We just sold our house in Union City and moved to Oakley. After settling down, I solicited to get…read moreprofessional tax advice on capital gains tax. After checking Yelp, I decided to call Simply Taxes. I scheduled an appointment with Stacy and was given a date and time for the scheduled meeting. Her place is close to my home and I arrived on time for the appointment. I brought the items Stacy requested me to bring so that there would be no delay in processing my taxes. Stacy was very professional and knowledgeable about capital gains. She guided me during the process and asked me questions that were pertinent to my taxes. I was comfortable with the items she requested and confident that she would process my capital gain taxes correctly. She gave me a different scenario to avoid paying a penalty if I don't pay capital gain tax and wait for next year to file. For those who have questions or concerns regarding capital gain tax, I highly recommend a professional help to avoid paying a penalty. Bear in mind that this is only an estimated tax on capital gain and you still have to file for next year's income taxes. Stacy gave me several exceptions or deductions that lowered my capital gain tax. If you need a tax preparer, Stacy with Simply Taxes will help you and give you trust that it's done properly

Simply taxes has done our paperwork for the last 4 years. We are both satisfied she has a flexible…read moreschedules to meet in person or zoom.

Incredibly patient with all my tax-filing questions (and there were a lot!), and took the time to…read morewalk me through the entire process so I actually understood what was going on. I never felt rushed or talked down to--just really supported. Something I hadn't really experienced with the last person I used and had done for many years Super knowledgeable, easy to talk to, and most importantly, I felt like I could totally trust them. If you're looking for someone who's patient, insightful, and genuinely helpful, I definitely recommend.

Professional, knowledgeable, connected, dedicated, straightforward and compassionate in a…read moreprofessional way. Good at what they do.

Thanks to David for helping answer all my questions and making sure I had as many deductions as…read morepossible to lower my taxes. YES, highly recommend!

Great guy! My family has been going to Arturo for many years and now I go to do my taxes with him…read moreas well. He's great and explains everything in a simple way that's easy to understand. Would recommend.

I have had Michele doing my bussiness & personal taxes since 1980 something! She is the best…read moreperiod!!!!!!

They have been keeping our tax records for over 30 years. We have followed them from Los Gatos, to…read moreSanta Clara and now to Brentwood. You couldn't pay us to change. They are always up-to-date informed on all of the latest changes. In addition to being wicked smart about the tax system, and filing. They're quick to respond to questions and able to explain things so even the clueless can understand. Life is better with a smart, trusted IRS Enrolled Agent in charge of our annual filings, for both business and personal returns. We Love Them! How often do you hear that about tax people? Northern California Tax Consultants; THEY ARE THE BEST!

BEWARE!!!! Ron…read moreReagan is very unprofessional, refused to admit to multiple mistakes and deflected all his errors back to me. - He said I submitted too much paper when, in reality, I uploaded everything he required to his website. It was his decision to print them. - He missed information on our 1099's that would've resulted in an IRS audit and heavy fines had I not found the errors. - Reagan said that it was my responsibility to go through the return with a fine tooth comb to make sure there were no errors.THAT'S HIS JOB!!!!! We are not tax professionals and are not skilled enough to audit his work. - He submitted a junk return, obviously did not check his work, and then expected us to do his job for him and find the multiple errors he made. USE REAGAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK.

I paid $2,000 and Ron didn't finish the job!…read more As a new small business owner (4years) my taxes were more complicated than an individual and when we ran into a problem, Ron wasn't knowledgeable enough to handle it. I had to consult with another tax specialist which brought a new solution to the table. I had already paid Ron $2,000 to prepare my taxes. I was open to hiring the new consultant to work with Ron to help him file my taxes properly but he arrogantly refused. Now I'm left with tax returns Ron prepared that cannot be filled, so the only option now is to hire another tax preparer to redo everything I had already paid Ron to do. If you're a small business owner looking to qualify for a home mortgage loan in the near future, these tax services may not be for you. I understood my situation was complicated but $2,000 were paid and I'm literally back to ground zero. Ron obviously disagreed and told me that he worked to prepare my taxes and that was his job which he accomplished. These corporate tax returns were not accepted by the IRS so I don't understand the value he provided, It literally feels like I've been robbed.

I've been with Smeed for several years and have always received personalized care for my personal…read moreand business entities. It's been comforting knowing I have a team to help navigate the complexities of accounting and taxes...my business books have never been this organized and consistent. Michael is a tax wiz, and it's especially awesome knowing that he's so versed in the tax law and the minute changes that allude a lot of CPAs in my experience.

This will be a long review, so TLDR: if you value honesty, integrity, organization, accuracy,…read more personalized tax guidance, and good customer service, DO NOT use Smeed CPA for their tax services. I unfortunately did not give much weight to the negative reviews I saw of them, and have now paid the price with my money, time, energy, and sanity. When my husband and I agreed to work with Smeed, we thought we were getting CPAs that we could trust and would help us navigate this complicated tax system as new business owners. Unfortunately, they turned out to be dishonest, not honoring promises made when we signed up, disorganized in planning our meetings and tax returns, and did not provide good tax advice for the stage we were at in our businesses, recommending we do an S-Election when we weren't even profitable yet (luckily, due to their disorganization, the documents were never actually filed). They didn't truly understand our businesses, or at the very least, greatly oversimplified them, and seemed to offer a one size fits all solution for tax planning. Not to mention, they are very unresponsive to email communications, which required us to reach out several times and in some instances having to call before we got a response. This entire experience was a nightmare that was dragged out for entirely too long. Our 2021 tax return was not completed until January 2023, and that was only after me getting fed up and letting them know I'd be doing a chargeback on my credit card if they did not complete our returns. Then they had the nerve to push the blame on us and our bookkeeping, when we were looking to their guidance all year and doing what they told us to do as our CPAs. They knew we were new business owners. They took it upon themselves to recommend entity types, all kinds of documents and meeting minutes we should keep and notarize, getting hotel event space quotes, but apparently ensuring we had proper bookkeeping was out of scope? They didn't even let us know what documents they would need from us for tax filing until it was tax filing time, leaving us scrambling, and all the other documents they had us working on all year turned out to be irrelevant and a waste of time. Fast forward to filing our 2022 tax return, we have found a CPA who actually cares enough to fully understand our tax situation and they have found multiple glaring issues with our 2021 return, requiring us to do an amendment. Smeed preaches education, which is what drew us to them as new business owners, but they are not educating you on information specific to your situation, just general tax loopholes. All in all, highly DO NOT RECOMMEND. They did not provide the support and guidance expected of a CPA, and we ultimately overpaid for an INCORRECT personal tax return.

Would rate lower if I could. Their bilking methodology does not make sense. Charged me $350 for…read moresimple taxes yet charges someone else that gets 3 returns done and more complex returns only $300...so essentially $100 each. Personally I feel that is unethical billing practices. Update: 2020. Found an error and when I called her she was defensive and said it was my fault since I didn't catch it. Wtf

I have been waiting for a response from the IRS. Today Dec 22,2017 I got my letter. They have…read moreREJECTED my 1040X return because ..."it did not address all the income changes included in our previous Notice-CP2000" Also they should have fixed my Sched A form also. USE THIS COMPANY AT YOUR OWN RISK

Dale is the best! Explains everything in detail with wonderful insights. Make your appointment…read moreearly to not wait to the last minute.

I have been using Diablo Tax Professionals for several years now and have always had great service…read more Dale has been friendly and professional and always shows alternatives for some items, or "what ifs". I know it can be hard to get in touch directly during tax season - but there is a reason for that! He has always responded to emails.