Dunn & Associates

This is the best place to do the tax in town. Seth is one of the best accountants that I ever met. I would never go elsewhere.

Jon Dunn and Seth Dunn have been doing my family’s taxes for years and years. They are not only professional, but have also saved me money that I would certainly not have been getting back had I done them myself or relied on H&R Block etc. I can not believe some of the reviews on here. They are in no way a good representation of the team and/​or work done by Dunn and Associates. It seems to me that several of these bad reviews were written by the same person. Just look at the wording and the way Jon is spelled incorrectly. It is Jon, not John or Mr. Dunn. Please take this into consideration when reading these reviews readers, because he should have a five star rating for the five star work they always put forth.

I had my taxes done here this year, and the service was beyond expectation. Individualized service done professionally, with attention to detail. The office staff is great! Can’t imagine going anywhere else.
Highly recommended.

Jon and Seth have been doing my taxes for the last few years. I have found them hard working, great communicators, funny, and have great integrity. I have read the other reviews on Unilocal,and myself who works in the service industry, can see if these people are complaining because Jon refused to do their taxes it must have been for one of two reasons. Either these people were extremely difficult to work with or they were doing something illegal. I have complete trust in Jon and Seth and am happy to be one of their clients.

I was referred by my dear friend over 15 years ago to Jon Dunn at Dunn & Associates. My friend was extremely happy with him for their monthly business accounting, as well as taxes. Back then I was a single mother of two little girls and scared to death of the IRS. I took the lead and ran there, not wanting to ever have IRS troubles. Every new year, I am thankful to Jon and his staff, for their patience and kindness, and I appreciate having a support team to guide me through tax season. He has navigated me through the natural economic waves of life as my children grew and kept me in good standing. All of these years later my daughters are all grown up with careers of their own. They now use Jon for their taxes and refer him to their young professional friends. I am so happy to have these folks over there on Cravens in my life.

I have used Jon Dunn for many years and he has always been very informative and helpful. Great work and very professional! Always happy with his services and I recommend him very frequently!

John was extremely rude and arrogant. DO NOT get your taxes done here. He could not admit he was wrong with my taxes, could not even speak to me politely, left me rude voicemails, and treated me with no respect. He does not deserve anyone’s business. I’m a former client of Skip Durkin who was wonderful. It’s a shame John treats clients the way he does. He is a grumpy old man who is only polite to other old white men. He treats everyone else, especially young women, like they don’t have a voice. You have been been warned. Go anywhere else!
Update: After John specifically stated he would send final time sensitive documents to IRS he went back on his word and sent me a letter stating I should go somewhere else. You’re a coward John, you should be ashamed you’re bringing down the business for your brother.
Update: I dealt with the IRS myself and sent corrected paperwork to IRS. My case is now closed and I owe the IRS $ 0.00 zero! John would have cost me $ 2,000!!!

These guys are real pro’s! They do the great job, very quickly and everything is worry free. I have been using their services for over a decade and would not go anywhere else. Who ever needs accounting services this is the pace to go! Seth and his team rock!!!

I have gone to Seth Dunn for 10 years. This year I went to pick up my taxes, asked a question about my bill and he went crazy, screaming at me in front of the office staff. I was so shocked I just paid my bill in full and left. Seth sent me an email 15 minutes later saying he was not going file my tax return, he would tear up my check, and that I should take my business elsewhere. A few minutes later he sent me another email stating that unfortunately my return had already been e-​filed and he couldn’t do anything about it. I was stunned! Not only had I been embarrassed at his office but I could not believe how incredibly unprofessional and vindictive he was being, especially since we had never had an issue in the previous nine years. I spoke to a couple friends and learned that they have had the same experience with his partner and brother — John. Obviously I will never have my taxes done there again and recommend that others do not use them.

Let’s set the record straight here… all the bad reviews in NO WAY reflect the D&A I’ve done business with over the last 10 years. I find them to be credible, professional and VERY DECENT people. Seth is my CPA and a damn good one! He’s saved my bacon with his knowledge and expertise more than once. Take that to the bank you malcontents!

Our tax man retired and referred us and most of his clients to Dunn & assoc.. Our first meeting was uneventful, taxes were done in a timely manner with no surprises. Rec’d tax returns in the mail and check for services sent. 90 days later get a past due noticed to pay our bill. Sent off copy of cancelled check and never heard another word from them, even when I called in Dec. and left a message to set an appt for this years taxes, nope never heard another word from them. Was more than happy to take my business elsewhere.

I was referred to John Dunn by a co-​worker that had used him a couple times. After our initial meeting I felt confident that he would do a good job. Well it’s a year later and I wish I never met this man. First of all I overpaid by thousands because of his ineptitude, secondly he never filed any of the returns, as I’m writing this I am on hold with the IRS again. I have received threatening letters from the state and the federal government, BUT THEY CASHED MY CHECKS… I was also required to pay an additional $ 954 because of a mistake he made on an old return. I basically paid this man $ 1400 to do everything myself and waste time on hold with the IRS… STAY AWAY!!!

This is place is good enough to warrant the 2 hour drive from San Diego. My new bride has used Dunn and Associates for many, many years. When she moved out of LA she made the drive to go see them. When we got married and were to file our first joint taxes there was no other option but to go to Torrance.
The staff was very polite and organized. Our appointment was actually fun as Seth has a great sense of humor. We got a nice return back and I learned that some things I thought I could not claim all these years I can! We got our return in a timely fashion.
Basically what I am saying is that to us, it is worth the two hour drive to see a tax man we trust and makes a stressful procedure kind of fun.
Bonus points there have candy and soda!

Jon Dunn and the staff of Dunn & Associates have been an amazing part of our company’s team for many years. They are dedicated, personal and professional, even during tax season! We wouldn’t think of bringing our financial needs to anyone else.
The Management Staff of ArchiveIT

I was a long-​time client of Skip Durkin tax services, and when he retired, Dunn & Associates took over his client list. I met with John Dunn, who was perfectly friendly, but I was a bit nervous that he asked so few questions, considering this was our first time meeting and, as a freelance writer, my taxes are quite complicated. At the end of the session, when he told me how much I owed in taxes — much higher than usual — I myself brought up the option of saving money through a SEP IRA (he didn’t), and then left it with him that he would look into that for me. I received a call a week later that my taxes were done… he didn’t remember the SEP IRA. This sort of sloppiness made me nervous, so I called him, then called again when I didn’t get a return call, and said I wanted to meet again with him to go over everything. He offered to have Skip Durkin (my former accountant) review my taxes. Two weeks later, without a phone call, I received all my tax information back in the mail along with a letter basically saying he wasn’t going to do my taxes and blaming ME for any confusion because I had not had my former accountant electronically transfer files — a fact that John Dunn knew when I met with him. It was shockingly unprofessional and discourteous. I’ve gotten better service from an H&R Block.

I have been using Dunn and Associates for years now. Service has been always been great and recommend Dunn and Associates to anyone in need of an accountant.

I’m surprised by the bad reviews, and confused by the four five-​star reviews that Unilocal won’t show. Pretty shady, Unilocal.
My family has been using this accounting firm for years. I am very happy with their services and staff. I have never had a problem, and have always received a bill with a fair rate. My taxes are always done on time, and my questions asked via email and phone calls have always been answered politely and professionally. I have no complaints, and I think this is a very good accounting service.

I have been using Dunn and Associates for many many years and have been nothing but pleased with their service and warm demeanor. the Two brothers are incredibly kind and made every encounter I had with them enjoyable and easy. I can’t imagine going anywhere else!

This firm was hired by my predecessor President of our Home Owners Association (HOA) to take care of our HOA accounts. The board which hired them kept on saying that Mr. Dunn of this firm was very knowledgeable in the civil codes related to the HOA and very well experienced in managing the accounts of HOAs. Turns out, they are not. Apparently, neither the firm nor Mr. Dunn has any clue about the Civil Codes associated with HOA.
Further, Mr. Dunn is so arrogant and unprofessional that he treated me, the person in charge of paying him, in a very unprofessional manner when I came aboard as a President. I still have all the email exchanges. He even refused to send the monthly statements inspite of the agreement he had with our HOA. He seem to believe that our HOA belongs to the person who hired him.
They even lost my check once.
I wanted to kick him off but then due to other political issues within our HOA itself I decided not to. Instead, I made the treasurer deal with him directly. I would not recommend their services to anybody.

Beware Dunn & Associates! I made an appointment with Mr. Dunn six months before taxes were due, so that he could examine my income portfolio and we could both agree on a price in a relaxed setting, without pressure. When I returned in April 2008, two weeks before taxes were due, he was belligerent, rude, and passive aggressive; acting like the victim because suddenly, at this 12^th hour, he felt that our agreed-​upon price was not fair. I should have left immediately, but was afraid I wouldn’t find anybody else in time. Big mistake! A year later my new CPA found a careless error Mr Dunn had made that cost me $ 5000. When he tried to contact Mr. Dunn for information, the calls were not returned. Finally I tried calling, and was obliged to endure yet one last rude comment. This, a year later! He never did return my new CPA’s calls. Luckily the new CPA was able to wade through Mr. Dunn’s mess without «help» and rectify the situation. Unbelievable! One can only hope that Mr. Dunn will some day do the right thing, find the psychological help he needs, and stop scapegoating others.