Williams & Associates

He’s been our tax guy for years. He’s fair honest and patient and always find us money on our taxes! One thing that he did that I really appreciated was come to my car and pick up/​drop off our paperwork instead of having me unstrap my two children. Highly recommend! Thank you for great work. Sorry we tend to file at the last minute.

This review is several months over due. Earlier this year, I got my late 2012 (oops) and 2013 taxes done here by Mr. Williams and I am very satisfied with the result. Before this, I used Turbo Tax, which is super easy and user friendly, BUT what I learned after getting my taxes done at Williams and Associates, is that I likely made mistakes that didn’t get me the full return I could have received had I gone through a professional. One year I did part time contact work, and worked at an organization part of the year which complicated my taxes.
This is no H&R Block or other watered down corporate tax service where people just show up to click a bunch of computer keys to spew out your return. Williams & Associates is a local professional family owned business based in Oakland that offers honest and personal attention. The fees were reasonable and fair, and based on individual needs (business owner, joint filing, etc.). I should have gotten my taxes filed earlier than I did, and I had a short wait, but it was my own fault for filing a few days before the tax deadline (oops…again). They also process extensions if you are filing late.
As another review mentioned, Mr. Williams is patient and thoroughly explained the tax process and next steps. Happy to have found a tax guy :)

Robert Williams has been the tax preparation specialist for my taxes as well as my partner Ross’s taxes for 5 years. He is thorough, patient, explains things clearly and well, and always completes things when he says he is going to! His office is a warm and inviting environment, and his daughter Erica, who assists him, is very knowledgeable as well. Surja Jessup