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Accountants in Costa Mesa, CA58 Top-Rated Firms (2026)

We list 58 accounting firms in Costa Mesa, California that have a website and a public review record — 25 CPA firms, 17 tax preparers, 13 financial planners, and 3 bookkeepers. 45 hold a Google rating of 4.5★ or higher, and the average across the 58 rated firms here is 4.43★. They are sorted by Google rating and review count; use the service links above to narrow the list.

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The highest-rated firm in Costa Mesa is Roadquest Insurance (5.0★, 87 reviews). 45 of 58 rated firms hold a 4.5★ or higher Google rating.

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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation. Rated 5.0★ across 87 Google reviews.
5.0 (87)
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OC Tax Group✓ Verified
Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 45 Google reviews.
5.0 (45)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 45 Google reviews.
5.0 (45)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 40 Google reviews.
5.0 (40)
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Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 36 Google reviews.
5.0 (36)
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Liberty Tax✓ Verified
Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 32 Google reviews.
5.0 (32)
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BookkeepingCosta Mesa, CA
Bookkeeping in Costa Mesa, California offering bookkeeping. Rated 5.0★ across 29 Google reviews.
5.0 (29)
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CaseAdvance✓ Verified
Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 5.0★ across 25 Google reviews.
5.0 (25)
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Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 5.0★ across 20 Google reviews.
5.0 (20)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation. Rated 5.0★ across 18 Google reviews.
5.0 (18)
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Via Luce Capital✓ Verified
Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 16 Google reviews.
5.0 (16)
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Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 14 Google reviews.
5.0 (14)
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ProMed Financial✓ Verified
Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering audit & assurance, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 12 Google reviews.
5.0 (12)
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Alex Lashkari✓ Verified
Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 5.0★ across 11 Google reviews.
5.0 (11)
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Rizvi & Rizvi CPAs✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 11 Google reviews.
5.0 (11)
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Deloitte✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax planning, audit & assurance, and advisory. Rated 5.0★ across 10 Google reviews.
5.0 (10)
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Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 5.0★ across 7 Google reviews.
5.0 (7)
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Kempton Accountancy✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
BookkeepingCosta Mesa, CA
Bookkeeping in Costa Mesa, California offering bookkeeping, tax preparation, and tax planning. Rated 5.0★ across 5 Google reviews.
5.0 (5)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation.
5.0 (3)
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GuzmanGray✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting & tax.
5.0 (2)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation.
5.0 (2)
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AccountantCosta Mesa, CA
Accountant in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting.
5.0 (1)
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CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory.
5.0 (1)
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Kruse Mennillo LLP✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting & tax.
5.0 (1)
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TaxWave✓ Verified
Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.9★ across 533 Google reviews.
4.9 (533)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation. Rated 4.9★ across 206 Google reviews.
4.9 (206)
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CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting & tax. Rated 4.9★ across 64 Google reviews.
4.9 (64)
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TaraByte Solutions✓ Verified
AccountantCosta Mesa, CA
Accountant in Costa Mesa, California offering advisory. Rated 4.9★ across 37 Google reviews.
4.9 (37)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation. Rated 4.9★ across 29 Google reviews.
4.9 (29)
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Ameritax✓ Verified
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering bookkeeping, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.9★ across 22 Google reviews.
4.9 (22)
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H&R Block✓ Verified
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.8★ across 126 Google reviews.
4.8 (126)
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BookkeepingCosta Mesa, CA
Bookkeeping in Costa Mesa, California offering bookkeeping, and advisory. Rated 4.8★ across 73 Google reviews.
4.8 (73)
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Donna Stern CPA✓ Verified
AccountantCosta Mesa, CA
Accountant in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting. Rated 4.8★ across 47 Google reviews.
4.8 (47)
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CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting & tax. Rated 4.8★ across 21 Google reviews.
4.8 (21)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.8★ across 20 Google reviews.
4.8 (20)
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Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 4.8★ across 19 Google reviews.
4.8 (19)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation. Rated 4.7★ across 48 Google reviews.
4.7 (48)
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CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.7★ across 13 Google reviews.
4.7 (13)
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H&R Block✓ Verified
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.6★ across 125 Google reviews.
4.6 (125)
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H&R Block✓ Verified
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.6★ across 69 Google reviews.
4.6 (69)
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CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering bookkeeping. Rated 4.6★ across 27 Google reviews.
4.6 (27)
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CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering bookkeeping, and tax preparation. Rated 4.6★ across 9 Google reviews.
4.6 (9)
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Civic Tax Relief✓ Verified
Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.5★ across 336 Google reviews.
4.5 (336)
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Nguyen & Company, CPA✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering advisory. Rated 4.5★ across 27 Google reviews.
4.5 (27)
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CAPTRUST✓ Verified
Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 4.5★ across 6 Google reviews.
4.5 (6)
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Financial PlanningCosta Mesa, CA
Financial Planning in Costa Mesa, California offering financial planning. Rated 4.4★ across 5 Google reviews.
4.4 (5)
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Irene Mack CPA✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
AccountantCosta Mesa, CA
Accountant in Costa Mesa, California offering accounting. Rated 4.3★ across 32 Google reviews.
4.3 (32)
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Tax PreparationCosta Mesa, CA
Tax Preparation in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation. Rated 4.2★ across 16 Google reviews.
4.2 (16)
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H&R Block✓ Verified
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering tax preparation, tax planning, and advisory. Rated 4.1★ across 20 Google reviews.
4.1 (20)
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BDO✓ VerifiedIRS PTIN
CPA FirmCosta Mesa, CA
CPA Firm in Costa Mesa, California offering audit & assurance, and advisory.
3.7 (3)

Top accounting firms in Costa Mesa

#FirmServiceRatingReviews
1Roadquest InsuranceTax Preparation 5.087
2OC Tax GroupTax Preparation 5.045
3TaxesToday.netTax Preparation 5.045
4TurboTax - South Coast Metro, Costa MesaTax Preparation 5.040
5Selah Portfolios & PlanningFinancial Planning 5.036

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How to choose an accountant in Costa Mesa

  • Verify credentials — a CPA holds a state Board of Accountancy license; a tax preparer should have a valid IRS PTIN and, ideally, an EA (Enrolled Agent) designation.
  • Match the specialty to your needs — small-business tax, S-corp/LLC filings, bookkeeping, or personal returns are different skill sets.
  • Confirm they e-file and use current software, and ask how they handle IRS notices or audits.
  • Get the fee structure in writing — hourly, flat per-return, or monthly retainer — before engaging.
  • Ask for an engagement letter defining scope, responsibilities, and deadlines.

What accountants cost

Typical national ranges: individual tax return $150–$450, monthly bookkeeping $200–$700, business return $500–$2,500+.

Cost guidance is a national reference range, not a quote — actual fees depend on return complexity, entity type, and the firm. Always request a written estimate.

Frequently asked questions

How many accountants are in Costa Mesa?+

We list 58 accounting firms in Costa Mesa, California that have a website and a public review record, 45 of which hold a 4.5★+ Google rating. 143 businesses in Costa Mesa appear in the underlying public data.

How much does an accountant cost in Costa Mesa?+

Fees vary by complexity and firm. As a national reference, an individual tax return typically runs $150–$450, monthly bookkeeping $200–$700, and a business return $500–$2,500+. Ask each firm for a written fee estimate.

Do I need a CPA or a bookkeeper?+

A bookkeeper records day-to-day transactions and reconciles accounts; a CPA is a state-licensed accountant who can also handle complex tax planning, audits, and represent you before the IRS. Many small businesses use a bookkeeper year-round and a CPA at tax time.

Are the ratings on this page real?+

Yes — ratings and review counts are aggregate figures from Google, attributed to Google, with a link to the firm's Google reviews. accounting8 does not host or write reviews.

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