I can't say enough great things about John and the entire staff at Butte Tax Office. From the…read moremoment I walked in, they made the whole process smooth and stress-free. John was incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and thorough. He took the time to explain everything in plain language and made sure I understood each step. It's clear he genuinely cares about helping people--not just getting the job done. The rest of the team was just as friendly and professional. You can tell they work well together and truly value their clients. Whether you have a simple return or a more complex situation, this is the place to go. Highly recommend Butte Tax Office if you want expert service!

Debbie is awesome. Always friendly and even called me to make sure that I gave her everything that…read moreshe needed to get my taxes done. I've been going to her for a few years now and she does a great job. Thank you Debbie.

She did my taxes correctly for the most part as far as I can tell, except that I ended up paying…read moreduring a year when I hadnt made hardly any money at all. I had a problem with an accountant before her, and I hired her to help me fix the issue, which as far as the returns go she did. I also asked her to help me deal with FTB about the debt, and she basically did some procedure with them that took 6 months, before which I HIGHLIGHTED REPEATEDLY that I did not want to pay more interest, she responded that that account would be on hold and there would be no interest. Well at the end of 6 months, I ended up having to take the matter into my own hands, pay nearly 2000.00 dollars in interest. When ever I have any questins about anything I have to wait 2 weeks to a month, and our appointments never seem to resolve anything I repeatedly ended up calling FTB myself to resolve it. I am now about to pay more money for something she did and didnt take responsibility for. if you want straight forward work done, she will do a good job, but don't hire her to clean up any messes, it will end bad. I am grateful for her help, but it was AGONIZINGLY SLOW, and disappointing to have to do everything extra myself. I dont know that first thing about talking with FTB, or maneuvering their systems, and I was forced to resolve 'clean up' part of the issue my self, paying over 5000+$ for a bill that was originally 1800.00 or 2000. She made excuses that seemed legit but was really hiding behind the confusion left by the man who messed it all up in the first place (before I hired her) the extra money was over 60% interest for her mis information, and misleading me by telling me that the account would be on hold, and despite me asking and insisting if that meant NO INTEREST, AND HER SAYING YES THATS WHAT IT MEANT, I payed the interest.

Heather and her team did an outstanding job preparing our tax returns for us. I was especially…read moreimpressed with the timeliness and knowledge used to accomplish this. Quick and accurate with the most up to date changes in the tax codes that applied to our return. We have no hesitation in referring Treestar Solutions to any and all of our friends!!

Couldn't get a ballpark figure over the phone on how much it would cost to do a simple tax form…read more Guess I'll keep looking

A friend recommended them for taxes because they charge a more reasonable amount to do your taxes…read morethan I was paying somewhere else. You upload your documents to a "secure site" (which is a joke I think? My browser gave me a warning about it not being secure and someone could be trying to steal my information - LOLZ!). Then you dont hear back from them for over a month. April 15th passes, no word. Luckily the tax deadline was extended this year (2021). When you call, you are told "its being reviewed and they will reach out to you, probably today." No one does. The next week you call again and they say the same thing. Then someone does reach out to you, huzzah! But it's not the person who did your taxes to go over them with you. That would be helpful. Instead you hear from the receptionist telling you your taxes are done and what you owe them and the government. Okay. Great. You look at your taxes and shit you owe A LOT. You're not used to owing SO MUCH. If you happen to have a question about something, they treat you like you're an annoying idiot and say "I've only been doing taxes for 34 years, I think I know the law..." Mmkkk. Yes, thats the reason you, and not me, are doing my taxes. And I'm ignorant, so I have questions. Jesus, I'm not attacking your intelligence. On the contrary, I'm seeking information to understand. If there is a mistake with the paperwork (payment math isnt adding up to the total balance, the first payment shows its already past due), when you ask about it, they tell you Tracy is busy and won't be able to look at whether the information is correct, for a month. A month, seriously. Your tax paperwork has errors and they can't even look at it to check their own work within a reasonable time frame. You need this information to be accurate because you need to take action on the information (the first payment is due in a couple weeks). Or is it already past due? Its too bad you're unimportant enough to get prompt service. I dont understand why someone else other than Tracy can look it over. She didnt even do them in the first place. Someone else there did. Not great service.

Andres put all my nerves at ease! I was there less than one hour and all my questions were answered…read moreand my taxes completed. The office staff was friendly, knowledgeable and very helpful leading up to my appointment. Two thumbs up!!! I'll be a customer for life.

Got more done in an hour with Andrés' help than I had done in a year of trying to figure out issues…read moreon my own. They saved me money with their thorough understanding of the quickly changing pandemic tax laws. Every person I encountered in their office was thorough, knowledgeable, professional, and also just REALLY nice. Highly recommend.

Fantastic service.Debra cleaned up the mess that H&R Block made last year. She is thorough,…read morefriendly, and her rates are great! Such a relief to find someone who is honest and easy to work with.

Great costumer service and is always friendly I didn't have that with my last bookkeeper. Debbie's…read morerates are great and also cheaper then my last person.

Merrell, Irwin, & Associates (previously Stoner and Associates) CPA firm is easily one of the most…read moreincompetent and disreputable businesses in Chico. They managed to get our taxes flagged by both the CA Franchise Tax Board and the IRS - and we are both W-2 employees! If you love paying extra fees, having your phone calls go un-returned, then getting charged extra for their work to undo the mess they caused - then Merrell, Irwin, & Associate is your CPA firm! But seriously, like others we were unceremoniously dropped after they screwed up our incredibly simple tax returns. Jenni in particular is one of the most low-integrity people that I have ever have ever had the misfortune to cross paths with. Value yourself, your time, and your money - stay far away from these clowns.

If you want your CPA to drop you without any explanation you should go to them. We never had any…read morenegative interactions with them when they canned us via a letter explaining nothing. We called the office four times and no explanation. We left 2 messages with Joan Stoner herself which she did not have the decency to respond to. We are kind people and our taxes are pretty straight forward so this treatment left us baffled and frustrated. Plus, it was hurtful.

Do not hire Samantha. She has failed to submit our tax returns 3 years in a row and keeps saying…read moreshe'll fix it and keeps failing to do so. Very unprofessional. We're going with someone else, finally.

After many years with this firm I was dropped when the CPA that handled my taxes left the firm…read more When I initially asked Ms. Willingham what had happened her response was basically, "We've dropped many others who have been with us longer than you." No apologies or empathy. When I shared that I had been promised my amended return (due to tax legislation re. PG&E payments) would be done for free, I met with resistance and doubt about the legitimacy of my claim. After verifying my claim I was told the promise would be honored when guidelines were established regarding the process. After two months of unanswered emails and phone messages (and long after the guidelines were made available) I finally gave up and asked my new CPA to complete the amended return. It took her about three days to complete. Based on my experience, I would not recommend Ms. Willingham for tax services.