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February 2024 by Drew
My corporation was audited because of a mistake by a previous tax preparer. Edward was able to get me through the audit with minimal damage. When he prepared my taxes he was also was able to save me over $20k in taxes because of strategies that my previous preparer never knew about. I guess you do get what you pay for. Very happy with the end result!
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July 2022 by Craig C.
Signature CPA's are the best! I am completely confident that my finances are in good hands.
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March 2022 by Ted R
Facts: Spoke with Jasmine on 2/25/22 asking for tax return service. Told to send last year's return and someone would get back to me, which I did that day. It is now 3/3/22 and no response. Called Jasmine today, and she told me no one has time to do the return I requested.
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March 2020 by Marisa Loera
I've always been treated really well here. Edward and his team are always responsive via the phone and email. When I show up in person they are very friendly and professional. Edwards is very knowledgeable and has even pointed out write offs that I was not implementing or aware off. Hopefully I can continue using there services for many years to come. They get booked up fast so make sure to book ahead of time.
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March 2020 by Brandy
Not helpful, not accepting new clients, offered no other assistance and just said no new clients were being accepted as of January 2020. Also, they looked at this review and found my biz page on Google, then posted a slanderous review on my business page without having ever been a client. I will be pursuing legal action.
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February 2020 by Daniel S.
Cecily did an excellent job prepping my somewhat inscrutable tax situation last year. Her patience and perseverance in working with me despite my relatively complex tax situation was greatly appreciated. Highly recommended!
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February 2020 by Tenzin C.
I am so disappointed with Cecily at Signature CPA who has missed to claim the mortgage interest in my individual tax return for 2018. She helped to amend the tax return but did not share any of the cost burden. She agrees that it is not 100% error from either her side or from my side. Her solution to the problem is that I don't have to amend the 2018 tax if I don't want to pay. I am going to receive $801/- for tax return just from that mortgage interest alone. So, how can any competent or knowledgeable CPA give such an advice? Moreover, she realized her miss only when she was filling my 2019 tax! She claims repeatedly that she has over 800 clients which is an indicator that new clients should beware. Any overworked CPA can easily miss to file critical standard tax benefits. Then get charged twice for the same work in the name of amendment. It is a rip off. Hope this post will help people to find a CPA who look out for their clients.
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January 2020 by G G
Best in class CPAs!
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January 2020 by Jianna Tam
Great for complicated tax issues.
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June 2019 by Catalina E.
I had a really bad experience with Cecily a few months ago. I went for a tax consultation because I saw really good comments on Yelp. Cecily acted the whole time like she didn't want to answer my questions during consultation, impatient and checking her phone. Isn't it the point of a consultation to answer your client's questions? She just wanted to complete my tax returns and charge me for it. Once I realized (after a 15 min chat) that she didn't really want to help me, she proceeded to charge me over $100 USD for the 15 min "consultation". I told her it didn't seem fair to me to charge me so much for a 15 min talk but she said that was their policy. So I had to make that payment while feeling I received a terrible service. Never coming back.
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April 2019 by M F.
Edward at Signature CPAs is anazing! I have never received such great service from any professional in any field. Twice he responded to a special need that arose by preparing the necessary tax documents within hours of my emailing him about the issue. It feels like having my own dedicated personal CPA. He is also extremely efficient, and his fees are very reasonable. I highly recommend Edward and Signature CPAs.
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April 2019 by Kati K.
After our CPA in Walnut Creek retired, we read all of the great reviews of Edward and Signature CPAs and thought we would bring our tax preparation closer to home. Either the current reviews are fake and done by friends or he is just not as good as he previously was. I am not very keen on writing reviews but I was so appalled by his service, I felt the need to share our experience with others. We have not been impressed with Edward. Yes, he is efficient but we feel like we're part of an assembly line. He is on the expensive side and more concerned about getting paid then providing personalized service. Our previous accountant always made time for personalized service and would make himself available to answer questions before and during gathering of materials for our taxes. Also, with our previous accountant, when we picked up the taxes, he would make time to review the taxes he prepared and any changes or issues we should be aware of as well as advising us for the next year. Edward has done NOTHING of the like. We've now just left scratching our heads with areas of the prepared taxes and penalties not making sense and told that he doesn't have time to meet. Perhaps we were spoiled by our previous accountant, but going forward, we will not be going back to Edward and Signature CPA.
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January 2018 by Don B.
She didn't really know the answer to my question. She did give a partial answer by plugging numbers into her computer. I could have done the same with Turbotax. When I did that at home afterword, I got a better answer because she forgot, or neglected to ask a crucial question. Turbotax costs about half the minimum fee at Signature. This is the first time I've consulted a tax professional with a question not easily answered with web research. It makes me wary of the practice.