ABOUT US

Kent Frye
Enrolled Agent (EA)
Kent Frye–Kent Freiburghouse if you prefer the full name–is the President of Pronto Income Tax of California, Inc.
Kent Frye has 50 years experience preparing income tax returns and is licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent (E.A.).
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In recent years, Kent has become an author of tax education materials, sharing his knowledge with other tax pros at ourrenewctec.com website for certified continuing education credits.
Kent works mainly out of our Carson office. Kent works almost every day of tax season and year-round so just call the Carson office if you want to reach him.
Kent’s passion for client service sets the example for our entire team and he is frequently voted “Best Boss Ever” by our Pronto Tax Team.
(310) 549-5692

Casimiro 'Jesse' Peña
Casimiro Peña, or “Jesse” as clients often call him, has been working for Pronto Income Tax since 1996.
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Jesse has been a business owner and entrepreneur since an early age, having started and sold multiple businesses over the course of his career. Jesse works extensively with small business owner clients who value his advice because he has been there before and he knows what he is talking about when it comes to small business tax strategies.
Jesse works mainly out of our Monrovia office but also assists in the East LA location.
Jesse is also a licensed Notary Public.
(626) 358-5213

Cynthia Fuentes
Enrolled Agent
Cynthia was a Founding Member of our West LA office location way back in 2011. In 2016 she received a major promotion to take over operational leadership of the office. She’s also a top performer in working with business clients.
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Cynthia has wonderful people skills, she is very diligent in her work, and she is dedicated to providing Pronto clients with extraordinary service with a personalized approach.
If you’d like to schedule a meeting with Cynthia, click here to find a time on her calendar.

Yuridia ("Yuri") Jimenez
Tax Preparer
The newest addition to Pronto, Yuri Jimenez is fast becoming a seasoned member of our West Los Angeles office. She has extensive experience in the fields of insurance and taxes.
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If you are looking to work with an expert that cares about you and your family, and is excited to work with you, please schedule an appointment with Yuri.

Andy Frye
Enrolled Agent (EA)
Andy Frye–Andrew Freiburghouse if you prefer the full name–has worked for Pronto Income Tax since he was about 5 years old when he began stuffing envelopes for his father Kent Frye, the majority owner of Pronto Income Tax of California, Inc. Andy’s grandfather Wayne was the founder of Pronto Income Tax.
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Known for his passion for serving clients and his halfway decent Gringo Spanish, Andy has been a driving force within our company to make sure that we always keep pushing ourselves to improve.
In January of 2011, Andy set out on a new adventure leading the brand new West Los Angeles office of Pronto Income Tax, our first new location in more than 20 years.
Meanwhile, Andy and a few key teammates at Pronto created our Pronto Tax School education division with the goal of providing tax education to the masses and creating new jobs and business opportunities nationwide.
Always hungry for a new challenge, Andy does minimal tax preparation work these days and focuses mainly on educating and empowering tax professionals via Pronto Tax School.
When needed, Andy also helps clients with more advanced tax consulting, tax planning, and tax problem resolution services.
Andy is licensed to represent taxpayers before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent.
Andy has personally prepared more than 10,000 tax returns and trained thousands of other tax professionals nationwide.
Andy is a cum laude graduate of Santa Clara University and a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program.
In addition to his work at Pronto, Andy has published hundreds of articles about financial and business topics.

Joe Earnest
Joe is one of the best and most efficient tax preparers that this world has ever
seen. Email Address: joe@pronto4tax.com

Miguel Perez
Miguel Perez is the manager and main tax preparer at the East Los Angeles office of Pronto Income Tax of California, Inc. Miguel is one of those people that you meet in life who can talk to anyone and is respected in the local community because of his sincere and caring nature, as well as his ability to have a good laugh.
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Miguel is an expert at preparing Individual Taxpayer Identification Number applications (Form W-7), claims for the Earned Income Credit, and Schedule A Itemized Deductions.
Miguel can be reached by calling our East Los Angeles Office.Thank you Miguel for all that you do!
(323) 262-2361

Sonia Lugo
Sonia is one of our best tax professionals working out of our Carson office location. Email Address: sonia@pronto4tax.com

Ingrid Ceballos
Tax Preparer
Ingrid is a tax and insurance professional working out of our West LA office location.
Ingrid has been with Pronto Income Tax since 2016. She was hired as an office administrator but because of her quick learning and ambition she became a licensed Tax Preparer within a year.
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Ingrid is currently working towards her license as an Enrolled Agent to expand her knowledge in taxes, for both business and personal.
If you’d like to schedule a meeting with Ingrid, click here to find a time on her calendar.

Jim Gustavson
Jim has been working at Pronto part-time during tax season for upwards of 20 years.
Holding down a full-time job as an engineer in his hometown Orange County, Jim works during the peak times of tax season and has always been a solid contributor.
Whenever he is called upon to do tax returns, he does them fast and the does them right, and that’s just how we like it here at Pronto Income Tax.
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Yanet Cesareo
Tax Preparer / Office Administrator
Yanet joined the West LA team as a part time employee since 2017 as our office administrator. She has excellent customer service skills and it wasn’t long before we realized that we needed her to help us run the office year-round. As of 2018 she is a full-time employee, a licensed tax preparer and a notary public.
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Lilia Peña
Lilia Peña joined the staff of Pronto Income Tax in 2009 and made an immediate positive impact and has continued on the upswing ever since.
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A citizen of both the United States and Mexico, Lilia has added a lot to our East L.A. office, teaming up with Miguel Perez to offer Spanish-speaking clients great service at a great price.
Lilia’s professionalism is outstanding and we are excited to see her growth as a tax preparer.
Lily has learned from the best and looks forward to continuing her path of getting better every year and building excellent long-term relationships with clients.
We are continuing to expect great things from the East L.A. office with Lilia as part of the team.
(323) 262-2361

Mariela Ramos
Mariela is an experienced and extremely sharp tax professional working out of our Monrovia office location. Email Address: mar@pronto4tax.com

Nancy Gonzalez
Nancy is the newest addition to the formidable Monrovia Team. Always an adept problem-solver, Nancy is known within the office as a great teammate who does a lot of the behind the scenes work that creates a smooth experience for our valued clients.
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As she continues to work in Monrovia with the veterans of the tax business such as Jesse, Bertha, and Cindy Lockie, you can bet your bottom dollar that Nancy will continue to grow her skills and knowledge. Best of all, Nancy is committed to using her skills and knowledge for the benefit of Pronto Clients.
We are very lucky to have Nancy as part of our 2016 Pronto Tax Team!
(626) 358-5213

Karen Gonzalez
As our fearless and amazingly patient graphic designer, Karen has been an instrumental part of bringing Pronto’s image into the modern era.
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In addition to her graphic design skills, she’s also a wizard with translating our tax school training materials into Spanish.
Karen has been a key team member for numerous years now and is someone that we always count on to come through in the clutch.
What our Clients are saying
If your looking for a fast and reliable place to do your taxes this place is it. I was in and out in less then an hour. The women who helped me was friendly and professional and the price was very reasonable.
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