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Our Team

Meet the Padgett East Bay team!

The Padgett East Bay team is passionate about helping businesses and individuals in the Walnut Creek, CA area succeed. By providing tax, accounting, payroll and business consulting services, we hope to help business owners reclaim their time and do more of what they love. We're excited to get to know you and your business and to partner with you in reaching your goals.

Owner of a small business firm specializingin tax preparation, accounting, payroll, and small business advisory in Walnut Creek and the East Bay.

Shinji Taniguchi, CFP®, EA

Owner

A long time resident of the East Bay area, Shinji received his bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley.

He brings over 25 years of experience in the accounting industry, and is a licensed Enrolled Agent who is able to represent you in front of the Internal Revenue Service. He is also a certified QuickBooks Proadvisor who is able to help you set up and maintain the QuickBooks software.

His extensive business experience and training gives him the unique ability to offer general business advise as well as effective tax planning strategies.

Team member dedicated to helping small businesses with accounting solutions, payroll services, and tax preparation in Walnut Creek, CA.

Alan Fishman, EA

Alan Fishman is an Enrolled Agent who has been working in tax preparation and bookkeeping since 2016. As someone who used to create spreadsheets for fun as a child, he has always loved numbers and can come up with uniquely tailored solutions to all of your accounting and financial problems. Also, he was on the debate team in college, so he is ready to defend you against the IRS in case of an audit!

Team member at a small business firm specializing in accounting, tax preparation, payroll, and business advisory services in Walnut Creek, CA.

Elise Preisser

Elise has extensive bookkeeping experience with clients in various industries. Born and raised in the East Bay, outside of work she enjoys crochet, hot pot, and logging new movies on Letterboxd.

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Interested in joining the Padgett East Bay team?

If you want to work with Padgett East Bay and support our mission of helping small businesses succeed, check this page from time to time for specific employment opportunities or call us at (510) 751-3696.

Frequently asked questions

We take care of your books for you, so you can get back to the job of running your business and generating profits.

We offer payroll solutions that meet your business's needs and enable you to spend time doing what you do best--running your company.

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We offer a variety of services to help make sure that you are taking full advantage of Quickbooks' many features.

We're here to help you resolve your tax problems and put an end to the misery that the IRS can put you through.

We offer one-on-one guidance and a comprehensive financial plan that helps manage risk, improve performance, and ensure the growth and longevity of your wealth.

We encourage you to contact us with any questions.

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