As a small business owner for over 20 years, I truly value working with professionals who know their field--and Pam and her team absolutely do. We love working with Pam and her team at Tax Minimizers. They have helped us in every way possible with our taxes and always make the process seamless. Pam even discovered mistakes that another CPA had missed, which resulted in money back for us. That level of attention to detail and expertise makes all the difference. I especially appreciate the tax-saving strategies and perks we receive. The savings truly help my business, and that gives me even more confidence in having them as our CPA. I highly recommend Pam and her team! read more

Tax Minimizers nearly cost me paying the Federal Government an extra $10,000.00 for an error that was never caught. It took me finding the error and multiple attempts to get them to fix the error. I paid a bunch of money for accurate tax prep to which I didn't receive. If you use this company, please be mindful and check your taxes for mistakes. Not sure why this shows me California, I'm actually in Fairview Oregon read more

We have used Tax Minimizers of Oregon for many years. This year, 2024, they held our return for 3 weeks, and we had to call to remind them to do it. Also, they suddenly raised their fee for the same exact return we've been filing by $275. They claimed we were receiving a "courtesy fee" in previous years, but we were never told about it. We were not told in advance they were raising the fee and were unprepared to pay this unaffordable increase. We asked for an itemized invoice showing how long it took to do our return, and even though the preparer had done it 24-48 hours before, she claimed she "didn't know how long it took" and they were "basing the fee on an average of 5 hours." There's NO WAY our return took 5 hours. We had filled out a booklet with all of our figures and all they had to do was input it and check for errors. I asked 3 other accountants and they all said both the fee and the "average time to prepare the return" was excessive. Basing the fee "on an average" instead of actual time spent is unethical and fraudulent. read more

Stay away! IRS said we owed more taxes from 2 years ago, was quoted $75 to a $100 to review them so we took it to them. They just said we owe the money with no explanation and increase the fee to $150. We don't even know why still we owed more taxes and inaddition to paying the IRS in full, we lost an additional $150 dollars. If you just want to write checks and pay out fees then this is the place to go... read more

I am a small business owner and I use Tax Minimizers for all of my personal and business accounting and payroll services. Pam and her team are always there for us and I would not change a thing! read more

Tax payer BEWARE!!! We received a letter form the IRS saying we owed more taxes from two years ago. So, I brought my taxes to this place and they quoted me $75 to $100 to look at them. Then charged me $150 in the end. They said they told me it might be more but that's not how I remember it. I specifically asked about how much the charges would be. Then to top it all off Dana could only tell me that we owed the taxes with NO EXPLANATION of why! I asked again and again why we owe them because I wanted to know if it was something I had done wrong or was it the program that I used for the taxes. All she would say was that we owed the taxes and if I wanted her to tell me the reason why I would have to pay more money for her to tell me. She had to have had some reason of why she thought we owed the taxes but couldn't seem to tell me. When I picked up my taxes and paid the $150 bill that didn't answer my questions. I told the receptionist how unhappy I was and she promised to let the owner know. That was almost two weeks ago and I haven't heard anything! If you go to this place make sure you get everything in writing about how much they will charge and that they will answer the questions you brought to them in the first place. read more

I went to tax minimizers in Gresham and it was a huge mistake. Nothing but wasted time and frustration. Once they get your money their work is done. The workers here are incompetent, rude, and don't care about completing your tax matters in a timely matter. I went to meet up with Dana and told her that I wanted to submit an offer in compromise with the IRS. She told me everything that needed to be done and for me to sign the contract and pay a $1,500 retainer fee. In their contract it states that if they were unable to hear from me in a month that they are able to cancel my contract. I was very aware of this and made sure I sent everything swiftly. Afterwards, she emails me a list of things to send to her. On September 26th, I sent everything over to her and emailed asking to let me know if anything else was needed. She responds and says she will let me know. A few months go by and I haven't heard anything from Dana. I figured that the IRS is backed up and we were just waiting. But this was not the case at all. Dana emails me on December 2nd and states that she needs me to resubmit everything as she was unable to open my POA form I had sent. You got to be kidding me! Over two months go by and she couldn't tell me that sooner? I was beyond angry and frustrated. I then respond to her email showing her my forms I sent to her and her response. She emails me back and states that she spoke to me by phone and made note that I would be mailing it to her. Which is a complete lie! I never spoke to her on the phone, ever. Only time I spoke to her was during our initial meeting. She also stated that her team emailed me on October 18th about the missing forms. Which is another lie! I asked her for proof of that email and she stated she couldn't show me since it was another colleague that sent it. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I knew I had to speak to a manager as I'm sure they would have a better answer for me. I was completely wrong again. Every time I called I was unable to reach anyone. It was like they were hiding from me. I told the office assistant that I did not want to speak to Dana as I had already heard all her lies and there was nothing else I needed to hear from her. The following day what happens? Dana calls me so I tell her that I didn't want to speak to her and lost all trust and faith in her. And that I did not want her working for me anymore. How can I trust her to represent me to the IRS when she can't even complete an application in over two months? I then miraculously find the office managers email. I told her that I needed to speak to a manager. She then responds that someone would be reaching out to me. It ended up being another member from Dana's team which I not want to speak to. Pam, which I end up finding out is actually the owner, finally emails me back using the same excuses that Dana told me. She defended her worker without even listening to what I had to say. She also stated how an offer in compromise is a very lengthy process and a prompt response and follow through are vital. Is she serious?! Her worker took over two months to tell me she couldn't open my attachments. I have all the proof that everything Dana and Pam claimed had happened is completely fabricated. I called my phone company and they went through my call log and I have proof that no one ever called me on October 26th from their office. So how did Dana have a note stating she called me? Is it because she wrote it after our conversation? Also, I checked my email history and did not see anything from anyone in their office on October 18th. It's a shame that a company has to go this far by lying and deceiving to cover their tracks. It's bad that you have to deal with a bad employee but worse when the owner is just as bad by trying to defend and cover up her employees negligence. If you are looking for a firm that is responsive to your needs, do not hire them. Stay away from this place! read more

I left 3 messages for Pam, (The owner), with the receptionist over a 2 day period and never received a callback. I needed her advice for a real estate transaction that was closing soon and I explained how important this was, to the receptionist. I was referred to Pam by my realtor and I have told him what a frustrating experience this has turned out to be. If you are looking for a tax service that will be responsive to your needs, don't hire this firm. read more

We used Tax Minimizers in Gresham, OR to complete our taxes this year. It was a HUGE mistake and we will NOT be returning next year. We sat down with one of their accountants, two weeks before tax day and explained both mine and my husbands income. We are always concerned getting our taxes done, because he is an independent contractor and there are writes off that we can claim, and separate taxes that have to paid individually. We would have gone to our tax guy for last year and the years prior, but he was booked up and we couldn't get in before tax day - My bad for procrastinating. It took Tax Minimizers the FULL 2 weeks to complete the paperwork, and told us our taxes were ready to pick up on Tax Day. We get there and we OWE way more to state, and the writes off weren't claimed as stated and Tri-Met tax was not completed. And there was NO ONE to talk to about it. Only the receptionist; which was obviously NO HELP. We paid the state what they SAID we owed, as this was already filed electronically and it was due. We called and left voicemails and finally after weeks of no avail...We were finally able to get an appointment to submit an addendum. Turned out we are due back more money from federal, and the $2k that we had to pay with our credit card to the state, is being returned as well. But of course, even after all of the paperwork was done, I still had to remind them about the tri-met tax that we pay separately. (As tax "professionals" they should know this). Needless to say it has been nearly 3 months, I am still paying off my credit card; WITH Interest, as we are still waiting for the SNAIL MAIL of the State and Fed to complete the addendum. I would NEVER recommend them. The are incompetent, and frankly RUDE, when we had to point out their mistake. The fact that they were $100 MORE than my previous tax professionals...is a joke! read more