Lacy A Rieber, CPA

As other reviewers mentioned, Lacy is quick and professional. If you are looking for the most honest CPA that will get the feds and the state every penny that they ask for, Lacy is the person to go to. Every online service that I tried gave me a higher return than Lacy did. Her fee for my wife and I was $ 340.

Lacy is a skilled Certified Public Accountant. I have used her services for the past two years, since my previous long-​time CPA retired. Her knowledge, flexibility, and caring approach make her an easy choice when preparing taxes. Plus, her location is convenient and there is always ample parking in the lot behind her office.
I hate to validate agressive Unilocal users by addressing them, so I will speak generally about Certified Public Accountants.
1. If you are looking for the cheapest possible option, don’t use a highly skilled CPA. Go to H & R block where a «tax preparer» (not a skilled CPA) will essentially punch in numbers for you.
2. If you don’t ask how much a service will cost before agreeing and moving forward, you don’t have grounds to act surprised when you get a bill.
3. If you are looking for someone to «bend the rules» don’t use a CPA. They are regulated by the state board and tax law doesn’t bend – it breaks.
I have never been more satisfied with a CPA and I have never gotten my returns so quickly. Thanks Lacy!

We’ve had Lacy do our taxes two years running now. She’s been fast, a pleasure to work with and clearly knows her stuff. I highly recommend her!

We engaged Lacy based on the reviews posted about her here on Unilocal.My partner and I had a wonderful tax preparer who retired last year. We were very stressed out about needing to find a replacement for him; we file individual federal returns and a joint state return. Very complex and much more that we are comfortable doing on our own. Lacy did an excellent job and her fees were more than fair. We could not be more pleased with the job she did. Tax time can be stressful, but now, we don’t have to worry about a competent CPA to handle the process. Thank you again, Lacy, for the excellent job you did.

I always do my own taxes, but due to certain circumstances I felt that I needed assistance from a professional. I was referred to Lacy and am very pleased. She proved to be personable, organized, efficient & knowledgeable. She emailed me a form to complete beforehand and our in office meeting was less than 20 minutes, which is important when you have an 18 month old baby. She made what I thought would be a somewhat difficult task extremely easy for me and I am very thankful. I will definitely use her from now on to handle my financial matters.

You can stop looking for a CPA in Santa Cruz County. Lacy has it all – she’s articulate, thorough, smart, funny and real – a rare combination in finance. Thank you Lacy for presenting real solutions beyond cookie-​cutter formulas. We are very happy!
–pw

Lacy Rieber is a true professional. She came recommended to me and I recommend her to you.
«Thank you for your speedy, last minute services today. SC county… If you are in need of a CPA and or general bookkeeping skills from a professional, please contact Lacy… she comes highly recommended.”~ E. Lopez

I hate doing my own taxes and I’m so glad that after finding Lacy I wont ever have to do them again. She’s quick, knows what’s she’s talking about and is completely professional. I am really glad that she decided to open up her own business — I know she will be so successful in this venture!

My wife and I went to Lacy this year for our taxes. She is very attentive, detailed-​oriented, but, most importantly, is a genuine person who is a pleasure to be around. For us, taxes have been a real pain in past years, but this year went very smooth, and we will definitely be having Lacy as our permanent tax guru. We exchanged tax and financial documentation over email and through the mail, and when we went to Santa Cruz for a weekend trip, Lacy was able to button up our taxes in the office on a Saturday in less than 30 minutes. In addition to helping us with this year’s taxes, she gave us some great ideas for 2012 that will not only improve our tax position but help us in household budgeting as well. Lacy is an easy 5 stars – a talented CPA and a very friendly person!

It was time for taxes again and i needed to find someone whom i could trust with my tax needs i asked around and one name kept coming up Lacy Rieber, I made contact with Lacy and was put right at ease, her friendly professional attitude made her very easy to work with and made it a very pleasant experience on my end .My taxes were finished quickly and when i arrived at her office to pick up the finished papers she told me a few ideas she had that might help me the next year, above and beyond anything i have encountered before its no wonder to me now why so many people told me she is so great. I have and will continue to recommend Lacy to anyone with tax or any accounting needs.

After a horrible experience at H&R Block that caused me to walk out, I called Lacy. She was professional and very knowledgeable, she also helped me from over 100 miles away! I cannot thank Lacy enough for a great tax experience this year. Will definitely be a repeat customer!

I recently had my taxes done with Lacy. Excellent service! I will be returning to Lacy for my taxes from now on. Lacy actually gave me prep info prior to my appointment and was very courteous and informative. I am happy to support a small business in the town I grew up in too. We need more of that now a days.

I highly recommend Lacy for anyone who dreads tax season like me. Taxes have never been easier! She is great to work with and will maximize your return efficiently at a reasonable cost. My husband and I will be using her services again this year and are referring our friends to her as well.