Espinoza Services, Inc.

Espinoza Services, Inc.

Reviews Summary

The majority of reviews praise the service for being professional, friendly, and efficient, with many long-term customers highly recommending the business. Positive feedback highlights excellent customer service, fair pricing, and helpfulness in tax and immigration matters. However, a few negative reviews mention issues with unfulfilled services, poor communication, or unexpected fees, with some expressing dissatisfaction over lack of clarity or attention. Overall, the consensus leans strongly positive, with most customers satisfied and loyal.

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Tax Preparation
Tax Planning
Financial Advisory
Small Businesses
Freelancers
Individual Taxpayers
Bilingual Services

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Features

Tax Preparation
Tax Planning
Financial Advisory
Small Businesses
Freelancers
Individual Taxpayers
Bilingual Services

Contact Information

Address

720 Palm Ave

National City, California 91950

Hours

Sunday Closed
Monday 9AM-5:30PM
Tuesday 9AM-5:30PM
Wednesday 9AM-5:30PM
Thursday 9AM-5:30PM
Friday 9AM-5:30PM
Saturday Closed

Customer Reviews

Great company! Services I received today with filing my taxes were the best by far that I?ve experienced here in San Diego! After either being overcharged way to much or just not feeling right when attempting to file my taxes with 4 other company?s in the past two weeks?.I was relieved and satisfied choosing Espinoza services Inc to help me file my taxes. Not only were they very reasonable with there tax fee, they handled my case professionally, they were very knowledgeable and were kind enough to take the

I have been a customer for almost 15 years, Ms Elisa is amazing and provides excellent service. Pricey but very professional and they always have time to help you with any concern. Everyone is great but Ms Elisa is my favorite go to person when filing taxes. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PLACE 1000%. Thank you Espinozas Tax & Immigration Services for so many years or excellent service. Very pleased and thankful with they way ive been treated since day 1.

Awesome service! Fair price ??

I have been a customer for over 16 years. I am super happy with their sevices . They honestly have the best customer service and are very efficient. I highly recommend espinozas services, because they are the best!

I?ll never go anywhere else for tax services. You definitely get what you pay for. They were able to help us figure out how to add our dependents from Mexico. It?s really convenient that they are experts in immigration and tax services. I always highly recommend them. Especially if you have dependents in Mexico or South America.

If there something that disgusts me is businesses that lie. I called to make an appointment to file my tax returns. I asked the receptionist the fee. She stated ?basic tax return starting at $130 and goes up.? I stated it was married filing jointly?only one W-2, dependants where my spouse and one child. Nothing else special about my returns. Nothing else to report such as house or other type of income. The receptionist said that would be $130. Well what happened when I showed up for my appointment was that

My husband and I went here to do our taxes and felt like everything was rushed through. The guy helping us told us he'd set up a payment plan and months later, nothing was done on his end and now were penalized. They need to take time and be more thorough about things and keep the client in the loop of every step. I wouldn't go here again. I'll make the drive to San Ysidro instead to Lupita G Fernandez Tax group.

I went to do my taxes this year with them , my niece and sister in law recommended them and I was amazed !! Alberto C really went out an beyond to help me and answered all my questions In detail very paitent young man , very professional place everyone from the moment I walked in to sign in were very polite , I?ve been to other places to do my taxes and they were always rushed and here with Espinoza I felt like he did everything to help me took this time explained everything I really recommend this place I

Elisa and her Espinoza's team are very knowledgeable and professional, I am always a very happy client of theirs. Just today I made my taxes and even though I gave Elisa a lot of extra work due to being active in the market, she was always very positive and very happy to be there answering all my questions. This the reason it is now my 4th year with them.

I have been coming here for 15 years along with alot of my family and friends they have always handled my taxes and have done a great job ?? but today I called them asking for email pdf copies of my last 5 years of taxes not hard copies email and they wanted to charge me 25 dlls per year for a file I already payed them 240 dlls to prepare each year just seemed unethical to me that they would even think about charging me for sending information that already belongs to me I can understand if I was asking for

Really friendly and professional I've been doing my taxes for years there. Every year my refund gets bigger. Who ever wants a big refund? Espinoza's Tax Service is the right place to go.I highly recommend this place..

I went in for personal and business tax purposes as well as immigration questions. They were able to answer every question I had. So professional and helpful. They really went above and beyond.

The worse office and tax service I every been to. Charge extreme to much for their service and on top of that does not work for the client. I would never refer anyone here. Point blank I can?t even give them one star. Ask questions up front and confirm or you will be screwed.

They do a very good job . Thanks

They b.s you and make last minute changes. They mentioned an amount they were gonna send me for tax returns then send me very minimum. I was disappointed cause I had hopes of making some payments but that was out of the question.

This Elisa person got paid for a service she didn't complete. I tried to contact her various times and she's never there or there excuse she won't be at the office til the afternoon . Estafadora

Fast and easy with real professionals that's happy to help as well as real respectful

Very Professional service. Friendly people

Great service and very honest and professional

Thank for the help ?? ? my hubbys been here for over 3 year ??

Best customer service on the planet hands down

Amazing people! Amazing service!

The best in the San Diego area.

Reliable and very polite.

Very professional & friendly.

(Translated by Google) My dad has been going with Elisa since he started doing taxes and now I go every year, I always recommend them because I am very kind, attentive, patient and they have very good customer service. I have been doing taxes for 3-4 years and everything is very good, I always recommend them to my friends and acquaintances, plus they speak Spanish which makes us feel more comfortable. Don't hesitate to go. (Original) Mi pap? va con Elisa desde que el comenz? a hacer impuestos y ahora voy y

(Translated by Google) Thank you for your services! Excellent service, always helping me in the best way (Original) Gracias por sus servicios! Excelente servicio, siempre ayudandome de la mejor manera

(Translated by Google) This year I have been coming here for 5 years and the truth is that I give it 20/10 Especially young Alberto, they have helped me by always giving me as much as possible, with doubts and questions ?? (Original) Con este a?o ya van 5 a?os que vengo aqu? y la verdad que le doy 20/10 En especial al joven Alberto , me han ayudado que siempre me den lo mayor posible , con dudas y preguntas ??

(Translated by Google) Excellent service and they helped us at all times. (Original) Exelente servicio y nos ayudaron en todo momento.

(Translated by Google) I have known the Espinoza Services team for 8 years and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. They are super friendly, they are at the forefront of legal updates, all very efficient and they really focus on your immigration cases, they dedicate the time and work necessary for your petition to be complete. (Original) Tengo 8 a?os conociendo al equipo de Espinoza Services y no lo cambiar?a por nada del mundo son super amables, est?n a la vanguardia con las actualizaciones leg

(Translated by Google) I would never return! I ended up preparing my taxes with TurboTax ($40 Costco) and got credits which they didn't even bother to ask me about at this place. I went to prepare my taxes at this place, when I called I told them that I wanted to prepare them with Elisa who there, attended to me only to send me to the same employee who did my taxes last year. It didn't even last 3 minutes and I already had my taxes finished, without explanations without asking me if I had other ways to add

(Translated by Google) I called to make an appointment with Elisa, and I told the person to make sure that my appointment was with Elisa, he assured me that it would be that way. When I went to my appointment it turned out that she was not in the office and that she would be available until a week later. I think they need a little help with their appointment calendar or telling the truth when clients call to make an appointment with a specific person to complete any type of procedure. (Original) Llam? para

(Translated by Google) I have been doing my tax returns with Espinoza's tax for 8 years. 8 years of very good service, I was very happy with the service, which is why I recommended it to my entire family and they were equally satisfied with the work. But this year 2021, I don't know what happened to them, pure failures, with my brother they forgot to send the documentation and the service took a long time, my wife lost documents and in addition they marked different people contradicting each other (same wor

(Translated by Google) Excellent service. Spanish or English. You are looking to get your taxes done right without worrying about problems with the IRS, this is the place. Don Pedro, Do?a Eliza and their team give you excellent attention. Tax and immigration service. (Original) Excelente servicio. Espa?ol o ingl?s. Buscas que te hagan los taxes bien sin preocuparte por problemas con IRS este es el lugar. Don pedro,do?a eliza y su equipo te dan Excelente atenci?n. Servicio de Taxes e inmigraci?n.

(Translated by Google) Espinoza tax and immigration services were recommended to my family in 2007. Since then they have offered us their services and we will continue to use them, as they have always been super professional and very helpful. It is worth mentioning that they have guided us during the immigration processes that we have processed (more than 5 cases) explaining each doubt or question throughout the process & as with our taxes to obtain the maximum refund, always looking for the benefit of the

(Translated by Google) Eliza Espinoza is a great person. She always tries to help as much as she can, always very good service and super good results. I am very happy with everything she has helped me with and I recommend her 100 percent. ???????????? (Original) Eliza Espinoza una gran persona ,Ella siempre intenta ayudar lo m?s que se puede,muy buen servicio siempre y buenos s?per buenos resultados yo estoy muy feliz por todo lo que me a ayudado y la recomiendo 100 por ciento ????????????

(Translated by Google) The service is excellent, from the receptionist to the professionals in afternoon matters or immigration matters. I have the fortune of knowing them for more than 20 years and the service they provide is first class and, above all, very professional. (Original) El servicio es excelente, desde la resepcionista hasta los profesionales en asuntos de tardes o asuntos de migraci?n. Tengo la fortuna de conocerlos por m?s de 20 a?os y el servicio que prestan es de primera y sobretodo muy p

(Translated by Google) ???????????? I really like going to that place, I have been visiting them for many years, doing my taxes with them,???????? I like how Mrs. Espinosa and her son treat one more person, I'm going to give them 200,000 stars?????????????? (Original) ???????????? Me gusta mucho en Ir a ese lugar ,ya tengo muchos a?os, visit?ndolos,, haciendo mis taxes con ellos,???????? Me gusta como tratan a uno m?s la se?ora Espinosa y su hijo,les voy a dar 200 ,000estrellas??????????????

(Translated by Google) Very good service, Mrs. Elisa, very helpful, thank you very much and they serve you very kindly, one hundred percent recommended, thank you Espinozas tax!!! ???????? (Original) Muy buen servicio la se?ora elisa muy servicial muchas gracias y te atienden con mucha amabilidad cien por ciento recomendado gracias Espinozas tax!!! ????????

(Translated by Google) They are very kind and help a lot with everything. I have been doing my taxes there for 5 years and I will continue with them. Thank you, Espinoza family. (Original) son muy amables y ayudan mucho en todo tengo 5 a?os asiendo mis impuestos ahi y seguire con ellos gracias familia espinoza

(Translated by Google) Friendly staff and they explain it very well. I recommend it. I leave very happy every year with my tax return :) (Original) Personal amables y te esplican muy bien lo recomiendo salgo muy contento cada a?o en mi declaracion de impuestos :)

(Translated by Google) I like their way of good service that they give to the customer, very friendly and responsible. with your work (Original) Me gusta su manera de buen servicio que dan al cliente muy amables y responsables. Con su trabajo

(Translated by Google) Excellent service, very professional and friendly. I recommend them. (Original) Excelente servicio, muy profesionales y amables. Los recomiendo.

(Translated by Google) Very honest, they always return calls, always answered my questions and prepared me very well for my immigration appointment, and always very friendly. Thank you (Original) Muy honesto, siempre regesan las llamadas ,siempre respondieron a mis preguntas y me prepararon super bien para mi cita de inmigracion, y muy amables siempre Gracias

(Translated by Google) For tax preparation don't go here unless you want to pay $175 when other places charge $95-$125 for a tax return that does NOT involve a long form (Original) Para una preparaci?n de taxes no vayan aqu? a menos que quieran pagar $175 cuando en otros lugares cobran $95-$125 por una declaraci?n de taxes que NO implica una forma larga

(Translated by Google) Excellent service from the entire team! Professional, respectful, fast and efficient. (Original) ?Excelente servicio de todo el equipo! Profesionales, respetuosos, r?pidos y eficientes.

(Translated by Google) They give very good service and are very friendly. And with great patience (Original) Dan muy buen servicio son muy amables. Y con gran paciencia

(Translated by Google) I didn't like the attention, it's the first time I've done taxes and the person who helped me didn't explain anything to me (Original) No me gust? la atenci?n, es primer vez que yo hago taxes y no me explico nada la persona que me atendi?

(Translated by Google) Excellent service!! Professional.. super recommendable (Original) Exelente servicio!! Profecionales.. super recomedables

(Translated by Google) I only have an appointment now at one in the afternoon but it seems that they are professional people who know their job (Original) Apenas tengo una cita ahora a la una de la tarde pero se ve que son personas profesionales que saben de su trabajo

(Translated by Google) Very friendly and excellent service (Original) Muy amables y Exelente servicio

(Translated by Google) Good people helped me a lot thanks for your service ?? (Original) Buenas personas me ayudaron mucho gracias por su servicio ??

(Translated by Google) We have had your services for many years. (Original) Por muchos a?os tenemos sus servicios

(Translated by Google) excellent, very professional (Original) excelente muy profesionales

(Translated by Google) Very kind (Original) Muy amables

(Translated by Google) 100% recommended (Original) Recomendado 100%

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