David Turrentine & Associates

Excellent, honest and fair — you will not do better than David!

My experience is very similar to the other person who left a 1 star review. He accepted my business, then — poof! — dropped me. His business, his call. And this opinion is mine: Undoubtedly dick-​ish of him!
And now — I see that I’m not the first person he’s done this to! FIND ANOTHER TAX PREP GUY!

I went to see David and left immediately. I was shocked by his condescending attitude, exorbitant prices and creepy office location. This guy is a real jerk. He made me jump through hoops just to arrange a meeting and brought up several times how very busy he is. If you make me do a worksheet that basically does my taxes for you, what do I need to pay you $ 250 for? What a joke!

BEST EVER. I’ve been using David for years. Also the nicest person on the planet. Just go there now and get your life in order! :)

For every year that you weigh the decision as to whether paying for an accountant to do your taxes will be worth it, you are wasting some money with people like David in this world. David did my taxes and proved that having an accountant is well worth it. He charges a reasonable amount, is super efficient, is pleasant to do business with, …and did i mention that my return was much larger than I had estimated by my own calculations? He even patiently answered all of my questions to get my documentation in better order for next year. Will be going back next year for sure!

Even though David Turrentine & Associates are kinda/​sorta in my neighborhood, I found him and his team through recommendations from two co-​workers, who, like me, have similar tax situations.
«He’s all about deductions,» said one. «He’s used to working with 1099s, and he works a lot with massage therapists and actors,» said the other. While I kinda wondered if that meant David had a screw loose somewhere — massage therapists and actors? Who knows less about taxes and finances than those two groups? They’ll drive you nuts! — I went with David. (PS — I belong to at least one of those two groups, so please don’t flame me, folks.)
I first met with David last November to go over my 2009 taxes. As I explained to him them, I have a unique gift for screwing up my taxes. Even when I used TurboTax, I managed to screw things up. Sometimes it’s worked to my advantage, but most often, it’s worked to the IRS’ advantage.
Without going into great details, since Unilocal is a VERY public forum, I will say that I have 1099’s and w-​2s, and need a lot of guidance about which are the proper deductions, how to keep track of which expenses, and what applies to what. For example: I pay for my own health insurance. I thought I had to have my health expenses be at a certain level of my income to be deductible. Since I’m a healthy person, the cost of the premiums weren’t enough. It took David about 30 seconds to point out that I had been looking at the wrong column, and that, actually, those costs were fully and legally deductible.
Bottom line: I turned everything in. The team submitted my return electronically. And not only did I qualify for a refund, I’ve already got it!
Not too hard for you to guess that I’m very happy with David Turrentine and Associates.
After the tax season ends, I intend to ask David if it’s worthwhile filling an amended return for 2009. I fully trust in his expertise to give me the right answer.
And thanks, Nina and Sara, for the recommendation!

My wife and I went to David last year for tax prep help. He was very nice, easy to get along with and work with. I found my new tax guy!

David and his team are wonderful! My husband & I did all of our transaction via email and USPS mail.-no office visit was needed His prices vary depending on your tax needs, but are reasonable. We even got a federal AND state refund.
Thank you David Turrentine & Associates!

I recommend David to all my friends. I am a self employed entertainer. So, basically I am my own small business. David handles all of the crazy multiple 1099’s and w-2’s I get with no problems. He also is super nice and friendly.
1^st class all the way.

For actors, artist and self employed David know his stuff. He is very knowledge and is trustworthy. If I have question I feel I can pick up the phone and get answer from him or his staff. He knows the actor/​performing artist and what they can deduct, which is very important. David’s been doing my taxes for years and I find meeting with him each winter to my income taxes a pleasurable experience. I feel I am in good hands.

He may be good, but I won’t ever know as he turned me down after I had waited on getting all of my tax documents together and referred me to The A.C.T. Group which seems shady from their ratings. I had explained all of my transactions from the previous year in a call in January and he hadn’t expressed any concern that he wouldn’t be able to take care of me, but now with a month before deadline and having all of my documents together he tells me he can’t do it. Claims my gain’s and losses were too complex. I had everything prepared with a professional tax tool from my broker and it was not that difficult. He was just lazy or wanted to help out his friend. I would not recommend him.

David did a great job on my taxes and was a pleasure to work with. I will definitely be using him again next year.

I didn’t actually use David’s services because he wasn’t able to offer me what I was looking for, however he gave me a terrific referral for a business accountant and I couldn’t be happier! He is extremely pleasant and helpful, so I would highly recommend using him on that basis alone!

David Turrentine & his staff are amazing. This was my first experience working with an accountant and I can’t say enough. It was fabulous. In the past, I’ve worked with H&R Block and I’ve always felt a little uneasy and nervous about the abilities of their staff, so i sought an accountant… and I found a truly smart, caring and knowledgeable one in David Turrentine! He explains everything and made my tax experience as painless as possible. I have a few scary things (stocks, capital gains/​losses, etc) and my experience was flawless, and even painless. If you are looking for a good accounting firm, I recommend you come here. He’s affordable, quick, and efficient.

We found him on Unilocal,and he lived up to the five-​star reputation — a very nice, conversational tax experience. Not scary at all. His office is a classy storefront with exceptional appointments — note the massive, classic oak front desk, and the wonderful antique oak bookcases.
We were filing a pretty standard return, married couple filing together with two W-2’s, investment interest, student loan interest, and a couple of random outliers. We were in and out in an hour, and he took our appointment after business hours. A huge advantage over other mass-​tax retail chains: David Turrentine & Assoc. is year-​round. He’ll be there if you have a tax question anytime of year, not just Jan-​Apr.
Regarding the 3-​stars, I’m trying to mellow out my ratings extremes, hoarding my 4’s and 5’s. 3-​stars is legit A-​OK.
UPDATE: Got our papers back, and he put everything in this great forest green folder with gold embossing. One more star.

I’ve interviewed serveral accountants and he is head and shoulders above the rest. I own my on consulting service business in the financial industry and he’s got me covered. I can sleep easy.

This is my first experience working with an accountant, and I can’t imagine it being any easier or more comfortable. David took the time to explain everything and actually seemed to enjoy figuring out ways to structure my deductions in the best way. Highly recommended, especially for artists and musicians!

I followed the advice of the above Dina D and am very happy with the choice. Nice guy, he takes time to answer questions. I do consulting, etc. so I have to deal with 1099s and we got it all squared away really quickly.

Best accountant ever! Especially for the self-​employed and non-​traditional job holders. He takes care of everything I don’t want to do and has gotten me a refund for the past 4 years! When I forget to pay him for his services, I get nice reminder e-​mails from his office and they never harass me about it. If you are looking for an accountant, David’s your man…