In January 2025, my former tax preparer (of over 15-years) had made the decision to "close-up shop"…read moreand begin a new business venture. While I was happy for him (as I believe in doing what one loves and the rest will fall into place), I was also disappointed because this meant finding someone new to handle my taxes. Yet, as a woman of faith I trusted that God would help me find a new tax preparer. . . After a two-week search, I am very thankful to have chosen Ms. Rebecca Barrett. I'm old school when it comes to my taxes so I appreciate tax preparers who are willing to meet face-to-face (especially the first time) to review my documentation (i.e. my prepared spreadsheets). I don't like the idea of sending my documentation to a business via email (even with a secured site) or dropping them off to an office. When it comes to business, money, and/or financial planning, I want to sit across from a seasoned professional and have a conversation. Ms. Barrett was on-time, courteous, knowledgable, friendly, and patient. Those are just some of the superlatives that I would attribute to her upon our first meeting. Now that my taxes are done for 2024, I can celebrate and enjoy the rest of my Spring Break!! Thank you, Ms. Barrett, you are a blessing! Clap, clap!!! :).

Rebecca is an amazing good-hearted person. She will always take care of your tax and bookeeping…read moreneeds.

For the past 4 years, The Meatery in Seaside Ca., has utilized Bookkeeping Central for their…read moreaccounting and financial needs. They excel in professionalism, quality, value and customer service. Ileen Groves, who owns Bookkeeping Central, has gathered a team of representatives that are wonderful to work with. Their accounting was always accurate. Accounting issues, more often than not, are time sensitive and sometimes a headache to deal with. In those times where we had questions, the team always responded in a timely manner. The speed of their responses allowed The Meatery to make important business decisions and process transactions quickly. If you are looking to enhance your business and minimize down time due to accounting, then Bookkeeping Central are the business for you.

The company under Ileen Groves was great. I totally trusted her. When it sold, I assumed the new…read moreownership would be just as great. Unfortunately, one should never assume. After feeling I was not getting great service and having to correct many entries myself in order to prepare my books for the CPA, I switched companies. The new bookkeeper found over 100 transactions never reconciled and several accounts not reconciled. Stephanie refused to take any responsibilty, claimed the accounts not reconciled were not in her notes, despite them showing up in Quickbooks every month and her never reaching out to be to verify. I'm really unhappy with the service and hope we do not discover anything worse as I now have to pay for a complete review of my books. The previous reviews, when Ileeen was in charge, are no longer valid.

I'm so happy to have Lupe as my tax accountant! As a small business owner, working with her has…read morebeen amazing. She's professional and always takes the time to ensure I understand everything. She has been helping me year after year! If you're a small business owner like me, do yourself a favor and work with her!

Lupe is the best!!!! i have done my taxes for 3 years i couldn;t be happier! have recommended her…read morewith family and friends and they also agree she is the best.

Didn't have taxes ready when they said they would be done and made my friend have to wait 2 extra…read moredays!

Got a ridiculous bill of $211 for sitting and talking about doing future taxes for about half an…read morehour. All I was told was to get all the paper work together and bring it in. Spent about half the time rambling about people we knew and things going on in Salinas. The bill was ridiculous. All Francis told me was that he bills $330/hr for accounting. My question was, "Did you do some paperwork that I'm unaware of?" He will not get my future business nor the business of my family and friends. What a rip off. Follow up: After seeing my yelp review they decided to write off my bill for the short meeting. The meeting to see if I wanted to use this tax firm. I got a call advising me of this and the caller seemed upset. I was lectured that they bill for time and the caller told me that he did not want my business. Yes, they bill for time doing accounting and I completely understand that. For example, if you buy an ice cream...you pay for the product, the ice cream. You are not billed for waiting in line...that would be excessive and unreasonable. The fact that the caller did not realize this doesn't make it any better.

I have been going to Compass financial for 3 years now and Zach is always so professional . The…read moreclient portal is so user friendly and Zach responds to every question. Stellar service in a timely manner !

New tax preparation client here! Had a really great experience with Aimee - transferred my tax…read moreinfo from another provider and feel like I got friendly personalized service at a really reasonable rate You want to feel confident that everything is done right and that's just how things turned out for me. Did my tax preparing via a couple of emails and uploading of my tax docs to a portal online. Easy and straightforward, and I really like the idea of using a local resource via a nameless HR Block or TurboTax helper who may well be located in another state. Recommend these folks and will use again.

Monica is knowledgeable and trustworthy. Now that we found her, we'll continue to go to her every…read moreyear.

Karla has been very helpful, I live in South Carolina and I still do my taxes with her. My second…read moreyear doing taxes with her! She was also my notary when I closed for my new home! She's just been very professional and shes always there to help in any way! I highly recommend her!

Liberty Tax services was recommended to us by a friend…read more We've been using their services since we opened our business in 2020 and have been very satisfied. We've reached out several times with questions and know that there's a certified, knowledgeable and professional tax accountant ready to help us in need. Goal is to have one location for all of our book keepings and Liberty Tax Service is the one for us. Honest, Trustworthy & Reliable!! Highly recommend them!!

Sanjeet at Liberty Tax Service in Salinas is an excellent resource to utilize for tax preparation…read more We have been going to Sanjeet for 4 years and been extremely satisfied with the cost, quality and efficiency of his tax preparation work. He is always gracious, knowledgeable, and in good humor. He is efficient and clearly explains any details involved in our returns. His wife manages the office and is always pleasant and welcoming. Parking is accessible. Pricing is fair and reasonable.

Great place to do your taxes!…read more Amy Parker is very knowledgeable, professional and organized. I have been using her for several years and couldn't be happier. My taxes are pretty cut and dry, not too complicated, but I still like someone to organize it all for me. It is very easy to get an appt with her come tax season. I have been to HR Block before, but I felt they could care less if I got the best refund. Mrs. Parker asks you a lot of questions to make sure she covers every possible tax break. She also gives you pointers on how to save in the future. An example I learned from her: save your receipts from improvements you made on you house to show when you sell your house. It's great to support an honest, small business owner in Salinas.

I've been coming with Amy for almost 10 years and I wouldn't want to be with anyone else. She is…read morequick, efficient, and very easy to communicate with. I am so thankful to have found her and be able to entrust her with my family's taxes! I will continue to have her complete my tax filing to until she decides to retire Thank you Amy for a painless tax experience.