Brian Gilpin agreed to review my father's paperwork and file his taxes. He asked him to drop off his paper work at his office in May of 2020. My father passed, and I began to work with Brian to follow up with brian regarding my father's taxes. Brian agreed to send me his tax documents after determining he didn't need to file. I have never received these documents. He claims to have sent them, but has no record of which address he mailed it to nor the date it was sent. He continues to deny responsibility, despite my father having engaged him for this final service. I have followed up multiple times and Brian's unprofessionalism has been a challenge to say the least. It is clear that without his support staff Brian Gilpin has no follow up or accountability whatsoever. read more

I have been using Brian to do my taxes on several businesses and personal taxes. He is honest and tells it like it is. I have been using Brian since 1991 so I can speak from experience. He is good at what he does and you will easily gain his respect if you are not trying to game the system. I owe part of my financial success to Brian's attention to detail and mentoring. You won't find a better CPA anywhere And I highly recommend Brian. read more

While I chose not to go to Brian Gilpin a few years ago, I decided to come to yelp to check reviews and see what other experiences other people have had. For anyone looking for info on his tax services, I found Brian to have a very cocky attitude. He seemed very ho- hum about advising me about my taxes. I told him I wanted him to do the best for me in regard to how much I owed and he said that was not his job. Seriously, he was NOT joking!! He did an addendum to a previous year's taxes and made a mistake and seemed very put out to have to do it correctly!! He agreed to do a flash drive with past years taxes, and told me when to pick it up, but had forgotten to do it. I walked out of his office when I FINALLY got the flash drive that year, and decided No More and found someone else who goes thru my taxes for the current year and next year's projection very thoroughly and is willing to advise with tax related questions/concerns if they arise during the year. read more

Beware of this accountant. His reviews are not balanced since he removes anything negative. Our experience bordered on negligence and he showed bias and disinterest, and over charged! read more

(Racist) I would like to share my experience with Mr. Brian Gilpin. My wife gave him a call for some tax advice today 3/22 he answered the phone with a very cocky tone. She had to pass the phone over to me because she couldn't deal with him. I noticed a huge change in his voice when he asked for her first and last name and she gave him her name which is a Hispanic last name. When I took over the phone call he asked me how long we have been in business for And said your wife mentioned you guys owe $30,000 in taxes from last year. He then asked me, "Why don't you guys just pay it then?" And he said this in a very smart sarcastic tone. I said, "well we are in the process of arranging a payment plan with the IRS. And Brian said " figures, you're "KIND" are always behind on their taxes. It's a shame that you cannot pay your taxes. I was shocked to hear what I was hearing? We are in 2021 and it's sad to see we are still dealing with so much racism from so-called business professionals in our community that feel superior over other individuals with different skin color or nationality. I asked him, "excuse me?" And he still had the audacity to clarify himself by saying "I have lots of Hispanic Latino clientele and the majority of them on average are behind on their taxes. It's a shame! I am not trying to be racist or anything but I'm just speaking facts" I honestly just needed to hang up the phone at that point. It was disgusting. My jaw dropped and my heart begin racing. I did not want to lose it on him. I figured I would just take the appropriate route by reporting him to all available resources, The BBB, NASBA, YELP, Google, Clutch.CO, whitepages, CPA Directory.com etc For a business professional like this to be serving the public is beyond me. I do not understand how someone like this could even get licensed in the state of California. When you're dealing with and serving the public you should not be making racist or prejudice remarks or opinions or viewpoints when dealing with clientele in the marketplace. It is extremely offensive and not right. I hope that anyone that comes across this review can come forward and open up to share their experiences with Brian as well because his license should be revoked as a practicing CPA in the state of California. I am very sure if he came off this way to us after a 30 second conversation over the phone. I can only imagine what else he must say to his existing clientele with who he deals with on a daily basis. Situations like these in our community should always be escalated and handled correctly by reporting it to the appropriate agencies. I am taking the roll in doing the right thing and reporting Brian to the state of California. Anyone else that would like to screenshot this and put this on their social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc is welcome to. I give full consent to share my review so that other people in our community here in the cities of Fairfield, Vacaville, Vallejo and Sacramento etc. do not render services from Brian I. Gilpin read more

We have known and utilized Brian Gilpin since 1995 as our business and personal CPA. He has a very straight forward attitude, presence, and guiding force when working with us on our business and personal goal pertaining to present, plus possible future ramifications of the tax code. I would recommend him and his company highly for anyone in the market for business and or personal accounting company. read more

I've been going to Brian for 13 years. He unravels my tax mess without a hitch. You can count on him to get it right. He's also very patient with me considering the haphazard stacks of documents and receipts I give him every year. He has a nice dog that comes to work with him. He may seem to be a bit abrupt at times when it comes to answering questions about your taxes, but he's actually very personable. Direct and truthful answers always save time. His staff is very friendly and helpful. It's always pleasant to go there. I'm sure he's kept me out of trouble with the IRS. read more

We've never found a more honest and real CPA before. We realized all of our previous tax preparers suggested we do shady work. Brian will tell you straight up and actually cares if the IRS will ever bother you. He's very knowledgeable and he speaks fluent Spanish. Will recommend him to everyone. read more

I refer all my clients to him. Fair. Honest. Skilled. Straight Forward. And best of all his pricing is so much better than other CPA's.

I drive about an hour to work with Brian. I have been using him for several years and he has been excellent. One year I tried another local CPA recommended to me and he messed up my small business taxes. Brian caught the mistakes and was able to file the paperwork to save us money. He studies the new tax codes and is very efficient. I highly recommend him for those who have small businesses. He does both my personal and business taxes and I couldn't be happier. read more

My wife and I were looking for a C.P.A. for our taxes and before calling I read the Yelp reviews. I noticed a one star review by a 'Sarah' and at first I dismissed it because I couldn't imagine that a business person (Gilpin) would treat a prospective client so rudely and so I asked my wife call anyway. Our experience was nearly identical to Sarah's. Almost immediately he told her, "I'm busy right now and can't help you", and then he actually hung up on her! Enough said... read more

Brian has been our accountant for the past 3 years. He is always quick, straight forward, and provides the best tips for future years. He is very well versed in military taxes as well as rental properties. read more