Tax resolution
Support for IRS and state notices, balances due, unfiled years, penalties, and response planning.
- Notice and account review
- Document checklist
- Resolution next steps
Tax Resolution. Audit Protection. Compliance.
Tax help built for IRS notices, audit questions, and compliance deadlines
Ella Tax Services helps individuals and businesses resolve tax problems, protect records, prepare filings, and stay compliant with a Houston-based team and secure online process.
Prepared for your advisor
SecureTax issue checklist
Notices, audit records, compliance filings, deadlines
Advisor note
We confirm open items, prepare the next step, and keep resolution, audit, and compliance questions in one place.
Secure upload
Advisor review
Clear next step
Houston-based company
Ella Tax Services LLC serves clients online from Houston, TX.
Authorized IRS e-file Provider
Electronically file eligible federal returns after advisor review.
Tax resolution focus
Get organized support for IRS and state notices, balances, and response next steps.
Audit protection and compliance
Prepare records, deadlines, filings, and documentation before problems escalate.
IRS e-file and compliance ready
Ella Tax Services is an Authorized IRS e-file Provider
Eligible federal returns can be prepared, reviewed with an advisor, signed, and electronically filed through Ella's secure online workflow, with records organized for compliance and audit questions.
IRS provider locator listings identify accepted e-file providers and do not constitute IRS endorsement.
Online service workflow
Convenient online support from tax issue to follow-up
Ella Tax Services uses a secure online process for client intake, document collection, advisor review, resolution tasks, audit-ready records, and compliance follow-up.
Secure document collection
Clients can upload notices, tax documents, receipts, books, and payroll records through a secure passwordless link from phone or desktop.
Tax record organization
Uploaded files are organized for advisor review, with unclear notices and records routed into the right resolution, audit, or compliance workflow.
Advisor workflow dashboard
The Ella team can track clients, uploads, assignments, tax deadlines, notice tasks, and follow-up from one workspace instead of scattered inboxes.
Ella workspace
Client status
Upload review
Team follow-up
Client upload
Passwordless document upload for clients
Clients can open a secure link, upload tax documents, notices, receipts, and records, then complete collection steps without remembering a portal password.
- Convenient client upload experience
- Secure magic link authentication
- Mobile-friendly upload on any device
- Upload, notice, and expense collection in the same workflow
How Ella Works
Collection
Clients text docs, Ella handles the rest
No app downloads needed. Client texts a photo of their tax document. Ella receives it, classifies it, and files it to the right client folder.
Ella
Tax Document Assistant
W2_photo.jpg
Received. Processing your document...
Filed to
John Smith / W-2
Classification
Every document identified and renamed automatically
IMG_4827.jpg becomes 2024_W2_Amazon_JohnSmith.pdf. AI classifies tax document types instantly without manual sorting.
IMG_4827.jpg
Document Type: W-2
Tax Year: 2024
Employer: Amazon
Client: John Smith
-> 2024_W2_Amazon_JohnSmith.pdf
Extraction
Key data extracted, ready for entry
AI reads W-2s, 1099s, and more, extracting income, employer info, and tax details automatically.
Employer Name
Amazon.com Services LLC
Wages, Tips, Compensation
$87,432.00
Federal Tax Withheld
$14,862.00
State Tax Withheld
$5,246.00
Services
Three core strengths, supported by practical tax services
Ella focuses on tax resolution, audit protection, and compliance, then supports the preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory work needed to make those outcomes real.
Audit protection
Help clients keep return positions, records, and communication ready if the IRS or state asks questions.
- Return support review
- Record organization
- Advisor response coordination
Compliance
Year-round support for filings, payroll records, sales tax, franchise tax, and business obligations.
- Compliance calendar
- Filing requirement review
- Deadline-aware follow-up
Tax preparation
Federal and state return preparation built around compliance, clean records, and advisor review.
- Individual and business returns
- Deduction and credit review
- E-file coordination
Bookkeeping cleanup
Clean up books and supporting records so compliance filings and audit questions are easier to handle.
- Prior-period cleanup
- Expense category review
- Tax-ready summaries
Payroll and state filings
Coordinate payroll reports, sales tax, franchise tax, and entity records with your filing workflow.
- Payroll report review
- State filing support
- Compliance record collection
IRS and state notices
Help reading notices, tracking deadlines, and organizing facts needed for response preparation.
- Notice triage
- Deadline tracking
- Response preparation support
Business advisory
Discuss structure, cleanup priorities, compliance gaps, and tax tradeoffs with an advisor.
- Entity structure consultation
- Compliance review
- Owner advisory
Process
Three steps to clearer tax next steps
1
Client Texts Photo
Client snaps a photo of their tax document and texts it to your firm's Ella number. No app required.
2
AI Classifies & Renames
Ella classifies the document, extracts data, and renames it: '2024_W2_Employer_ClientName.pdf'.
3
Review & Prepare
Your team reviews organized documents, completes the checklist, and prepares the return.
Who we serve
Built for real tax risks, not just annual filing
Ella works with clients who want online convenience plus a person reviewing the records, deadlines, notices, and compliance facts.
1
Individuals and families facing IRS or state notices, balances, or audit questions.
2
Self-employed and 1099 workers who need records ready for tax filings and audits.
3
Small businesses and LLCs coordinating books, payroll, sales tax, and compliance deadlines.
4
Local service businesses, shops, and salons that need practical compliance protection.
Advisor support
A team helps keep resolution, audit, and compliance steps clear
Tuyet Duong, EA
Senior Tax Advisor, Enrolled Agent (EA)
Over 10 years of experience serving the nail salon industry, specializing in tax planning, compliance, business structuring, audit representation, and regulatory compliance.
Nancy Nguyen, Former IRS Tax Examiner
Senior Tax Accountant & Former IRS Tax Examiner
With over a decade of experience in tax accounting and over 5 years of expertise in examining small business tax matters for the IRS.
Specialize in tax accounting, financial record reconstruction, and audit support documentation.
Michael D. Sullivan, Former IRS Revenue Officer
Senior Tax Resolution Consultant & Former IRS Revenue Officer
Former IRS Revenue Officer with 10 years of government service and 42 years in private tax practice. Specializes in Offer in Compromise cases, large-dollar tax liabilities, complex audits, and collection matters.
Herb Cantor, CPA
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) & Former IRS Agent
More than 30 years of experience with the IRS Small Business Division, Appeals Division, and Large Case Division. Specializes in Tax Court matters, penalty abatement, appeals, and IRS negotiation strategies.
John S. Wood, CPA
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) & Tax Controversy Specialist
Over 29 years of tax and accounting experience. Specializes in tax liens, levies, audits, collections, and IRS controversy resolution.
Peter Salinger, EA
Enrolled Agent (EA) & Former IRS Collection Branch Chief
Former IRS Revenue Officer and Collection Branch Chief with more than 30 years of IRS experience. Specializes in Offer in Compromise, collection matters, rejected offers, installment agreements, and penalty abatement.
Julie Lynch, EA
Enrolled Agent (EA) & Former IRS Revenue Officer
Completed a distinguished 38-year career with the IRS Collection Division. Specializes in Trust Fund Recovery Penalty investigations, collection enforcement, and payroll tax compliance matters.
Questions clients ask
Can I file fully online with Ella Tax Services?
Yes. Ella Tax Services supports online document collection, advisor review, signatures, and follow-up for tax preparation, tax resolution, audit protection, and compliance needs.
What documents do I need to start?
The team will ask for income forms, identity and filing details, deduction records, business records, notices, or bookkeeping reports based on the service you request.
Do you help businesses?
Yes. Ella helps small businesses with tax preparation, bookkeeping cleanup, payroll record coordination, sales tax, franchise tax, audit-ready records, and compliance questions.
Can you help with IRS or state notices?
Yes. Ella can review the notice, explain common resolution paths, track deadlines, and help organize the information needed for a response.
How do I start?
Start online, call (878) 678 0999, or email contact@ella.tax. The team will follow up with the next step.
Start online with Ella Tax Services
Start online, book a consultation, or call (878) 678 0999 for tax resolution, audit protection, compliance, filing, bookkeeping, notices, or advisory support.
10700 Richmond Ave Ste 117, Houston, TX 77042