I started preparing tax returns in 1995 shortly I was a small business owner. My interest in learning how to prepare income taxs started when I owned a small coffee shop in Seattle, WA. The CPA I used charged me a lot of money for a tax return that took him less than 30 minutes to complete. My first thought was that I could learn how to do that. I made the determination to learn and a couple of years started working for a firm. I've really enjoyed helping small business owners ever since. SF Tax and Advisory Services