If you are looking for top-tier tax planning and preparation, Roslyn and her team are absolutely…read morephenomenal. I came to them with a pretty overwhelming and highly complex tax situation that required digging through multiple years of past transcripts. Roslyn didn't just handle it; she completely took the stress out of the process. She was incredibly thorough--catching missing documents, identifying potential deductions I would have never known about, and actually taking the time to outline a solid tax strategy for my future filings. What truly makes Roslyn different from other CPAs I've encountered is her patience. She has this amazing ability to take complicated tax jargon and break it down so it actually makes sense. Her experience and track record speak for themselves, but it's her personable approach to getting the work done that makes her the best in the industry. I couldn't be happier with the results and highly recommend her to anyone!

I've been going to Roslyn Blackwell for about 10 years now, and I honestly wouldn't trust anyone…read moreelse with my taxes. She has always made the entire process simple, clear, and stress free. Taxes can be overwhelming, but Roslyn has a way of explaining everything so it actually makes sense. She is always friendly, polite, and extremely knowledgeable. You can tell she truly cares about her clients and takes pride in what she does. Every year she is consistent, professional, and efficient, and I always leave feeling confident that everything was handled properly. It's rare to find someone this reliable and easy to work with. I'm very grateful to have found her, and I will continue coming to Roslyn for many years to come. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for someone trustworthy and excellent at what they do.

After my accountant of 25+ years retired, I wanted to find someone I could rely on for many years…read moreto come. Luckily, I found ABC Tax. This is my second year coming here, and Kathy handles my taxes. I'm very happy with her service, her knowledge, and her fair prices. They recently moved to a new location at 1275 S Winchester Blvd, Suite F, San Jose, CA. The office is on the second floor of the building, located behind the Comerica Bank on Winchester.

I've worked with Kathy for years! She helps tax illiterate people like myself. She is very…read morepatient, and very flexible. I look forward to seeing her every March! The new location is now 1275 S Winchester Blvd, Ste F. 2nd FL San Jose, CA 95128

They have completed my taxes for the last couple of years and I would highly recommend them.read more

Super nice and helpful. They take time to answer all my taxes questions. Very knowledgeable.read more

I had a great experience using this Fractions service. Ruby was incredibly easy to talk to and made…read morethe entire process feel simple and stress-free. From the start, she took the time to answer my questions clearly and made sure I understood everything. What really stood out was how fast and efficient the service was without sacrificing quality. She handled everything professionally and accurately, and I felt confident that my taxes were done right. I highly recommend her services to anyone looking for a reliable, friendly, and efficient tax professional. Best in the business! Thank you again Ruby!

I want to thank Ruby for her great service in filing my tax return. Careful, patient, and…read moreprofessional.

Did not answer. After a few weeks, I called and heard a message saying they are not accepting new…read moreclients

Belinda is amazing. I've been working with her for over 5 years. She is extremely knowledgable and…read morepatient. I highly recommend her services 100%!

6 month follow-up update…read more. I know you may have been waiting with bated breath, so I'll try my best to keep this short. After 20+ additional emails (between both parties), we were finally able to receive our federal and state abatements from 2024. While this is good news and we are pleased with the outcome, it does not negate the unpleasant experience. After the last review, they took note and designated someone to call the IRS on our behalf, instead of repeatedly sending papers in the mail that the IRS would never receive. After receiving the federal abatement, we then had to ask them to help with the state abatement. In case you aren't aware (since I was initially not educated on this matter), you are allowed a 1-time federal and state abatement. Meaning, if you are in good standing, they will erase your fines, but not the interest. Some additional notes: 1. They are a global team, as their new name implies (Unified Global). This means that your team may be located in various time zones and countries. 2. Their software is straightforward and simple to follow, which I did appreciate. 3. Their timelines for filing, in my opinion, do not include a sufficient buffer if you have additional questions and/or corrections. We were asked several times to remove the last review, and after some thought, I have chosen to amend it. Similar to prior Yelpers, I believe that it they have improved their services, my initial review will just be background noise as the one off.

I guess it is time to update my review for the 2025 Tax Planning (not return) season. During my…read morelast review, after ccing as many contacts I had, Arvee Flores reached out and connected me with Michael Dacuma. They offered me a discount to resume Tax Planning and Return service for 2024 (return) + 2025 (planning). I obliged to see as I suspected it was a one time issue with the particular person I got transferred to. Let me go over the process one more time. You get an email to schedule when you want to start uploading documents via a secure portal. The process is roughly the same regardless of tax returns or tax planning. The portal is a check list of sorts in which you upload each key item like your paystub, w2, etc. and mark them as checked off as you acquire them through various online portals. I think this was a great way to help you iteratively step through your accounts and get each required doc. Once all the steps are completed, you'll get an email from AlphaB saying they'll start working on your file. Usually in about 1-2 weeks, you will get the result and an opportunity to schedule a walkthrough. If it is a Tax Return, the process is relatively straight forward. I think the return filing were often trying to minimize my lost to taxes. The planning part. Overall, was much better than when I was assigned to Ma Christina. At least I was not ghosted and I did get a response back to my question. The quality of the response could improve as several times I had to follow up on to clarify my question even further to understand how to process the Tax Plan recommendation or how it relates with the BBB changes. At some points, I wondered if they even read the extra context I had provided or just fed it to AI to give me some response. It was kind of a minor issue but one you hopefully wouldn't have to deal with given the asking price of service. As for the tax plan itself, it was so-so. Perhaps I have exhausted most of my options but I often got the same advice like "consider starting a business." I mean sure but that isn't the easiest and most actionable advice. A simple, "you are doing a great job and you more or less have maximized all tax efficient opportunities..." before bringing up advice to just start a business would be motivating and great preface. Why a 3*? I had 2 requirements for 2025: - Help me plan which lot to sell my stocks - For tax year 2025, to ensure I had near $0 or owe up to $2000. The former was to help with building some down payment funds for a potential home purchase which I had stated would be estimated early 2026 at best or even later. The latter was simply a preference on how I wanted to handle taxes. The first point, I brought this up early in the year and got some formulation on what to sell in 2025 to reach some allocation. I do think they had forgotten to consider stocks vested via ESPP and completely avoided the question when I asked in a follow up. I executed the stock at the cost of later finding out the BBB and SALT cap changes. It would have been great to hear some advise like "here's some calculations on how to be tax efficient with the current price but something to consider is the BBB and rumored SALT cap adjustments you would be losing out..." and proceed to suggest an alternative strategy to best maximize. I'm paying for Tax Planning and personalized advice so I'd hope to have received these "btw" considerations when making moves. Overall, I had about 6 Tax Planning meetings for the Tax Year 2025. These all provided coordination on if we are on the right trajectory to achieve my desired range of owe/receive $0 or owe up to $2000. As a validation experiment, I had requested another CPA/EA (so equivalent credentials) compute my tax returns for 2025. If all the tax planning was correct, I'd be near $0; however, the margin of error was quite excessive in my opinion that I question what was the point of all the Tax Planning prep (gathering docs) and sync (30m per sync) if there's no predictability during tax return season. Lastly, they wanted to charge an additional 10% of service fee to handle 2025 Tax Returns due to the BBB complexity. To me, I wasn't too happy with the service I had received so an extra 10% cost while perhaps warranted didn't seem worthwhile given the subpar service. For reference, my new CPA/EA has offered Tax Advice and Planning for about half the cost and has been providing me illustrations on some tax move considerations under various risk profiles and scenarios given current economic climate. I have also been requested to remove my last review of Ma Christina. I will leave that up as I think others should be aware that there has been a history of complete communication chain break down after paying for financial services. If the situation has truly been resolved, the review itself will be drowned out by positive reviews over time.

I had my taxes filed at the Santa Clara branch of Diwakar Taxes, and I truly loved the experience…read more What stood out most was their appointment-based process where your in-person presence is required. This makes a huge difference because you get the opportunity to sit face-to-face with experienced tax consultants and clarify every doubt in real time. I especially appreciated how thorough they were with foreign income reporting and other complex tax situations. Their team asks detailed questions to make sure nothing is missed--even in cases where you may forget to bring a document or may not even realize a certain form or income needs to be reported. That level of guidance gave me a lot of confidence that my return was being prepared accurately and completely. I've been to other tax firms before, and many of them mostly work remotely and simply file based only on the documents we provide. The problem is that as clients, we may not always know what all needs to be included, and not every firm takes the time to guide us. That's why I strongly feel Diwakar Taxes is an excellent choice, especially if you want careful preparation, experienced consultants, and confidence that your return is done right.

Quick and easy filing! Spent 2 hrs, found more ways for us to save. Will go back next time.read more

Screwed up taxes from stock option reporting. Avoid. Caused IRS audit. She makes up rules. Claimed…read moreit was a reporting mistake and I was naive enough to believe her.

Ling was very quick to response and generous with her answers. I really can't thank her enough for…read moreadvising me on an international tax quetion.

I always come to Silvia to do my taxes very friendly told and know what she doing. And remembers…read moreme all the time

always great service and prices. Have been with them for well over 15 years. Very nice and informed…read morestaff.

Lina and her team of tax professionals are the best in business. They go above and beyond of what…read moreis expected or even asked for. I came to Lina's tax firm in 2012 after leaving a low cost, budget tax preparer. I complained to her about the shoddy work my previous tax preparer was doing and she immediately became suspicious. Without my request and to my surprise she offered to review my previous 2 years tax returns. The tax amendments resulted in a return of over $3,500! Ever since then I have relied on Lina's every tax year. If you are looking for a budget tax preparer then Lina's Tax Team may not be the right fit for you. However, if you're looking for tax expertise and knowledge then look no further. She is just as compassionate as she is knowledgeable. She takes the time to understand your personal situation and goals. She understands that when you're exposing your entire financials that it becomes personal and not just a business transaction.

Lina is something special…read more I first met Lina in 2012. I've grown my financial literacy a bit over the years. But I kid you not, that first 15 minute conversation with Lina changed my life. She is a brilliant, genuine, caring person bursting with insight about managing finances. Financial planning is life planning. What-are-your-deepest-hopes-and-dreams-planning. Oh yeah, she & her team file a heck of a tax return. At a certain point, it's not how much a 3rd-party tax preparer costs you -- it's about finding every dollar you're legally entitled to. LET'S ROCK TAX SEASON!