Tax Year 2026 · Hampton Roads, VA
Personal and business tax services
We take the year and put it in numbers. Personal, joint, Schedule C, rentals, S-Corps, partnerships, and C-Corps — mapped into Drake, reviewed by a human.
Head Start handles thousands of clients a year, in Virginia and nationwide, including military, merchant, and government employees who need secure upload and e-signature rather than a lobby. Intake is 8–15 minutes. You do not fill out IRS forms. You send source documents. We prepare the return.
Audit protection is available through an A-rated reimbursement policy — up to $2,500 in penalties, interest, and tax if a legitimate preparer error occurs. Bank products exist so there is no out-of-pocket fee for clients who need that path.
Active tax clients receive preferred pricing across the family: Irresistible Life, Head Start CRM, The Bookkepers, and new entity formation.
Who it is for
Individuals and families filing a 1040, self-employed people with a Schedule C, landlords with rental income, and businesses filing as S-Corps, partnerships, or C-Corps, including multi-state returns. We also work with military, merchant, and government employees who prefer secure upload and e-signature over a lobby.
What the process looks like
Intake takes about 8 to 15 minutes. You upload source documents through the secure intake, such as W-2s, 1099s, records of business income and expenses, and last year’s return if you are new to us. You do not fill out IRS forms. We map the year into Drake, a human reviews the return, and you sign electronically.
Planning, not just filing
The return records what already happened. Planning shapes what happens next: entity choice and S-Corp elections, estimated payments, and retirement structures. That is why tax works best next to the rest of the stack. Current bookkeeping makes a business return faster and more accurate, payroll filings feed straight into it, and business formation decisions change how the business is taxed.
Read more: five reasons to use a tax preparer and tax filing items people often forget.
Questions about tax services
- Do I have to fill out IRS forms myself?
- No. Upload source documents through the secure intake (about 8–15 minutes). We map the year into Drake and a human reviews the return — 1040, Schedule C, rentals, S-Corps, partnerships, and C-Corps, including multi-state.
- Is audit protection available?
- Yes. An A-rated reimbursement policy can cover up to $2,500 in penalties, interest, and tax if a legitimate preparer error occurs. Bank products exist so some clients have no out-of-pocket fee.
- What documents should I upload?
- Whatever reports your income and deductions for the year: W-2s, 1099s, business income and expense records, mortgage and property tax statements, and last year’s return if you are new to us. Your consultant will tell you if anything is missing.
- Do you prepare returns for clients outside Virginia?
- Yes. Head Start works with clients in Virginia and nationwide through secure upload and e-signature, including multi-state returns.
- Do you help with tax planning during the year?
- Yes. Year-round planning is part of this desk, so decisions like entity elections and estimated payments are made before the return, not after.
Let’s have a conversation
Say hello.
Submit once. You are assigned a consultant as your direct contact — email, text, or call a human. Mon–Sat 10:00am – 6:00pm.