Robert L. Chiu, CPA

Tax season! Was searching for the right CPA located near the downtown/​Chinatown area and stumbled across this Unilocal account. I know they only have 1 review but something about it made me want to call and see what their walk in hours were. My boyfriend and I walked in without an appointment on Saturday morning around 10 AM and was greeted by a friendly receptionist that got our personal information ready for our accountant Michael. He was so cool about everything and was easy to talk to! And I can honestly say he tried his best to get as much money (tax return) back for my boyfriend. While we were there we noticed it was starting to get busy with other customers and I realized majority of them were elders. So whoever is looking for an accountant to trust and trying to get as much tax return as possible, I highly recommend Michael! Don’t let the 1 review stray you away because now they have 2 great Unilocal reviews :)

My comment is more on Vikkay M. than Robert L. Chiu.
«Ripped me off. Never coming back here again.» is actually an extremely bad review. It’s very vague and not informative at all (yet some user thought it was useful). If you really want to give 1 star review, then at least she should be able to explain her experience there so others can make informed decision…
Just to counteract her 1 star comment, I am going to give 5 starts and add my review
«He totally saved me money. Coming back here again and again, year after year»
On a serious note, I am relatively a new customer. My coworker recommended him to me a few years back and ever since I bought a place, it’s been bit tough to just get by with turbo tax. So he’s been preparing my tax stuff for past two years. I liked him enough that I recommended him to another friend of mine. The place is not the cleanest place on earth, but I am not going there for that. I am going there because I want to file my tax correctly and get the most money back at the same time. And that’s exactly what he did for me. This year, he even compared text boxes from previous year and made sure everything was accurate and that there was no mistake. If he saw anything funny, he would ask me questions and adjust anything that was incorrect or unclear (thus I was able to save more money) He was good at answering all of my questions. I mean he is not going to sit with you for 45mins and explain everything to you, but the 10 – 15 mins I spent with him was very valuable for me. In case you didn’t know. When you visit his office, one of his staff will sit with you and prepare the tax paper with you. After that, Robert will review the paper with you and go in-​depth with.
I admit that I hadn’t seen other CPAs and I don’t have any reference point. However based on all the stories my friends have been telling me regarding their CPA, I am quite confident that Robert knows what he is doing and I don’t really have any reason to look for a new CPA.