Able Business and Tax Service LLC

On its approach

"By combining our expertise, experience and the team mentality of our staff, we assure that every client receives the close analysis and attention they deserve. Our dedication to high standards, hiring of seasoned tax professionals, and work ethic is the reason our client base returns year after year."

Its stated mission

"to help clients maintain financial viability in the present, while taking a proactive approach to achieve future goals. This requires open communication to reach an understanding of our clients' needs through research and sound analysis."

The firm is in Portland, Oregon and describes itself as "a staple of the area's business community for years".

The site does not publish a founding year - only "for years" - the names or credentials of any staff member, whether the firm has CPAs or Enrolled Agents, licence numbers, the size of the team, professional memberships, or client references.

• Tax Management Services
• Entity Selection and Restructuring
• Debt and Finance Advising
• Financial and Retirement Planning
• Financial Projections and Forecasts

On tax

"we guide our clients through a full range of tax planning and preparation decisions with strategies that minimize your tax liabilities, maximize your cash flow and keep you on track to your financial goals... We are knowledgeable and up to date on the tax laws and can make sense of your receipts, bills and notices."

On retirement

the firm's stated goal is "to help you reach your financial goals and maintain financial independence through a comfortable retirement."

The about page adds that the firm's expertise "ranges from basic tax management and accounting services to more in-depth services such as audits, financial statements, and financial planning."

Entity selection and restructuring is choosing or changing a business's legal structure - LLC, S-corp, partnership - which has direct tax consequences.

The firm serves "individuals and businesses in a variety of industries".

The site does not publish bookkeeping, payroll or IRS representation as named services, or which industries it specialises in.

The site offers three ways to get in touch: a "Send a Message" form, a "Request an Appointment" form where a preferred date and time (am or pm) can be chosen along with name, email and phone, and a newsletter subscription. There is also a driving directions tool.

The appointment request form is a request rather than a confirmed booking - the firm responds to arrange it.

No fees, prices, hourly rates or cost estimates are published anywhere on the site, for tax preparation or any other service. There is no published fee schedule and no free consultation offer.

The site does not publish office hours or opening times anywhere, so when the office is open is not established. It also does not publish seasonal hours during tax season, whether appointments can be held remotely, what documents to bring to a first appointment, turnaround times for a return, engagement terms, or payment methods. Those are answered by calling (503) 460-3919 or emailing mary@abletx.net.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.