Quit without a day of notice. Business account that his firm had handled for years. He says most of…read morehis employees have quit. If he is out of business, I guess he won't care about reviews either.

Our experience has been exceptional, thanks to Yoav and his team. Always punctual, always honest,…read morealways helpful, always bringing value. We were with Yoav for a number of years before we recently sold our business. His approach and demeanor was always reassuring. Thank you so much Yoav. We will miss you!

Chris is a very professional tax advisor. This is my first year work with Flex Tax and Chris…read moreprovided a professional, informative service. I will definiately work with them next year.

This firm went from exceptional to completely unprofessional overnight…read more I stayed with them for years solely because of Sam, who provided outstanding service. After the ownership change, it's clear that level of care is gone. What replaced it is a rigid, impersonal system that treats clients like transactions rather than relationships. They failed to notify clients of a major policy change regarding tax extensions until just days before the deadline--putting me at risk of non-compliance. When I raised concerns, their response was essentially: "This is our policy now, and if you don't like it, go somewhere else." No accountability. No attempt to fix the situation. No access to leadership. Just scripted responses from a support team. For a firm that benefited from years of loyalty and referrals, this is an incredibly poor way to treat clients. Avoid. UPDATE IN RESPONSE TO OWNER : Your response proves my point. After years of automatically handling my extensions, you changed the process right before a deadline, offered no real support, and told me to pay $240 or figure it out myself. Had I not followed up, I could have been penalized -- and now you're trying to turn it around and frame it as my fault by calling me "not engaged." After years of loyalty and referrals, this wasn't a transition -- it was a downgrade to a transactional model.

I run a property management business which involves a lot of complex accounting. We hired Jay to…read morehelp us and he has been nothing but an asset ever since. He is very professional, honest, hard working and is motivated with getting problems solved for his clients. We recently ran into an audit from the bureau of real estate and Jay has been absolutely instrumental in helping us prepare and using the resources his firm has access to, to organize a mountain of information in a way that matches the bureau's requirements. He has really gone above and beyond what a typical CPA firm would do. I would strongly recommend the services of Focus Accounting to anybody in Northern California who needs the help of a highly professional, honest and dedicated accounting firm, who will be more than just a service, but an asset to any business.

one of the worst tax file preparer. i wont recommended to anyone. They dont have any price; they…read morejudged the people and charged accordingly. they charged me and my family members with different price and they even dont explain properly. especially being they are from Nepali community, i thought they will be helpful but instead they are very rude and unprofessional. please all of our Nepali community people, tried not to file with them, they will take advantage of you.

My books were resurrected from the dead and neglected. Blythe came, conducted a thorough interview…read moreto really try to understand my small but complicated venture, forced me to supply and organize all kinds of important historical docs, set up a brand new streamlined bookkeeping flow, and most importantly got my quickbooks to a point where I can actually open it and obtain actionable information. She will make you do your homework. But it will be worth it.

Blythe IS THE SMALL BUSINESS MAVEN!!! For those of you who are great at creating business and doing…read moredeals and making things happen, but whose brains do not do well with the minutiae of managing your accounts, receipts, subscriptions and bills (but also don't know who to trust to help you with this), Blythe will come to the rescue. Having previously hired a bookkeeper who gave me tasks to complete then ignored me if I did not do them (and was happy to take a fee anyway), Blythe comes as a refreshing antidote. Blythe will figure out what YOU need to get the job done, and she will support you with patience and without judgment. She will clean up any messes, put systems in place, and look at ways to streamline. She has a special gift for working with small business owners who are in growth mode, and she will help you in the here and now as well as help you plan for the future. She also really CARES, has the highest integrity and wants to see you thrive and succeed! She takes her fiduciary role as seriously as I take mine, and I have tremendous respect for her work ethic and humanity. If she has time in her schedule for you, take advantage it! She will save you time and money, and she will help you get more of your life back.

I had a complicated tax situation in 2025 involving multiple streams of income (1099, W2, 401k…read moreconversion, etc) and though I made quarterly payments, I knew I was going to need an expert to help minimize my tax bill. I learned about EAs from a community whatsapp and went in search of one. After looking for several weeks and reaching out to a few, it was Phuong's rapid response (by email and phone) and his kind demeanor that helped make my decision. Overall, working with Phuong was straightforward. After agreeing on an estimated cost, Phuong invited me to a secure portal to upload all of my documents. Alongside, Phuong provided a checklist to help guide all of the files/info that you should consider uploading. This was very efficient and helped expedite the process. From beginning to end, it took only a few weeks. It would've gone much faster, but I was delayed in uploading documents, so I caused the delay. Alongside, Phuong answered one-off questions as needed and quickly. And I had a lot of questions! But Phuong was always willing to help. The best part? Phuong confirmed I was actually owed a refund. I was stunned. Is there any better result than that? Of course, this means my quarterly payments were on target, but I'm not sure I would've reached the same result on my own. I can't recommend Phuong enough. He was fast, friendly and importantly, secure. I am certain I will be working with Phuong for all of my tax needs moving forward. Thank you Phuong!!

Phuong was extremely responsive, knowledgeable, and followed up without any extra action on my…read morepart- which I really appreciated given how terrible it feels when you have started a process with someone and you have to constantly reach out to get a response! Phuong was a professional throughout the entirety of the process and guided me through calculating and the actual process of paying off quarterly taxes with patience and kindness. He also gave me an estimate of the price before conducting the service and was very transparent. Highly recommend if you are starting your own business!

I came to Mauricio after I felt like my last accountant wasn't up to par. Mauricio literally saved…read morethe day and was so accommodating to my last minute requests. He did my taxes within 1 day and saved me more money than the last accountant could. Great same day service and I would highly recommend to anyone who is lost and needs direction to get their taxes back in line where they need to be.

Mauricio was great! Needed him to deal with Oakland Tax Officers. Contacted him on a Thursday…read more Got a quote on Friday. Two weeks later, all paperwork in and done. Highly Recommended

Meseret exhibits an exceptional level of professionalism, punctuality, integrity, and thoroughness…read morein her tax services. She is a dependable Certified Public Accountant.

I regret hiring Meseret. I could have calculated my own returns in less time than it took me to…read moreplead with her (unsuccessfully) to fix the ~$5000 in mistakes she made. The problems all started when I found a mistake she made in our returns, which would have cost us $4000: she hadn't claimed an exemption for us even though I told her we qualified for it. She initially refused to discuss over email, forcing me to come in person where she didn't seem to understand what I was saying, and instead inflicted a confusing lecture about how we couldn't claim it (we can). My impression is that she was not familiar with this common exemption. She seemed pridefully unwilling to admit her mistake. After many more emails in which I pled with her to fix this error detailing the exact form and line, with links to the IRS instructions, she changed her story, implying that I must have had undisclosed IRA transactions and was therefore attempting tax fraud. It seemed like she was not aware that IRA contributions can be made retroactively, and that confused her. I finally provided her with detailed month-by-month IRA account statements showing the exact dates of those transactions from a decade ago, and she relented, and recomputed our returns. As a finale performance, she unnecessarily had us claim the full amount of a lifetime exemption (first-time home buyers'), even though we only needed a portion of it. This would have eliminated our ability to use the remainder in future years (costing us maybe $600-$1000 in the future). When I asked her to fix it, she incorrectly claimed that the exemption can only be used for our first house purchase (false), and she stubbornly inflicted another infuriating lecture upon me. I finally decided to quit wasting my time and file the returns myself. I didn't pay her hundreds of dollars to spend hours trying to educate her while she accuses me of fraud and gives misinformed lecture after lecture. Meseret has a lot of good reviews from people who I'd guess haven't ever double-checked her work before - or maybe those people don't actually exist. Please double-check her work, or better yet don't hire her in the first place. It might be a costly and time-consuming mistake.

I referred Crystal and her company, Run Right Business Consulting to one of my 30+ year clients…read more She has done an amazing job, helping them focus and respond to the changing business landscape. I believe a referral to someone is paramount to one's own business, as it is for the person whom is receiving the expertise of the person being referred. Trust is what keeps a 30+ year client, and Crystal and her team made that on going relationship possible.

Are you a professional who wants to increase your profit? I have the solution for you in the form…read moreof Crystal Shanks of Run Right Consulting. Crystal is a numbers-driven CEO and Business Coach. Crystal brings 15 years of experience, sharp tech skills, and a talent for getting to the root of the problem and building systems that work. Crystal coaches businesses and executives to generate substantial revenues and maximize profit. Crystal has experience with law firms, real estate, doctors, insurance, restaurants & bars, coaches, and CPA's. If you need a coach who can help you get things to run right, think of Crystal Shanks of Run Right Consulting.