Complete Financial

Very Unprofessional

Unfortunately, I did not get very far in my taxes with Complete Financial because the very first thing I was asked for was my invoice from last year’s tax preparer (he obsessively asked me 3 times until I showed him).

Then, without asking me any details about my situation (just a briefest of overview) and given I was not pre-interviewed for over the phone either, he quoted me a fee out of the blue right upfront, based off my tax prep fee from last year (which was from another CPA and my situation/history with this CPA was completely different).

When I confronted him about how he set his fee, he was argumentative and said “that’s a fair price!” and I asked what it was based on since all the info he had was the fee from my last preparer (with some legacy charges in there from when I had a complex mortgage scenario) and he said “well, we have to pay our rent here!”. O-kay.

So when I said I expected a better fee given my taxes this year were less complex, and that I really needed the refund to be better this year, he actually said “yeah, everyone thinks they pay too much taxes” in a dismissive tone.

But the deal breaker for me was actually when I set that all aside and asked him to estimate what my tax credits would be for claiming my partner as a dependent since that was a new deduction for me this year (that my last tax preparer missed).

He did nothing on the computer and ran some quick calculations (again based on my taxes from last year) and said I’d save a little.

When I hesitated and explained that I would accept it as fair to pay a similarly high fee if he had a lot more forms to complete to do this deduction (i.,e., he had more work to do as a CPA than a typical straightforward 1040) and if it paid off form me in terms of refund. At this he balked and told me “well he has to be good for something or you wouldn’t have a relationship”.

That was NONE of his business and a very inappropriate comment. I walked out.

While I can be empathetic to any professional who provides a service then has people walk out without paying, perhaps instead of being so concerned about setting a fee upfront (without enough information to do so legitimately) that he should re-examine WHY people walk out having decided to have someone else prepare their taxes (or use TurboTax).

One cannot take the high ground when making inappropriate assumptions about client’s previous CPA/tax years, and especially when making comments about client personal relationships.

The good news is I just had my taxes done by B.O.L. Global on Geary — exceptional service all the way around (from the phone pre-interview to the full service CPA interview which was ALL completed before I was quoted their fee).

I got even more refund than I expected I would be able to, and actually ended up paying $40 less than what I was quoted at this place.

Save yourself a lot of headache and skip these guys. Very unprofessional.

Is Complete Financial a legit?

Complete Financial is not running a legit business. They are not aggressive towards customer satisfaction and complaint grievance redressal, Hence 2 consumer[s] submitted negative ratings, and only a few left positive feedback.

Where is Complete Financial located?

Complete Financial is headquarted at 1851 Divisadero St San Francisco, CA 94115. You can contact Complete Financial by dialing (415) 202-8555 or visit their website filetax.com.

How much monetary loss is incurred by Complete Financial’s customers?

According to Complete Financial’s customers, a monetary loss of US $3655 has been reported. The severity of entire incident reports is medium.

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2 Reviews on Complete Financial

  1. Bad

    Eric and Lionel have done my taxes for over 20 years – the first time was 8 years of filing back taxes They took care of me and released the stress and anxiety immediately Over the years, The staff is always professional and up to date on the laws My lifestyle is pretty complicated – I’m an artist and usually have at least 2 businesses going to support myself in SF They are Very patient, thorough and confident knowkng I’m paying what I’m required – but not overpaying.

  2. Scammer

    Taxes made fun! Relaxed and thoughtful attention to the process of preparing your tax statement makes you look forward to this important task. Helpful hints too on how to gather and present your personal financial activity and prepare for the next tax season. Nice to have a competent adviser to get you and keep you on the right track.

Reviews: 2
Reported Loss : 3655 $
Severity : Medium
Reported by : Anonymous
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