Daddy Don’s Tax Service

Don prepared my taxes last year, and l’m here to tell you DO NOT USE HIM TO EVEN WASH YOUR DOG! He told me that I owed nothing to the State, but a few months later my bank accounts were drained. They attached a $ 2,000 fine, all do to his inability to perform his job.
As if that weren’t enough, I’ve been disabled for twenty-​three years after a terrible car accident. A letter had come from my disability carrier that I needed to see their doctor for a review. The letter happened to be among my tax documents that Donald needed to prepare my taxes. Instead of giving me the letter and alerting me to this very necessary appointment, it was shoved into a file folder and forgotten. Because I was unaware of the appointment and never even saw that letter until a year later, my benefits were stopped. Now, I’m having to pay a lawyer to help fight and have my benefits reinstated. Meanwhile, his error has cost me around $ 40,000! Run screaming!

Daddy Don is AWESOME!!! We we’re late in filing AND out of Delaware… Don handled everything smoothly, professionally AND made it fun! Highly recommend!

I had to get a few years of taxes to be done and I made the best decision by going to Don’s service. He’s efficient and friendly and get’s the job done! His prices are VERY reasonable, don’t hesitate to use his services

What can i say about this man — Just awesome!
I was in waaaay over my head with years of unfiled taxes and honestly terrified of the whole process.
Daddy Don took what i had and made everything so simple.
I really needed someone who could sort through the mess and make sure everything was in order. I’m no longer worried about any of it and i’m so glad i found him.
I can’t say enough good things about Daddy Don.
I would recommend him to anyone i know.

I’ve been coming to Daddy Don for 4 years and I’ve been happy with his service each year. I find everyone to be personable and the experience painless. My refunds have always been on time and more than if I had done things on my own. The additional refunds always end up offsetting the cost of having a professional tax preparer. So it’s a good value.

Donald is a fantastic acceptant, he is confidential, down to earth and as real a person as you will ever find. He always gets back to me quickly, and gets me back an amazingly LARGE refund, he is up from about his fees, an all around great guy. I had a IRS issue two years ago that a former accountant couldn’t resolve and Donald resolved it for me within 2 days. You won’t be sorry you used him and you will refer your friends and use him year after year. Thanks Donald for being amazing

Daddy Don’s Tax service was great for me. I had a big stack of papers and an issue from a prior year’s tax statement that Don helped resolve. There were a lot of things Don pointed out that helped me get a larger return because I work in sales. I’d recommend this business to anyone.

I’ve been using Daddy Don for several years and he’s always been upfront and honest with me – telling me the best ways to save on my tax bill. It’s always been relatively painless and he takes care of everything.
Appreciate the work he’s always put in on my returns and then his availability throughout the year in dealing with anything that arises.

How much do I love Daddy Don? So much.
He takes extra time to answer questions and finds every possible deduction. I look to Daddy Don for world class advice and quality service. You feel like family when you are with him! Highly recommend him!

They have helped me immensely get my spending under control and took charge with debtors. My stress level has decreased with DD and his gorgeous asst at the wheel! Thank you!

Daddy Don’s Tax Service is fast, smart, inventive, creative, productive, kind and has saved me a ton of money. I’ve been with Don for years and have never had any trouble with the IRS. He’s the best! And I thank God for him. Love Loretta too!

How often can you say it’s a pleasure going to your tax accountant?!
I discovered Don and Loretta a few years ago… They saved my hide and made going through an audit relatively painless (and sometimes even a little fun)!
my taxes are now much simpler I still take the drive all the way from Venice because they’re the only people I trust.

Since moving from NYC to LA in 2010, we have worked with Daddy Don’s Tax Service and are extremely happy with their services. Don and Loretta are top notch. While professional, they have a very nice personal touch. Don was incredibly helpful in guiding me on the process of launching my own business… something that was completely foreign to me. I highly recommend them. As long as we live in LA, we will be Daddy Don’s Tax Service clients.

I turned to this tax service to do my 2010 tax return because my prior accountant made an error 3 years in a row. Unfortunately, this service made an error on my return also, showing I owed significantly more than the IRS arrived at. But becaue this was not discovered until the IRS re-​calculated, I had an added late fee to pay! Also, I was rather miffed at the owner’s superior attitude and treated me like a child (I was answering his assistant’s question and he interrupted and called to me from his desk «hey! over here! focus! I’m asking you something!») I have a law degree and would never treat my clients like that. Also, when I contacted him to tell him of the error, he never apologized and simply said «Oh». And this for his fee of over $ 500.

I have never had my taxes done by a professional before, and after having been a client of this establishment I believe that statement still holds true.
I was charged a large sum of money for Don to do my tax returns. I essentially was charged about a fourth of months paycheck, which for a young guy out of college that is a whole lot.
I originally did not think much of it, as I had no prior experience having my taxes done for me (as I said before) but I later found out that I was charged the same amount that it costs for my parents (who make far far far far far more than me, and have much more complicated taxes)!
That’s ridiculous.
I can blame myself for not having done more research about how much these services usually cost, but in all decency, after having seen my taxes and my income bracket, Don should have done the ethical thing and turned me in the proper direction to an establishment I could probably afford.
So although they were quick and polite, I must give a one star rating for the utter lack of ethical judgment.

I have been going to Don for 22 years. A lot has changed in my life in that time and I have trusted Don with my taxes knowing he stays current and knowledgeable in all facets of his craft.
He has guided me in keeping better records, saving money and allowable IRS tax deductions that in turn save me money.
He has proven to be very ethical and professional in all my dealings together,
He is not the least expensive Tax Service available, but I would rather pay for the peace of mind that Daddy Don’s provides.
Don and Loretta are miracle workers, THANKS

Daddy Don and Loretta are AMAZING! Our tax situation was complex, to say the least, and Daddy Don took care of it quickly and with no hassles. I cannot more highly reccommend an accounting team to anyone with either simple or extremely complicated taxes. (Rental properties, short sales, deed in lieu of foreclosure, investments, forensic accounting, RDPs, side-​business, HSA accounts, etc. — we had it all!)
Prior to 2009, we used an accountant who was decent, but surly and relatively slow. After becoming Registered Domestic Partner’s here in CA he was unable to properly handle our taxes due to the complicated Federal Tax laws associated with being RDPs.
So we gave TurboTax a try… we filed our Joint 2010 State return in April of 2011 using TurboTax. However, due to Federal Tax Laws requiring that we file separately, but also stipulating that we reallocate income and deductions ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ due to our RDP, we filed an extension hoping for further assistance from TT.
We quickly learned that TurboTax SUCKS! They offered no additional guidance for our situation and pointed us back to the IRS. Then, TT sent out an update email 5 months later saying that it would not be supporting functionality for RDP’s. Before we were able to bring our documentation to an accountant, we were burglarized and all of our paperwork was taken… This was complicated by the fact that we had 2 short sold out-​of-​state rental properties in 2010, tons of associated costs and a home-​based business in addition to full time employment.
Miraculously, Daddy Don was able to take apart our Joint TurboTax 2010 State return and completely rebuild our individual returns for 2010… AND WE RECEIVED A VERY SIZEABLE REFUND! Daddy Don also finished our 2011 returns quickly and efficiently — and with ANOTHER UNEXPECTED REFUND!
The staff is friendly, fun and makes one of the most stressful times of the year enjoyable. We highly recommend Daddy Don and his team!

I wanted to write an update. I received our refund, totaling over $ 4,000 because of Don’s excellent service and hard work. This whole process was very challenging for everyone involved, especially because new rules (thanks, President Obama — no, really) allow gay couples (married or domestically partnered) in community property states like California to share the tax burden.
No one knew how to navigate these new regulations, including the IRS at first, and it took several tries and letters and months to figure it all out. It’s not the full tax benefits of hetero marriage, but it’s a huge step in the right direction.
This really helps if one partner’s income is significantly higher than the other’s. If your incomes are similar, it may not be worth it. Anyway, thanks, Don. I’m sending more potential clients your way whenever I can.

Geepers!!!
Just got a call from Brian, Daddy Don’s assistant.
I was expecting the worst!!!
Because:
#1. I was a complete slacker and didn’t get my stuff to them till zero hour and needed to file an extension.
#2. Opened a small business a year ahead of schedule.
#3. I really had no clue how to reconcile my personal accounts and the business accounts since I just threw myself into it all totally blind.
#4. Even though Daddy Don helped me set up the quickbooks, I still do everything the super-​old-​school way… ya know, I actually «write» everything down in «books»…ok, so I’m stuck in the dark ages.
The outcome:
DUDE!!!
a REFUND!!!
BONUS:
My schedule is so crazy that Brian is mailing all my paperwork to me to get all the signing done and has scheduled a final appointment for me to meet with Daddy Don for a little light discipline so I can whip my quickbooks into shape for the next tax season.
Some say that Daddy Don is pricey… huh? After the time and stress he and Brian have saved me… worth every penny!!!
Wow, who else out there can say that they want to go and hug their accountants?!
Exactly,
M
:)

I made some tax boo boo’s in the past and really did not know where to start. I had most of my paperwork and was determined to finally get organized. I found Daddy Don here on Unilocal and was happy to find that everything that the previous person said was true. Don and Brian are both great, they are flexible with your schedule and explain things as they go along. In addition, he’s not really the kind of guy that is gonna find some crazy tax scheme to get you extra dinero, not my cup of tea anyway.
Its a little bit pricey but it was worth it for me to straighten everything out. Now that everything is organized I feel much better. At the end of it, you spent a little dough to do it right the first time (well, not in my case) and you have someone to go back to that will know your tax history. Don is sympathetic to your needs, friendly and is definitely someone you need to keep in your address book. He got me organized in a matter of days… I’m ready for 09′.