Tax preparation and IRS help in Glendale, Arizona
Brad Segal is a federally licensed Enrolled Agent working with Glendale individuals, families, and small businesses — by phone, by video, or in person when you'd rather sit down together.
Tax work for Glendale
Glendale is a mix of long-established neighborhoods, small storefront businesses, and a lot of households where one spouse has a W-2 and the other runs something of their own.
Most of what I do here is unglamorous: get the entity right, get the estimates right, and stop the small leaks that add up to a few thousand dollars a year.
Serving Glendale, AZ 85301
Who I work with in Glendale
Storefront and service businesses
Restaurants, salons, repair shops, and retail: entity structure, payroll, sales tax coordination, and clean books that make filing routine.
Mixed W-2 and self-employed households
One steady paycheck, one business, and a withholding strategy that covers both without overpaying all year.
Multi-generational households
Dependents, education credits, and support tests that get complicated when more than two generations share an address.
Glendale questions
My business is an LLC. Does that change my taxes?
By default, no — a single-member LLC is taxed exactly like a sole proprietorship. The liability protection is real; the tax change only comes if you elect S corp treatment, and that is a numbers decision.
Can I write off my vehicle?
The business-use portion, yes. Documenting the business percentage is what separates a defensible deduction from one that disappears under examination.
Do I need to file a TPT return?
Arizona transaction privilege tax is separate from income tax and applies to many retail and service businesses. If you are unsure whether you owe it, find out now rather than after penalties accrue.
More answers on the FAQ page.
Let's talk about your taxes.
Glendale clients get the same thing everyone does: a free first conversation and a straight answer about what your situation involves.