Dorado Tax & Bookkeeping
A Fruitvale tax and bookkeeping office whose practice began on East 14th Street in 1954.
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Tax season in Oakland's Fruitvale district brings a steady line of W-2s, 1099s and shoeboxes of receipts to Dorado Tax & Bookkeeping, an office at 2624 Fruitvale Avenue that prepares returns and keeps books for households and small businesses. The practice goes back to 1954, when Tony H. Dorado opened an office at 3850 East 14th Street, the road now called International Boulevard. After his death in 1984, his son Jose A. Dorado and longtime assistant Josephine Torres carried the work on. The office moved to San Leandro in 2004, and Jose brought it back to Oakland in 2010.
Services the office lists
The firm's website names federal and state income tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll and employment tax processing, and California sales tax returns, including local and district taxes. It also offers tax review consultations, representation in dealings with the IRS, and business planning. The site says Jose Dorado is an enrolled agent, the federal designation that allows a preparer to represent taxpayers before the IRS; that has not been checked against IRS records for this page, so ask about it when you call.
Community education is part of the stated mission, which the firm frames as helping clients gain economic footing through financial services, education and political literacy. It describes itself as a public benefit corporation, and it works with clients in Spanish and English.
Preparing for an appointment
Bring last year's return and every income form you received. A business owner should add bank statements, a profit-and-loss summary or the ledger itself, payroll reports and the sales tax account number. If an IRS or Franchise Tax Board letter arrived, bring it with its envelope, because response deadlines run from the notice date. Ask who will sign the return as preparer, what the fee covers, and whether the office answers follow-up questions after April.
Neighbourhoods served
Clients come from Fruitvale and the rest of Oakland, and from San Leandro, Alameda, Emeryville, Piedmont, Berkeley, Hayward and Castro Valley, all within Alameda County and a short drive or BART ride from the office.
The chamber's records list 510-479-1237, but the firm's own site gives 510-479-7954. Try the website number first and confirm the address before you visit.
Servicios
VerificadoPreparation of federal and state income tax returns for individuals, families and small businesses, as listed on the firm's website.
Ongoing bookkeeping for small businesses, keeping income and expense records organised through the year so returns and sales tax filings rest on clean numbers.
Payroll processing and employment tax work for employers, one of the core services the office names alongside tax preparation and bookkeeping.
California state, local and district sales tax returns for businesses that collect sales tax, prepared as part of the office's business services.
Tax review consultations and representation in dealings with the IRS, which the site ties to Jose Dorado's stated enrolled agent status (not independently confirmed).
Business planning support for owners, offered alongside the bookkeeping and payroll services, according to the firm's own description of its work.
Community education on financial matters, part of a stated mission to strengthen clients economically through financial services, education and political literacy.
Detalles
Ubicación y zona de servicio
Oakland, CA 94601-2024
Preguntas frecuentes
Típico de este tipo de negocioWhat should I bring to a tax appointment?
Last year's return, every W-2 and 1099, records of deductible expenses, identification and Social Security or ITIN numbers for everyone on the return, and any IRS or Franchise Tax Board letters. Business owners should add bank statements and a profit-and-loss summary.
Who can represent me with the IRS?
Attorneys, CPAs and enrolled agents can represent taxpayers before the IRS without limit. Ask which your preparer is and check it yourself; many other California preparers must register with CTEC, which you can look up online.
Do I need a bookkeeper if I already use a tax preparer?
A tax preparer works from your year-end numbers; a bookkeeper keeps those numbers straight month by month. Small businesses with payroll or sales tax usually find that regular bookkeeping makes filing faster and catches problems before a deadline.
Can I get help in Spanish?
The firm's website says it serves clients in Spanish and English. Mention your preferred language when you book so the appointment is set up with that in mind.
Antes de contratar
- Ask whether the preparer is an enrolled agent, CPA or attorney, or holds a CTEC registration, and check it
- Get the fee, or how it is calculated, before the return is prepared
- Confirm the preparer will sign the return and give you a complete copy
- Bring every IRS or Franchise Tax Board notice along with its envelope
- Ask whether bookkeeping and payroll are billed monthly or per task
- Confirm which phone number is current, since the listing and the website differ
Resumen en español
Dorado Tax & Bookkeeping atiende en la avenida Fruitvale de Oakland, en español e inglés. La práctica comenzó en 1954 con Tony H. Dorado y hoy la dirige su hijo, Jose A. Dorado. Su sitio web ofrece preparación de impuestos federales y estatales, contabilidad, nómina, declaraciones de impuesto sobre ventas, consultas y representación ante el IRS. Lleve sus formularios W-2 y 1099 y cualquier carta del IRS o de la Franchise Tax Board. El sitio indica el teléfono 510-479-7954, distinto del 510-479-1237 registrado; confirme antes de ir.
Los datos marcados como verificados se comprobaron el 29 de septiembre de 2026 con doradotax.com. Los demás datos vienen de registros comerciales públicos o describen lo típico de este tipo de negocio, según se indica. El negocio aún no los ha confirmado.
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