Tax preparation & financial planning

Your taxes. Your financial plan. One advisor.

A virtual tax preparation and financial planning practice for federal firefighters, military servicemembers, federal employees, and people who run small businesses.

What we do

Three ways to work with us.

Tax preparation and financial planning are separate engagements with separate fees. Hire us for one, or for both, together.

Tax preparation

Federal and state returns prepared, e-filed, and supported. We stay with the return after it's signed.

  • Multi-state & residency apportionment
  • Side income, rentals, K-1s
  • Schedule C, S-corp, partnership returns
  • IRS notices & representation on filed returns
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Financial planning

A one-time plan, an ongoing relationship, or a focused hourly session. You decide which fits where you are.

  • Comprehensive one-time plan
  • Annual ongoing planning retainer
  • Hourly for a focused question or second opinion
  • Federal, military & small business benefits
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Both, together

Tax-aware planning, planning-aware tax prep. The point of working with one advisor for both halves of your financial life.

  • Quarterly tax-and-planning check-ins
  • Coordinated year-end review
  • One point of contact for both
  • No handoffs to lose between two firms
How the two combine
Our clients

We work with people whose situations don't fit a generalist's template.

Four groups whose tax and planning lives have rules of their own. We work with each every week.

Federal firefighters

Federal firefighters

Special Category retirement, premium pay and overtime reporting, the W-2 line items DFAS gets wrong every year, and the planning decisions that come with a 20-and-out career path.

Federal firefighter writing
Other federal employees

Other federal employees

FERS, TSP, the special-category retirement rules for LEOs and air traffic controllers, MRA+10, the FERS supplement, and the planning that goes with a federal career.

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Military servicemembers & veterans

Military servicemembers & veterans

Active duty, Guard, reserve, and post-service. PCS, SCRA multi-state residency, combat-zone exclusions, TSP, BRS, separation and retirement transitions, pension election decisions.

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Self-employed & small business

Self-employed & small business

Sole proprietors, single-member LLCs, S-corps, and partnerships. Schedule C, quarterly estimates, retirement-plan selection, reasonable-comp analysis, entity and exit decisions.

About working with us
Fee-only.The only money that changes hands is the fee on your engagement letter.
Non-discretionary.We recommend; you decide. You implement at the custodian of your choice.
No custody, ever.Your money stays where you keep it. We never hold it.
Year-round.Engagements include scheduled check-ins outside of filing season.
Working together

What happens after you reach out.

Three steps from contact to engagement.

i

Send a message.

A few details about your situation through the form below. We'll reply with whether we're the right fit.

ii

We confirm fit, scope, and fee.

If we're the right team, you receive a written engagement letter with the scope and fee disclosed up front, before you sign anything.

iii

We get to work.

Sign the letter, send your documents through the secure portal, and we begin. Year-round support included on every engagement.

Contact

Tell us about your situation.

Send a few details. We'll reply with whether we're the right fit, the engagement that fits best, and expected pricing.

  • The form is the way in. The contact form is our only public contact channel. We respond by email to the address you provide.
  • Two services, separate engagements. Tax preparation and financial planning are engaged under separate written agreements.
  • Fixed fees, disclosed up front. You see the fee on the engagement letter before signing.
A few details, please.

Submitting this form does not create an investment advisory or tax-preparation relationship with Stellar Wealth Management LLC or Stelmaszek Company Ltd. A response to your inquiry is not personalized advice. An advisory or tax engagement requires a written agreement. Do not submit Social Security numbers, account numbers, or other sensitive information through this form.