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One of our primary focuses is on the unique needs of local governments. With over 29 years in the municipal audit business, time and again, local governments choose Maze & Associates for our knowledge, experience and quality. Maze & Associates manages nearly one hundred municipal clients, making us one of Northern California's most reputable and best known municipal audit, consulting and accounting firms.
Our not-for-profit consultants specialize in identifying the needs and solving the challenges of organizations like yours. Non-profits provide necessary services for society. We believe as an organization and individuals we are part of that society and we give back to our community. Four of our employees sit on boards of non-profits.
Our staff has extensive experience in the tax field, and we have a dedicated year round tax team. The team includes three shareholders and approximately eight accountants, and this affords us the ability to provide personalized and affordable services to all of our individual and business tax clients.
Many people offer bookkeeping services, but few can do it with our combination of personal attention and resources, and the skills to do not just your bookkeeping, but your bank reconciliations, cash flow forecasts, payroll tax returns, sales tax returns, property tax returns, income tax returns, and personal financial statements.
Reviews (6)
Mariah B.
Jun 14, 2021
I could not recommend Tim Krisch and Maze & Assoc more highly, and in fact I have referred about 20 of my clients to them -- which says a lot, because of course I need my clients to have a stellar experience. From figuring out the nuances of complicated 1031 exchanges, to step-up basis issues, to bankruptcies, to dissolution of businesses, to self-employed tax returns they are just the all around best.
I see that there are some negative reviews but I find them hard to believe -- seems to me from reading them, perhaps the reviewers did not really communicate clearly themselves and express what they need. For example Julie T states that no one ever sat down with her -- well, I have sat down with Tim every single year for my taxes AND several times in between when I just needed advice/consult on a decision I was making (simple example: lease a new car or buy one, which is better for my tax position?) Perhaps you just need to ASK if you want a face-to-face sit down, but I can tell you that happens every year for me and my clients whom I have referred (except during Covid)
I see that there are some negative reviews but I find them hard to believe -- seems to me from reading them, perhaps the reviewers did not really communicate clearly themselves and express what they need. For example Julie T states that no one ever sat down with her -- well, I have sat down with Tim every single year for my taxes AND several times in between when I just needed advice/consult on a decision I was making (simple example: lease a new car or buy one, which is better for my tax position?) Perhaps you just need to ASK if you want a face-to-face sit down, but I can tell you that happens every year for me and my clients whom I have referred (except during Covid)
Julie T.
Mar 27, 2017
I have done, my taxes through Maze and Associates the last three years. We starting using them when they merged with a previous company. The last two years seemed to go ok. This year however will be the last time we use this company for our taxes. They way they do our taxes is we turn in all documents they process them, we pick them up review them and then they are filed.
This I really don't care for it seems most good tax accountants will sit down with you and do them right there with you. They also did not look into the best way to file them to get us the most tax advantages. When we got our taxes back I reviewed them and it made more sense to file them married separate. I had sent an email to Tim Krisch inquiring about this.
I received no response. I had also sent him an email asking for some insight into what we could do to help us owe less, since we now owe instead of getting a refund. I also received no response to that email. I then called the office to find out what was going on. I spoke with Brent. I asked him to look over the taxes again filing seperate. He did and we then owed less filing that way.
He fixed this and said he would mail out our taxes to us. It was over a week we still did not receive them. I called to check and they had never been sent out. In my opinion this has been the worst service I have received from a tax firm. I will also be going back over the last few years taxes make sure we got the most tax advantage the way they were filed. We will not be returning here.
This I really don't care for it seems most good tax accountants will sit down with you and do them right there with you. They also did not look into the best way to file them to get us the most tax advantages. When we got our taxes back I reviewed them and it made more sense to file them married separate. I had sent an email to Tim Krisch inquiring about this.
I received no response. I had also sent him an email asking for some insight into what we could do to help us owe less, since we now owe instead of getting a refund. I also received no response to that email. I then called the office to find out what was going on. I spoke with Brent. I asked him to look over the taxes again filing seperate. He did and we then owed less filing that way.
He fixed this and said he would mail out our taxes to us. It was over a week we still did not receive them. I called to check and they had never been sent out. In my opinion this has been the worst service I have received from a tax firm. I will also be going back over the last few years taxes make sure we got the most tax advantage the way they were filed. We will not be returning here.
Jessica B.
Mar 14, 2014
I was very impressed with Tim Krisch after our introductory meeting. He reviewed my previous tax return compared to my current W2s and other tax documents and was able to provide valuable insight that will help me save money in coming years. He was so professional and honest and let me know that my tax situation was simple enough to be handled by Turbo Tax as I had done in previous years. I appreciated his time and honesty.
Sara R.
Nov 06, 2010
We so appreciated the advice and time Rick gave us at no charge for our introductory meeting. We basically sat down to tell him what we needed (help with our slightly complicated tax return) and he was able to not only bring up some credits we hadn't considered before, but knew details about every credit I referred to during our talk. I felt really confident that I was speaking with someone who knew his business and my husband and I couldn't be happier, as when previously speaking with H&R Block associates we had gotten the response "let me look at my book" to questions we had about various credits.
Linda L.
Jan 29, 2009
I'm the treasurer of a fairly large nonprofit organization. Maze & Associates has done audits for our group (when we were raising a lot of money for a capital project ten years ago) and prepared our non-profit tax forms since then. Their fees are reasonable and they do a good job. They have many nonprofit clients and know what they're doing.
This is important, as nonprofits' tax returns (Federal form 990) get posted on the Web for everyone to see, and you don't want any mistakes in there. They need to update their info on the web--you can still find old addresses that aren't right. Don't go to San Miguel Drive in Walnut Creek!
This is important, as nonprofits' tax returns (Federal form 990) get posted on the Web for everyone to see, and you don't want any mistakes in there. They need to update their info on the web--you can still find old addresses that aren't right. Don't go to San Miguel Drive in Walnut Creek!
Christine P.
Aug 27, 2008
This is kind of a biased review since i've worked there for 5 years! but after i resigned, i had my taxes done there (i'm a cpa and i was a very good auditor, but horrible at taxation) and the turn around was really good. i also like how the tax packet was organized and there were little reminders of where to send your papers. the staff there is really nice and what i like best about them is that they're helpful throughout the year - not like h&r block which disappears once tax season is over! i've also had the pleasure of having maze do an audit at my place of business. they were very well informed and really organized. they're the "friendly" CPA firm that you almost never hear about!
