Tony Quach & Co. CPA

Even though my taxes are simple and straightforward, I don’t trust myself to do them. I discovered Tony last year but he sadly didn’t have room to accommodate me, so I ended up having to use a corporate accounting firm that charged me $ 900 for a straightforward return. I felt completely ripped off. I came crawling back to Tony this year — much earlier this time — and he very kindly was able to sneak me in. Not only did it cost half the price, but I also got significantly more back for my refund. He’s worth every penny. My only concern with writing this review is that he’ll be even greater demand in years to come…

If you want an accountant who can take care of your tax worries and allow you to focus on your business, Tony is NOT your guy. We were charged $ 800 for the privilege of misinformed and left in the dark about our estimated tax bill. Because of this our business incurred an additional $ 1000-​$ 2000 in interest and penalties. You may ask, did that $ 800 include any work on preparing our tax return? No. During the entire process of trying to find out more about our situation, Tony was slow to respond, unhelpful, and seemed to not have any care that we were at risk and eventually placed in a position of losing this much money. Later he spent more time explaining to us how we were in the wrong and he had done everything right, rather than trying to figure out how to repair the relationship. Overall Tony seems like a smart guy who is either overbooked or just more interested in coming off well initially than doing good solid work for all of his clients.

Tony wasn’t accepting new clients but got right back to me and helped me answer a question I had. I’ll definitely plan on using him again in the future!

I found Tony as I was starting my company over a year ago through a recommendation from a trusted business associate. Tony has been incredibly helpful in providing information, recommendations, and guidance for my accounting and tax preparation needs. He is very available, and communicates promptly. That is so helpful when making decisions that could have tax implications.
I highly recommend Tony for both business and personal CPA services.

I formed my own business in December of 2014, but in a hurried and frantic «get it done before the end of the year» attempt, I picked the wrong entity: My one-​person business (with no desire of ever becoming a publicly traded company or dreams of opening headquarters on every continent) was officially recognized as a C-​corp.
By the time it was November 2015, concerns about my taxes had become a huge burden. For the first time in over a decade I was consumed with worry over my finances. When I turned to Unilocal,Tony was the very first result, and after reading the long list of stellar reviews, I contacted him immediately. That was the best decision I have made in all of 2015.
In my email I explained that I needed help converting my C-​Corp to something more appropriate, advice on retirement funding, file my 2014 self-​employment taxes, and guidance for my 2015 business taxes. Tony replied to my email the same day, within a matter of hours and assured me he could help me with all those concerns.
By the time I walked out of Tony’s office, a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. In less than an hour, Tony managed to absolve me of all worries, shared more valuable financial know-​how than any of the kindle books I’ve been downloading from Amazon, reduced my tax burden by the thousands (if not more), gave me clear instructions on next steps, and an itemized list of documents he needed from me.
Over the past month, he has been extremely proactive about keeping me on course with important deadlines. My taxes showed up *bound* like a manuscript – a brilliant way to prevent lost forms, mixed up tax years, etc. He honestly does most of the work for you:

1. Envelope arrives in the mail
2. Sign and date on the clearly designated lines
3. Return in prepaid envelope
Tony understands that dealing with financial matters can be a significant source of stress for many people, and this is exactly why you see so many stellar reviews here. He doesn’t just handle your finances: he relieves you of that mental overhead and those worries you’ve been carrying around.
His diligence, clear instructions, and advice have been invaluable to me. I’m so glad I finally found a trustworthy professional to help me with my finances. He has lifted a huge weight off my shoulders. His service is unlike any I have ever experienced. I cannot recommend this man more highly.

Tony is very knowledgable, smart and nice person, we consult him about startup accounting things, very recommend!
Christine

After my long time CPA retired I ended up going with an EA on the recommendation of a friend and it was a disaster. I can’t believe that particular EA is even licensed to practice. Unbeknownst to me this was a blessing in disguise. I asked good friends for CPA referrals and reached out to them to arrange a meeting: one never returned my call, another one said he is too busy with «CEO types returns» etc. Having nowhere else to go I started to use Unilocal to find a CPA, read reviews and narrowed down the list to Tony based on reviews, but also years of experience and finally the one on one initial meeting. A few things stand out: Tony has a team and a system in place which means he can scale without messing up. Him and his team follow up which everyone should do but they don’t. They are also organized. Further, Tony explains what he does. It is my experience that if you can explain what you are doing to others you understand what you are doing in the first place. Finally, if you come up with ideas, questions he is capable of quickly assessing them and incorporating the ones that can be relevant. I started recommending him the minute I left his office.

Tony is a 5-​star accountant. He is responsive and explains accounting clearly. He is great with both personal and business accounting.

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I recently found Tony via Unilocal.He had an incredibly high rating and now I know why. Our business needed a new CPA and I wanted to find someone who could make everything clear to me. He did just that, he ensures you understand everything so you together can make the most informed decision.
I highly recommend him.

Tony helped me finally get my taxes in order. I’d been to a couple of the other firms that are rated highly on Unilocal: Liberty, who were ok during crunch time but told me they couldn’t amend a particular item because they didn’t have Turbo Tax (!!). And Olsen, who were fairly unresponsive even after they had my paperwork.
Tony is friendly and knowledgeable, but what I found most helpful is that he gives you clear steps to dealing with any anomalies. A couple of unanswered questions is all it takes for me to shove my taxes in a drawer forever – now I’m all caught up and will definitely be back to see Tony!

For the past few years I’ve been doing my own taxes, including those for my sole proprietorship photography business, using TurboTax. But after starting a new LLC last year things became complicated enough that I thought I should get a little help with my taxes this year. I went to a well-​reviewed tax preparation outfit and although they were nice and seemed knowledgeable about the ins and outs of preparing a return, they weren’t able to give me any real guidance about my particular businesses. They were more like an upscale H&R Block.
So I reached out to Tony, figuring that as a CPA he might be able to give me the help I was looking for. He exceeded my expectations completely. At our first meeting, we talked for an hour about the nature of my businesses and the questions I had about them, and he gave me some specific and really helpful advice about the best way to structure them for tax purposes. And he didn’t charge me a cent for the meeting!
After getting a quote for doing my return, I sent him the information he requested, along with the TurboTax return I’d already done for the year. He proceeded to get me a tax refund nearly twice as big as the one I’d come up with! And he handled the entire process with integrity and professionalism.
I’ll definitely be going back to Tony again next year!

Fast, reliable, complete, explains things well — highly recommended
Tax forms and tax situations are difficult to understand already. As a non-U.S. citizen it’s even harder. End of February we ran into a difficult situation that the online tax tools and search just couldn’t solve. I am so glad I found Tony: he saved us so much time and money, explained everything very patiently despite fitting us into his tight schedule unplanned, and delivered a complete package with some nifty insights and attention to detail. And it was so easy to work with him, no endless back and forth! I should have used Tony a long time ago instead of spending an agonizing week by myself and still missing things.
our tax return got accepted without a glitch, already got the necessary follow-​up paperwork from the IRS back, and we’re on track to resolve our issue. Having Tony really gave me peace-​of-​mind.
We will definitely use him again going forward, and now considering using him for our business as well — I highly recommend him.

Unlike other CPAs we’ve worked with in the area, my husband and I actually felt like Tony was trying to save us money! Our taxes seemed more complicated than ever this year and he took the time to walk us through all our options and was very patient when we had any questions. His rate was reasonable as well. We’ll definitely be doing our taxes with him in the future!

Tony is a blessing.
We had complicated taxes this year: dealing with grant employment in another state, moving an LLC from another state and setting it up in CA, and filing joint taxes for the first time. Tony walked us through the process step-​by-​step and maximized our return. We could not have been happier with the outcome.
Not only is he extremely efficient and clear in his communication, he is polite and incredibly nice. We recommend him highly to anyone who needs help… and really to anyone who DOESN’T need they think help, because he’ll save you money.

Tony is a boss. 15 minutes saved me 15% or more on my taxes…
I’m just kidding. Except I’m totally not.
Tony’s a great guy and he does great work. He does taxes for me and two of my companies and I’ve referred 4 – 5 people to him as well who are all happy.

We were referred to Tony by a client. Our first year in businiess and tax season was a bit scary. Tony walked us through everything that we could expense and when it was time to file, he was awesome. Very responsive via email and we are extremely pleased that we have someone that we can count on to handle our taxes. He explains things so that it is easy to understand.
I highly reccommended him.

Tony is seriously, seriously the best. He was incredibly kind, flexible and professional in all our written communication. But it was his free consultation that seriously blew me out of the water!
Even with professional bookkeepers, my business partner and I had dozens of questions about the best way to file our taxes, about various expenses, about write-​offs, quarterly estimated taxes, and so on. Tony spent an hour patiently and clearly answering all of our inquiries. I left his office feeling like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and also empowered to be even smarter in my business moving forward!
Could not recommend Tony more highly!

Man, I wish I had met with Tony a whole lot sooner in the process of starting my own business. I used LegalZoom and filed as an LLC, rather than as an S-​Corp, mostly because I just didn’t understand the difference between the two. The first time I met Tony, he walked me step-​by-​step through the differences between the two and how the decision would impact my business financially. Was it better for me to be an S Corp? Yes, yes it was.
Tony handled refiling me as an S-​Corp (thank goodness!) and the IRS approved me without a hitch. Now I’ve got Tony doing my taxes for my first year in business. I didn’t get a business credit card or checking account until late in 2014, so my expenses are spread across multiple credit cards and bank accounts. As you might imagine, I have a lot of questions about how to put a coherent statement together. Tony is incredibly responsive via email, and overall fantastic to work with.
I spent a lot of time looking for a CPA last year, poring over Unilocal reviews and websites. I am *so* glad I went with Tony. He makes an ordinarily onerous task about as painless as it could be. THANK YOU TONY!

Tony helped guide me through refiling my LLC as an S-​Corp, which saved me hundreds of dollars. He took the time to explain tax law to me, which I really appreciated; I’m a new entrepreneur and like to know the lay of the land. I’ve already recommended Tony to other friends and now am happy to do the same to you, internet-​at-​large.
He’s also very fast to respond to my email questions, which is a big plus.

I went to Tony to amend two years of tax returns. Despite being the busy end-​of-​year tax time, Tony was able to call me back same day and schedule an appointment the next day.
Tony’s rates were competitive and in line with other CPAs downtown. Additionally, although Tony estimated 10 days to amend the returns, he was able to do it in half the time. Tony was very thorough in explaining everything — what additional information he needed, the amended dollar amounts in the tax returns, and how best to mail in the amended tax returns.
The reviews don’t lie — I wish I could give Tony more than 5 stars.