Tony Winspear is a local action hero. Tony jumped in where other tax preparers feared to tread. He…read moresaved me when I received an unusually complex 1099 for my Schwab 2025 account. Thank you, Tony

I've had my taxes done by a few CPAs over the years and highly recommend Tony Winspear. When I…read moreneeded to get a tax return done for my mom's "estate," I was surprised to discover how hard it was to find a CPA who does these, and how much more costly they are compared to my business taxes. (For example, the CPA who does my business taxes was not gung-ho to do the return for my mom's estate and the cost was about double.) I decided to look around on Yelp and called a few CPAs. Honestly, I only called Tony Winspear because his phone number includes 1040. I am very glad I did that! The other CPAs wanted to make the situation very complicated. After hearing about what my mom's estate included, Tony was very straight-forward. The other CPAs quoted a very high price range: Tony's was much more reasonable. Whether you need a personal return, a business return, or a 1041 (estate and trust return) done I suggest giving Tony a call. I'd also like to mention how convenient his office is. Easy to get to with plenty of parking.

I can highly recommend B&T Bookkeeping. As a design consultant I really needed a bookkeeper to take…read morethat admin work off my plate and assure that it's being done correctly, and I've been super pleased with their service over the last 9 years. In addition, Brody is a delight to work with -- on top of their accurate and punctual work, he offers solid, accessible business advice that I have found extremely valuable over time as I have grown my business.

I've known Tracy & Brody for many years and they helped us get our payroll setup and maintained it…read morefor several when we hired our very first employee in 2002. I've referred B&T Bookkeeping to friends, family and business associates over the years and always had great feedback on the level of service and care that they provide. If you need a reliable, personable team to handle your books and give you insights, B&T is it!

Bruce is a well boundaried individual with good communication and response times. His rates are…read morelower than we were paying at one of the bigger CPA chains and the process was easier. We have not met in person though you can stop by his office to meet the staff and drop off documents. Bruce has a sense of flow that comes from doing what needs to be done and not doing what doesn't need to be done. That is a rare quality in a person of any industry ... we look forward to returning next year.

I cannot believe I am the first person to review Bruce, my tax angel. Maybe he is a tax secret I…read moreshould keep to myself, but that just wouldn't be right. Bruce is funny and knows his stuff. What I love is that he not only knows his stuff and stays up to date, but he reads up on tax stuff that is specific to my type of business. I mean this level of personalized care should be expected right? But I can tell you from experience it isn't. And in my world, I have paid a lot for my mistakes or my tax person's mistakes. Im not a cookie cutter business and Bruce doesn't treat me that way. He looks at my business history, my business in the present, and helps me plan for the future. We talk about my goals for me, for my family, and for my future. He is a great resource to have, he has a wealth of knowledge to share, and his price is certainly reasonably considering how much you will save and learn. He works with my bookkeeper whose in the next door office, so my books are in tip top shape. Anyways, if you don't want to worry about taxes every April, tax planning with the right tax guy is totally worth every penny.

Harry is my Uncle's executor. It will be almost TWO YEARS and Harry has not fulfilled his legal…read moreobligations in settling my Uncle's estate! He's never contacted us, which he is required to do when exceeding the allocated time frame set by California standards. I sent him a registered letter requesting documents within 30 days as to why the ridiculous delay. He's never responded! Extremely unprofessional. Will be reporting Harry to the CPA board for unethical behavior. As well as the agency in charge of executing a will. My Uncle never would have allowed such gross negligence.

He is simply the best. We have been seeing Harry for many years. This is someone you can trust…read morefrom start to finish. He is very knowledgeable and extremely pleasant to work with. Just an all around great person. His staff is very friendly and efficient. Nice people all around.

Thakur is friendly, helpful, knowledgeable & will gracefully help you complete your taxes with a…read moreminimum amount of stress. Highly recommended his services! Thakur has repeatedly helped my family during times of great stress & I am very grateful to him.

I have been filing my tax return since last two years from this Liberty Tax. Thakur, who filed my…read moretax is very professional. He answers every questions we have regarding taxation. He is very calm and explains all of the options to go with. Last but not least, they provide free coffee, water and juice.

They have been my accountants for over 20 years. John DeWitt has handled my business and personal…read moretaxes without problems over those years. John is always reachable with excellent advice. Jerry Ricker

We've been using Edward for several years, so this review is long overdue. He handle's our S-Corp…read moretaxes every year. We've been in business for almost 15 years in Berkeley and are so happy we've finally found Signature CPAs. Edward is not only knowledgeable, but takes the time to explain any questions we have. The advice he has to offer is excellent. His attention to detail is 11/10. We've been with several other CPAs over the years (why is it so hard to find a good one?!). Edward gets it, and gets it done quickly! Highly, highly recommend. Thank you Sig CPAs!!

This review specifically pertains to Cecily. I was not happy with the service I received recently…read morewhen I went in seeking advice on a letter I received from the IRS. Despite the fact that Cecily provided some useful information (hence the 2 and not 1 star review), her attitude and personality was abrupt and, some might say, hostile. I was stressed about the letter, and rather than try to put me to ease and reflect an attitude that "we would be able to figure it out," she was very aggressive and demanding in her questioning. I felt like I was being interrogated and this was not AT ALL what I wanted or needed as someone who was relatively new at filing my taxes and receiving my first letter from the IRS. She honestly had zero bedside manner and even if I had made a completely egregious error on my filing, I did not feel as though her approach was appropriate or skilled in any way. It's very possible that I misread Cecily and that she was trying to be helpful and this was her way of doing that but I honestly think she might want to know that her clients may very well have this reaction to her given that she likely deals with a large client base. To be fair, I will say that I was with my Fiancé during the meeting and she did not have the same intensely negative reaction as me, however I usually do not feel this way after receiving face-to-face services and therefor feel compelled to write this review. I was also not prepared for the $135 she charged me for a 22 minute meeting. She was not up front about this prior to the meeting when I spoke with her over the phone. I understand now that this is her consultation fee but was confused because I know that places like H&R Block meet for free in advance of services agreed upon during the consultation. This was the worst customer service I have received in a very long time.

I rarely write a bad review, but I am more than unhappy with the service I received from Luis. I…read morehave found that he doesn't take any responisbility for mistakes he makes, he is never on time, he is not up to date and makes uninformed statements about the tax rules or send wrong forms. And even if you send him tax information months before the filing deadline, he sometimes waits until the filing day to complete the return. All this happened to us in a 18 months working relationship. In his defense, he is a tax preparer, not a CPA, but he charges more than some CPAs for tax preparation. In detail: 1. Luis forgot to include a $30K deduction on my tax return which, had it not been detected by me, would have cost me several thousand dollars. Instead of apologizing for the oversight and offering to fix it immediately with an amended return, he asked me to come to his office to discuss it. By this time, I had already switched to a CPA. 2. My partner sent him his tax organizer in February so that his taxes could be completed well before the April rush. Instead, Luis asked him to come into his office on the afternoon of April 15 (the tax day itself) to sign the forms and pay for his services, leaving no time to review the return in detail. Luis was stressed because his software had failed on tax day, but luckily my partner was available to come into his office that afternoon, he was able to get the software working, and the tax return was filed before midnight on April 15. 3. Email replies take up to ten business days, according to his automatic response email. However, sometimes it can take weeks to get a response.

Must go to place to get your taxes done!…read more Luis isn't just nice to look at he's also very informative with all you tax needs, with 19 years of experience you can't go wrong with choosing him to handle your taxes.