Self-Employed · 6 min
5 Deductions NYC Freelancers Miss Every Single Year
Most freelancers in New York overpay their taxes — not because they cheat themselves, but because nobody told them what counted.
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Meet the FamilyA father and his sons.
A father and his sons.
One office, every season.
The same three people who answer the phone are the ones who file your return.
Nelson Igbanugo
Founder & Lead Accountant
Three and a half decades of preparing returns the careful way. Nelson is the foundation of everything we do — the quiet exactitude behind every number that leaves this office.
35+ yrs experienceOdera Igbanugo
Tax Preparer · Technology
Tax preparation paired with a background in IT and AI. Odera builds the systems that keep client data safe and our process organized — modern tools, family standards.
Tech & operationsUche Igbanugo
Tax Preparer · Client Services
Your point of contact through filing season. Uche makes sure nothing gets missed in the handoff and that you always know where your return stands.
Client servicesClient Stories
What people say after their first real filing.
“Nelson and his sons got me a $4,200 refund I didn't even know I was owed. I switched from a big firm and I'm never looking back.”
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Small Business Owner · Queens
What We OfferQuiet expertise.
Quiet expertise.
For every kind of return.
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How It WorksFour steps,
Four steps,
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From the first document to the refund landing in your account.
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Send Us Your Documents
W-2s, 1099s, statements, last year's return — drop them in our encrypted portal, email them, or bring them to either Jamaica, NY office.
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We Prepare Your Return
Nelson and the team prepare it the careful way — every deduction examined, every credit checked. Backed by 35 years of doing this.
Same-day for simple returns
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We Walk You Through It
Before anything is filed, we review the return with you line by line. No surprises, no jargon — just the math, explained.
Full plain-English walkthrough
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Your Refund Comes Home
We e-file the moment you say go. Direct deposit usually hits within 21 days — and we stay reachable all year if anything comes up.
Direct deposit in ~21 days
Tech-Forward35 years of experience,
35 years of experience,
built into modern tools.
Encrypted document portals. AI-assisted review. Real-time status tracking. The kind of infrastructure a small family firm shouldn't have — but we do.
256-Bit Encrypted Portal
Bank-level security on every document — uploads, storage, sharing.
Same-Day Processing
Simple returns can be filed within hours of intake.
AI-Assisted Review
Our software flags missed deductions and errors before submission.
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Know where your return stands — intake, prep, review, e-file.
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Multi-state filing expertise — clients in all 50 states.
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