Stephanie is fantastic to work with! Super knowledgeable, and got us a great return. She is able to…read moredo just about everything remotely, which is nice. We will definitely use her again for our small business needs.

Worked with Stephanie for my small business. She is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. She…read morehandled all of my tax issues and was even able to amend an old return to fix something that someone else did incorrectly. Very good experience all around.

Pleasant experience.Yessenia helped us with our 2025 taxes. We'll see her next year!First time…read morethere and making an appointment to meet our schedule was very easy.

I've checked out several tax services in Salinas and Monterey. I tried one in Salinas and I was not…read moresatisfied with the way they arranged my documents. I started looking for another tax preparer. Luckily I met Ms Estrella Bell who was working @Lopez Tax Service in Marina. Made my appointment with her during tax season in 2007 and I have been their client up to the present. They are awesome! Very knowledgeable, resourceful, and patient. Their professionalism is second to none!

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!

My husband and I were looking for a new accountant when we found Travis. I had an initial…read moreconsultation over the phone, and then his office sent over a packet to help us get started with our taxes. After a few weeks, we had our meeting via Zoom (pandemic), and I have to say that he was very thorough, extremely informative, and is really knowledgable about tax laws. He answered all our questions and made some great suggestions as well. Most importantly though, he is very personable and really seemed to care about getting to know us and doing his best for us. I would highly recommend Travis.

Travis is great CPA and extremely helpful with various random questions. I would not hesitate to…read morereccomend his services to anyone looking for a quality/trustworthy CPA.

I have been working with Neil Shah and his team for over a year now. Neil and the whole team are…read morevery respectful and super helpful. Every time I come into the office, everyone is so friendly and welcoming. They answer all my questions and help me navigate taxes around my personal and business income. Neil is truly passionate about helping you and your business succeed. He is always available for his clients and gives great advice on business growth & scaling. I am lucky to have Neil and his team in my corner.

Great CPA Firm! I contacted their office regarding a consultation and I was called within a few…read morehours. Neil Shah was very knowledgable and courteous. He was very helpful with my situation and I would highly recommend him!

Bobby and his team are outstanding - there's no one else in the Bay Area I'd recommend. Within…read moreminutes of talking to Bobby, it's clear that he is an expert in his field and then some. He's constantly up to date on the latest and greatest trends in the financial world, has a keen awareness of the market, and provides sound and educated advice for clients in a variety of financial situations. My husband and I got the white glove treatment from Bobby, who comes extremely prepared and organized. He's professional and prompt, while still being able to form personal connections with his customers. When we were in a jam and needed help with estimated payments, Bobby took us on, had our situation planned out in one 30-minute meeting, and managed to get us a refund beyond our expectations. If doing your taxes is as scary as a horror movie and you're looking for an expert to give you a quick and painless experience, you have to go to Bobby!

I've been working with Bobby and Cheri since 2017 - they are wonderful. They have saved me quite a…read morebit of money and helped navigate some tricky once-in-a-lifetime (for me) situations. My first experience was Bobby calling me back (response time 1 day) in late Dec 2017 to give advice on some RSU sales. On that call, he saved me many times his fee in CA tax with a "hey, one more thing" - advice about Trump's SALT credit cancellation. That's been the theme: when you call Bobby and Cheri, they save you money. Bobby has consistently given great advice, and handled my taxes since I outgrew Turbotax. I am the typical tech worker: income, stock options / RSU, some investments and retirement accounts... they are definitely good at that - and probably other stuff as well. I can't recommend them enough.

I have not actually worked with Elina, as she was not taking new clients when I reached out…read more However, she took the time to ask a bit about my tax situation, and then followed up by leaving a detailed voicemail for me with three different referrals (2 CPA's and 1 tax preparer) that I could also contact. I really appreciated her help.

I needed help with a tax situation that I'm dealing with and had a call with Elina. She listened to…read morewhat I needed help with and patiently answered all the questions I had. She ended up telling me that she didn't feel she was right for the job and referred me to someone else who she thought could. Despite not using her services, I'm really thankful for her pointing me in the right direction, she comes off as a very kind person.

It was a very challenging season because of all the new tax stuff here and there. I was very…read moreanxious, but the team really helped my family and me with all our tax concerns. The service is just top-notch - I appreciate how they were able to answer all our concerns easily. Totally, getting them again in the next season because they give value to our time and resources.

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 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.

Found Edward off yelp and so glad I did! He's been doing this for over 30 years and is super…read moreknowledgeable about his practice. I'd recommend him to anyone - he's got a client for life.

Edward is very knowledgeable and friendly, and always available. He will be my personal CPA and tax…read moreadvisor from now on. Forget H&R, forget Turdbo Tax, I won't be dealing with them again.