We can't say enough good things about our Tax preparer (Robert) at Michael Drews. He is very attentive and when we have questions, he takes his time to explain in detail the answers to our questions. As most of you know, when it comes to taxes, they can be confusing and stressful to say the least, but with Robert, he takes his time to explain things in ways so we understood them and made us fell confident. In addition Robert responds to phone calls in a timely fashion and didn't leave us hanging; Ever! Thank you Robert! I highly recommend this firm! read more

set up an appointment to wasted my time, sat down with my I have to do taxes directly with Michael Drew. He purchased my accountant Steve Friedman, increased his rates which I was willing to pay, but the guys attitude was so unprofessional. Why would you do business with him? his turnaround time on a normal personal return is over a month as well as we have friends that used to and got audited by his mistakes strongly recommend trying someone else to do your taxes read more

Robert Martins CPA, took care of my taxes this year and he was very knowledgeable as well as informative on how to handle my taxes the following year. If I had any questions, he was quick to respond to my emails with answers. Highly recommend him and this company to handle your tax returns. I greatly appreciate all the time he provided me. Janine and Tim Lenway read more

I was referred to Michael Drew's (Camarillo) from a few people. Robyn came highly recommended. She met that high standard. Friendly & professional. I am very happy & look forward to working with her indefinitely. read more

Living abroad complicates my taxes beyond what a lot of tax guys can do. This year, I tried Robert at Michael Drews and was thrilled with the results. From the very beginning, Robert was friendly, professional and knowledgeable. He made the whole process simple. read more

Michael Drews took over the practice of CPA Steve Freeman. Freeman was wonderful, but what a mistake staying with Drews. Prices doubled, and quality went out the window. I waited an hour while a staffer went to "pick up her dog from the groomer" during business hours. Is this a way to run a business? Staff had no idea what or why they were charging what they did. Two corporate returns and a personal return, yet I never met Michael Drews nor received a response despite repeated requests to his staff. Apparently it was too tough to pick up the phone. No shortage of advertising and investment solicitations from the company, however. Very dissatisfied. Not a company I want to, or will do, business with. From the negative reviews posted, there seems to be unhappy customers. Time to review your business practices. read more

Robert Martinse provided valuable input, professionalism, and information all throughout the process of preparing our taxes. Highly recommend getting your taxes done by this individual. read more

Jill at Michael Drews has helped me tremendously with my taxes for the past few years. She's very responsive, thorough, and courteous. I can always count on her to make sure I pay what I owe while also maximize my returns. If you need help with your taxes too ask for Jill! read more

I have been a client of Steven Freeman for over 3 years. When I heard the Freeman's were selling their business in Thousand Oaks to Michael and his team I decided to give them a chance. I had a great experience with him and his team this year. My taxes were filled timely and the process of sending in my documents was as easy as could be. I live out of state so being able to send and sign everything electronically was extremely convenient for me read more

We've worked with Kali for many years under Freeman and Associates and have had seamless transition to Michael Drew's CPA. So thankful to have a tax professional that is quick, reliable and can answer my questions. The whole office has been helpful and I look forward to using them for many years to come! read more

Jill Futon is the best!!! She does your taxes quickly and efficiently and is responsive to emails. I love the vault system for submitting documents! I highly recommend Jill Futon at Michael Drews, CPA!!! read more

I would highly recommend Michael Drew's... previously Freeman and Associates. Kali has been doing our taxes for 13 years. I wondered if the change would affect price and service and it has only helped what has always been a very positive experience for us. Kali is professional, smart and funny. (The price did increase but in our opinion her services are well worth it) thankful for a CPA we can trust!! read more

I've been using Kali for 7 years now and couldn't ask for a better CPA. She is very knowledgeable and always professional. If I ever have questions or concerns she is on it and the issue has always been resolved promptly. read more

Jill has worked on my taxes for several years. I am appreciative of her ability to communicate and also to address any issues that may arise. Her professionalism and willingness to help is always evident. read more

Whew! So glad to have found this firm! Our previous CPA wasn't quite together enough for us, and Michael and his crew have helped us a ton. We feel so much better working with them. Great financial advice, and we feel confident our taxes are being filed correctly and that we are not getting screwed. Totally recommend. read more

Jill has been our phenomenal accountant for the last 4 years and we are so grateful for her! Amid changing jobs, marriage, and buying a home, she made sure to help us save as much money on taxes as possible and made sure our returns were done accurately and promptly. We look forward to working with her for years to come! read more

Great service, quick and efficient. Jill is always very kind and gives me a great sense of confidence when doing my yearly taxes.

Trustworthy, reliable, and consistent. I have been getting my taxes done here for 5 years. Originally this was through Freeman & Associates but recently transferred to Michael Drews. Normally I would fear a transition, however they made it happen without a hitch. Their prices are fair, and their technology to send documents and access returns is easy to use. Would recommend! read more

I was a client of Steve Freeman so I was concerned when he sold his business to Mike Drews. But I was pleasantly surprised at the service I received this year. The prices went up a bit but are still fair compared to other CPA firms in the area. Mike came across as very professional and Jill still prepared my taxes and answered all my questions. Overall, it was a smooth transition and I was very happy with the whole experience! read more

The best CPA. Honest, smart and reliable. We may be his oldest client. We have used this CPA service for 20 years.

Mike has been my accountant since 2006 and I've had nothing but a warm professional experience, with himself and his staff. Sure, if you're looking for a bottom-barrel cheap accountant, then he's not the guy for you. But to leave the guy one star because he was "too expensive"? Even after he honored the other company's price? A stupid customer. I don't believe most of the one-stars to even be real. And to be honest, if Mike ever DID tell a customer to find another accountant, he probably did the right thing! Mike is super smart, reliable, I'm glad to use his services SINCE 2006. read more

Most amazing group of people and bringing Robert M. on as part of the incredible team was the "icing on the cake" as his knowledge, helpfulness and charming personality make tax season even easier to get through. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a change on a personal or business level. Anyone leaving less than 4-5 star reviews, are just people you will never make happy - they would leave their own family 1 star! read more

Robert Martins @Thousand oaks did my taxes this week, he was outstanding. Listened to what I had to say, didn't cut me off, understood what I was trying to convey to him. I highly recommend this person to complete anyone's taxes. Very knowledgeable and just an all around nice guy. He had my taxes completed and ready for me to sign by the afternoon. I was blown away how fast they were completed. I will definitely come to him next year. read more

Robert does our taxes and he's awesome. He's friendly, professional, thorough, and organized. He leaves us confident that everything is filed accurately making sure we maximize credits due. He also gives great advice for what we can improve on over the next year. We love working with him! read more

This firm has been preparing my taxes for several years and always help me avoid paying a lot of taxes. I would recommend them for anyone needing some help with tax planning and investing. read more

This firm purchased Steve Freeman's firm last year and it's been downhill ever since. I tried to access my data which used to be readily available but it all disappeared. When I called multiple times to resolve, everyone I spoke to had no idea why I couldn't see it and made no effort to resolve. I will be taking my business to a more competent and caring group. I would avoid since they have no interest in keeping customers. Apparently the business is doing so well, they don't need to retain existing clients. They are holding my tax returns from previous years hostage. read more

This office is amazing. They are the nicest people who work in this office, and everyone is so hopeful. I was so nervous about my return but they are amazing and quick and they demonstrate outstanding customer service! I would highly recommended! read more

Took over the company from our accountants we've been with for years, and after doing our taxes once at twice the price, dropped us as a client. read more

Our accountant of many years retired and sold his practice to Mr. Drews. Mr. Drews then sent a letter shortly after the acquisition that he was dropping many off the other accountant clients as of August 31 however I didn't receive the letter till September 7. I run a business and give my clients the courtesy of a 30-day notice if things are changing apparent Mr. Drews does not believe in being courteous furthermore when he completed our business taxes they were incorrect and trying to get Mr. Drews firm to make the corrections was like pulling teeth. I would not recommend this firm unless you don't care what kind of service you get. read more

We were referred to Michael Drews to file our income tax by our CPA due to his retirement. We trusted him and did not check Michael Drew's reference, a big mistake! Michael Drews had submitted our taxes but they were rejected by the IRS. Michael Drews did not inform us at the time as we thought our taxes were submitted properly and accepted as previous years by our former CPA. A year later we received a notification from the IRS informing us that we had not filed our taxes. When we contacted Michael Drews to find out why our taxes had not been filed, Michael Drews claimed that he had no way of knowing that they had been rejected! This seems odd because when we had filed our taxes in the past and when they were rejected, the IRS notified us immediately. As a CPA, Michael Drews did not bother to make sure our taxes was submitted successfully, he lied about not knowing about the rejection notice from IRS; and he did not follow up to resubmit our taxes after receiving the rejection notification from IRS. Needless to say, our experience with Michael Drews was horrific and unpleasant! Upon looking at the work Michael Drews did a year later, we found many mistakes that Michael Drews made on our taxes. We paid him over $2K and the mistakes he made were inexcusable. He did not pay attention to the details as any competent accountant should. It appeared that he was only interested to crank them out as fast as possible so he can get paid, whether the numbers were correct or not. He did not bother to make sure the taxes were submitted to and accepted by the IRS. We ended up having to resubmit our income taxes one year late ourselves. Michael Drews claimed that he could not do anything about that and he gave us a disk with our tax information, that was when we found out all the mistakes he did. He did not even offer to resubmit our taxes even though we paid him over $2K the year before to file our income tax Bottom line, find another CPA to do your taxes, there has to be competent ones out there! I would give Michael Drews a zero star rating if I could. read more

We have been a client of Michael Drews for more than 15 years, we would not consider going anywhere else. Michael has helped us with my Insurance agency, my Real Estate business and my wife's Law firm. We have always thought his rates were fair and service superior. We have recommended Michael to several friends and clients and they have all loved him as much as we do. read more

I was one that was transferred when my accountant retired and I was moved over to Michael. When my taxes were completed I was told they would be 350.00 without notice. They did honor what I paid for the past 2 years but, would not in the future. Nice guy but, you can find way better prices than 350.00 way too expensive for 1 W2 form. read more

We've been a client of Freeman & Associates in thousand oaks for years and always got a killer deal for a complex return so when Michael Drews took over Freeman I knew those days were gone. I called the office and was told that prices had gone up to standard industry and gave me a new price based on my 2020 return and as I expected the price was doubled however the nice lady on the phone told me they would work with us for 2021 and that would give us time to look around to see what other CPA's charged. I've never had a problem with the staff in the office, they are very friendly and helpful so I wanted to continue with them. My taxes got filed and I was very happy with everything. After talking to co-workers and friends I realized that the new prices are very fair and how cheap Steve really was. Reading these comments about people complaining about the prices have no idea what a normal CPA firm would charge. I look forwarded to continue working with Michael Drews and hopefully next year we can have a in person meeting and meet him. read more

Mike has been preparing my taxes for three or more years with no problems to speak of. Recently, however, he purchased the clientele of another accountant that was retiring from the business. I later found out that Mikes fees had increased (with no forewarning). Perhaps this is due to his new acquisition of a larger office and staff? My husband retired and had a retirement fund that we needed to place in an investment portfolio. Mike, as an investment advisor, seemed the logical choice. Not the right choice as we are later finding out! He was not actively watching our portfolio and after six months or longer, we had to mention to him that one particular investment was on a steady decline. He agreed that he hadn't noticed until we brought it to his attention. Stocks were sold off and reinvested. As a retiree, we depend on a distribution that we set up to occur for a certain amount to be transferred on a certain day. Mike, however, elected to take off on a vacation without giving thought to the fact that monies needed to be in place in order for this transaction to occur. Days later, after calling and bringing this to his attention, we finally received our distribution. I spoke with Mike to address these issues and express my concerns about the fact that he has not been pro-active as a financial advisor and that my husband would be contacting him the next day. Four phone calls later, Mike still has not returned my husband's phone calls, yet he has the responsibility of managing our financial future! We have also discovered that he transacted a recent stock sale to cover our distribution for another three or four months. This money could have been making money for us, but now sits in a cash account doing nothing! Mike is a nice guy, but sometimes nice guys are not what we need to be looking at when it comes to managing a person's financial future. We will now look for someone with expertise and a genuine interest in being a true professional financial advisor with the client's best interest in mind at all times! read more

I have know Mike professionally for 15 years and he's a great advocate for his clients. He has served a number of our clients and always acts in their best interest. He is responsive, on point and very sharp. I will continue to recommend Mike to those who have tax issues or need planning. read more

I used Michael Drews CPA for five years and trusted him with all my accounting needs. I thought we had built up a friendship and a business acquaintance, but was I ever wrong. He told me to go see a different accountant. I've heard of customers firing their accountants but not vise-versa. I was forced to go to another accountant that I'm extremely happy with but I did have to pay the IRS $33,339.23 for all the mistakes he made. He's bad news, I would highly not recommend him! read more

I have been a client of Michael Drews for three tax seasons. He is warm, easy to talk with and an excellent CPA. I really appreciate that he goes beyond just doing our taxes and make suggestions for both our future and our current financial situation. His office and staff are welcoming and friendly. I would highly recommend Michael for both taxes and financial planning. read more

I met with this CPA for the first time this year. He spoke to me for roughly 15 minutes and it was $300.00. I am a teacher and he neglected to place that on my taxes. His error, when I called him on it he told me, "not a big enough error to re-do the taxes, in the end your deduction would have only been something like $40 dollars". Yes, that was his reponse. What if I had only paid him $260.00 for his services? I guess the $40.00 would have meant something, right? He does not return phone calls or e-mails. I will not be working with this man again. He had an opprtunity to deduct the error off my payment to him, or offer me credit for next year. Poor business man. read more

A "Mike" answered the phone. I politely called to ask if they would be able to help me file my taxes, without doing an extension this year. He RUDELY said "No, we're NOT interested in that". He just said that, rudely, and waited for my response! I'm so glad I will NOT be working with them. Read the other reviews and sounds like I escaped a very bad experience, with unprofessional, rude service. DO NOT GO TO THESE PEOPLE. read more

Used him for a few years an appeared excellent. After filing called for a few questions and he never returns calls. When finial he answered his office number himself he blew me off. read more