If I could give more stars, I would. While I do not run a…read morebusiness, with that exception, I echo everything said by above five star reviewers. I am a retired school teacher using his services for personal income tax. Over my now decades long adult life I have had many people prepare taxes; Ryan rises unreachable far above all of them. In addition to his professional expertise, his personal care for clients' welfare is heart warming. I feel fortunate to have him.

Ryan has done my taxes for years. He has been amazing to work with! Very helpful and responsive.read more

We had an appointment with other CPA whose office was also in Convoy area, and the guy was a no…read moreshow. So, I immediately looked up on yelp and found John with great reviews. It was very easy to make an appointment with him right away, even though he seemed busy towards the end of the tax season. John made sure the tax is filed correctly and explained everything. The file he created was super organized, and John is very professional and knows what he is doing. Highly recommend him!!!!

We have been going to John for quite some time now and are very happy with him. He does a great job…read moreof keeping up on new tax laws and has great knowledge and expertise in accounting. He also turns things around super fast which means we get our returns sooner! We would highly recommend him for all your tax/accounting needs.

After dealing with a flaky and unreliable CPA for almost a decade I decided to leave him and find…read moresomeone new. Jakes office at the time was really close to my house so I decided to give him a try. It was during tax season when I called him and he was very busy but said he could squeeze me in since my taxes are not complicated. He was able to meet me the very next morning. My first impression was great. He was really friendly, personable and genuine. We went over my paperwork together and he answered all my questions and really made an effort to explain and educate me about the entire process. He was able to fix the messes my last accountant made and helped me make adjustments to my allowances to make things more favorable for the following year. Fast forward to February 2017 I wanted to get my taxes done early. Mailed in all my paperwork and was give a 10 day turn around time. He completed the job a day earlier and the best part....I'm actually getting a refund this time!!! I've always had to pay a brutal amount every year and I owe it all to Jake for turning things around for us. I highly recommend Jake and his team at Coastal Tax Advisors to help maximize your return! Not to mention his fees are affordable similar to HR Block type places but you get his personal service. Jake was very responsive to every text, email and phone call. 5 stars well earned! Quick shout-out to Chris and Chelsea who are a part of his A team!

The first couple years these guys were very average. The level of service dropped each year until…read moretwo years ago when we couldn't get a call or meeting and every email was answered by someone different. Then they fired us with no referral or explanation. We had referred some family members and they found basic math errors with their filing. Very unprofessional! I would not recommend.

Five stars to Jonathan Lee for for his tax services. I've used him now for three consecutive years…read moreand am always impressed by his technical competence, timeliness, and efficiency. He found deductions I didn't know I was entitled to in each of those three returns which increased my refund. Happy customer here. Fran

This is the first year that my husband and I had hired a CPA. Jonathan was recommended to us by…read moreanother CPA. We started corresponding with Jonathan in December and he prepared our tax returns with plenty of time to spare. He was nothing but professional and courteous. He addressed all our questions and spent a lot of time communicating with us over the phone, via email, and in person. We will continue to work with him in the coming months and years.

I originally found de Vries online and was attracted by the all 5 star yelp reviews. While I was…read moreleery at first, I can clearly see now why Darren and his company continues to receive a perfect 'Yelp' rating. I had been doing my own taxes (with the help of turbotax) for the past decade and finally this year I reached out to Darren for some assistance on my 2013 taxes. I recently purchased an investment property and started a LLC and he was very thorough and knowledgeable assisting with tax advice. On top of his expertise, he's a very friendly and understanding person and I know his business will thrive in years to come. Darren is very trustworthy and seasoned as a tax professional and I'm looking forward to working with him again next tax season (or sooner)!! Mahalo!

Didn't get tax return finished in a timely manner, even though worksheet and meeting was more than…read morea month and a half ahead.. ; waited to the last minute. Didn't list expenses correctly from my worksheet.. I finally went to another tax preparer and had a totally different experience. This was from a few years ago. I hope it has improved.

I have been using Paul Messina for my business tax and personal tax returns for the last 10 years…read moreand have been extremely impressed by the professionalism and attention to detail. I have worked with a number of CPA's and bookkeepers throughout the years, and never has one been so available on the evenings and weekends, especially during the crunch. Paul really spends the time to go over your books to make sure you get all the deductions you qualify for, and makes sure that all your ducks are in order.

I had a very disappointing experience working with John Messina and would not recommend Van Riper &…read moreMessina CPAs based on my experience. I was referred to John due to the complexity of my 2021 tax return, but my return was ultimately prepared by another member of the team. An error on the return later resulted in an IRS audit and over $1,500 in penalties and interest, which I paid in full. Following this, I had significant difficulty getting timely responses or assistance despite multiple follow-ups. Overall, this experience caused me to lose confidence in the firm's attention to detail and client communication. Based on my experience, I would recommend carefully considering other CPA options in the San Diego area.

I was a little hesitant with moving forward with Eric Pierre because we never met face to face. But…read moreafter watching his videos and conversing with him during my first consultation I was pretty confident with Eric in handling my personal and business taxes. I knew I was not going to get that much back from our 2016 taxes and was fine with that. But after Eric reviewed my 2015 tax returns, he was able to re-coupe nearly $3000 extra in refunds for me because of a simple error that was made. It really pays off to have a professional who knows what their doing. Especially when it comes to money. I would recommend his services to anyone who does not want to their own taxes next year. Eric is a professional, highly customer service oriented, and he's knowledgeable about taxes. Thanks!

I have used Pierre Accounting since 2021, and unfortunately the quality of service has…read moreprogressively declined over the years. I rarely interact directly with Pierre or the CPAs anymore, and I increasingly feel I am paying significant fees without receiving the level of guidance I would expect as a business owner. My biggest concern has been communication. This year, the lack of responsiveness has become especially frustrating, despite multiple follow-ups and my directly communicating my concerns about the situation. Emails and questions have repeatedly gone unanswered or taken an unreasonable amount of time to address. I do want to recognize Janie Wagner, who has been very helpful since taking over my account and has made a genuine effort to address the situation. Unfortunately, my overall experience with the firm has been defined by poor communication and a lack of proactive guidance. After several years with the firm, I ultimately feel that I have not received the level of service or business and tax guidance that I have been paying for. I would not recommend Pierre Accounting based on my experience.

A couple years ago I got the kind of scary mail from the IRS you never want to see, and it's…read morebecause of a straightforward W-2 mistake David made on my income tax return. He still won't pay me back for it. The facts: - In 2021 I got a decent-sized raise at my job. (Brag?) When it came time to file my 2021 taxes, David accidentally COPY AND PASTED the much lower income from the previous year, 2020. So he underreported my income by a lot. Of course he had my accurate 2021 W-2 -- but he was too disorganized, rushed or careless to use it. - Not only that, he copy and pasted some *unemployment income* from 2020 into my 2021 return, so -- to add insult to injury -- not only did he massively under-report my salary, he also slightly over-reported it with non-existent unemployment income. - I ended up owing almost $10K in back taxes, interest, and an extra-high penalty. - After I paid the back taxes, he tried to help with appealing the penalty. But he did this by sending the IRS a half-hearted ashy letter about numbers that were "entered incorrectly" and he didn't specifically request or argue for an abatement in the penalty. - (I also paid a ridiculous amount of interest.) - Unsurprisingly the IRS rejected this attempt and ruled that the penalty must be paid. - It's around this time that communication with David York became especially spotty, where he said he'll call the IRS...but then he fell off the map and it took weeks to hear back from him. - I paid the penalty by the deadline. - He called the IRS (after the deadline lol) then emailed me claiming that the "the penalty and interest have been removed" and I'm like...wtf are you talking about. That's probably because of what I paid already?? - I've asked him to reimburse me just for some of penalties and interest, $1,852.68 -- which doesn't even include an earlier interest payment or state penalties that his mistake bubbled up. Gave him an address to send a check. But he hasn't. It's been radio silence from David York. - "You should hear back from me by Monday" is the last thing he wrote to me, back in January 2025, words to echo on into the void forever. - Silver lining though, I recently learned Rihanna's accountant also owes her money so now I have something in common with Rihanna. Read the one-star reviews. They'll save you a lot of time and $$$$$ in the future. (Oh, and side note not related to this income tax fiasco -- on a return for my S Corp at the time, he didn't even provide us the full return, just an authorization page that was missing Form 1120-S and the K1, so we were scrambling the following year looking for it.) I also noticed his business has a second profile on yelp, which might help him get around these one-stars. You should choose literally anyone else to do your taxes.

I chose David York to prepare my 2025 taxes and to help me strategize a solid tax strategy for my…read morebusiness going forward into 2026. David handled both my personal tax and my business tax situations. I am the owner and founder of Symbiotx, providing expert CMC (chemistry, manufacturing and controls) support/consulting for small biotechs which need my level of experience and expertise but cannot afford to commit to a full-time employee. My consultancy (Symbiotx) has steadily grown over the past three years such that bringing in an experienced "tax guy/gal" was warranted. I did my research and went with David. I am glad that I did. David is extremely organized, upon which I place a high value. After an initial "in person" consultation, he provides you with a detailed checklist and has you populate a shared vault where you can upload the various documents required to optimize the tax preparation. When all the documentation is in place, you have a 1-on-1 meeting (this can be done remotely on the phone or using Zoom) with David where he completes your state and federal submissions for your personal and business taxes. Because he and I are extremely organized, this meeting took less than an hour to complete and file all submissions. I had many questions, and David had answers. He is patient and professional. David doesn't work cheap, but frankly, I would be concerned if he did. I expect top-notch results, and I'm willing to pay for them. I came out far ahead of where I would have without David's help, and I enjoy the peace of mind knowing that we have a plan in place for 2026 taxes. I would recommend including David on your list of candidates if/when you find yourself looking for a top-notch tax guy.