Client Reviews of Teresita L. Spina, EA, RTRP

My wife and I have had Tess Spina prepare our tax return for many many years. We are always pleased with her work. She is always on-top of all the areas that are apply to our unique situations. We highly recommend her work.

I have worked closely with Tess for the last 3 years regarding my mother's tax return. I can sincerely say her work has been meticulous in every way - wonderful communicator, work underlined by integrity, accuracy and punctuality. She possess an in-depth and vast knowledge of foreign tax regulations and I have great confidence in her work. She is extremely dedicated to her work/clients and has been readily available to answer any of my inquiries at all times. Her warm, honest and caring personality has also made the otherwise stressful time of the year, pleasant and without worry. My mother and I feel extremely fortunate to have her as our preparer and hope to continue relying on her expertise throughout the years to come. I highly recommend her to anyone searching for outstanding professional tax services.

We have been using Tess Spina for nearly six years and can firmly attest that honesty, integrity, attention-to-detail, expertise, and precise communications are her hallmarks. She has been PHENOMENAL as a tax preparer. The bottom-line for us as a family is that she affords us complete peace-of-mind that our taxes are completed correctly and thoroughly. We live in the US and upload our tax-related information via a secure drop-box on the internet. This has allowed us to continue to benefit from Tess's unparalleled expertise and first hand knowledge of our family's tax history - rather than start afresh with someone less talented. We would never think to go elsewhere for a tax preparer. If there was a ten-star option on this rating system, we wouldn't hesitate to press it! She has made out tax experience effortless and worry free! Candidly, I don't think you'll find a tax preparer any better than Tess!

I was having a lot of difficulty finding someone who could help with my tax filing when I was fortunate enough to find Tess and Unilife Services, who were able to help me with the very, very complex process of filing from overseas. Not only was Tess extremely thorough and well versed in tax law and overseas filing, she was also very patient and kind when answering any and all inquiries I had about filing and made the whole process stress-free. Through my filing this year, I really felt that Tess goes the extra mile for her clients, and I would 100% recommend her to anyone living in Japan and looking for someone to help prepare their taxes.

Tess has been doing my families taxes for greater than 10 years. She is one of the most competent persons I have ever met, regardless of profession. She really spends a lot of time looking over your tax situation and she recommends things to the client that will be beneficial for future tax filing years. She is also always there to answer questions, regardless of when there are questions to be asked. There is never any issue with questions being asked long after the taxes have been filed and return received. In the instances where I was asking questions (ex. daughter going to college, overseas home purchase, questions about tax law changing), she has always gone well out of her way to provide my family with the best info available. This usually means that she is writing a one to two full page email reply that systematically lays out the issues and the recommended courses of action. The best part of having her being my tax agent is that it is her. Our working relationship has always been great and she always asks me how my family is. She really cares for the people that she works with and her heart is always on her sleeve. I most strongly recommend her services to those that need a consummate tax professional that will do everything in her power to get you the best refund possible. She has staff that can translate Japanese to English (like I need for my wife's documents that are rolled up in my taxes) and they always take care of our needs. In summary, Tess Spina is the person that you need to get your taxes done, hand down, no more questions asked.

Tess and her family at Unilife Services have been preparing my tax returns since 2006. They bring a warm and human touch with an unmatched professionalism to their work which makes a usually harrowing experience worry free. There was been numerous instances when I was remiss in providing information or there was some other infelicity on my side, which she diagnosed and corrected before it became a problem. I have never worked with any preparer before who has the eye for detail and problem-solving skills that Tess does. They are truly consummate professionals who combine expert services with a rare congeniality. "Five Stars" is the lowest rating I would give them.

I have been going to Mrs. Tess Espina now for 3 years. All 3 years I received nothing but professionalism from her and her staff. Knowing she is not located in local area of operation. she still provide a way for me and my family to provide documents, information via email or portal. Without error or Auditing letters my family taxes has been successfully filed. Every year I look forward to conducting business with her and her firm. She is not only my tax preparer but now a part of the family. Very knowledgeable staff and hands on with your case. Attention to detail is number one when dealing with your taxes. One of my favorite part about her firm. I have told many of my co-workers, friends and family about her firm. I received nothing but gratitude from my recommendation of Mrs. Spina. They were actually happy and confident about the services she exhibit to them. I have no problem standing by her and her firm.God bless!

Teresita Spina has been preparing my tax returns to include my spouse for over 12 years here in OkInawa,Japan. The returns were thoroughly researched and submitted in a timely basis, error free. She explained each category of the tax return to us to ensure we fully understood the form and overall results of the tax year submission. We will continue to use her Tax expertise every year fully knowing that it will be done correctly .

I started using Teresita L. Spina as my tax preparer for the 2009 tax season and that turned out to be the best tax decision I ever made. I had recently retired from the Marine Corps and was working as a contractor. So I knew my tax return would be more difficult than prior years and wanted a tax professional to insure I was filing correctly. I could have done the research myself and completed my own return, but I was working 70 hours per week and knew I would miss something and probably make too many mistakes. There are just too many tax laws to keep up with and I did not have the time to thoroughly research them let along to complete my return. So I asked several of my friends around Okinawa if they knew a talented, reliable tax preparer and one name kept popping up . . . Tess Spina. All of these references were people of good character and well respected members of the local military. So I turned to Tess for help and in my first year this decision really paid off for me. There were several forms I was not including in prior years and now I also had a partial tax exclusion since I was working overseas. Worst of all, I failed to change my IRA that year and Tess caught this. Had I not gone to her to prepare my taxes, I would have faced penalties and fines. I’ve gone to Tess every year since then because I find her reliable, thorough, and fast. I almost forgot to mention how friendly she and the staff are at Unilife. I highly recommend you stop by and meet Tess. Whether you are a two-star General, a civil servant, or a retiree like me; Tess can take care of all your tax preparation needs. She is the Managing Director at Unilife Services Ltd located in Nakagami-Gun Okinawa just outside the Legion gate of Camp Foster.

My wife and I have been using Tess at Unilife Services Ltd. for her income tax preparation services since 2005. I had been working between Guam and Okinawa until most of my work remained in Okinawa, so I switched over to Tess in Okinawa. Tess has done a great job for us over the years for our income properties in Guam and Miami, Florida. In the past, she has found errors in my W2s and helped me correct the errors by coordinating with my employer’s payroll department. I have recommended Tess to several other expats like me who were very satisfied with her work. She is very familiar with the income tax laws for expats in Japan. Tess is very detailed oriented and has a great memory. She knows all the details for my tax return and reminds me to provide any missing documents. I highly recommend her tax preparer services to the military and expat community, especially if you have a complicated return. Tess will stand by you and stand behind her work. I give Tess a “Five Gold Star” rating because you are getting a PROFESSIONAL tax preparer that will do it right for you.

The Spina Family are not just true professionals, they are professionals with a heart that adds a genuine humanistic touch to a process that can be stressful for clients. Tess and the entire Spina family always ensure things are done right and, with warmth and care that is unique in the business world today. I give them not just a "Five Gold Star" rating but, my highest personal recommendation ahead of all other tax preparer services available to the military and ex-pat community! They are great!

I came back to Japan last year to live here going forward after many years' stay in the U.S.A. As I had been in the status of permanent resident in the U.S.A., I needed to file this year expatriate returns to IRS, which is a demanding process. I could luckily find Unilife Service Ltd., on the internet, who had thorough knowledges, competently coordinated with rather complex requirements and accordingly filed my expatriate returns. I highly value its good services and thank Tess-san.

I've been using Tess' services for more than 10 years. I originally decided to engage with Tess because my previous tax preparer had made several major mistakes that caused me problems with the IRS. (I see it as any contact from the IRS is bad, and a notice informing you of monies passed due is worse.) I shared all the documentation with Tess, she found the errors and corrected the situation for me. The IRS was pleased, and that made me happy as well. There is a lot of information that must be shared with your tax preparer, and it is not always convenient / easy to gather the information. In addition, tax preparers don't know the cost of the services until they've had a chance to look at it. I have introduced many people to Tess over the years, those are the complaints they have made to me ... but the feedback after the service is performed has unerringly been "Thank you for introducing me to Tess”.