Alternative Tax Services
Official Alternative Tax Services business agent. Alternative Tax Service has merged with Guardian Accounting Group, a Tampa, Florida accounting firm offering tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping, payroll and tax planning for individuals, small businesses and non-profits.
About Alternative Tax Services
The merger announcement names the people in the combined practice and the credentials published for them. Jerry Joyce, EA, led the former Alternative Tax Service office on MacDill Avenue and is described as having served clients there for more than 40 years. Stephen Ribble, EA, leads Guardian Accounting Group, which the page says has served businesses and individuals across the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years. Kristen Curts, CPA, is described as providing accounting and advisory experience. The page also says two additional tax accountants are working toward their Enrolled Agent (EA) licences, and that there is a larger administrative team.
The Who We Are page states that Guardian Accounting Group was founded by Steve Ribble and describes the firm as a full-service accounting firm serving businesses, individuals and non-profits. The Who We Serve page describes the firm as family-owned and operated, and says the team has decades of experience with businesses ranging from 5 to more than 200 employees and processes hundreds of individual tax returns every year.
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About Alternative Tax Services
The merger announcement names the people in the combined practice and the credentials published for them. Jerry Joyce, EA, led the former Alternative Tax Service office on MacDill Avenue and is described as having served clients there for more than 40 years. Stephen Ribble, EA, leads Guardian Accounting Group, which the page says has served businesses and individuals across the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years. Kristen Curts, CPA, is described as providing accounting and advisory experience. The page also says two additional tax accountants are working toward their Enrolled Agent (EA) licences, and that there is a larger administrative team.
The Who We Are page states that Guardian Accounting Group was founded by Steve Ribble and describes the firm as a full-service accounting firm serving businesses, individuals and non-profits. The Who We Serve page describes the firm as family-owned and operated, and says the team has decades of experience with businesses ranging from 5 to more than 200 employees and processes hundreds of individual tax returns every year.
The Who We Are page also mentions community giving, naming Wheelchairs 4 Kids among the charities supported.
Those EA and CPA designations are the only credentials published. The site does not publish licence numbers, PTIN details, state registration numbers, professional association memberships, or the credentials of individual staff other than the people named above. Questions about a specific preparer's qualifications should go to the office on (813) 746-8208.
What Alternative Tax Services does
The services page lists accounting services, payroll management, bookkeeping services, taxation services, and financial advising and tax strategies. The firm describes itself as providing customized solutions for individual taxpayers, small to medium-sized businesses, and non-profit organizations.
The named services on the page are: outsourced accounting, delivered online through a secure website platform so clients have real-time access to their data; bookkeeping for small to medium-sized businesses; payroll, described as a task business owners can outsource so employees are paid correctly and on time; taxes, covering income tax returns, sales tax returns, consulting for a business or personal situation, and compliance work including payroll taxes and unemployment insurance; audit protection; business foundation services; entity type analysis, which the page describes as determining whether a business is best classified as a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation for tax purposes; accounting system setup; and retirement plan analysis.
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What Alternative Tax Services does
The services page lists accounting services, payroll management, bookkeeping services, taxation services, and financial advising and tax strategies. The firm describes itself as providing customized solutions for individual taxpayers, small to medium-sized businesses, and non-profit organizations.
The named services on the page are: outsourced accounting, delivered online through a secure website platform so clients have real-time access to their data; bookkeeping for small to medium-sized businesses; payroll, described as a task business owners can outsource so employees are paid correctly and on time; taxes, covering income tax returns, sales tax returns, consulting for a business or personal situation, and compliance work including payroll taxes and unemployment insurance; audit protection; business foundation services; entity type analysis, which the page describes as determining whether a business is best classified as a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation for tax purposes; accounting system setup; and retirement plan analysis.
Under personal income tax the page lists preparing taxes for the current year, preparing taxes for the past three years, filing with the IRS and state government, and e-filing returns.
The Who We Serve page adds IRS representation, tax planning and preparation, and state and local taxes for small to medium-sized businesses, and says the firm works with solopreneurs and the self-employed, individuals, and non-profits including 501(c)(3) schools, churches, municipalities, professional associations and private organizations.
No prices, rates or fees are published for any of these services. The page directs anyone interested to contact the office to schedule an initial consultation.
Where Alternative Tax Services works
Lists Tampa as a location. Names Florida and Tampa as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.
Prices
No prices are published. Across the pages read, the site lists no fees, no rates, no hourly cost, no per-return price for tax preparation, and no monthly amount for accounting, bookkeeping or payroll. Anyone asking what something costs must contact the office for a quote or estimate rather than be given a figure.
Two things about pricing are stated. The Who We Serve page ends with an invitation to "Book Your Complimentary Tax Consultation Today!", so an initial tax consultation is offered at no charge. The What We Do page says outsourced accounting services are bundled "for a set monthly price", describing the billing model as a fixed monthly fee rather than hourly, but the page does not state what that monthly price is or what is included at any given price level.
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Prices
No prices are published. Across the pages read, the site lists no fees, no rates, no hourly cost, no per-return price for tax preparation, and no monthly amount for accounting, bookkeeping or payroll. Anyone asking what something costs must contact the office for a quote or estimate rather than be given a figure.
Two things about pricing are stated. The Who We Serve page ends with an invitation to "Book Your Complimentary Tax Consultation Today!", so an initial tax consultation is offered at no charge. The What We Do page says outsourced accounting services are bundled "for a set monthly price", describing the billing model as a fixed monthly fee rather than hourly, but the page does not state what that monthly price is or what is included at any given price level.
Elsewhere the site repeatedly asks people to contact the firm to schedule an initial consultation. That consultation is the published route to a quote for tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping, payroll or any other service.
To request pricing, call (813) 746-8208 or email Admin@GuardianAccountingGroup.com during published hours of Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM and Friday 9 AM to 5 PM; the office is closed Saturday and Sunday.
The site also does not publish payment methods, retainer or deposit requirements, refund or cancellation terms, or any pricing that varies by return complexity.
Hours and contact
The office is located at 4023 North Armenia Avenue, Suite 490, Tampa, FL 33607. This is the address published in the site footer on every page and in the merger announcement, which notes the practice moved here from 204 N MacDill Ave in Tampa.
Published hours are Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM, Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, and closed Saturday and Sunday. The site does not publish any separate or extended tax-season hours, so these are the only hours to quote. It also does not say whether the office is open on public holidays.
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Hours and contact
The office is located at 4023 North Armenia Avenue, Suite 490, Tampa, FL 33607. This is the address published in the site footer on every page and in the merger announcement, which notes the practice moved here from 204 N MacDill Ave in Tampa.
Published hours are Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM, Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, and closed Saturday and Sunday. The site does not publish any separate or extended tax-season hours, so these are the only hours to quote. It also does not say whether the office is open on public holidays.
Contact details are phone (813) 746-8208 and email Admin@GuardianAccountingGroup.com. The site invites people to contact the firm to schedule an initial consultation; there is no online self-service booking calendar published on the pages read, so a caller who wants an appointment should phone or email the office to book. A Client Portal link in the site navigation goes to an Intuit sign-in for existing clients.
On the area served, the site describes the firm as serving businesses and individuals across the Tampa Bay area and refers throughout to clients in Tampa, FL. The site does not publish a list of specific cities, counties, ZIP codes or service areas beyond that, and does not say whether the firm works with clients located outside Florida. Nothing on the site states a travel radius or whether meetings can be held remotely.
Alternative Tax Service has merged with Guardian Accounting Group
Alternative Tax Service has officially merged with Guardian Accounting Group. The alternativetaxsvc.com web address now redirects to a merger announcement published on the Guardian Accounting Group site, and that announcement is the current published source for this business.
The announcement states the practice relocated from its long-time office at 204 N MacDill Ave to a new location a few miles away in Tampa: 4023 N Armenia Ave, Suite 490, Tampa, FL 33607. The page describes the new address as roughly 3 to 4 miles northwest of the former MacDill Avenue office, a 10 to 15 minute drive depending on traffic.
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Alternative Tax Service has merged with Guardian Accounting Group
Alternative Tax Service has officially merged with Guardian Accounting Group. The alternativetaxsvc.com web address now redirects to a merger announcement published on the Guardian Accounting Group site, and that announcement is the current published source for this business.
The announcement states the practice relocated from its long-time office at 204 N MacDill Ave to a new location a few miles away in Tampa: 4023 N Armenia Ave, Suite 490, Tampa, FL 33607. The page describes the new address as roughly 3 to 4 miles northwest of the former MacDill Avenue office, a 10 to 15 minute drive depending on traffic.
On staffing, the announcement says that while the name and location have changed, the people have not: it states that the entire staff clients had worked with will continue to serve them. Jerry Joyce, EA, who the page says served clients at the MacDill Avenue office for more than 40 years, is part of the combined firm.
The contact details published on the page are phone (813) 746-8208 and email Admin@GuardianAccountingGroup.com. Published hours are Monday to Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM, Friday 9 AM to 5 PM, and closed Saturday and Sunday. Anyone who wants to book an appointment, schedule a visit or confirm anything about their own file should contact the office directly at that phone number. The announcement does not publish any prices, fees or rates, and it does not list filing deadlines or any client-specific information.
Day trader taxes and cryptocurrency taxation services
Two specialist pages describe work the firm does beyond ordinary returns: taxes for day traders, and crypto taxation.
The day trader page says the firm helps people who make trades within a single day rather than investing long term. The described process is working out income from day trading activity as part of overall income for tax purposes, then tracking and organising purchases and sales so the tax owed on those trades can be worked out. The page says the service is personalised to each client's circumstances, offers a digital experience from collecting tax paperwork through to electronic filing of the return, and includes year-round support on tax strategy rather than contact only at filing time.
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Day trader taxes and cryptocurrency taxation services
Two specialist pages describe work the firm does beyond ordinary returns: taxes for day traders, and crypto taxation.
The day trader page says the firm helps people who make trades within a single day rather than investing long term. The described process is working out income from day trading activity as part of overall income for tax purposes, then tracking and organising purchases and sales so the tax owed on those trades can be worked out. The page says the service is personalised to each client's circumstances, offers a digital experience from collecting tax paperwork through to electronic filing of the return, and includes year-round support on tax strategy rather than contact only at filing time.
The crypto taxation page says the firm advises on cryptocurrency tax matters and lists the areas it covers: buying and selling crypto as investments, accepting cryptocurrency as payment for goods or services, determining cost basis, staking rewards, airdrops, and soft and hard forks. It says the team tracks and manages these details so filings are accurate.
No prices, fees or rates are published for day trader or crypto tax work, and the site does not state turnaround times or how far back it will reconstruct trading records. The published route in is a consultation: phone (813) 746-8208 or email Admin@GuardianAccountingGroup.com. Nothing on either page should be treated as tax advice for a particular situation, and the outcome of any return depends on facts the firm reviews with the client.
What Alternative Tax Services has not published yet
These are things people ask Alternative Tax Services that its published information does not yet cover.
- prices
- availability
- refund amounts or outcomes
- tax advice for a specific situation
- personal filing deadlines
- credentials or licence numbers
- irs audit or dispute outcomes
- turnaround times or timelines
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What Alternative Tax Services has not published yet
These are things people ask Alternative Tax Services that its published information does not yet cover.
- prices
- availability
- refund amounts or outcomes
- tax advice for a specific situation
- personal filing deadlines
- credentials or licence numbers
- irs audit or dispute outcomes
- turnaround times or timelines
Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.
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