About Freedom Tax Assist
A remote-first tax practice built for business owners who'd rather run their company than learn the tax code.
Meet Brandon Pope, EA
Brandon Pope is the founder of Freedom Tax Assist and an Enrolled Agent — a federally licensed tax practitioner admitted to practice directly before the IRS. With eight-plus years specializing in corporate tax preparation, proactive tax planning, and clean bookkeeping for growing businesses, Brandon built the firm for one reason: to hand business owners back their time and their peace of mind.
Freedom Tax Assist was designed as a remote-first practice from day one. Service-based business owners who want a real, credentialed tax pro shouldn't have to drive to an office, hand over a folder of paper, and wait. Everything here runs through a secure client portal: document upload from your phone, e-signature, secure messaging, and a return review done with you on a video call before anything is filed. The goal is straightforward — you understand exactly where your tax savings came from, and you ask any question you want before you sign.
Brandon's approach is relationship-first: transparent pricing, clear communication, and no dense jargon. Just actionable solutions, expert tax strategy, and a partner who handles the heavy lifting with the IRS so you can focus on building the business.
What Drives Our Practice
Bookkeeping and tax prep should be done by the same person.
Most small business returns are wrong because the books they're built from are wrong. Freedom Tax Assist doesn't split those two jobs across two vendors. The same person who keeps your books prepares your return, which is how the deductions actually make it onto the form.
Transparency over jargon.
Tax and accounting language is built to make clients feel small. We won't do that. You'll get plain answers, an upfront price before any work starts, and a clear explanation of what we're doing and why. Integrity in the small things is what earns the right to handle the big things.
You should understand your return before you sign it.
A tax return is a legal document you're attesting to. You should know what's on it, why it's on it, and where the money you saved came from. Every return we file ends with a video walkthrough so you leave understanding what was filed in your name.
What Brandon Does
Brandon Pope is an Enrolled Agent (EA), a federal credential issued by the IRS that grants unlimited practice rights — meaning Brandon can represent clients directly before the IRS for any tax matter, in any state. We operate entirely through a secure client portal (TaxDome) and works with clients across the Phoenix metro and remotely throughout the United States. The practice is structured around three areas of work:
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Tax Preparation and Planning
For individuals (Form 1040 and Schedule C) and businesses (1065 partnerships, 1120S S-Corps, 1120 C-Corps), with proactive tax planning available either as part of an ongoing engagement or as standalone consulting at $225 per hour.
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Bookkeeping
Through QuickBooks Online, reconciled monthly, and integrated with annual return preparation so the books and the return are built from the same source of truth.
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Tax Resolution and IRS Representation
For clients dealing with IRS notices, unfiled returns, audits, or back taxes. As an Enrolled Agent, Brandon can sign a power of attorney, communicate with the IRS directly on your behalf, and represent you through audits, appeals, and collections — so the letters stop landing in your inbox and the conversation moves to someone trained to have it.
Who Freedom Tax Assist Is Built For
The practice is built around one kind of client: the service-based business owner who is past the "is this real?" stage and is now actually making money, but whose back office hasn't caught up to where the business is.
This is the right fit if you:
Run a service-based business
Are a solo founder or running a team under five
Want a real, credentialed tax pro but don't want to drive to an office
Are comfortable uploading documents through an app and reviewing your return on a video call
Want to actually understand your taxes, not just sign and hope
Are open to the idea that your books and your return should be done by the same person
This probably isn't the right fit if you:
Need an in-person, sit-across-the-desk experience
Are looking for the cheapest possible return without any planning behind it
Need attest or audit services that legally require a CPA
What Separates Us From the Other Options
Remote-first, not remote-as-a-pandemic-workaround.
Most older firms went remote in 2020 because they had to. Freedom Tax Assist was built remote from day one. The client portal, the document workflow, the video review process — all of it is the actual product, not a workaround duct-taped onto an in-person practice.
Federally licensed to represent you before the IRS.
Brandon is an Enrolled Agent, the highest credential awarded by the IRS for tax practitioners. That means if anything goes sideways — a letter, a notice, an audit — you have someone with full representation rights handling it, not someone who has to refer you out.
Pricing you can see in advance.
Most firms quote vaguely or bill by the hour without telling you what the hour is going to look like. Freedom Tax Assist quotes upfront on the consultation call, and the monthly plans are flat-rate.
A video walkthrough at the end.
Every return is reviewed with the client on a video call before it's filed. You see where the savings came from, you ask any question you want, and nothing gets filed until you're clear on what's on the form.
What Our Clients Are Saying
We've sat with new business owners staring at a shoebox of receipts, a QuickBooks file they don't trust, and a tax bill they didn't see coming. Nobody should have to learn the tax code to run their company. That's the part we carry for you.
Freedom Tax Assist was built specifically for service-based business owners who want a real, licensed tax pro without a 1990s in-person process. Everything runs through a secure client portal. You upload documents from your phone or desktop, sign electronically, and review your return on a video walkthrough where we explain exactly where the savings came from.
"Brandon literally saved my life (& my taxes). I was in a desperate situation and he got everything caught up in a matter of days, plus found me more money than I ever anticipated."
— Karin G.
"Brandon made tax-filing for my wife and I so much easier. He's very responsive, and he streamlined the entire process for us."
— Alvin L.
"After a tangled IRS nightmare, Brandon Pope untangled it and helped me every step of the way."
— Rebecca G.
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Licensed Tax Pro
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Secure Client Portal
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100% Remote
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Serving PHX & Nationwide
Ready to Work With an Enrolled Agent Who Actually Picks Up the Phone?
Your free consultation takes about 20 minutes. You'll leave with a price, a plan, and an honest read on whether we're the right fit.
More About Freedom Tax Assist
Freedom Tax Assist is a remote-first tax preparation, bookkeeping, and tax planning practice based in Phoenix, Arizona, founded by Brandon Pope, EA. As an Enrolled Agent, Brandon is federally licensed by the IRS to represent clients in any state for any tax matter. The firm serves service-based small business owners, solo founders, and individual filers across the Phoenix metro, including Tempe, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale, Avondale, Peoria, and Tolleson, as well as remote clients throughout the United States.
The practice was built for business owners who want a credentialed tax preparer without the in-person, paper-based process that defines most older Phoenix accounting firms. Every part of the engagement happens through a secure client portal (TaxDome): document upload (including phone-camera capture), e-signature, secure messaging, and return review. Returns are reviewed with the client on a video walkthrough before filing, so the client understands where their tax savings came from.
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Freedom Tax Assist handles individual returns (Form 1040 and Schedule C), business entity returns (1065, 1120S, 1120), monthly bookkeeping through QuickBooks Online, quarterly tax estimates, payroll, entity formation and S-Corp election strategy, and tax resolution work for clients dealing with IRS notices, back-tax filings, and audit issues. Brandon Pope brings eight-plus years of specialized experience in corporate tax preparation and proactive tax planning. Pricing is transparent and quoted upfront on the free initial consultation. Monthly plans start at $299 and individual returns start at $225.
The firm is not a CPA practice and does not offer attest or audit services. For all federal and state tax preparation, planning, and representation matters, an Enrolled Agent has the same IRS practice rights as a CPA or attorney.
Your Tax Questions, Answered
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Freedom Tax Assist was founded by Brandon Pope, EA, an Enrolled Agent based in Phoenix, Arizona, with eight-plus years of specialized experience in corporate tax preparation, tax planning, and bookkeeping for small and medium-sized businesses.
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The firm is based in Phoenix, Arizona, and operates entirely remotely through a secure client portal. There is no physical office to visit, by design. Clients can be anywhere in the United States.
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Brandon works with clients across the Phoenix metro, including Tempe, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler, Mesa, Glendale, Avondale, Peoria, and Tolleson, as well as service-based business owners and individual filers nationwide.
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No. Brandon is an Enrolled Agent (EA), a federal credential issued by the IRS. EAs and CPAs both have unlimited rights to represent taxpayers before the IRS — the difference is that EAs are licensed federally and specialize specifically in taxation, while CPAs are licensed by individual states and cover a broader range of accounting work. The firm does not offer CPA-required services like attest or audit work.
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An Enrolled Agent is a tax practitioner federally licensed by the IRS. EAs have unlimited practice rights, meaning they can represent any taxpayer for any tax matter — including audits, appeals, and collections — in any state. The credential requires passing a three-part comprehensive IRS exam covering individual and business tax, plus ongoing continuing education.
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Three things. First, your return is prepared by an Enrolled Agent — a federally licensed tax pro — not a seasonal preparer. Second, every return is reviewed with you on a video walkthrough before filing, so you actually understand what you're signing. Third, bookkeeping and tax prep are done by the same person, which is how the deductions actually make it onto the return.