Tax Preparation Services
for Every Situation
The right service isn't always obvious - especially when your situation crosses categories. Every path below routes you directly to the expertise that matches what you're dealing with, whether that's a straightforward W-2, a federal job with multi-state complexity, a business you're building, or a military situation that's never simple.
Why Clients Choose
Griffin & Johnson
for Their Tax Needs
The people who contact Griffin & Johnson aren't usually thinking about tax preparation as an abstract service. They're thinking about a specific problem - a return that felt wrong, a penalty that arrived out of nowhere, a military transition that made everything more complicated, a year that changed everything and left them unsure what any of it means for their taxes.
They want to stop guessing. They want a clear answer. They want someone who will handle it and make the next step feel lighter than the last one. That's what this practice is built to deliver - not volume, not software, not a revolving door of preparers who don't remember them from last year.
If that's where you are, you're in the right place. The next step is already in front of you.
PCS moves, combat pay, SCRA protections, VA disability coordination - the life that goes with military service creates tax situations most civilian preparers encounter once a year. We handle them routinely.
A new job, a new child, a home purchase, a divorce, a move. Each one reshapes the return. Most people don't know what they missed until someone who knows what to look for actually looks.
The self-employed pay more than necessary constantly - not because the deductions aren't there, but because nobody asked the right questions. One conversation changes the return.
Remote work, mid-year moves, missed credits from prior years, state notices that arrived months after filing. These situations require specific expertise - and they're exactly what we're built for.
Tax Preparers in Williamsburg
& Arlington, Virginia
One Standard. Two Locations.
You should never have to wonder whether you're getting a different level of care from one office to the next. By appointment at our Williamsburg office now, with Arlington Open Now. Full virtual service for clients who prefer remote preparation - anywhere.
Military & Veteran
Tax Preparation:
Combat Pay, PCS, VA Disability
Service-connected tax situations involve a set of rules that most civilian preparers encounter infrequently - combat pay exclusions, BAH and BAS treatment, PCS move deductions, SCRA multi-state protections, MSRRA spousal elections, TSP tax-exempt contribution tracking, and the coordination between military retirement pay and VA disability compensation. Getting one of these wrong isn't a minor error - it's real money, real exposure, and in some cases real IRS correspondence. We handle these correctly for active-duty members, veterans, and military families - not occasionally, routinely. Serving clients from our Williamsburg office now, and Arlington Open Now.
Combat Pay & BAH/BAS
Correct exclusion of combat pay, proper treatment of housing and subsistence allowances, and accurate multi-state filing for service members stationed in Virginia.
Permanent Change of Station
Deductible moving expenses, state residency changes mid-year, and the full tax implications of selling or renting a home during a PCS move.
Retirement & Disability
Coordination of military retirement pay and VA disability compensation - including CRDP and CRSC concurrent receipt treatment for military retirees.
MSRRA & SCRA Protections
Spousal income elections under MSRRA that can eliminate the station-state tax obligation, and the multi-state protections available under SCRA for active-duty members.
Expert Tax Preparation vs.
Software & Franchise Chains:
What Makes the Difference
H&R Block is built for volume. TurboTax is built for simplicity. Neither is built for the federal contractor with a remote-work arrangement and an out-of-state employer, or the Williamsburg family with three major life events in the same tax year, or the Arlington professional who has never had a preparer who actually asked the right questions. That gap is exactly what this practice was built to fill.
How Our Tax Preparation
Process Works
Simple by design. You gather your documents. We handle everything else - preparation, review, and a filed return you understand before it goes anywhere.
Frequently Asked Tax
Preparation Questions
Straightforward answers to the questions we hear most often.
Do you help military members and veterans with tax preparation?
+Do you help with both personal and business tax preparation?
+Can I start online before booking an appointment?
+Do you help with more complex filing situations?
+What if I'm not sure which service fits my situation?
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