April 21, 2014
Skylar Dubrow, CPA
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The dust is truly beginning to settle around here at Thousand Oaks Tax Planning and Preparation Central after our very busy TY2013 tax season (ok, maybe that’s just pollen).
Regardless, here at Team Skylar Dubrow CPA we’re beginning the process of serving you during the “off season” (there are many new things coming, including integration with health insurance regulations,
Read MoreApril 14, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlog
Part of me can’t believe that I had the time to write this blog considering how busy my last week has been. But, I also know if I don’t write you now, I may not get a chance to do so, with this tax season having been so full, I’m right back to working on extensions.
Although, I’ll admit that I would have loved to take more than a few days break from work,
Read MoreApril 7, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlog
It’s the final full week of tax season, and our Thousand Oaks tax preparation office is hopping!
I’m still taking the time to step away for a moment and write to you, my friend (if you have all your papers in, and are waiting for our completion — fear not! My team is hard at work, as I type …).
Read MoreMarch 10, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlog
In early January, I sent a “checklist” email to our Thousand Oaks tax preparation business list (and if you’re not receiving our weekly emails, you really should fill out the quick form here on this page to receive a copy of one of our free reports — we’ll add you to our list as well, so you’ll be the among the first to receive important updates and exclusive offers from us),
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlog
Watching the Olympics the past couple weeks from our Thousand Oaks tax preparation headquarters (well, not while we’re preparing your taxes, of course!), and on the heels of the Super Bowl, we’ve been treated to some pretty great commercials lately, haven’t we? Some of the spots for the Olympics were downright inspiring.
But, of course, we all know that they are made with the express purpose to cause us to purchase.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlogMany of our Thousand Oaks tax preparation clients have never received that dreadful notice from the IRS, initiating an audit — or, much worse, the KNOCK on the door! If you never have, you probably don’t keep much financial documentation.
If you have, you are probably terrified to part with a single receipt.
Unfortunately, the IRS is one of the few courts where failure to produce proof of your tax claims results in the assumption that you are guilty of tax fraud.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlogNow that the Super Bowl is over, and the football season is finished, we here in Thousand Oaks tax preparer land can now finally get back to looking forward to football season.
And, of course, the commercials! (Which this year seemed a little … “ok” — though I think I will have dreams of that Doberhuaha for a while.)
Anyway,
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlogWell, this week I want to tell you a story, and one that, though it is not about our Thousand Oaks tax preparation service per se, will help take some stress off ye olde plate for you and your family.
But before I get there, a few tax items to note…
1) Officially, tax filing is set to begin this Friday,
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlogIn a moment, I’ll show you why this is so important for Thousand Oaks tax preparation clients. Because the hits keep on coming for Target Corp, and it’s unfortunate for them because they seem to be a company that works hard at doing things well. In fact, they were on the forefront of “Point of Sale” (POS) security with some new software,
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2014Skylar Dubrow, CPABlogJust a little over two weeks from now, we will begin filing client tax returns to the IRS (electronically), and our Thousand Oaks tax preparer offices will be jumping.
–> And by the way, though we aren’t *filing* until the 31st, we at Team Dubrow CPA ARE working (right now, in fact) on client files. This filing delay does NOT mean that we can’t work with you (or,
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Preparing a correct and accurate tax return is our priority. We proudly stand behind our work and if a mistake does happen that is our fault, we will immediate correct the mistake and gladly refund your money if requested.
If any penalties or interest are incurred due to our mistake, we will do everything we can to fix the problem and cover any penalties should they arise.
We feel so confident in our processes to account for all deductions and uncover hidden deductions that we guarantee that you will pay the lowest amount of taxes legally possible. We spend a good amount of time correcting and fixing other so called tax pros mistakes and oversights.
We are so committed to giving out clients the best service. We do this by taking thte time to understand our clients situation and asking the right questions to make sure every deduction is accounted for. And remember we work for you, NOT the IRS.
Not only do we prepare an accurate tax return, we will inform you of tax saving strategies and best record keeping practices should we see fit.
Starting January 1, 2017, all our returns come with our “Silver” Stress Free Audit Insurance, FREE with paid tax preparation. Our Silver package includes our full support when handling IRS and State Notices for the 2016 tax year. If you receive a notice, send it to us and we will work with you to organize the required documentation and we will respond to the IRS on your behalf.
“Many tax experts are predicting an increase in IRS audits (because of the system automation), as well as an increase in audits by the state”
Our Gold Package adds our representation for an actual IRS audit for the current year. Whether it be an “audit by mail”, or an actual audit at one of the IRS locations, we will work with you to compile all the necessary documentation and represent you in front of the IRS for no additional charge. Our fees to represent our clients in an audit scenario can range from $1000- $2500 & up depending on time and complexities.
Our Gold option is an optional add on service & not included with regular tax preparation. Gold protection covers the current tax year only regardless of when you get audited.
The IRS and state authorities are behind in auditing tax returns and matching reporting documents to tax returns.They are currently working on 2012 & 2013 years.
Our Platinum level package covers you for a period of 7 years. It Is just like our Gold package, but it includes the currtent year and 6 prior years. We will provide audit coverage for prior years tax returns, even if we did not prepare them.
How is that for taking care of our clients! Once the Platinum level package is purchased, only the gold level will be required in future years as the previous years have been protected by the one time Platinum purchase.