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A good CPA does not just fill out your tax return and sign it; he should help you create strategies and long term planning. Done right, those strategies save you money in the long run, and let you sleep at night. After 2 years of having our previous out-of-state CPA do our 6 returns, it was clear we needed better (even just some) advice. At our first meeting, Mike listened to a brief overview of our businesses and asked a few questions. By the third one, I realized that our previous CPA had never asked about those topics. Although it took almost 5 months to clean up all the books and bring the filings current, our invoice was actually less than our previous annual bills. I've recommended Mike to a number of friends; each of them has a different need and he's helped each streamline their accounting.
Laura Bueermann
ELJ Management, Inc.
Palm Desert, CA
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I have moved to Palm Springs from New York in 2001. Since then, he is taking care of my tax returns.
I am completely satisfied with his services, since he makes my personalized tax planning.
I have introduced several friends of mine. Without exceptions, all of them are enjoying his services.
Shunji Ushihara
Palm Springs, CA
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Several years ago I was looking for a good CPA to help me make some good tax decisions regarding my business. I heard about Mike and made an appointment to see him. Best thing I ever did. Mike was able to point out to me several areas of my business where I was not taking full advantage of the tax laws as well as correcting some things I was doing wrong. In the first year alone the savings I realized were more than 5 times the amount of Mike's bill. Thanks Mike.
Jack Pray
Ask Jack Travel
Palm Springs, CA
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We hired Mike as our CPA in February of 2008. We had some pretty serious tax problems that were not our fault. They were caused by incompetent tax preparation and compounded by a lazy and incompetent tax attorney who advertizes on TV (no names, but the initials are B.G.). We thought there was nothing Mike could do to fix our problems, as everyone else we'd hired had either created them or made them worse. The IRS was refusing to help us resolve the issue. The first time I met him I was so upset I couldn't stop crying. I really thought there was nothing we could do to fix our problem.
Mike promised to fix our problems and he honored his word. He didn't make any sweeping promises about making everything go away, but he told us what we could reasonably expect. Things resolved at the better end of possible scenarios. Any delays in the process were due to the IRS dragging their feet.
Mike really cares about his clients and I'm glad that we hired him.
April Cochran
Bermuda Dunes, CA
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We are French citizens and are not familiar with your American tax laws. We have investments in the United States. We live in France but are sometimes in the United States. We originally met with Michael in 2004 but did not engage him then. We chose a bigger Palm Springs firm who told us things that sounded better. We wish we had hired Michael first.
We had tax problems and received notices on these in 2007. We owed many penalties and interest. The other accountant wanted to charge us so much to fix the problems we had because of their advice. We talked to Michael again and hired him. He helped us fix our tax problems. We are too busy to have these kind of problems.
Jerome Sargenton and Maurice Gombault
Versailles, France
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We met Mike at a
DBA function in 2001 and were impressed with his involvement in the
community. We own a niche boutique hotel in Palm Springs. At the
time, we were using another accountant. After a few years, with
fees almost doubling, we called Mike in 2004. It was the best move
we could have made. He quickly got acquainted with our business,
and gave us suggestions on how to save money. He went back to prior
years, made adjustments which had a positive impact on the current
tax years. He is up front, a great communicator we definitely
recommend him to other business owners, large or small.
Paul Pressman
Bruce Wishnefsky
Owners: El Mirasol Villas - Palm Springs |
Cal-Test Drug Testing Services has tried many other local
C.P.A. services here in the valley and we have found that their
claims of good service and I.R.S. experience just didn't meet our
expectations. When it comes to getting the job done right, with
the most tax benefits to Cal-Test...Mike is your man. He gets the
job done right, on time and with the least amount of time
expended. Plus he doesn't nickel and dime you to death with extra
fees. Mike has found many other deductions and benefits the other
guys simply over looked or didn't have the knowledge to find. Mike
legally saved Cal-Test several times what he cost us to prepare our
2005 taxes! I would highly recommend Mike to any business, large or
small. He gets the job done, when all others fall short.
Kevin Odenbaugh, C-SAPA/CPC-T
President, Cal-Test, Inc.
www.caltest.cc
As a small
business owner I found that hiring Mike McGinnis as my CPA was the
smartest move I ever made. From the start he analyzed my company
and recommended to incorporate. He personally came in and
thoroughly reorganized the computer programs and the filing systems
to the effective and smooth business operation it is today. My
administrative office, dispatch, and field employees have all
benefited from his services, making this business owner a very
happy man. Michael's dedication and personal involvement is a
breath of fresh air and extremely rare. It's a pleasure to
recommend his services and we always look forward to working with
him and his staff.
Philip D.
Myers
President,
PDM Plumbing Services, Inc.
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