EFRB Audits & Accounting

Accounting & Audits

EFRB helps business owners, families, and cross-border taxpayers stay organized, compliant, and prepared when tax agencies ask questions. Our focus is practical accounting, audit defense, payroll support, entity compliance, and tax preparation delivered with clear communication and experienced representation.

Reliable support for complex financial moments.

Businesses do not need another generic tax office. They need a team that understands how accounting records, payroll reports, sales tax filings, international disclosures, entity documents, and audit responses all connect. EFRB works with clients who want stronger books, better filing systems, and a calmer process when government notices arrive. Whether the issue involves IRS correspondence, FTB questions, EDD payroll reviews, CDTFA sales tax concerns, or day-to-day accounting cleanup, our goal is to organize the facts and move the matter forward.

Audit Representation

Support for IRS, FTB, EDD, and CDTFA examinations, notices, document requests, and collection concerns.

Accounting & Payroll

Practical bookkeeping, payroll services, reconciliations, and reporting designed for business decision-making.

Business Tax Preparation

Tax preparation for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and closely held companies that need careful compliance.

International Compliance

Guidance for international accounting, FBAR, BOI, and cross-border reporting needs affecting U.S. taxpayers.

Audit issues can become expensive when records are not ready.

An audit is rarely only about one form. Agencies often look for consistency between tax returns, bank statements, payroll records, sales receipts, accounting ledgers, owner draws, subcontractor payments, and entity filings. Delays happen when documents are missing, explanations are unclear, or the taxpayer responds without a strategy. EFRB helps clients prepare a cleaner response package, identify weak areas before they become larger problems, and communicate with taxing authorities in a professional manner.

Our approach is direct: gather the documents, review the timeline, organize the accounting, explain the numbers, and advocate for a reasonable outcome. For many business owners, this is the difference between feeling overwhelmed and having a structured plan.

Why choose EFRB?

EFRB combines audit representation, accounting, payroll, business tax preparation, and entity support in one coordinated practice. That matters because tax problems are often accounting problems first. When your records are accurate and your story is supported by documents, your case is stronger.

IRSAudit and collection support
FTBCalifornia tax matters
EDDPayroll and worker issues

Work directly with Roberto & Walter.

Roberto E. Ruiz, EA

Enrolled Agent | Audit Representation

Roberto is a Chula Vista Enrolled Agent and longtime business owner with more than 25 years of hands-on experience helping clients solve tax and business challenges. As an Enrolled Agent, he is authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS. His work emphasizes audit representation, tax agency correspondence, collection matters, and practical guidance for individuals and businesses facing complex compliance issues.

Walter I. Lacayo, Jr.

Accounting | Business Strategy | Client Support

Walter is a San Diego native with deep ties across Southern California and Mexico. His background includes business development, finance, real estate, education, tax preparation, payroll, and financial consulting. He brings a relationship-focused approach to clients who need accounting clarity, business support, and a steady partner when important financial decisions must be made.

EFRB accounting and audits business card with phone numbers and service list

Ready for stronger accounting and audit support?

Contact EFRB to discuss tax preparation, accounting cleanup, payroll services, business compliance, or representation before the IRS, FTB, EDD, or CDTFA.