Tax preparation · AI consulting · San Antonio, Texas
ARA prepares individual and business tax returns and helps small businesses put practical AI to work. You work with an Enrolled Agent who also builds tax software.
Enrolled Agent
15+ years of tax preparation experience
Army veteran
All appointments online
What we do
Accurate, professionally reviewed returns for individuals, self-employed taxpayers and small businesses.
— Individual returns
— Business returns: LLC, S corporation, partnership
— Prior-year filings and IRS notice review
— Tax planning and strategy consultations
Consulting engagements, scoped to your business, for teams that want AI to save time on real work.
— AI adoption planning and implementation
— Workflow automation and process improvement
— AI-powered document processing
— Custom AI assistants and software integration
Preparation fee estimator
Answer a few questions about your return and see an itemized estimate of ARA's preparation fee, based on our published package prices. No account, no Social Security number, no documents.
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Tell us whether it's an individual or business return.
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Check the income, property and state situations that apply.
3
Review your estimate, then start your return with ARA if it fits.
Example estimate
Self-employed filer
✓ W-2 wages
✓ Self-employment
Investment sales
Rental property
Your estimate
Flat fees
Individual return: Platinum
Includes self-employment (Schedule C)
$650
Estimated preparation fee
$650
Estimates are preliminary. Your final fee depends on your documents and the complexity of your return.
Package prices cover the federal return · state returns and add-ons are listed separately
Meet the founder
Ramon Carpio Jr., EA, MBA, has more than 15 years of tax preparation experience. He is an Enrolled Agent, an Army veteran, and the creator of Tax Toro, an AI-powered tax technology platform.
Years of preparing returns showed him where the process slows down: chasing documents, answering the same questions, tracking what's missing. Tax Toro is his answer to that. Every return is still reviewed by a tax professional before it is filed.
Tax Toro
AI-powered tax technology · in active development
The Tax Toro advantage
Tax Toro is an AI-assisted tax technology platform being developed by ARA's founder to make tax preparation more organized, transparent, and easier to navigate.
The goal is simple: less confusion, clearer communication, and technology that supports your relationship with a real tax professional.
Guided onboarding and organized checklists are being developed to help clients understand what information is needed and what to do next.
Document collection and review workflows are designed to make it easier to identify missing information and keep preparation moving forward.
Return status and next-step tracking are being developed to give clients a clearer picture of where their return stands.
Tax Toro's approval and signing workflows are being designed to make reviewing and authorizing a completed return more straightforward.
Tax Toro is designed to help organize tax information and support the preparation workflow while keeping professional judgment and review central to the process.
Why ARA
Enrolled Agents are federally authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS.
A practice led by someone who builds tax software, not just buys it.
See an itemized estimate before you commit to anything.
Direct access to the Enrolled Agent responsible for your return.
Contact
Request a free 30-minute online consultation by phone or email, and we'll reply within one business day. All appointments are held online.
Choose the service you're interested in. Each option opens a pre-addressed email to info@ara-gs.com.
Tax preparation inquiry AI consulting inquiry Call 210-812-7027Please don't send Social Security numbers or tax documents by email.
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