About Stephen Hazel
Stephen Hazel, CFP®, CeFT®, RLP®, EA
Stephen is an IRS Enrolled Agent, the highest credential the IRS awards, and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, with more than ten years in tax preparation and nearly two decades in banking and financial services before that. He also holds the Certified Financial Transitionist® and Registered Life Planner® designations, which shape how he works with clients moving through significant change. He has taught financial courses as adjunct faculty at Rio Salado College, holds a BA from Arizona State University and an MBA from Grand Canyon University, and has finished six Ironman triathlons. He practices from Tempe, Arizona, and works with clients nationwide.
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Who This Is For
Foundation Tax Advisors is built for people whose tax situation has outgrown software and a once a year filing appointment. That usually means business owners and self employed professionals navigating entity structure, reasonable compensation, and quarterly estimates. It means households juggling rental property, equity compensation, investment income, or a side business. And it means people approaching or living in retirement, where Roth conversions, withdrawal order, and Social Security timing shape what you keep for the next thirty years. What our clients have in common is that they want a tax professional who talks to them in June, not just in March, while there is still time to change the outcome.
A Tempe, Arizona practice led by Stephen Hazel, an Enrolled Agent and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, serving clients nationwide.
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