INCOME TAX SERVICES
ORANGEVALE & SACRAMENTO, CA
Stop Guessing At Tax Season. Start Planning With A CPA Who Has Your Back.
Every year the tax code changes, and every year small business owners and individuals across Sacramento County get hit with surprises they never saw coming. McLucas & Company CPA Inc. gives you a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who reads the law, tracks the court cases, and builds a plan around your specific numbers, not a template.
Does Tax Season Usually Look Like This?
If any of these feel familiar, you are not alone, and you are not doing anything wrong. You just have not had the right person in your corner.
- A letter from the IRS or the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) shows up and your stomach drops
- Your preparer disappears after April 15th and won’t return your calls in July when you actually need advice
- You are handed a bill for Estimated Taxes with no explanation of how the number was calculated
- You suspect you are missing Tax Deductions and Tax Credits you are entitled to, but no one has walked you through them
- Your Personal Tax Returns and Business Tax Returns are prepared separately by people who never talk to each other
- You dread opening your own mail between January and April
A Better Way To Handle Your Taxes
Income Tax Planning is not the same thing as Tax Preparation, filling last year’s numbers into this year’s form. Chuck and the team at McLucas & Company CPA Inc. read the tax law the way it is meant to be read: as a set of interpretations, court decisions, and strategies that change how much you owe. That is the difference between a firm that files your return and a firm that plans your future.
What's Included In Our Income Tax Services
- Income Tax Planning built around your income, entity structure, and goals, not just last year’s return
- Tax Preparation for Form 1040, Form 1120, Form 1120S, Form 1065, and Schedule C filers
- Personal Tax Returns and Business Tax Returns prepared together, so nothing falls through the cracks
- Review of W-2 and 1099-NEC income to catch withholding and reporting issues before they become problems
- Tax Resolution & IRS Assistance if you already have a notice, audit, or back-tax balance
- Ongoing Tax Strategy for Federal Income Tax, state filings, and Estimated Taxes planning throughout the year
Why Sacramento And Orangevale Trust Chuck
Charles J. McLucas III, known to friends and long-time clients as “C3PO”, has been a Trusted CPA in Orangevale for three generations of client families. He is not a stuffy suit-and-tie accountant; he is a licensed California Tax Expert who happens to also enjoy off-roading through the Sierra foothills on weekends. What has not changed in decades is the standard of care: real conversations, real answers, and a plan you actually understand.
We proudly serve individuals and businesses as a CPA Sacramento CA, CPA Orangevale CA, and throughout Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, Folsom, Roseville, Rancho Cordova, Carmichael, El Dorado Hills, and all of Sacramento County, as well as international taxpayers filing from abroad.
Our Simple Four-Step Process
1. Discovery Call, We learn about your income, entity structure, and concerns
2. Document Review, We gather your Form 1040, Schedule C history, W-2s, 1099-NECs, and prior filings
3. Filing & Strategy Session, We file accurately and walk you through every deduction and credit
4. Year-Round Support, We are here in July and November, not just April
Frequently Asked Questions
Do not respond on your own. Call our office before you send anything back to the IRS or FTB, the wording of your response matters, and our Tax Resolution & IRS Assistance service is built to protect you from saying the wrong thing.
Yes. We regularly help clients catch up on Personal Tax Returns and Business Tax Returns that are years behind, and we negotiate directly with the IRS on payment plans and penalty relief.
No, while we are proud to serve Sacramento, Orangevale, and surrounding communities in person, we also prepare returns for international taxpayers and clients across the country.
Tax Preparation reports what already happened. Income Tax Planning looks forward, using Tax Strategy to legally reduce what you owe next year, before the year is over and your options disappear.
It depends on your entity type and complexity. Call 916-241-9392 for a straightforward quote, no surprises, no pressure.