My husband and I have used Jay at Mother Lode for a few years now and both have nothing but the best things to say. I have 1099 income and am not the *most* organized person, but Jay is always patient and takes the time to explain things. We very much trust his expertise and always refer Mother Lode to friends. Highly recommend this tax season :)

I've been a Cal Ellisor customer for over 20+ years. After his retirement I was handed over to other accountants. It was a good experience until this year. My emails went unanswered for weeks, I missed the deadline to contribute to my IRA because I was waiting for a response, and then I got a bill from the IRS for late filing.

James is the man!! Many years ago, I was audited and James helped me navigate a rough situation. Since that event, he has been my guy. That was over 15yrs ago, and since then many things in the tax code have changed, and James always knows what those changes are and how they affect my family and I directly. Now that is personal service!!! My family is forever grateful for all of your years of dedication to our wellbeing!! DeGroot family loves you James!!

I recently reached out to Rich for some services. He explained that he would be happy to provide the service but might be delayed because I reached out during a peak business time. Rich not only had the service done much sooner than expected but he did it with excellent communication and he was a pleasure to do business with. I will happily do business with Mother Lode and I’m glad my friend, who has been a loyal customer for years, recommended their services!

Nothing short of awful. My taxes were filed here for several years over the course of about a decade. I thought James was the guy to go to when I needed help with filing. After an audit that claimed I owe over $13,000 in taxes, James and Richard have been of almost no help. They told me to "call the IRS" because there is nothing they can do. After telling a coworker, he suggested contacting a CPA in North Carolina who said he could help me. I also spoke to another CPA locally who called the IRS with me, and is actively following up to submit an amended return. James has not responded with any sense of urgency to my requests for documents, often not responding or taking several days to do so. These people show a total disregard for accountability, and couldn't care less about providing follow up service for their own mistakes. What a joke.