We have been using EzTax Service for over 25 years and we can highly recommend them as a careful,…read moreprofessional service.

Knowledgable, we learned new things this year about our taxes. Better prices and customer service…read morethan H&R.

I was behind on my taxes and in a predicament with liens breathing down my neck and was very happy…read moreto find Surf City Tax Services. Cole made everything feel simple and not so overwhelming. I will definitely be recommending Cole and Surf City in the future.

I started a new job recently and wanted to discuss how this would affect my taxes at the end of the…read moreyear. Cole responded quickly and set up a time to chat. I admitted my lack of knowledge in taxes made me nervous, but Cole assured me that him and his team would meet me at whatever level of experience I had. I left the conversation relieved and would absolutely recommend.

5 stars for fast, courteous service! The team at EAS Tax Services creates such a friendly…read moreatmosphere and truly knows their stuff. We always get great value for our money and leave satisfied every year. If you're tired of the DIY tax headache, give them a call.

EAS Tax services has been handling our taxes for years. They are so easy to deal with. We…read moreappreciate how professional and accurate they are. Definitely recommend using this tax service!

Year Round Tax Service has closed and people did not get their documents back and in reviews are…read morealso reporting that they were having problems with false tax returns being filed. They are also apparently H&M tax preparation. Heather McTavish's CPA license is inactive as of June 30th. She claims to be an Enrolled Agent but she is not currently authorized by the IRS as a CPA or Enrolled Agent. You should consider filing a police report and a complaint with the Better Business Bureau based on the experiences you have had. Visit the following IRS link and complete and submit the appropriate form 14157 and/or 14157-A for the problem you experienced. If you didn't get your records or a copy of your tax return, that is IRS preparer misconduct. https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/make-a-complaint-about-a-tax-return-preparer

Absolutely deplorable tax accountant, we used Heather for years and then came back to her in 2018…read more My husband and I thought all of our taxes were being filed correctly and on time, only to receive letters from the IRS and FTB starting in December of 2022 that our corporate taxes were filed incorrectly for 2018 & 2019 AND 2021 corporate taxes were filed 7 months late. We tried to contact Heather and her staff by email and phone to no avail and no resolution. After 2 trips to her office in an attempt to get the specific requirements by the IRS and the FTB resolved, we are now sitting in her office (for the 3rd time this week) for 2 plus hours and the clock is still ticking, AND we are still waiting for all of the documents to address all of the misfiled tax documents by Heather. We incurred over $1750 in interest and penalties for the incorrect computation on taxes and for filing taxes 7 months late. She refuses to refund us for the penalty's and interest, although we submitted the tax paperwork on time, paid the taxes on time and paid her fees for work performed on time. If you want a shoddy shady accountant, who takes zero responsibility for her work Heather is a go to for sure!

Allison has been a dear helping me fix up my past year's taxes. It's a lot of work but she managed…read moreit well and she was able to hop on calls when needed! Would recommend her!

My wife and I were avid TurboTax users before considering a CPA for our tax planning and filing…read moreneeds (if I'm being real honest, I was probably the person really** pushing our family to look for someone reliable and trustworthy that could act as an advisory for us). After a new home purchase and more chances of us forgetting to do something with our full-time and side hustle income, we knew it was time to find a CPA, and I'm so happy we found Allison after three CPA interviews. Allison was responsive and provided us tangible things to consider as our annual income tax bill becomes more of a challenge. I genuinely appreciate her transparent approach, her "human-ness" in how she looked at our situation, and I'm glad we worked with her this year. Thanks, Allison!

Timothy is awesome. He was recommended to my husband and I by good friends of ours. After a…read morenightmare with TurboTax and Covered CA, Timothy took time out of his very busy schedule to look over our return. He provided very good advice and explanation for our situation within a day! I highly recommend him!

Well..... I don't know what to say here. I almost didn't write this review, but after the call I…read morejust had, I felt like I should. I gave 3 stars because this review isn't of his accounting skills (which I won't have the chance to experience), but rather his customer service, so I tried to be fair. After reading the great reviews I tried to call today to see if Tim might be a good fit for our business and 2 families that own the business. When he picked up the phone it sounded like I interrupted him. I asked if it was a good time to talk. He was a bit short-sounding in his response, so reading that, I asked if there might be a better time to connect. Again, the reply was short in tone and certainly not what I was looking for in a person who would be this important in our lives. I am happy he seemingly has enough business, but I guess we will have to continue our search.

Why 1star? The communication for tax year 2022 was the nail in the coffin. I was called and sent…read moreinfo to the wrong email and phone over and over again...even though we corrected them everytime. They weren't returning any phone calls I had to walk into their office. Another time I needed a notary. Left messages, Noone ever called back. The last tax return was awful as you might imagine. They answered zero questions I posed in my paperwork, instead they just filed my returns without that critical info. I also feel they line charge for many items that should just be part of the service. When called to get help with getting copies of my returns sent to my new tax preparer. They said it's $75 per year. I said this is part of why I left. She hung up on me. GO ELSEWHERE FOR TAX PREPARATION

No one looks at your stuff, but one person who doesn't even have her CPA license. The owner is so…read moreoverworked and can not give enough time for reviewing work done because he has to put his name on all work performed. If your company is small and wants cheap fast work down and dirty, this is your place. The service is just how fast and how quick can we get your stuff out the door, with out considering anything else. But, they will sell you the moon and provide the bare essentials.

We are a retired couple with a duplex in Boulder Creek. I haven't done our taxes in a few years…read moreand the wife finally pushed me to call carpe diem. The gentleman there is very nice, but we didn't feel he took the time to understand who we were and where we were coming from. He chatted with my wife for some time, but mostly talked about himself. He made some assumptions about how we wanted to handle the duplex, which were wrong. He seemed to think we were much wealthier than we actually are. At some point he apparently triggered some deep feelings she had, but he did not seem to notice it care. She cried all the way home. After we got home, we consulted AI. It turns out that we needed a different kind of tax person, if we even need one at all. AI was able to put us on the right track. Thank you, Gemini . That's about it. I don't like confrontations so I am still in contact with this man, but the wife says just pay him for the visit and cut our losses.

Robert Arne, owner of Carpe Diem, prepared our tax returns for the first time this year. He was…read morerecommended by a friend whose tax he has done for several years. We were very happy with the service Robert provided and will definitely use his service again. We got an appointment right away and he completed our returns and filed them electronically within a few days. He was thorough in asking for all of our information so that we didn't miss any possible deductions. The entire process start to finish was the most painless tax prep experience I've had in years. His price, I feel, was very fair. Our return is about medium in terms of complicated, with a few rental properties and to be honest he could have used that to bump his price. He didn't do that. I don't know Robert yet but I have the feeling he is above board and honest in his financial dealings, just had the impression he isn't someone who gets every penny he can in an exchange. His office is in his home and his home is on a remote road in the Santa Cruz mountains. We only needed to make one trip there as he was very willing to do everything electronically after the initial visit to meet each other.

Sue Dodd is the best in the west! She is extremely knowledgeable and extremely professional, not to…read moremention very kind. I feel very comfortable with Sue and know I am in good hands! Sue is timely as well. I highly recommend Dodd Priority!

Doesn't return important calls from a client who has been contacted by the IRS post 2024 returns.read more

I've had the pleasure of working with Brandon for a few years now for my tax and financial needs…read more He is the definition of a professional--always quick to respond to questions and exceptionally fast during the filing process. It's rare to find someone who balances efficiency with such a high standard of care. I couldn't recommend him more highly!

Helped me with 2 years taxes during crunch time!! All at a reasonable price. I'm also hard to reach…read morevia phone and he was accommodating to communicate via text or email. Pleased with my return as well. Highly recommend!