Essential Tax Services (ETS) is a division of Essential Business Services (EBS) which provides professional support services to businesses of all sizes and in all industries.  EBS offers bundled services in accounting, payroll, tax, and strategy consulting and has been providing outstanding business support for over 11 years.

Comprehensive Services and Support

Essential Tax Services offers comprehensive tax services to businesses and individuals.

Founded by Denise Robinett, ETS specializes in tax preparation, tax planning, and representing taxpayers before the IRS and state agencies in audit, collections and appeals.

With over 32 years of business experience, Denise Robinett held senior management, controller, and financial officer positions in higher education (college-level), non-profit organizations, real estate development, retail services and mortgage banking. For the last 11 years, Denise has successfully grown EBS into a client-focused, results-driven organization which continues to receive high-marks from clients and associates. Throughout her career, Denise has earned many awards and distinctions for productivity, leadership and operational excellence.

Denise puts her broad-based experience to work for her clients at EBS and at Essential Tax Services.  Essential Tax Services is a natural out-growth of EBS as the company now serves over one hundred tax clients nationwide.

Denise is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, a Certified Small Business Coach, and an IRS Enrolled Agent. Denise was recently appointed a National Tax Practice Institute Fellow,® completing a demanding curriculum to effectively represent clients before all administrative levels of the IRS.  While earning an EA license denotes competence in taxation and the right to represent taxpayers, Fellows have made the commitment to a higher level of knowledge and excellence further setting them apart.

Enrolled Agent

As an Enrolled Agent (EA), Denise is a tax professional authorized to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Enrolled Agents are the only tax professionals tested and regulated by the IRS. An Enrolled Agent is licensed to practice by the Federal Government (US Treasury) and authorized to appear in place of taxpayers at the IRS. In addition to stringent testing and an extensive background investigation, Enrolled Agents are required to complete continuing professional education and adhere to a strict Code of Ethics. Because of the knowledge necessary to become an Enrolled Agent and the requirements to maintain the license, there are only about 46,000 practicing Enrolled Agents in the US.

As a business or individual taxpayer, why choose an Enrolled Agent over other tax preparers?  Simply put, an Enrolled Agent is a tax expert specifically licensed by the US Treasury unlike CPAs and Tax Attorneys. An Enrolled Agent:

• Is a federally-authorized tax practitioner.
• Is regulated by the US Treasury and prepares business, personal, estate and trust
• Adheres to a Code of Ethics.
• Passes a comprehensive 12-hour tax exam administered by the IRS.
• Completes mandatory continuing education each year.
• Is authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS and other taxing agencies in audits, collections and appeals.
• Is licensed in all 50 states.
• Is a specialist who can help taxpayers resolve tax problems and plan for the

Choosing a tax preparer is an important decision for taxpayers. At ETS, we make the decision an easy one. We have the expertise, credentials, and experience to help you master the code.