Tax planning and preparation for tech professionals with equity and for small business owners. We plan ahead with you, prepare your return and handle the IRS.
Reviewers describe the work as reliable, organized and delivered when promised.
Easy to work with online
The secure portal for uploading documents and messaging comes up again and again.
Patient with questions
Clients mention friendly, patient explanations, even of complicated situations.
Comfortable with complexity
Rental income, stock sales and IRS letters are among the situations reviewers describe.
Most firms see you in April. We plan with you all year.
TaxSquad vs a typical preparer.
Filing a return is the minimum. Here is what changes when someone plans with you.
How TaxSquad compares with a typical tax preparer
What you get
TaxSquad
Typical tax preparer
When you hear from them
Planning through the year
Mostly at filing time
RSUs, ISOs, NSOs and ESPP
Planned around every vest and sale
Reported after the fact
Entity and S corp analysis
Run on your real numbers
Often not offered
IRS and state letters
We take the stress out of them
Varies
Business and personal returns
Prepared together, so they agree
Often separate firms
How you work together
Secure portal, video calls, e-sign
Email and office visits
Planning, not just filing.
Everything included when you work with us, for your household, your business or both.
Year-round planning
Check-ins through the year and a written plan you can follow, adjusted every time your pay, business or life changes.
Q1Return & plan
Q2Mid-year check
Q3Projection
Q4Year-end moves
Oct
Know April in October
Tax projections before the year ends, while you can still change the number.
Equity modeling
When to exercise, how much to sell, and what each move costs in tax.
RSUISONSOESPPAMT
Entity & S corp analysis
Sole prop, LLC, S corp or C corp, compared on your real numbers.
S corpLLCQBISolo 401(k)
IRS & state letters
Got a letter? Send it to us. We take the stress out of IRS and state letters.
Returns, prepared properly
Personal, S corp, partnership and corporate returns, federal and state, including years you moved.
Bookkeeping for business owners
Monthly books and reconciliations, so your planning and estimates run on real numbers. Bookkeeping
Want a full financial plan too?
Our affiliated firm, Circuit Wealth LLC, provides fee-only financial planning and investment management for tech professionals, from equity strategy to diversification and retirement, led by Sim Bachal, CFA, CFP®.
A small team, so you always know who is working on your taxes. More about us
Jessica Dhillon
Enrolled AgentOwner
Enrolled Agent and business owner with more than 10 years of tax planning and prep under her belt. Your go-to for taxes, business strategy and stock comp: RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, ESPPs, you name it. Smart, relatable and here to make taxes less taxing.
Sim Bachal
Financial AdvisorCFACFP®MBA
More than a decade helping tech professionals with equity compensation and complex financial situations. Sim also leads Circuit Wealth, our affiliated firm for financial planning.
Before you book.
Who is TaxSquad a good fit for?
Tech professionals with equity pay, small business owners who need tax planning, prep or bookkeeping, and households with a mix of both. If your taxes are more than a single W-2, we are probably a fit.
Do you only prepare returns, or plan too?
Both. Preparation files last year. Planning changes this year: when to exercise options, whether to elect S corp status, how much to pay in estimates, and which retirement plan to open.
Do you work with clients outside the Bay Area?
Yes. Our clients live all over the US. The whole process runs through a secure online portal, video calls and e-signatures, and we prepare returns for every state with an income tax.
Can you prepare my business return and my personal return?
Yes. We prepare S corp, partnership and corporate returns together with the owners’ personal returns, so the numbers line up.
What happens on the first call?
We ask what you earn, what you own and what changed this year, then tell you whether we can help and what working together looks like.
Let’s plan your year.
Tell us about your pay, your business, or both. We will tell you whether we are a fit and what working together looks like.