Jan Zobel EA

Told me she would charge me if i attend the class she was offering (sent me several emails). I didn’t want to commit since I wasn’t sure I would be able to make it. She asked me to give her my credit card info «to hold a spot». She said she was not going to charge it until I attend the class. Later I received a bill although I couldn’t/didn’t attend the class!
When I contacted her she said I needed to read the email carefully as it said the fee was non-​refundable! I mean, come on! She is supposed to be the person to help us with these” fine prints”, not the one who would trap us into one of them!
In a way, I’m glad this incidence helped me get to know her and never consider hiring her as my accountant. The first rule of business is trust and credibility.
UPDATE:
Obviously she doesn’t know that on the Unilocal people can use nicknames.
Like I said, she called me and told me «I am not going to charge you unless you come to the class, but I need your credit card number to hold your spot»
The credit card company said that the only reason they had to charge me is that email. They said I can contest it if I want. But I’m not going to because I would rather use my time for my business and be productive.
The fact that she prefers to fight the potential clients instead of serving and atracting them tells the whole story. I rest my case.

Is it strange that I love my accountant?
Jan Zobel is a wonderful accountant who specializes in working with self-​employed people and independent contractors. She’s been helping me with my 1099s for the past 7 years and I don’t know what I’d do without her. My tax returns have been different every year for various reasons and I always come to her a bundle of stress, with a million questions, but I always leave her office feeling relieved and in control of my taxes. She’s extremely thoughtful and thorough and she’s great at talking you through difficult concepts and decisions.
She also teaches a great tax seminar for self-​employed people that I found extremely helpful.
She has offices in the Mission in SF and in Montclair in Oakland.