Mariette Felicie Martinez, EA

Mariette has been such a great help this year. She guided my husband and I through the tax prep and was able to answer all our questions. Last year my husband and I decided to do our tax through turbo tax, and that was a big mistake. Never doing that again. But Mariette helped us through it and we will be going back for our future tax preparations. Thank you Mariette!

I had very high hopes, but in the end I was very disappointed. I was initially impressed with the emails and reminders that I received from Mariette about our upcoming meeting. She seemed very on-​the-​ball.
When we talked on the phone, Mariette was professional, friendly, and knowledgeable about bookkeeping. However, I felt rushed in our telephone conversation. Telephone conversations are one price, whereas if you want to meet with her in her office she charges much more.
The fist time that I had a bad experience with Mariette was when I had scheduled a telephone conversation with her weeks in advance. Then just before the meeting, she asked to reschedule. I’m busy too, but I understand if we have to reschedule. However, she is booked weeks in advance and to have to reschedule an appointment with Mariette can now take about a month from the first time that you wanted to talk to her.
I then asked to be rescheduled to a different date and time that she suggested. I called her at the time we had scheduled and I didn’t know that she had scheduled with someone else at that time. She said that I had asked for that time, but that she didn’t confirm that appointment with me. She said that I had to request that appointment within a 72 hour window. I understand what she means, but she also didn’t tell me that she couldn’t make that appointment with me because she gave it to someone else. So here I am with an appointment in my calendar to discuss something with her that I wanted to tell her about a month ago and if I have to reschedule again then I have to wait another couple of weeks. Then she told me that she would call me, but never did.
I actually think that Mariette is a victim of her own success. I’m sure that she’s good. I’m sure that she knows what she is doing. But I’m also sure that she is too busy for me and inconsiderate of my time.
I see how many 5 star reviews that Mariette has and I realize that this one star review goes completely against what others have written. But none of the other reviews are from a Unilocal Elite member or with anyone with more than a handful of reviews. And I seldom give a one star review.

Mariette is truly truly amazing. She helped us with 6 years of tax returns and did one heck of a job. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone that is seeking tax help. She is very knowledgeable and is able to explain things very clearly. Moreover, she is very organized and professional. Absolutely loved working with her and I look forward to working with her in the future. Hands down one of the best tax preparers I’ve come across.

I’ve gone through a million tax people and Mariette is easily the BEST. She answers emails quickly and is very patient. She is very knowledgable and professional. I don’t think I’ve ever learned so much doing my taxes! She thoroughly explained every line on our documents and made sure that we understood why this number was that and vice versa.
Mariette was great and makes tax prep easy! Highly recommended!

After relocating from Burbank to Rancho Cucamonga, my husband and I needed a new tax person. I searched Unilocal and luckily found Mariette. My husband and I were able to submit all of our tax documents electronically. We visited Mariette’s office once to sign the final documents.
Mariette is a true professional, knowledgeable and courteous. She returned all of our phone calls and emails in a timely manner. My husband and I will work with her for years to come. I highly recommend her services!

Mariette is super star at taxes and Quickbooks! We have been using her business tax and Quickbooks services for the last two years and extremely happy with her knowledge and quality of work. She is great at keeping you informed, responsive and professional. We are fortunate to have found Mariette and look forward to keep working with her as we grow our business. Thank you Mariette!

Mariette is always there and is very reasonable in terms of cost for her service. She does great in QB training, cleaning up the books, tax questions and returns. I use three different CPA firms for various corporations (associations) that I manage only for tax returns, so I see first hand how others respond to questions and issues compared to Mariette. She is great!
Chris

Mariette was such an amazing help. I found her on Unilocal last year and asked for some advise on my taxes that i had filed myself and she gladly helped me. I wasn’t expecting her to take the time to help me out, since I figured most might ask me to make an appt then charge me for their time. This year I went to her for my taxes and she was very accommodating with me and my work schedule. Her pricing is reasonable. She is kind, professional and gets things done fast. I got my refund faster than I expected. I will definitely be back for next year’s tax season:)

After only one initial consultation, I am more than impressed with Mariette — I am grateful. After struggling with Quickbooks on my own for a year and getting the runaround from my previous bookkeeper, she is a godsend. In one meeting, she asked (and listened!) about the structure of my company, what I wanted and expected from her, and helped me understand Quickbooks’ full capabilities. Her mastery of Quickbooks and advice on financial software downloads is everything I have been wanting since taking my bookkeeping digital. She not only helped me correct mistakes I made in Quickbooks, but identified mistakes made in the previous year’s tax return.
After a single meeting, I am looking forward to a long and successful business relationship in helping me fully understand and take control of my bookkeeping while offering sound advice in running an incorporated business. My wife and I feel extremely confident in her knowledge and skill! Thank you, Mariette!

Mariette has been a great help and asset to our business! She has been professional, knowledgeable and very easy to work with. I would highly recommend her.

Mariette is great! She’s an expert at Quickbooks; she set things up so that our data is synced across multiple computers including a Mac and PC. She is very hard working, she has helped us through weekends, even late at night on a Saturday! I would highly recommend her, especially if you have a small business.

Mariette is an incredible, professional CPA. Always accurate and well-​versed in the newest tax codes. Mariette started preparing our personal and business taxes after several years of headaches with small and large firms across L.A. Mariette worked several hours on our files to organize and fix years of errors and or assumptions. She then sat with us and explained line by line how everything worked. Mariette is amazing and we have absolute confidence in her work and direction.

I highly recommend using Mariette as your loyal tax consultant. As a former TurboTax customer, I realize that not only does Mariette help me yield more tax savings than TurboTax, but she also helps me think about how I can better plan for tax savings in the future. Mariette’s personal touch and attentive advice deliver a pleasant, timely and cost effective experience to her customers. Work with Mariette and save on your taxes today!

Great bookeeper, enrolled agent. Professional, knowledgable, smart, friendly and honest.

Knowledgable, Professional and definitely an EXPERT in her field! I didn’t know anything about Taxes until Mariette started doing my taxes. Thank you again for everything that you’ve done and all the great tips on how to organize my expenses, mileage, etc., when it comes to next years taxes.