FAQ

Q1. Is Two Miles open during weekends and holidays?

Answer:
We are usually close during weekends and holidays. However, we are available during weekends and holidays upon requests, especially tax return season.

Q2. Do you regularly have staff at Torrance office?

Answer:
No, our Torrance office is a satellite office and our staff is available at Torrance upon request. We can flexibly respond to your request so please feel free to contact us if you prefer to meet at Torrance office.

Q3. What is your office hour?

Answer: We are open 9 am through 6 pm, 5 days a week. We usually have staff until 7~8 pm and are available at your convenient time upon request.

Q4. How long do you take to prepare an individual tax return and how much it costs?

Answer:
It usually takes us 1-2 days to prepare a simple tax return such as Form 1040 with schedule A. For taxpayers with rental income or self employee, we usually need approximately 1 week and 2 weeks for very complicated returns at most. Our price list is available at “Service” section on our website.

Q5. I want to start my own business. What do I need to do to have my own company?

Answer:
After making your business plan, we are here for you to help to incorporate your own company. In order to start a company in California, you need to apply for corporate name to state of California, obtain employer identification number and prepare corporate documents such as article of incorporation, by-law and minutes of board. We can provide you those services at reasonable price. Please see “Service” section for the detail.

Q6. I have my own company but am too busy to keep my book. I am afraid of asking an accounting firm to do accounting for my company because it must be very expensive. What can I do?

Answer:
Don’t worry. It usually much cheaper to ask us to do accounting for your company than hiring an accountant. We have a variety of accounting services suitable for any kind of business from outsourcing to tax return. We have a free consultation for the first time clients so feel free to contact us and let’s discuss what the best is for your business.

Q7. I found advertisement of Two Miles on free paper but have not heard of the name before. Do you provide high quality service and how big is your firm? Why I should choose Two Miles over other accounting firms?

Answer:
Yes, we do! Although we have less than 10 accountants working at Two Miles, we are a group of professionals. We have many CPAs and skilled staff to provide you high quality and quick services at reasonable prices. Since we are a small team with high skill professionals, we can provide more personal service to you, quicker and less expensive than other firms.

Q8. Why your company name is Two Miles?

Answer:
When Hiro Isogawa, partner of Two Miles started his accounting firm by himself over 10 years ago, he was determined to exceed expectation of every single client he would have business with. As a devoted Christian, he believes in a phrase in the bible: “If someone force you to go one mile, go extra mile with him”. As a group of professionals, we believe that our responsibility is to satisfy you with high quality services and go above your expectation.

Q9. I live in a foreign country and am planning to start my business in United States. I have neither a physical place for the company or enough knowledge about US taxation or business law. What options do I have?

Answer:
We have a virtual office service for business owners who do not have their own offices. We provide them Two Miles’ address as their company address and manage business mails. Customers of our virtual office services can use our large conference room for their business meeting with their clients. Please see “Service” section on this website for more detail.

Q10. My business is not located in the Los Angeles area. Can we still receive service?

Answer:
Yes, of course. Our clients are located all over the US, such as NY, Hawaii, Florida, etc. Now that we can do most accounting work utilizing the internet, we can provide most accounting related service remotely. Even when there is an IRS audit, we could have the case transferred to local office and will meet the agent here in Orange County.