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Report: #1452266

Complaint Review: Linda Catalina CPA - San Marcos California

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  • Linda Catalina CPA 100 E San Marcos Blvd San Marcos, California United States

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Everything about Linda Catalina CPA is a facade, a fake.

 

1. She lists two offices on her website to make herself look like a big company. Both of these are "executive suites". Meaning she pays $99 per month to get a mailbox and a forwarding number.

 

2. She talks about "us" and "we" on her website. IT IS ONLY HER. One person trying to fool you to belive she has many working for her. I would not be surpised if she worked at her dining room table.

 

3. The positive reviews you may come across were almost certainly paid for. You should take a look at her facebook page and the other ripoffreports for legitimate information.

 

4. She advertises herself as a CPA. THERE IS NO WAY SHE IS A CPA. No way

 

She was all smiles and flirtiness during the initial meeting. Yes flirtiness. I should have known that a true professional does not resort to flirting with clients to try to get their business. My mistake there. Took forever to make any progress on my return. Made many many many mistakes throughout the process. And kept billing me for her mistakes!!!! Stopped being responsive after receiving my money. FInally produced my unfinished return after months. And only after I paid her an enormous amount of money. For an unfinished tax return!! The worst experience I've ever had with a so called professional. Will obviously never use her again and will be filing a complaint with the state and BBB. Be very careful. Do not use this phony.

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#4 Consumer Comment

GREAT ACCOUNTANT

AUTHOR: Joseph - (United States)

POSTED: Thursday, September 13, 2018

I have worked with Linda in a charity organization and watched her work tirelessly helping others.  She doanted her time, even during the busy tax season, to attend the different events for veterans and work late into the evening helping them with income tax questions and budgeting matters.  We shared some exhausting moments during our work!  I cherished her endless energy and made a great friend out of it in the process.

She also gave me an income tax reduction idea that my current CPA said was a genius move! 

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#3 Consumer Comment

Misrepresentation Mirror

AUTHOR: Rosanne - (United States)

POSTED: Tuesday, August 28, 2018

This person who posted a Ripoff Report is clearly unhinged.  It is super easy to confirm if a person is a licensed CPA.  A simple check at the California State Board of Accountancy website is free and fast.  We always check out the professionals that we hire and perform extensive background checks, etc.  Mrs. Catalina's investigation was completely clean.  A check on her license has found no complaints in her 20+ year career.

Since it appears this person is not even a client of Mrs. Catalina's, we believe it to be a personal attack and a misrepresentation of the person attempting to smear her stellar reputation.  It's too bad some people need to hide behind a fake name when they are clearly conducting libel.  If it were the truth, I am sure they would have used their real identification.

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#2 REBUTTAL Owner of company

We take complaints seriously, however...

AUTHOR: LInda - (United States)

POSTED: Thursday, August 16, 2018

We have checked and double-checked, but we have no record of anyone by your name ever being a client of our firm.  If you have legitimate concerns about our services, I encourage you to contact us directly to discuss them. If you’d like to check my active license, I suggest you contact the California Board of Accountancy. In all the years I have been a licensed CPA, there have been no violations or complaints filed with the Board.

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#1 Consumer Comment

Misrepresentation claim

AUTHOR: Brian - (United States)

POSTED: Monday, August 13, 2018

 Linda Catalina, CPA is not a "fake". This is obviously a personal attack for some reason. There are two offices with professionals staff, as I have visited both during very busy tax seasons. They are absolutely not just "mailboxes". I have met her staff at each location, who are very helpful. This Consumer Comment is not paid for. Her CPA license can be viewed at the following link: 2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/wllqryna$lcev2.startup?p_qte_code=PA&p_qte_pgm_code=0300 Enter Catalina, Linda CPA and confirm no complaints against her license and no malpractice lawsuits. There is also a Consumer Complaint Form on the website that you can use to report any misrepresentation you believe occurred. Keep in mind, you will be required to provide proof.

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