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About



J.T. Eagan, EA, MBA
Managing Partner

Mr. Eagan has almost 20 years of professional tax experience. He began his tax career in Big 4 serving large clients specializing in State and Local tax. His experience includes the development and implementation of tax technology solutions, individual and business compliance, controversy and planning, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and tax education development for trainings and seminars. He serves as a contributor to McGraw-Hill Education's taxation textbooks, a Gleim Publications Instruct Professor and Contributor to their Enrolled Agent and CPA review courses, is a frequent speaker on tax matters at various professional and academic seminars and has an award-winning case study published in the peer-reviewed American Taxation Association Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. He has served in numerous Board positions for various organizations and currently serves as Vice President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents. Mr. Eagan is currently appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Purdue University Mitch Daniel’s School of Business where he leads the tax curriculum.

 


Jaclyn Barkow, DBA, EA, CPA
Partner Jaclyn Barkow is a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting at Indiana University Northwest. She has been teaching accounting for over 15 years. She earned her Doctor of Business Administration with a specialization in accounting in 2017, became an Enrolled Agent in 2019, and a CPA in 2024. She has over 10 years of tax return preparation experience including a primary focus on individuals and small businesses. She has been a volunteer site coordinator for the IRS program “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)” for the past 3 years. She currently serves as President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents and on the Volunteer Board for Junior Achievement of NWI.

 


Danielle Page-Edgington, MAcc, EA
Partner and Director of Payroll Services

Danielle has been engaged in professional practice for seven years. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Accounting in 2017, followed by a Master of Accountancy with a specialization in Taxation in May 2021. In November 2021, Danielle attained the designation of Enrolled Agent, granted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Her professional practice is concentrated in the areas of individual and small business taxation, payroll administration, and payroll tax compliance.

 

Sandra Patino
Sandra Patino, MAcc, CPA
Senior Associate

Sandra is an accounting and business professional with over 14 years of experience. She completed her Bachelor's Degree of Science in Aviation Management at Purdue University and transitioned into accounting. She earned her Masters of Accountancy at Purdue University Northwest in 2019 and became a CPA in 2020. She primarily focuses on individual taxes and business accounting. Sandra also serves as the secretary of the Purdue Latino Alumni Network. 

 

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