Joanne Wiggins-Barros, CPA

Joanne is a partner, who provides tax and accounting services to individuals and small businesses. Joanne focuses on tailoring services to be responsive to her client’s needs. “Our firm does more than prepare tax returns, we solve problems for our clients.”

Joanne has extensive individual tax knowledge. Specializations include general tax planning, stock option planning, and community property allocations due to marital dissolutions.

Her tax and accounting experience with small businesses, includes corporation, partnerships, LLCs and sole proprietors. In addition to providing tax services to businesses, Joanne provides specialized consultation relating to selecting an entity, sale of a business, and internal control procedures. Joanne is also able to provide reviews and compilations of financial statements. Types of small businesses that we work with span a variety of industries; including manufacturing, construction, software, and medical services.

Joanne earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with an Accounting concentration, with honors, from San Jose State University.  Current memberships include; Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Joanne enjoys spending time with her family, which includes 5 cats and 1 dog. She is a very passionate animal lover and keeps her license as a Veterinary Technician active. When she is not working, Joanne is often supporting her teenage daughter at softball tournaments, helping with fundraising activities, and traveling, including visiting family in Florida and an occasional visit to Disneyland.