We prepare tax returns nationwide for individuals such as rental property owners with both CA and out-of-state properties, tech employees with stock options and nexus issues (working in multiple states), and small business owners (including LLCs).

We also prepare tax returns for entities such as Corporations, S Corporations, Partnerships, Non-profits, and Trusts.

Non-Residents, including Form 1040-NR
Foreign Corporation, including Forms 5471 and 8858
Large Estates, including Form 706

Fees start at $550 for individuals and depends on the complexity of your return and time required. Please reference our pricing page for a list of common fees.

We do offer bookkeeping services for current clients as a separate engagement, but we do not provide payroll services. We are a business partner with several large payroll firms, and would invite you to work with our personal account managers.

Yes. We are open all year and not just during tax season. Whether you have a simple tax question, need a consultation on the tax implications of a selling a home, or want advice on a large business purchase, feel free to give us a call.

We are bound by the IRS Circular 230 guidelines and maintain a strict policy of confidentiality. You can expect as much privacy with us as you do an attorney. No one will learn about your affairs – not even relatives, associates, or friends who might have referred you to us.

 You’ll provide your tax information via our secure client portal hosted by SmartVault.

Yes. All documents stored in the SmartVault data center are encrypted at rest using AES-256. SmartVault uses SSL when you or others you invite to your SmartVault account interact and communicate with SmartVault by uploading, viewing, and downloading documents. This protects your documents, passwords, and other interactions with SmartVault from eaves-dropping. SmartVault also encrypts backups of your documents and their metadata, and then stores these encrypted backups offsite. Because of this, any backup media intercepted or lost in transit from SmartVault to the secure, offsite facility is non-recoverable by eavesdroppers.

There’s an app available called CamScanner available for phones and tablets. Simply take a picture of each page of your document, and it will combine pages into a single PDF document.

We have done our best to streamline the process for you, whether you are a new or returning client. Clear steps in our process allow you to understand what to expect next as you move through towards completion. When in process, you can always email our team with questions: team@whitneyandassociates.org.

If you have your documents uploaded before the peak of the tax season, it will be 2-3 weeks. If it is during the middle of tax season, it will likely be 4-5 weeks. Expect March 1st-April 15th and September 1st-October 15th to be our busiest times.

The watermark is there to ensure anyone viewing the tax forms is aware they are not original forms that require mailing, and they are copies of filed returns. We only provide copies without a watermark for those who need to paper file their returns.

Do not ignore any notices! Should you receive correspondence in regards to a tax year you worked with Whitney & Associates to prepare, please upload all pages (front and back) of the notice. We want to help you understand any notices you may need help deciphering.