Nick completed our taxes this year, and it was a pretty complex return with 3 businesses including…read morea farm that is out of state. He didn't miss one detail -- he is incredibly detail oriented. He made the process so pleasant. It is so nice to have a highly competent tax preparer who also has a personality! Look forward to next year's return, Nick.

I needed desperate help with finances, accounting, and taxes. I was met with encouragement and…read moresupport thru the entire daunting process. Nick turned me onto the Dave Ramsey money makeover and in less than 6 months I've paid off my school loans and Buisness loan and about to be on time with my taxes! Much appreciated and thankful for your guidance.

Sherry and her team have helped us tremendously with our small buisness. Can't Thank them enough!…read moreWe are pleased with their service and how they run their buisness. They helped us do clean up work from previous years and have advised us in the right direction moving forward with our small buisness. Always available to help us with any issues that may arise and answering our questions , we don't feel like we need to chase them or wait days for an answer. We can see they truly are passionate about what they do and how much they care to help small businesses succeed and grow. I highly recommend them for your small buisness bookkeeping , buisness planning needs. Thank you Sherry and her Team!

Laurel was referred to me from a fellow small business owner when I confessed to my friend that I…read morehad no idea what I was doing with my bookkeeping. What a lifesaver Laurel was! Her unending patience with my receipts in every which place, and the fact that sometimes kids can't sit thru business meetings... one meeting was held at REI with my two-year-old daughter and her four-year-old son in the climbing gym section, laptops out, kids running around and snacking on leftovers, papers and bills being exchanged. In short, if you feel like you're drowning in bookkeeping, can't be sure your P/L sheet is completely accurate, or feel you are in a constant tornado of bills, call Laurel. She'll help you breathe again.

Laurel and her team has been helping me with my books for my new business, which took off much…read morequicker than I expected. They were able to help me get my books all lined up and ready for my first round of taxes. They know their stuff and had great advice for me.

Nick has been the best CPA we've ever had. We heard him interviewed on the radio and "took a…read morechance." He is wicked smart, has readily known the answer to every question we've thrown at him. He has good common sense and tells you what you need to know and not necessarily what you want to hear. We've found a CPA until we die or he retires. Love his generosity with his valuable time and we feel so grateful to have discovered this gem! He is highly respected and recommended!

I'm on the fence about this CPA service. It was recommended by my girlfriend, who's had her…read morepersonal and business taxes done by Nick. For 2023, I decided to give them a try since they're local, and I had doubts about the reliability of my previous CPA, who was a friend of my ex-wife's. I submitted all the requested information to their front desk in February. However, in April, I received a notice from the FTB (Form 5071C) regarding a tax return filed under my SSN. I confirmed I hadn't filed a return and informed the CPA's office, but I never heard back from either the FTB or the CPA. In August, things got even more frustrating when I hand-delivered my girlfriend's personal taxes and our business taxes. They later claimed I hadn't submitted them. I provided the date, time, and her name, but nearly a week later, they said I had given the wrong last name for my girlfriend. This caused additional delays in processing. Then, in September, I learned their software couldn't file my taxes electronically--a problem that should've been addressed months earlier. They'd been waiting on my Schedule K-1, but once it was ready, I had to file my taxes by mail in early November. By October, my taxes were finally submitted, but after eight weeks, I noticed no refund was deposited into my account. When I called, they directed me to the IRS website, where I discovered my federal refund had been applied to an outstanding balance. The FTB later sent a letter saying my return had been changed, and I owed thousands. I contacted the CPA, and they investigated, but now my state return is stuck in limbo. To make matters worse, their emails have been condescending, suggesting I may have forgotten filing a return earlier in the year. I hadn't--it was their office's delays and errors causing the issues. Now, it's late December, and I still haven't heard anything from the FTB, nor has the CPA provided meaningful help in resolving the matter or tracking down my state refund. Will I continue using their services? Probably, since my girlfriend has been with them for a while, and I hoped using the same CPA would simplify things. That said, I'm cautiously optimistic they'll clear up this mess and improve the process next year--especially when it comes to filing electronically for 2025.

Taxes and payroll are the storylines from which nightmares are created! Mosaic Business Services…read morehas decided to make their life's work to make taxes and payroll less scary for all of us. I have worked alongside of Mosaic for over 10 years now and experienced their magic at work. I have watched them successfully navigate complex small business payroll batches. I have watched them respond to the IRS audit notices. I have watched them file simple tax returns. I have watched them work with small business clients and help them navigate toward their next big goals. Their office is conveniently located downtown San Luis Obispo with plenty of parking for clients. A tip for those who want to hire a tax professional...don't wait to do it. The earlier you do it, the better the chance that you will be able to have a calm sit down meeting and not a last minute tax scramble!!!

Stay away! Worst service ever by the co-owner of mosaic accountants, Cay. She'll hung up on you if…read moreyou don't pay her extra for something the promised to do for free on their own. Stay away from this blood sucking company. Most unorganized, sketchy and rude accounting office we've encountered in SLO.

Actually ********** 10 Stars! This woman is an angel. She went out of her way to support us over…read morethe phone, by text, in person and on weekends. She is so knowledgeable and great at teaching. She was quick with making appointments and always on time. Mary helped us untangle a book keeping nightmare from a previous owner and helped us flourish. We couldn't have done it without her.

Mary is AWESOME! We enlisted her help when our (then fledgling) winery's books needed to progress…read morefrom a shoebox of receipts and 47 different Excel spreadsheets to Quickbooks Online. With a quick consultation and wave of her magic wand our business bookkeeping went from a yearly headache (because let's face it, that's about how often we were actually buckling down to deal with the shoebox) to a monthly organized dream! With this part of the business taken care of by a true professional we have a bit more time to deal with the day-to-day business. Mary is very patient and easy to work with. We have managed to do everything with her over the phone and email for the past 3+ years now. She is affordable and will take at least one thing off your plate!

Joe told us things that were incorrect, causing us to miss out on savings with IRA accounts. Found…read moresomeone much better in San Luis Obispo.

Joe Modica has done my taxes since my first job. His family run business makes you feel welcome,…read morecared for and understood. He always got me good tax returns and answered all my silly questions.

After what I thought was a good 3-year stint with this office, they decided to drop us without…read morenotification. Apparently they're only accepting high dollar clients these days. Sorry if COVID affected my business for them.

Great customer service and high quality work all done at a reasonable rate. A strongly endorse Mr…read more Sexton and his team.