E Phoeson International Company

Tax strategy and preparation for personal and business clients

From Highland Heights, Ohio, E Phoeson International Company, known as EPIC, runs a tax and accounting practice. A tax accountant with more than 25 years in financial services founded the practice and still leads it. Its work covers tax strategy, tax preparation and day-to-day accounting, with the stated aim of taking the burden of taxes and bookkeeping off clients so they can concentrate on their own work.

Legal ways to reduce tax liability

The firm says its tax strategies can help clients legally minimize their tax liability. Its approach rests on the practical application of tax law and accounting principles, so each strategy is tied to what a client's business or household actually does rather than to a generic template.

Accounting support beyond tax season

Accounting services are offered as ongoing support, not only at tax time. The firm presents its aim as building professional yet personal relationships with each client, and it contrasts this with the approach of a large, impersonal practice. Clients are encouraged to rely on the firm for the detail while they keep their attention on the goals that matter to them.

Teaching tax and accounting principles

Education is central to the practice. The founder has taught part-time at college level since graduating and continues to teach alongside the business. The firm uses that teaching background to explain tax and accounting in plain terms, so that clients understand the rules that affect their finances rather than simply accepting a figure.

Founder background and experience

The founder started her career in corporate accounting before opening her own firm. She holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Wilberforce University and a master's degree in accountancy from Cleveland State University. Earlier roles included corporate tax work for a multinational company and a period with the Internal Revenue Service. The firm says the founder shifted her focus to building the business in early 2017.

Clients in real estate, entertainment and cannabis

The firm says it is partial to clients in the real estate, entertainment and cannabis industries, and it promotes natural products and natural foods among the businesses it serves. Its core values are set out as learning continuously, applying what is learned, and encouraging others to do the same, and the firm presents its work as a commitment to supporting clients in pursuing greatness in their chosen fields.