Welcome to Fankhauser Tax Associates, LLC. We are accounting professionals, each with over 25 years experience in tax, accounting, and small business operations. Download our full color brochure (pdf file, 920 kb).
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Sharon E. Fankhauser
sharon@fankhauserLLC.com
In 1982, Sharon began her accounting career with a large CPA firm in Kansas City, MO. She successfully passed the CPA exam and was awarded the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award for outstanding achievement on the exam. While in public accounting, Sharon specialized in taxation of individuals and small business entities. In 1986, she joined a large, national money management firm where she later became CFO. She has provided tax advice and tax preparation for individuals and small businesses throughout her career. In addition, she has extensive experience with human resource issues including employee benefits.
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Jamie S. Fankhauser, EA
jamie@fankhauserLLC.com
Jamie started his accounting career with a CPA firm in 1981 during which time he successfully passed the CPA exam. After leaving public accounting in 1983, he worked for an investment company specializing in real estate development, property management, oil & gas leases, and publishing. For 20 years, he was a small business owner before joining his wife, Sharon, to form Fankhauser Tax & Accounting, LLC. His experience includes individual and business taxation, accounting systems, computer systems, and small business operations. His small business experience includes ownership and/or management positions in publishing, property management, the mortgage industry, and construction.
Jamie is an Enrolled Agent (EA) authorized by the U.S.
Department of Treasury to represent taxpayers before the Internal
Revenue Service. He is also a member of the National and Arizona
Association of Enrolled Agents and a Certified QuickBooks Proadvisor.
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Our Philosophy on Quality and Customer Service
An accounting firm is known for the quality of its service. Our firm's reputation reflects the high standards we demand of ourselves.
Our primary goal as a trusted advisor is to be available to provide insightful advice to enable our clients to make informed financial decisions. We do not accept anything less from ourselves and this is what we deliver to you.
Our high service quality and satisfied clients are the result of our commitment to excellence. We will answer all of your questions, as they impact both your tax and financial situations. We welcome you to contact us anytime.
Continuing Professional Education (CPE)
In addition to our requirements as licensed professionals, we feel it is extremely important to continually educate ourselves to improve our technical expertise, financial knowledge and service to our clients. Some of the recent professional courses that one, or both, of us have successfully completed include:
- Professional Ethics for Arizona CPAs
- Professional Ethics for Enrolled Agents
- Introduction to Transfers of Wealth
- Zero Percent Capital Gain
- Military Taxpayer
- Basis (Tax Theory and Return Preparation)
- Cancellation of Debt
- Paperless Productivity: Beyond Document Storage
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor Certification
- Bankruptcy Tax Issues
- Choice of (Business) Entity
- How to Organize and Run a Small Business
- Employee Compensation and Benefits
- Retirement Plans
- Estate Planning
- The Internet - Tax Research
- Financial Planning for the Baby Boomer
- Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
- Passive Loss and At-Risk Rules
- Tax Resolution: Solving IRS Problems
- Getting Cash Out of Your Business
- Installment Sales
- Auto Rules
- Internal Control and Fraud Detection
