Services

Tax preparation

Individual and business returns prepared by a licensed CPA, reviewed with you before anything is filed, and e-filed on time. You will understand what is on the return and why.

What this covers

Individual returns

Form 1040 and the Arizona return, including itemized deductions, investment income, retirement distributions and multi-state situations.

Self-employed and rentals

Schedule C for sole proprietors and single-member LLCs, and Schedule E for rental property and pass-through income.

S-corporations

Form 1120-S and the shareholder K-1s, including reasonable compensation and basis tracking that a lot of returns quietly get wrong.

Partnerships

Form 1065 and partner K-1s, with allocations that match what the operating agreement actually says.

Year-round planning

Estimated payments, entity questions and the decisions that change a tax bill. Those are made during the year, not in April.

Extensions and amendments

Filed properly when the information is not ready, and prior-year returns corrected when something was missed.

Who this is for

  • Individuals and families who want a credentialed preparer rather than seasonal help
  • Small business owners filing a Schedule C, 1120-S or 1065
  • Landlords and anyone with rental or pass-through income
  • People whose situation changed this year, through a business, a move, a house or an inheritance

What to have ready

  • Last year's federal and state return
  • W-2s, 1099s, K-1s and brokerage statements
  • Mortgage interest, property tax and charitable giving records
  • For a business: profit and loss, balance sheet and payroll reports
  • For rentals: income, expenses and any closing statements
  • Records of estimated tax payments already made

Do not worry if some of this is missing. Part of the job is telling you exactly what is still needed.

How it works

  1. A short call

    Twenty minutes to understand your situation and tell you what the work involves and roughly what it costs. No charge.

  2. Documents, securely

    You upload what you have through the secure client portal. We tell you exactly what is still missing rather than leaving you to guess.

  3. Preparation and review

    The return is prepared and then reviewed. If something looks off in your records, you hear about it before it becomes a filing problem.

  4. We walk it together

    You see the return and the numbers behind it before it is filed. Questions are expected, not tolerated.

  5. E-file and next year

    You e-sign, we file, and you get a copy plus a short list of what to do differently next year.

Let's find out if we're a fit.

Twenty minutes, no charge. Bring last year's return and your questions, and you'll leave knowing what the work involves and roughly what it costs.