Military & veteran families · High-income individuals · Small business
We prepare returns for service members, their families, and the small businesses they build. Published rates, one preparer who knows your file, no surprise invoice.
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Serving in a combat zone or stationed overseas? Your dates are different. Combat zone service suspends filing and payment deadlines until 180 days after you leave the zone, and members stationed outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico get an automatic extension to June 15 under Treas. Reg. §1.6081-5. Ask before you assume April 15 applies to you.
What we do
Start with a return and add bookkeeping or planning when it helps. You can stop anywhere — nothing here funnels you into something else.
Federal, state, and local returns prepared, reviewed, and e-filed. You approve before anything is transmitted.
A monthly tax-health check and quarterly strategy, so filing season is a formality instead of a scramble.
Getting the entity right at the start is cheaper than fixing it in year three.
The things that come up between filings and can't wait until next April.
Military & veteran tax
Military pay is not ordinary W-2 income, and generic filing workflows can overlook rules that apply only to service members. These are the issues we handle every season.
Since 2023, the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act lets a married service member and spouse elect, for any taxable year of the marriage, among three states: the member's domicile, the spouse's domicile, or the permanent duty station. States have implemented this inconsistently, so the election needs to be documented properly.
Enlisted members, warrant officers, and commissioned warrant officers exclude all military pay for each month they were present in a designated combat zone — any part of a month counts as the whole month. Commissioned officers are capped at the highest enlisted pay rate plus imminent danger pay. Verify Box 12 code Q on the W-2 before filing.
Combat zone service, and service in a contingency operation, suspends filing, payment, and collection deadlines until 180 days after the last day in the zone, plus any days that were still left in the filing period when service began. The relief generally reaches a spouse filing jointly as well.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made the repeal of the moving expense deduction permanent for civilians while keeping it for active duty members moving under PCS orders — and extended it to qualifying intelligence community personnel starting in 2026.
Travel that is overnight and more than 100 miles from your tax home for drill produces an above-the-line deduction on Form 2106, limited to the federal per diem and standard mileage rates. Generic workflows often skip it, and missed years can usually be amended within three years.
Excluded combat pay doesn't count as earned income by default — but you can elect to include it when figuring the Earned Income Credit. It's all or nothing, and on a joint return each spouse elects separately. Run it both ways; the election sometimes swings the credit by thousands.
If on April 15 you are living outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico with your main place of business or post of duty there, or you are on military or naval duty outside the U.S. and Puerto Rico, you receive an automatic two-month extension to June 15 under Treas. Reg. §1.6081-5(a). No form is required — but you must attach a statement to the return saying which situation applies, or the extension isn’t claimed. On a joint return, either spouse qualifying covers both. It extends time to file and pay, though interest still accrues from April 15 on anything unpaid. Need longer? Form 4868 filed before June 15 takes you to October 15.
VA disability compensation is not taxable income. Military retired pay generally is, and any retired pay you waive to receive VA compensation is not taxed either. Combat-Related Special Compensation is tax-free while Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay is taxable, so the two are easy to confuse. Separation and severance pay have their own rules, and states treat military retirement pay differently. Starting a business after service? Entity choice and estimated taxes are where first-year surprises come from.
We don’t prepare, present, or prosecute VA benefit claims. Free claims help is available from VA-accredited representatives; you can search VA’s accreditation database.
Owner & CEO
Retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant
Education: MBA and M.S. Accounting & Financial Management, University of Maryland Global Campus; Graduate Certificate in Acquisitions & Contract Management; Graduate Certificate in Taxation (in progress)
IRS program status (not a credential, license, or certification): AFSP Record of Completion, 2027 filing season; PTIN and EFIN holder
Who prepares your return
You won’t be handed to a seasonal hire. I prepare, review, and sign every return that leaves this practice, and I’m the person who answers when you call in July about a letter that arrived in June.
Tax Force Freedom is based in San Antonio, Texas, and works with clients remotely. It exists for people whose returns don’t fit a software interview — service members filing across two states, spouses whose residency changed with a set of orders, veterans with retirement and VA income, high earners with equity compensation, and the small businesses these families build.
Pricing
Every price below is a real starting point, not a teaser. Your exact quote comes on the free consultation call, before any work begins and before you pay anything.
A tax-focused checkup every month, not just a scramble every April.
A strategy session every quarter, so decisions get made before year-end, not after.
A strategy session every month, for owners who want a standing seat at the table.
Which plan fits? Want your books checked monthly and your Self-Employed Return handled: Essentials. Want a quarterly strategy session too: Partner. Want that conversation every month: Complete. Still unsure? Book a free consultation and we’ll tell you before you pay anything.
All plans are month to month, cancel any time before renewal. Essentials includes a Self-Employed Return (Form 1040 with Schedule C). Partner and Complete include one primary return: a Self-Employed Return, a Form 1065, or a Form 1120-S. When the included return is a 1065 or 1120-S, the owner’s personal 1040 is priced separately, as are a second entity return and a Form 1120. Additional transactions are $2.50 each and additional accounts are $39 per month. The monthly tax-health check needs books kept to a minimum standard — bank feeds connected, transactions categorized monthly, and accounts reconciled — by you, your bookkeeper, or accounting software we can recommend. Books below that standard are quoted as Bookkeeping Cleanup before a plan starts. The business portion of these fees is generally deductible; fees for personal returns and personal planning generally are not. Ask us how that applies to you.
| Return | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Simple ReturnW-2 income, standard deduction, one state at most | $249 | Get started |
| Standard ReturnItemized, multi-state or part-year, investments, one rental, and military items such as the combat zone exclusion or the spouse residency election. Audit protection included. | $499 | Get started |
| Self-Employed Return1040 with Schedule C, one business, Section 199A. Audit protection included. | $659 | Get started |
| Complex & High-Income ReturnEquity compensation, K-1 income, multiple rentals, or income where planning changes the result. Base includes two rentals, two K-1s, one state, and a pre-filing tax review. Audit protection included. | from $899 | Request a quote |
| Amended & Prior-Year ReturnsCorrecting a return already filed, or filing a return for a past year you missed. Self-Employed or Complex & High-Income returns add $160 ($659 starting price). | from $499 | Get started |
Military and first-responder families pay $219 for a Simple Return and $459 for a Standard Return (you save $30 and $40). We ask for proof of service on the consultation call.
Individual add-ons: each rental beyond two adds $129, each K-1 beyond two adds $79, each additional state adds $149, and digital asset activity over 50 transactions adds $149.
| Return | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership ReturnForm 1065. Base includes 2 K-1s and one state. | from $1,199 | Request a quote |
| S-Corp ReturnForm 1120-S with reasonable compensation review. Base includes 2 K-1s and one state. | from $1,299 | Request a quote |
| C-Corp ReturnForm 1120 with book-to-tax reconciliation. | from $1,499 | Request a quote |
Entity returns are quoted base plus add-ons, so you can see exactly what drives your number: each K-1 beyond two adds $149, each additional state adds $249, and books that arrive unreconciled add $399 or move to a cleanup quote.
| Service | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| Full Tax Situation ReviewA one-hour review of your prior return, income, and documents, by Zoom, to identify issues and opportunities and scope the right service. 100% credited toward your return or any of our services if you engage us within 60 days. Paid when you book and non-refundable, except that we refund it in full if we cancel. Our 20-minute consultation remains free. | $100 | Book a review |
| Tax Strategy ReviewA 60 to 90 minute working session and a written strategy memo for this year and next: the strategies that fit your numbers, the authority behind each, what you must document, and the risk of each. Credited toward Year-Round Planning if you continue within 60 days. | $499 | Get started |
| Year-Round PlanningFor individuals and owner-operators. Quarterly projections, withholding and estimate adjustments, retirement contribution and equity compensation modeling, rental and business deduction planning, and a year-end action memo. About $150 a month. | $1,799 / year | Book a call |
How we approach tax strategy: every strategy rests on published authority and comes with its documentation requirements and risks. We model the tax effect of decisions you make with your own licensed advisers. We do not promise results, charge a percentage of tax saved, or recommend investments or insurance products.
| Service | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC / Sole-Proprietor Formation & EIN Filing GuidanceIncluded at no charge once you’re a client — engaged with us for a return, bookkeeping, or a startup package. We walk you through the Texas Secretary of State filing and the IRS EIN application step by step. You file both yourself; we are not a law firm and do not prepare or submit formation documents on your behalf. Not offered as a stand-alone free service to non-clients. | Included for clients | Become a client |
| Entity Selection AnalysisSole proprietor or single-member LLC vs. S-corporation tax treatment, modeled on your actual numbers — a tax analysis, not legal advice. Credited toward S-corporation election work if you proceed within 60 days. | $449 | Get started |
| S-Corporation Election & Reasonable Compensation AnalysisForm 2553 prepared for your signature, with a reasonable-compensation analysis to support it — a tax election, not a legal filing. Requires an existing LLC or corporation. | $649 | Request a quote |
| Bookkeeping CleanupQuoted after a read-only review of your file — roughly $350 per month of backlog | from $499 | Request a quote |
| Annual Entity ComplianceTexas franchise tax report and Public Information Report (or your state’s annual report), registered agent tracking, compliance calendar, and entity health check. Included in Complete. | $499 | Get started |
| 1099 Filing AssistanceFor business clients. We help you collect W-9s, identify which payees need a form (generally $2,000 or more paid in 2026), set up your IRS IRIS account, and check your entries before you file. You prepare and file the forms yourself through the IRS’s free IRIS portal; we do not prepare or transmit them. Included in Partner and Complete. | $149 / year | Book a call |
| IRS or State Notice ReviewWe read the notice and explain it. For IRS notices on returns we prepared and signed, we also respond on your behalf within our limited representation rights. State notices we explain, and we refer representation as needed. | $249 | Get started |
| IRS RepresentationFor returns we prepared and signed: initial examinations and IRS customer service matters, including the Taxpayer Advocate Service. Quoted after we review your notice or letter and billed hourly. Appeals, collections, and returns prepared by others are referred to an enrolled agent, CPA, or attorney. | $150 / hour | Request a quote |
Audit protection is included with individual returns at Standard level and above, and with the return included in a monthly plan (plus the owner’s 1040 when we prepare it). It is provided by Audit Maintenance Pro, an independent third party whose enrolled agents handle correspondence with the IRS on your behalf for three years from filing. It assists with the audit process — it does not pay any additional tax, penalty, or interest that may be assessed. Coverage is subject to Audit Maintenance Pro’s own terms.
What moves a price: additional states, rental properties, K-1s received, digital asset activity, and books that arrive unreconciled. We tell you on the consultation call, before any work begins. Documents received within 15 days of a deadline add $99. Expedited turnaround adds $149. Third-party costs such as state filing fees are paid by the client. Published rates are honored for at least 30 days after they are last published.
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Contact
(305) 540-3124
Ernest.dominguez@taxforcefreedom.com