Cardin and Company in Carlsbad Village has combined tax law and public accounting under one roof on Chestnut Avenue since 1991. Tax-preparation workflows span individual returns and complex business filings, drawing on the same North County CPA network that includes CapForge Bookkeeping, Tax & More for complementary bookkeeping referrals. IRS audit representation, California Franchise Tax Board disputes, and Employment Development Department matters fall under the tax-resolution arm, backed by direct field-audit experience with the Internal Revenue Service. Estate planning and trust administration round out asset-protection strategies that coordinate through escrow partners including New Venture Escrow for real-property transfers into trust. The practice's highest-tier service integrates concurrent offer-in-compromise negotiations across overlapping IRS and FTB liabilities with simultaneous EDD payroll-tax resolution.