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Elan holds an accounting degree from Towson University and earned the Enrolled Agent (EA) designation, the highest credential the IRS awards to tax professionals, granting unlimited practice rights to represent taxpayers before the agency on all federal tax matters. Elan is also pursuing the Certified Tax Resolution Specialist (CTRS) credential to further deepen expertise in tax resolution and taxpayer advocacy. Additionally, Elan serves as a freelancer with GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group), providing on-demand tax advisory insights to institutional decision-makers.

Elan regularly delivers continuing education programming for tax professionals on topics including advanced tax strategies for high-net-worth clients, regulatory trends, S-corporation tax elections, state-level tax enforcement, and proactive audit risk management. These presentations emphasize real-world application over academic theory, equipping practitioners with strategies they can put to work immediately.

Elan is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) and is active in the broader tax professional community through speaking engagements at business schools, industry associations, and entrepreneurship events. Through platforms such as SpeakerHub and Qwoted, Elan contributes expert commentary to media outlets and public forums, helping elevate awareness of the Enrolled Agent profession and the critical role EAs play in taxpayer representation.

With over a decade of experience spanning accounting, auditing, operations, and tax, Elan's career reflects a distinctive blend of institutional rigor and entrepreneurial grit. Prior to founding Enrolled Agent Concierge, Elan served as a Senior Accountant at ManTech International, a leading cybersecurity and federal technology contractor, gaining firsthand exposure to the accounting demands of government-adjacent enterprises. From 2019 to 2022, Elan owned and operated multiple eCommerce businesses, developing an intimate understanding of the cash flow, compliance, and operational challenges small business owners face daily. Today, Enrolled Agent Concierge operates on a concierge-medicine model — limiting the practice to just 20 elite clients at a time — to ensure each client receives deeply personalized tax planning, advisory, and resolution services. Elan specializes in federal and state tax disputes, including offers in compromise, trust fund recovery penalty investigations, payroll tax issues, and audit defense across high-risk industries such as eCommerce, restaurants and food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, and trucking. Whether guiding a client through a six-figure tax liability or advising on S-corporation structuring, Elan brings clarity, urgency, and a relentless commitment to leveling the playing field between business owners and tax authorities.