5352 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019
323-525-2511
(voice) 323-525-1390 (fax)
Email: Fairchildtax@aol.com
Fairchild Tax Service is operated by Halford and Heather Fairchild. Halford does all of the taxes, as he has been doing since 1985. Fairchild Tax Service was founded by Yuri Fairchild (1909-2004) in the 1940s, and Halford was her typist in the 1960s!
COVID taught us that the fastest and most efficient way to serve you is like a shoe repair person (or the cleaners). Drop it off and come back in two or three days (longer waits in April, and if you come on the deadline, you missed it). Even better, scan your docs into a preferably single page PDF and send to our email. We always discuss your situation by phone to find your best bottom lines.
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The Covid Pandemic (2020-21) affected our business in a very positive way: We learned how to do taxes remotely, and the extended deadlines in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 gave us a lot of time to attract more clients.
In fact, our business has attracted hundreds of new clients over the past few years, and we already had hundreds of clients. It is human nature to test the boundaries of deadlines, and we had a virtual horde deliver materials to us in the few days before the April 15th deadline.
Today, May 2, we are working on materials delivered on April 12th!
The line of people awaiting service, as of this writing, is about 7 days. Last year, we said “Done!” on May 10th.
To allay your fears about missing the deadline, please see this video on Deadlines and Extensions. (Viewers who watch to the end will be treated to a thought provoking joke.)
Dr. Fairchild earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology in 1977, and is now Professor Emeritus in Psychology and Africana Studies at Pitzer College. Yes, he taught full time while doing taxes full time. Now, he is a full time tax practitioner (and poker player). Many of his clients ask for (and need) his “Magic Wand.”
Dr. Fairchild wrote several books with his students that are available at Amazon (he also offers free PDFs at researchgate.net): (1) (Re)Solving Violence in America; (2) Black Lives Matter: Lifespan Perspectives; and (3) Social Psychology and World Peace: A Primer.
We are rated 5 stars on Google and Yelp.
We offer tax services all year, but our strongest advice is to FILE EARLY. As the deadline approaches, our turn-around time extends to five or more days. We urge everyone to file early and avoid the days immediately before the deadline -- otherwise expect longer wait time. As you can see from our photo gallery, Heather and I like to travel in the "off season," but we're never gone for more than two or three weeks, and we will announce those departures on our answering system. We play the World Series of Poker every year in late June to early July (Heather finished in 239th place out of 5,404 entrants in the 2020 "Seniors" event; Hal contributed to the prize pool.)
We have found remote tax preparation faster and more efficient than the traditional “in person appointment.” If you call for an appointment today, you get one in two or three weeks (or whenever); if you submit your documents remotely, you get an answer in three or four days! (Longer in April.) We always discuss tax returns that have (or require) maneuverability.
NEW CLIENTS: Please send a scan of drivers’ license of taxpayer and spouse (if relevant), names, SSNs and dates of birth of all dependents, and previous year tax return (if available).
MAIL/DROP-OFF GUIDELINES: Mail copies of your tax documents to our address or drop off in either the upper or lower mail boxes at the front of our building (5352 W. Pico Blvd., LA, CA 90019).
EMAIL GUIDELINES: We prefer a single, multi-page PDF, do not send backs of W2s or other non-essential information.
EMAIL PRINTER GUIDELINES: We own a private printer, 10 MB limit, 10 attachment limit. Please no password protected or zip files.
The best way to answer this question is to say, “Our fees range from $0.00 to $2,000, depending on the specifics; but most of our clients make money when we do their taxes.” Please take the following Multiple Choice Test on “How Much Did It Cost” (OK to use a calculator).
Answers: The correct answer is “c” for each of the three questions. The simplest tax returns range from $10.00 to $200.00; returns with 1099s and other peculiarities range from about $300 to $800; and returns that are complex, or require magical intervention range from $400 to $2,000. But most of our clients make money by having us calculate their debt to Uncle Sam.
Our name is “Fairchild Tax Service.” We don’t know, exactly, how much your tax return is going to cost before we do it. But we will promise you this: Our price will be Fair. If you do not agree, go away at no charge.
