About

Meet John A. Josey.

Owner and tax preparer of Josey's Tax Service and Preparation, a locally owned family business established in 2022.

John A. Josey in a green uniform jacket with a gold badge, standing outdoors in front of a tree

Background

22 years as a Peace Officer.

John served the community for 22 years as a Peace Officer with the California Department of Corrections and spent his entire career in Del Norte County. Integrity, trust and attention to detail guide how he works with every client.

A California Department of Corrections shoulder patch, a badge patch, handcuffs with a key, a duty belt keeper, a leather handcuff case and a name tape reading J. Josey, laid out on a dark rug

Keepsakes

A career, framed.

John holding the framed shadow box from his career with the California Department of Corrections, with badges, a shoulder patch, a name tape, an ID card, handcuffs and a whistle — John with his shadow box

A gold retired California Department of Corrections badge held in a hand, in front of the department shoulder patch — His retired badge

Credentials

Trained, credentialed and listed.

California Tax Education Council (CTEC) Certified Tax Preparer
CTEC registration number A335368
Served 22 years as a Peace Officer
IRS Annual Filing Season Program credentials
Better Business Bureau listed

A quiet office corner with a leather armchair, a brass lamp and shelves of file boxes

The business

Locally owned, family run.

Josey's Tax Service and Preparation offers individual income tax preparation and tax planning, each as a one hour appointment you can book online.

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An open planner, a notebook and a pen on a walnut desk

John's Josey's Tax Service and Preparation jacket

John and his wife, Rebecca.

Family

A family business, a local one.

Josey's Tax Service and Preparation is family owned, and it is run here in Crescent City, California.

Where John works

Crescent City and all of Del Norte County.

John serves the community of Crescent City, California and all surrounding areas in Del Norte County. He holds a CTEC credential to prepare taxes anywhere in the State of California, and an IRS Annual Filing Season Program credential. CTEC registration number A335368.

You can verify a tax preparer's credentials in the IRS Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers with Credentials and Select Qualifications. John is listed in this directory with the Annual Filing Season Program Record of Completion. Search ZIP code 95531 to find him.

Remote

Prepared remotely, anywhere in the United States.

John prepares taxes in Intuit ProSeries, his tax software. For anyone in the United States, he can prepare your return remotely through Intuit Link, a secure cloud tax portal. The portal's drag and drop features are very user friendly. John is unable to prepare taxes for Oregon, Maryland, New York, Connecticut and Nevada, as he does not hold the required credentials for those states.

John's tax preparation workstation with three screens

Critical workers

$25 discount for critical workers.

Peace officers, Fire Department employees, medical and hospital employees, teachers, TSA and airport workers, waste management employees, and delivery drivers for USPS, FedEx, UPS and other carriers who handle freight or merchandise. Active or retired.

(707) 458-4112