Husband & I have been with Daniel Rohr & Assoc. for past 4 years. Really impressed with the…read moreknowledge he has to share. I learn more every year. That makes me feel more empowered, I like having a better understanding of tax laws and rules. We are pleased with his and Cheyennes professionalism and at the same time feel comfortable in the office asking questions. "No question is a dumb question." Very pleased with services he has to offer. Husband and I have developed trust in Daniel and Cheyenne and feel positive moving forward in the years to come. Dave & Sandy

Daniel Rohr and associates has completed our income taxes the past two years. They have done a…read morefabulous job, and our taxes were done very quickly. In meetings with Daniel Rohr CPA, he has been helpful and professional in answering our questions and serving our needs. Cheyenne Courtright, Senior Administrative Assistant is friendly, and has been amazing in helping us whenever we call her. Our experience with Rohr & Associates has been wonderful, and we highly recommend them!

WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?!?!?! Tom Cook is hands down the best C.P.A…read more I have been through 2 bookeepers/tax preparation and 1 C.P.A. in the past 2 years. When my Roofing Company became Incorporated it was more then I could personally handle due to family tragedy and my inexperience. Not one business wanted to chew off the mess that I had made of my books. But Tom took us on, and I am forever grateful! He unraveled the mess (my books) and the taxes that another business prepared. Instead of me owing the IRS, they now owed me. Saving close to $20,000. He is very responsive to inquiry. No question is a dumb one to neither him or Stacey. Consider yourself lucky should he agree to take you on. Thanks Tom!!!

I have NEVER posted a bad review in my life. But this time I feel compeled to do so to help others…read moreavoid the same. 3 1/2 WEEKS ago I made an appointment with Thomas Cook, owner of Five Ciities, CPA. In our initial interview I made it clear theat time was of the essence in filing the return because I was going to make an offer on a home and needed to get the financing right away. He said there would be no problem. BUT three and a half weeks later NOTHING had been done. He went on vacation twice, never returned phone calls and was non responsive to emails. Yesterday, with onlty 72 hours to get my loan submitted I picked up my portfolio looked on Yelp for recommended CPA firms and took it to Rohr & Associates. My appointment with Daniel Rohr was at 2:00. By nooon TODAY he had my return completed!!!! Needless to say I highly recommend that if you need to get things done in a professional, courteous and timely way do not go to Thomas Cook. Save yourself the aggravation and go to Rohr, a family owned and highly Yelp reviewed CPA firm.

Sorry, not a fan. I try to write reviews that are not an…read moreangry rant or in a mean spirit. HOWEVER The different times I have come to rely upon this office for tax matters and consultation over the past 5-6 years, I have left with an impression that my business wasn't big enough or my matters not sufficiently important. AND the cost is twice what my other CPA charges for filing simple business taxes. Funny, I just received a form letter citing that they (this agency) "will no longer be able to continue rendering accounting services" CanNOT recommend in good conscience. Am giving three stars because I'm in a magnanimous mood. Have a nice day.

Working with Bruce, I can finally say my taxes were filed on time! I've worked with a variety of…read moreaccountants in the past, and either they didn't have the time to file my taxes or made errors in the filing. I first called Bruce to get his input on my tax returns, and how to organize my business expenses. After speaking with him for 20 minutes, I decided to schedule a meeting-glad I did. He provided the feedback I needed, was easy to work with, and responded lighting fast! The experience was great-I dropped off my packet of information, emailed a few other items that were needed, and within a couple of days he sent me the completed state/federal returns for me to sign! I've never had my taxes done so quickly; it was nice receiving my tax refund checks before most people filed their returns! I've enjoyed working with Bruce, and look forward to many more years of service. Friendly, fast, thorough, and service fee's were less than previous accountants-awesome!

Dorothy and her team were personable and quick to answer any questions I had. With my financial…read moresituation I had to file for an extension. She did a phenomenal job explaining everything to me and putting it into terms I could understand. All I had to do was scan all my tax documents to her office and that was it. As a millennial who wasn't taught squat about taxes, I would highly recommend her services to friends and family.

We have been using a great CPA for the last 15 years. She was personable, meticulous, empathetic,…read moreand sometimes brutally honest. But she retired last year, and we were referred to Dorothy Hamilton for 2015 and 2016 taxes. In the two years we have been with Dorothy Hamilton's office, I have never met Dorothy nor have I met the person preparing our taxes. Last year, the customer service resembled a wet towel. It was minimal and unpleasant. Some guy called me asking questions using what sounded like IRS jargon. I had to ask 20 questions to get an understanding of what he actually wanted when that is what he should be doing from the start. I pay someone to prepare my taxes because I don't want to spend my time learning about tax code. Not cheap either, by the way. This year was worse. We had some very busy work hours, so we were unable to get an appointment with anyone at the office. After all, they work 9 - 5, and they have no weekend appointments. Not only that, but they actually are not there from 9 to 5. I showed up at 9:30 one day. Door was locked. I showed up at 4:15 another day. Locked door again. Don't forget hour and a half lunches too, so don't show up between 12pm and 1:30pm. So clearly, they have better-than-banker hours. Finally, after scanning our tax packet to them four times and they claim they didn't receive it, I finally had to drive it down there. Come to find out, they have some kind of email spam filter that continuously filtered out my email. They could tell it was filtered, but they couldn't get the attachment. Somehow that was my fault. We didn't make the deadline they have of March 31st for our packet, so they said they'll have to file an extension on our behalf. That's fine, but I have never filed a late tax return in my life. I have no idea what is involved. So now, in July 2017, after paying my taxes, I get a letter from the IRS claiming that I have not paid my taxes on time, and I owe penalties and interest. You could very well say this is my fault, but this is also something my expensive tax preparer should have told me somewhere along the line. When I called to ask them about this "error," the lady told me that this is all disclosed in the paperwork mailed to me at the beginning of the year. Sure, I should have read the 50 page packet I received, but I would expect this to be conveyed to me verbally at some point over the 4 or 5 phone calls I had with them asking about the deadlines. But not a word about implications. Not a word about penalties. When I mentioned this to them and how I never had any problems in the 15 years I was with my previous CPA, I was told that my previous CPA "worked 12 hour days for months, and we don't do that here." This was insulting to both me as well as my previous CPA. It is essentially saying, "We choose not to offer the level of service you were previously accustomed to because it's too much work for us. In fact, we won't even fake it." Well then. If you want a tax preparer that does no more than crappy H&R Block would do but charges twice as much, by all means, choose Dorothy Hamilton's office. If you want a CPA that doesn't really care about her customers, this one is for you. If you don't expect to be given any critical information about your tax returns, go here. Otherwise, if you value quality and direct communication that isn't hidden in 50 pages of a mailing, stay far away from this one.

Ike I. ran this business for many years, then retired and sold the business to Dakhil. Dakhil is…read moreincompetent and a crook. He botched the filing of my tax returns, causing me to be charged thousands of dollars in penalty and interest. This happened because of an error made by Dakhil in the way that he filed my tax returns. His error caused me to be charged thousands of dollars in penalty and interest. Any respectable accountant who makes a mistake like that will take responsibility for it. This crook refused to take any responsibility. I'm updating my review to respond to a lie told by Dakhil, specifically that my tax return was "dropped off". This is a lie. I have 2 letters from Dakhil, both dated March 4, 2022. In one letter he says that he is electronically filing my tax return with the IRS, and in the other letter he says that he is electronically filing my tax return with the FTB. I paid Dakhil to prepare and electronically file my tax returns and he botched the filing of the returns. Because of his incompetence I was charged thousands of dollars in penalty and interest. In conclusion, Dakhil is incompetent, a crook, and a liar. Obviously you don't want to do business with this crook.

Ike, did my moms taxes for 27 years, and guess what??? Never raised the price on her, she paid like…read more$30.00 for 27 years, thats how good of a person he is!

Charges $425 for a simple W-2 tax return. My mom is on…read moresocial security and been a customer for 100 years. Do better.

At first they will help you then the next time they throw you under the bus and somehow say their…read more$10k mistake is not their problem Go anywhere else

Kathleen took her time to break down our taxes in a way that we could understand. She is very…read moreknowledgeable and easy to get ahold of which is key for us. We had so many questions!! Thank you Kathleen

Kathy has been doing my taxes for a couple of years now. She's always available to answer any…read morequestions I may have and is always very responsive. As a new client, she took the time to review my taxes with me and explain everything in detail, which I really appreciated.

Cathy at the front desk is very nice and responsive. Helped us get scheduled in a time that would…read morework with us (which is not always easy to do!) and alway answered the questions I had. Ben is great to work with and super helpful. He is very knowledgeable. Im glad we have found a local business that cares about their community members.

I did not want to do our taxes this year. It was complicated, a lot of forms, a new tax bracket,…read morefirst time 1099 with multiple w2's and Pat not only answered all our questions (which I probably couldn't explain to my wife) he was honest and did not talk down to us, we didn't feel stupid for asking questions. He even helped us plan for the future. We will be back as long as we live in Santa Maria.