About our Firm
Background
For over 25 years, Accurate Bookkeeping & Tax Service, Inc. has been providing quality, personalized financial guidance to local individuals and businesses. Accurate Bookkeeping & Tax Service, Inc.'s expertise ranges from basic tax management and tax preparation services to more in-depth services such as tax audits, financial statements, and financial planning.
Our Mission
Our mission is to help clients maintain financial viability in the present while taking a proactive approach to achieve future goals. This requires open communication to reach an understanding of our clients' needs, thorough research, and sound analysis. Accurate Bookkeeping & Tax Service, Inc. is dedicated to meeting these goals with high standards of excellence and professionalism.
Our Team
Mr. Goff, now semi-retired, is Vice-President of Accurate Bookkeeping & Tax Service Inc. He and his wife Esther split their time between their homes in Mission Viejo (where Joe keeps busy tinkering on his 1929 Model A Ford) and Rancho Mirage (where he is building an N model railroad, in what used to be Esther's formal dining room).
Graduate: BS in Business Administration, California State University Los Angeles, 1976
Enrolled Agent: enrolled to practice before the IRS, 1982
Member: National Association of Enrolled Agents, California Society of Enrolled Agents--Orange County Chapter; averages 45 hours of continuing education a year to keep current on taxation and tax related subjects.
Ms. Terens is the President of Accurate Bookkeeping & Tax Service Inc. Her responsibilities include tax preparation and tax planning for individuals and businesses. She also specializes in taxpayer representation before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing agencies. Ms. Terens teaches IRS Small Business Seminars, VITA classes and FEMA workshops. In addition, she has taught IRS Exit seminars at local military bases and specializes in tax issues for the military. She also currently serves on the IRS Advisory Council, Small Business Employers Advising Committee, and CSEA Education Foundation as a trustee.
Graduate: Saddleback College with an A.A. Degree in Accounting, National Tax Practice Institute 1991.
Enrolled Agent: enrolled to practice before the IRS 1987
Member: National Association of Enrolled Agents, California Society of Enrolled Agents--Orange County Chapter; averages 45 hours of continuing education a year to keep current on taxation and tax related subjects.
