Most tax work happens too late. By the time a return is being prepared in March, nearly every decision that determined the tax bill has already been made. Our advisory practice runs the other way round: we project your position mid-year, adjust withholding and estimated payments while there is still time, and use the filing season to document what happened rather than to discover it.
We prepare individual returns including schedules for investments, rental property and self-employment; small business returns across common entity types; estimated payment schedules; extensions; amended returns; and correspondence with tax authorities, including notices, instalment agreements and penalty abatement requests.
Salaried households with investment income, property or complex deductions; self-employed professionals and contractors; small business owners deciding between entity structures; and anyone who has received an IRS or state notice they do not understand.
Call our Columbus office and speak with a specialist directly.
+1 614-294-3502A mid-year projection means you can still change the outcome, not just report it.
We review your situation against current rules instead of applying last year's return by habit.
Entity choice, owner compensation and expense treatment reviewed against your actual profit level.
IRS and state letters answered by an Enrolled Agent, including payment arrangements and penalty requests.
Everything filed with supporting documentation retained and retrievable for years afterwards.
One relationship covering filing, planning and any correspondence you would rather not handle alone.
These are the standard criteria we work with. Every application is assessed individually, and there is usually more than one route to a yes — which is why we review your file before you apply anywhere.
| Criteria | Standard Requirement |
|---|---|
| Individuals | U.S. residents and citizens filing federal and state returns |
| Businesses | Sole proprietors, partnerships, LLCs and S corporations |
| Documentation | Income records, prior return, deduction documentation |
| Notice Cases | Copy of the IRS or state correspondence received |
| Estimates | Projected income for the current year |
| Out-Of-State | Multi-state filings handled where required |
| Engagement | Written engagement letter with fixed fee quoted in advance |
You send prior returns and this year's records through our secure portal.
We prepare the return and model the current year's likely position.
Returns are filed and withholding or estimates are corrected for next quarter.
Notices, questions and planning checkpoints until the next filing season.
A mid-year projection costs one meeting and can change what you owe next April.
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