La Tax Service

Aaron is really great. He’s my third CPA and the only one who actually knew the tax implications of stock options.
I’m not joking, everyone else i’d seen prior is a waste of space.
I’ve been pushing that name to all spacex’ers I know.

I have been a customer of LA Tax Service since 1985. They have assisted me through various phases of my career. I started as a salaried employee, then declared a small side business; and in 1986, I opened a consulting practice. LA Tax Service’s Esther Eisenstein has been my tax preparer during this entire time. I have found her to be very knowledgeable and professional. She has given me good advice over the years and has tried to get me to be more organized. I’ve never experienced her making up numbers, nor have I ever experienced anyone there being rude. I like the sort of informal, non-​corporate ambiance of the office. As LATS has grown, the staff has increased; so it is more formal than when I first went there. Still Esther and Scott have maintained the personal touch. I never feel that Esther is rushing me. She takes time to explain new tax laws and the implications for me. I also like the annual year end newsletter she sends which includes updates about her family. I HIGHLY recommend LA Tax Service. It is the only thing about filing taxes that I like.

Worst experience ever. They made up numbers and made a complete mess of my company’s taxes. When we confronted them they actually said, «accounting isn’t black and white». Uh-​yeah it actually is. That was just one of a myriad of awful experiences we had with them. Spare yourself!

I have been using LA tax service for the past three years and each year I have been extremely pleased with the service and expertise of Aaron Rubenstein in handling my taxes. He is so knowledgable; he goes beyond tax preparation to strategies that have helped me financially and saved me from all of the frustration and uncertainty I used to feel when filing on my own. A while back I recommended Aaron to a co-​worker and she still thanks me every year.

I have used Scott Rubenstein at L.A. Tax Service since 1987, until the IRS informed me that no return was filed for 2009. The IRS explained that if my return had been e-​filed as I had paid L.A. Tax Service to do, all they needed was the confirmation number for the e-​filing and all would be square.
After giving Scott Power of Attorney to look into this, he stopped returning my calls and cut all communication. I ended up paying close to 50% of the original tax bill in penalties for that year and am now having to take Scott and L. A Tax Service to court to hopefully get my money back.
And an explanation after 23 years of being a loyal client.

i hate paying taxes. i write off absolutely everything i can, but not to the extent that i feel like i am cheating the gov cause lets face it we all need to chip in to the system.
anyway, i’m not too dumb. ivy league educated, twice haha. but seriously, doing taxes is something i just do NOT want to do… i hate it. i hate collecting receipts. i hate keeping tabs on what i spend where and who i spent it with. (btw, get quickbooks and make sure it is compatible with your bank it will change your life!!!).
the only thing that makes doing my taxes easier is working with l.a. tax and scott. he was recommended to me by a writer friend who said if u work in entertainment (yeah, like i’m uhm… a stripper and gogo boy), then talk to scott. there’s all these rules about what you can and can’t write off if you work in entertainment, and scott knows the rules.
i have no complaints here. i just give scott all my facts and figures. i don’t know the rules. he does. and le voila… my horrible heinous taxes are done. i went to scott after i got audited a few years back and i realized oh geez i gotta get more on top of this, let me have a professional handle this, i found scott and i was happy that i did.
nice personable, knowledgeable service. i have no complaints. and i hope the irs doesn’t either…

No customer service what so every! Female who answered the phone was rude… what a great first impression of a business who provides services to the public… ya right! I start to ask a question, she rudely interrupted an placed me on hold. Apparently she transferred me to another female who then transferred me back to the rude lady. NO THANKS!