. I don't know if Fidelity reps talk to all its customers this way, or just to women, just to any customer who's only got $4M in assets deposited with them, but it's clearly inappropriate. I responded with my own threat, that if Fidelity didn't want me as a customer, there were plenty of other brokerages, & I was sure I could find another brokerage which would value me as a customer. The Fidelity rep then restored my access to my newly created accounts. But frankly, at that point, the damage had been done & I was fed up with Fidelity. I continued to experience this sub-par & even offensive & discriminatory service til May of 2026, when I was still getting statements for the closed & fraudulent accounts even though six mos. had gone by since the two ID theft incidents occurred. Fidelity was unable/unwilling to close the fraudulent/hacked accounts. After ~6 months of Fidelity not managing to reconcile and close the fraudulent/hacked accounts, I called on 5/1/26 & spoke with a "retirement" rep to ask why I was still getting statements for the fraudulent WROS account which still had a $-.05 balance, going on 5+ mos. at this point. I spent an hour & 12 minutes on the phone with this person, who put me on hold repeatedly while trying to get answers. He told me the following nonsense: 1) "Fidelity doesn't close accounts" (obviously false) 2) I could "hide" this statement online (actually not possible); 3) the only way to close this account with a negative $.05 balance was to transfer $.05 from another account (?!?!?); and 4) the reason this account could have a negative balance is because "of a dividend coming in after transfer." He kept repeating this "dividend" BS, & the final time he returned from a long hold, said "we're going to close your account, but I can't tell you when or how." A few minutes later I got a call from (817) 722-9727 and was told the account had been removed & I would no longer see it displayed on my Fidelity page. This was true: the scam WROS account had finally been removed, proving the guy who kept me on the phone for an hour & 12 minutes spewing falsities had completely wasted my time. Infuriated, I then sent Fidelity a message, attaching my 3/26 statement for the WTOS account with a balance of $-.05 documenting this fiasco. Six days later on 5/7, "Tracie C." responded, acknowledging Fidelity's inappropriate threats and incompetence. She wrote "The fraudulent Joint account opened on 11/10/25, and the additional fraudulent login on 11/17/25, indicated security concerns with your device. To further protect your accounts, Fidelity asked that you have your device professionally cleaned to ensure there is no malware active on it. The fraudulent Joint account was removed from your profile on 4/30/26, after your phone call with our representative was further escalated with our Fraud team. We truly apologize for the frustration and inconvenience caused by this phone call and assure you that the relevant parties have received feedback to prevent similar situations in the future." Again, I was not "asked," I was threatened. Again, the scam account wasn't removed after 5 months or on 4/30. It took 6 mos. & a protracted call with a rep who gaslit me for over an hour.