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7548 Sepulveda Blvd
Van Nuys, California 91405
They offer a wide range of services. The prices are great (I shopped around and they are the cheapest) and they get things done quickly. I got an apostille and translation for a death certificate. They really know their stuff :)
excellent service Susy Bracco was on time to notarize. She was super professional and extremely kind and friendly. She is knowledgeable and at the same time a pleasure to talk to. I highly recommend her
Do not do your taxes here. This woman and her inaccurate tax preparation cost my my 2024 return because apparently we owed taxes dating back to 2019. When we reached out to her, we were brushed off and given no clarification whatsoever. I've had much better service at an H&R Block. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Suzy Q is an amazing human being. She's smart, quick, and efficient with her services. Her customer service is impeccable. Go see her, NOW!
Very good place to do your taxes, notary public and translation, you need to visit Susy the owner. Good lady Jude from Van Nuys
I was recommended by my roommate to give Susy a call to help me out on my tax. The overall experience was great, I had a great time talking to Susy through the whole process. I believe it only took about 30-40 minutes for her to do my taxes. She made sure everything was correct and made me feel welcomed. I will be using her services for next year's taxes! Thank you Susy On another note, if you can find parking in the plaza, use the street next to it I was able to find parking there.
Susy is the absolute best. Year after year I continue doing my taxes with her because she knows what she's doing, she also guides me and helps me stay compliant with the state. I highly recommend making an appointment first, she's always busy but I guarantee when it's your turn, her focus will be on you and trying to help you. Thank you Susy!
Susana was extremely nice and helpful. I recommend her for all your services come down and support her.
They never finished my service...horrible, horrible attention...they don't know what are they doing. Suzy Bracco is one of the worst person i ever meet, so unprofessional,rude, disrespectful,if you check the reviews you can see i'm not the only complaining about her attitude, this person call me a liar, charge me the whole seevice up front, change the price of my service in middle of the process and i agree to pay it. She went took a vacation, two weeks after started my process and never answer my phone cal
Susy was really helpful in resolving a very complex case involving multiple documents both in the US and Argentina. She is very helpful and patient trying to understand your needs. I'll definitely use her services again.
Susy came in 10 after my appointment time for my livescan and was extremely unprofessional. She made it seem as she is doing me a favor, it is her job and could have easily said no to me when we spoke on the phone. Saying " I don't know why "people" come here I know it's convenient. because of the distance but there are so many other places" Extremely rude!!
I am very pleased with El Faro Services. I've asked for Susy's assistance twice already and in both times, she really delivered professional services to me and my wife. She went above and beyond by traveling to the location where it was convenient for me and my wife, and patiently waited. Very professional and very accommodating. I highly recommend El Faro Services!
It was cool that this place has online appointment booking for LiveScan but I got to the place and the business was not open. I called the business number with no answer. Not professional and do not recommend.
Worked many times with Susy and El Faro services, from bilingual international documents, to apostilles to notarization. Always red carpet service, got the work done perfectly and in time. Always kept me posted on the progress and helped me to make it as simple as possible. Highly recommend, very reliable.
Susy has been our accountant for multiple years. Very professional and gets things done right away. She always does an excellent job. I would definitely recommend Susy, you will be in great hands!
Have been doing my taxes with Susy for 7 years now and won't go anywhere else. Very knowledgeable and quick. I appreciate her sending me things thru email and hard copies. Thank you!
Suzy is amazing super helpful. She's been doing my taxes for years! And not just me but my whole family. Super fast, super helpful, super professional. Always a pleasure doing my taxes with her.
Great service very nice super intelligent fast I would recommend Susie if you have any tax needs or the professional help
Thank you for squeezing me in at the end of the day before you were closing for vacation! I really appreciate it and will come back for any other services I need. It was very fast and the women were very kind.
Susy Bracco is efficient, detail oriented and a problem-solver. She is knowledgeable, professional and she makes you feel at home. I'm deeply grateful for all the help I received at El Faro Services.
Excellent service and fair prices. Susi is very enthusiastic in giving information and answering any question you may have. She is very honest and trustworthy. I highly recomend her services.
Amazing service! Second time getting prints here she is helpful and very kind and I appreciate her fitting me in even though she is very busy! Thank you so much!
Bad very bad service. The IHSS give me this address to go for fingerprints. The lady there was so rude and told me they didn't accept walk-ins when the ihhs paper says they accept walk-ins. Don't recommend this place.
Very good customer service. Suzy is very knowledgeable and gave me great adivise for some documents I needed to fill out. She is honest and recommend her services.
Very nice lady, and very customer satisfaction oriented. Great help, and worked fast. My live scan was done within minutes and I was in and out of there in no time.
I've been using el faro services for 6 years and they are great! Excellent services!
The service is exceptionally kind and considerate. Easy and efficient Live Scans. Highly recommend.
Sussy is very nice she even sends postcards to her customers for new year's. On top of having reasonable prices and good service.
Great service, accurate and fast. All my family is doing our taxes with this company and we are happy I recommended their service to my friends and they are happy as well.
Susy She's a Profesional Lady., She's so nice and Help alott on everything. This is my 2nd time I go with her. Honestly I recommend her
Susy is great. I highly recommend her. She's quick and very knowledgeable, she knows what she's doing. Thank you Susy !
Suzy is amazing! She helped me a lot with my taxes. I recommend her
Quick and easy, and please remember to call ahead and make an appointment :)
Susy was very welcoming since I walked in and walked me through the whole live Scan process. Great service!
I've been coming here for two years already and Susy really takes her time to help me and my husband. There's no other place we'll go to do our taxes ??
great service and advice from Susy, I highly recommend and nice personality she has.
Susy is very efficient, very resourceful. Always looking out in your best interest...
susy helped me get my taxes done, she was very professional and nice i recommend going to el faro services !
Great customer service , & also very quick ! Susy takes all COVID precautions for everyone?s safety & is very helpful
Went in for my life scan, both ladies were very helpful, great service! I recommend this place, Thank you both for your help
Unprofessional lady rude and disrespectful having an appointment and when arrive disrespecting saying don't look at me im not attending im going to leave and having more people waiting
Excellent service, fast and professional.
So very nice! Extremely efficent! I recommend you come here for live scan!
They made me drive 10 miles for nothing. They confirmed on the phone that they are open when I got here the door is closed and their not answering calls. Waste of time.
it took more than an hour to do notary, called them before coming the guys told there one person ahead but turned out 4.
Very good place! Everything was great . I will come back.
helped me out even though i didn't have an appointment thank you!
Great service! Thank you Susy for all your help!
Worse customer service this chubby lady gave me attitude since the first minute I walk in not coming back
Thank you Susy for your professionalism and hard work!
Great customer service! Friendly and professional!
Excellent service! Fast and reliable.
Reasonable prices with excellent customer service.
Very helpful very kind
Very nice lady excellent service
(Translated by Google) Terrible service, so lousy and rude, the lady tells us that in order to do something good, she did something wrong in serving us, I don't recommend it, the lady is all arrogant. We need it, but don't forget that if you don't have clients, you don't eat, lady. (Original) P?simo servicio es tan p?simo y grosera la do?a nos dice que por hacer un bien hizo un mal en atendernos no lo recomiendo toda prepotente la do?a Nosotros necesitamos pero que no se le olvide que si no tiene clientes
(Translated by Google) One of the best tax services for any Latin person, the process is explained in detail for your maximum satisfaction. Mrs. Suzy is very professional and expert in what she does. If I could I would give six stars. (Original) Uno de los mejores servicios de taxes para cualquier persona latina, se le explica el proceso a detalle para su m?xima satisfacci?n. La se?ora Suzy es muy profesional y experta en lo que hace. Si pudiera yo dar?a seis estrellas.
(Translated by Google) El Faro has excellent customer service, its director Susy Braco has great knowledge of all the services the company offers. I have an excellent experience with them. Highly recommended not only because of his experience and responsibility but also with the year after year follow-up of his clients is truly remarkable. (Original) El Faro tiene un excelente servicio al cliente, su directora Susy Braco tiene un gran conocimiento en todos los servicios que ofrece la compa??a. Yo tengo una
(Translated by Google) I contacted Sussy from Argentina. I needed to apostill a California marriage certificate from 1985. She advised me excellently, apostilled the certificate and sent it to my home very quickly. Everything took three weeks. The payment was accessible. A genius. I recommend it 100% (Original) Contact? a Sussy desde Argentina. Necesitaba apostillar un acta de matrimonio de California de 1985. Ella me asesor? excelentemente, apostill? el acta y me la envi? a m? domicilio rapid?simo. Todo d
(Translated by Google) I am very very happy with the service and assistance they always gave me at El Faro to do my taxes. I started from scratch and without understanding anything and they always explained things to me and it seemed simple to me, especially because I live 6 hours away and still doing the procedures from a distance was very easy. Great service and friendliness. I will definitely never change my Tax agent. 100% recommended!!!
(Translated by Google) Excellent service, efficient and very friendly (Original) Excelente servicio, eficiente y muy amable
(Translated by Google) Susy is excellent, I recommend her 100%, very professional in all her work and above all understanding, she tries to help and give advice on everything you need. Susy is excellent, I recommend her 100% very professional in all her work and especially comprehensive, try to help and give advice on everything you need. (Original) Susy es excelente la recomiendo al 100% muy profesional en todo su trabajo y sobre todo comprensiva, trata de ayudar y dar asesor?a en todo lo que necesites .
(Translated by Google) Very good service for taxes, professional and quality service. I recommend it 100% ???? (Original) Muy buen servicio para los taxes, servicio profesional y de calidad. Lo recomiendo 100% ????
(Translated by Google) Super happy. Susy Bracco resolved our 2-year back taxes in a matter of days and we began to manage an ITIN number without having to submit original documentation to the IRS. Fast, attentive (she explains everything), kind and very diligent. We stayed with her. Super happy. Susy Bracco solved our 2-year back taxes & ITIN number in a matter of days in the middle of the pandemic. Thanks to her, we asked an ITIN number without having to submit original documentation to the IRS. Quick, at
(Translated by Google) terrible service. He ignored me for many days, when I called his attention to it he said that he hadn't forgotten me but that he was busy and then (until now) he let about a month pass... obviously he doesn't need my business, and from now on I don't even know I plan to give it! ANSWER 1.) I don't spend my time giving bad reviews. If you notice, I give as many bad ones as good ones. 2.) Although you sent your information, they appeared at the end of your email, as if they were part
(Translated by Google) Susy did an excellent job. Even with us living on the east coast everything was super quick and easy. I highly recommend it (Original) Susy hizo un trabajo excelente. Incluso con nosotros que vivimos en la costa este todo fue s?per r?pido y f?cil. La recomiendo much?simo
(Translated by Google) Susanna was amazing. Attention and professionalism is what every company should have. For Notary Public, fingerprinting and tax services I recommend it 100% 5 stars!! (Original) Susana fue incre?ble. La atenci?n y su profesionalismo es lo que toda compa??a debe tener. Para servicios de Notario p?blico, fingerprinting y taxes lo recomiendo 100% 5 stars!!
(Translated by Google) Susana is very responsible! He makes sure that the entire service is in order and is very trustworthy. Always attentive and predisposed. (Original) Susana es muy responsable! Se preocupa por que todo el servicio est? en orden y es de mucha confianza. Siempre atenta y predispuesta.
(Translated by Google) With a lot of patience and dedication, they managed to navigate with skill and extreme patience through the bureaucratic paths of our Argentina to finally ensure that my dad could collect his retirement from the United States. The road was long but El Faro Services made it! Record Susy Bracco!! (Original) Con mucha paciencia y dedicacion logran navegar con destreza y extrema paciencia por los caminos burocraticos de nuestro Argentina para finalmente lograr que mi papa pudiese cobrar
(Translated by Google) Super fast service and good prices. I highly recommend. Always seeing the client's benefit. I have processed my taxes with her and I recommend the service. (Original) Service super fast and good prices. I highly recommend. Siempre viendo el beneficio del cliente. Eh procesado mis taxes con ella y les recomiendo el servicio.
(Translated by Google) Susy is very friendly and helpful! It was very helpful for us. Thank you for your services!!! (Original) Susy es muy amable y servicial! Fue de mucha ayuda para nosotros. Gracias por tus servicios!!!
(Translated by Google) Susy is very good at doing taxes, she takes her time and answers all my questions when I have a doubt, I recommend her 100%. (Original) Susy es muy buena haciendo los taxes toma su tiempo y responde todas mis preguntas cuando tengo una duda la recomiendo 100%
(Translated by Google) Delighted... with Ms. Susy very kind... she explains everything very well in detail and very nice. With my Girl she put a movie on everything very excellent... Super Recommended... (Original) Encantada... con la Sra. Susy muy amable... te explica Todo Muy Bien a Detalle y Bien Linda Con my Ni?a le puso una Movie todo muy excelente... Super Recomendado...
(Translated by Google) The best service!!! Thank you Susy for your help!! Super recommended!! Notary Public...Taxes...Live Scan Fingerprints... Very professional and first class service!! (Original) The best service!!! Gracias Susy por tu ayuda!! Super recomendable!! Notary Public...Taxes...Live Scan Fingerprints... Muy profesional y el servicio de primera!!
(Translated by Google) Me. Like. Go Asher. The. Taxes. With. Her. Because. He is. Kind. Reliable friendly. Ase. 6.years What. I'm. With. Her. Many. Thanks (Original) Me. Gusta. Ir. Aser. Los. Taxs. Con. Ella. Porque. Es. Amable. Confiable amigable. Ase. 6.anos Que. Estoy. Con. Ella. Muchas. Grasias
(Translated by Google) Terrible service, unprofessional, I will never set foot in that place again. (Original) P?simo servicio, poco profesional nunca mas vuelvo a pisar ese local.
(Translated by Google) I recommend their services 100%. Very attentive and professional. (Original) Recomiendo 100% sus servicios. Muy atentos y profesionales.
(Translated by Google) Thank you very much for your patience, everything went perfectly. (Original) Muchas gracias por su paciencia todo salio perfecto
(Translated by Google) It is an excellent place to do your paperwork, fast, easy, and at a very good price! (Original) Es un excelente lugar par? hacer tus tr?mites, r?pido, f?cil, y a muy buen precio!
(Translated by Google) Excellent professional service (Original) Exelente servicio profecional
(Translated by Google) A very comfortable place and very good service and professionalism, thank you very much. (Original) Un lugar muy confortable y muy buena atenci?n y profesionalismo muchas gracias .
(Translated by Google) Notarize a travel permit... very good service and very good prices (Original) Notarice un permiso de viaje.. muy buen servicio y muy buenos precios
(Translated by Google) The best Service I recommend them, very friendly, very good service, the best ???? (Original) El mejor Servicio los Recomiendo muy amable muy buen servicio la mejor ????
(Translated by Google) Very good service, kindness, efficiency, thank you (Original) Muy buen servicio , amabilidad , eficiencia gracias
(Translated by Google) Very efficient and very attentive (Original) Muy eficiente y muy atenta
(Translated by Google) Terrible service (Original) P?simo servicio
(Translated by Google) Excellent service THANK YOU SUSY!!!! (Original) Excelente servicio GRACIAS SUSY !!!!
(Translated by Google) Excellent service. (Original) Excelente servicio.
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Fees vary based on location, services, and complexity. Basic tax preparation may cost $150-$500, while business accounting or audits can range from $1,000 to $10,000+. Request a detailed fee structure upfront and compare quotes from multiple CPAs.
Yes, many CPAs offer remote services through secure online platforms for document sharing and virtual consultations. Ensure they use encrypted tools for data security. Remote CPAs can be effective if they understand your local tax laws or business regulations.
During consultations, evaluate their ability to explain complex financial concepts clearly. Ask sample questions about taxes or financial strategies and note their responsiveness and clarity. Good communication ensures you understand their advice and fosters a productive relationship.
Beware of CPAs who guarantee specific tax refunds, lack a valid license, or have disciplinary actions on record. Avoid those with poor communication, vague fee structures, or negative reviews highlighting unethical behavior. Always verify their credentials independently.
Large firms offer more resources and specialized teams but may charge higher fees. Solo practitioners often provide personalized service and lower costs but may have limited availability. Choose based on your needs, budget, and preference for personalized attention.
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