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Individual and small-business tax returns, including rental income, investments, and K-1s. Planning discussions address estimated payments and changes in income or business activity.
Discuss your tax needsOrganize business transactions, reconcile accounts, and review financial reports. We’ll assess your current records and agree on any catch-up work and ongoing reporting needs.
Discuss your booksDiscuss entity choices, recordkeeping, cash flow, and payroll needs. Identify the accounting and tax steps to consider when starting a business or making a change.
Discuss your businessSupport for the details that make your situation different.
Talk through entity choices, bookkeeping, and the tax questions that come with working for yourself.
Rental income, investments, K-1s, or multiple states — bring the details together for filing.
Get help with unfiled returns and understanding what an IRS or state notice is asking for.
Meet the founder
Tahtouh Tax was founded by Roy Tahtouh, a Texas Certified Public Accountant with a background in tax and financial reporting.
His experience includes BDO USA, SEC reporting for a publicly traded company, and a Tax Manager role at Deloitte Tax LLP in Houston. That background informs the firm’s approach to individual returns, business taxes, and accounting.
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Complete the inquiry questionnaire to share your situation, the services you need, and your priorities.
We’ll review your questionnaire, outline the work, discuss fees, and explain which documents are needed to get started.
We’ll agree on next steps and a communication schedule that fits the services you choose.
Learn about our services and explore common tax questions.
Yes. We prepare individual returns for individuals, families, and self-employed professionals—from a straightforward 1040 to returns with rental income, investments, or multiple states—as well as small business returns for sole proprietors, partnerships, and S corporations. If you have a few unfiled years to catch up on, we can help with those too.
Start with the client questionnaire, then we’ll have a first conversation about your situation. Before we file, you’ll share your prior-year returns, income documents (W-2s, 1099s, K-1s), and records for the deductions and credits that apply to you—uploaded securely. We’ll give you a checklist built around your situation, and we agree on the scope and fees before any work begins.
Also bring payment confirmations and a short list of life changes. Use a secure document channel for identification and tax records.
Yes. Alongside preparation we offer bookkeeping and reporting to keep your books current through the year, and small business advisory for cash flow, payroll questions, and the decisions in between. Tax preparation tends to go more smoothly when it sits next to year-round planning rather than a once-a-year scramble.
That’s a core part of the work. We review your situation before year-end so filing holds no surprises, and look ahead to estimated payments, retirement contributions, entity elections, and the timing of income and expenses—so decisions get made while there’s still time to act on them.
Yes. We’ll talk through sole proprietorship, LLC, S corporation, and partnership options in plain language—what each one means for your taxes, your paperwork, and your payroll—and set up a bookkeeping approach that fits the structure you choose.
We can help you catch up on unfiled years and respond to IRS or state notices—reviewing what’s actually being asked, preparing the response, and setting up a payment plan if one is needed. Bring the letter to the first conversation so we can look at it together.
We work with individuals, self-employed professionals, and small businesses across a range of fields—including real estate, healthcare, the trades and construction, and retail. Whatever the industry, your situation comes first.
Answers to help you prepare, plan ahead, and know when to ask for help.
Generally, no. An extension gives additional time to file, but tax is generally due by the original payment deadline. Estimate what you owe and arrange payment; interest and penalties may apply to unpaid amounts.
Contact the issuer for a copy or correction and compare it with your own records. Tell your preparer before filing. The right next step depends on the form and timing; do not simply omit income because a form has not arrived.
Read the notice, identify the tax year and response deadline, and keep a copy. Compare it with your return and records. Some notices need no reply, while others require a response or payment. Ask for help promptly if you disagree or do not understand it.
Possibly. Tax generally must be paid during the year. The answer depends on expected tax, withholding, prior-year tax, and applicable exceptions. Review the amount and timing when business income changes.
Estimate self-employment taxEstimates self-employment tax only, not your full quarterly payment.
A deduction generally reduces income subject to tax. A credit reduces tax under its specific rules; some credits are refundable and others are not. Eligibility and limits determine the actual benefit.
Compare allowable itemized deductions with the standard deduction available for your filing situation, while checking any special restrictions. Keep records even if you are not yet sure which method will apply.
As early as possible after marriage, divorce, a new child, a job change, a home sale, or an inheritance. Some choices and payment adjustments are easier to address before the year ends.
Explore life-event tax guidesCheck payroll withholding with the IRS tool
For more detailed reading, explore our Financial Guides. Have another question? Ask us directly.
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