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TAX GOVERNANCE FILINGS COMPLIANCE

Navigate with clarity.Build with confidence.

Know what needs attention. Put a practical plan behind it. We help businesses, nonprofits, and churches navigate tax obligations, strengthen governance, and organize compliance responsibilities.

Attorney-led insight. Enrolled Agent perspective. Practical support.

Clear scopes. Informed decisions. No promises of complete compliance or specific agency outcomes.

The compliance landscape

Less uncertainty.
A clearer direction.

Compliance is not one document or one deadline. It is understanding what applies, organizing the evidence, and knowing who needs to act.

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Requirements depend on your organization, activities, and jurisdiction. We define the review before work begins.

Attorney-ledLegal insight and practical judgment
EA perspectiveFederal tax knowledge
Organization-firstBusiness, nonprofit, and church support
Action-orientedUsable plans and clear responsibilities

What we do

Practical support for the responsibilities behind your organization.

A coordinated approach to tax readiness, governance, records, and follow-through.

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Tax Compliance Readiness

Bring clarity to filing obligations, documentation, and coordination with your tax team.

  • Filing-obligation review
  • Missing-document checklist
  • Preparer and bookkeeper coordination
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Church & Ministry Support

A thoughtful review shaped around your ministry’s structure and actual responsibilities.

  • Organization-specific obligation review
  • Records and governance checklist
  • Leadership action plan
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Governance & Records

Give decisions, responsibilities, and essential documents a clear working structure.

  • Board and organizational records review
  • Policy and approval priorities
  • Document-ownership framework
The compliance perspectiveThe Strategy Counsel · 32 seconds
Original “Compliant” video from The Strategy Counsel.Open full video ↗

Meet the founder

Meet Attorney Nekima Hill.

Legal insight. Tax perspective. Practical guidance.

Strategy Compliance Group is led by Nekima Hill, founder of The Strategy Counsel—a DC-licensed attorney and IRS Enrolled Agent.

Her background spans legal services, tax consulting, and organizational strategy, including professional experience at PwC and Deloitte. The approach is straightforward: understand the organization, identify what needs attention, and turn that understanding into useful next steps.

DC-licensed attorneyIRS Enrolled AgentFounder-led guidance
Prior employers are identified as professional experience, not endorsements. Legal services are limited to matters and jurisdictions where authorized.

The distinction matters

Review. Prepare. File. Represent.

Four different responsibilities. Your engagement should say exactly which ones are included.

01

Review

Identify relevant obligations, assess agreed records, and explain the gaps.

02

Prepare

Develop specified documents or materials only when that work is included.

03

File

Confirm who approves and submits each filing, and who retains the receipt.

04

Represent

Accept a defined matter with the necessary qualifications, agreement, and authorization.

Our point of view

Compliance should make your next decision clearer.

Not every question calls for a large engagement. We start with the problem and the smallest useful scope.

Practical, not abstract

Findings connect to a document, a responsibility, a decision, or a next step.

Tailored, not assumed

Organization type, activities, jurisdiction, and records shape the review.

Clear about boundaries

We distinguish advice and coordination from filing and representation.

Built around your team

Where authorized, we coordinate with the people already supporting your organization.

Who we help

Different organizations. Thoughtful, tailored support.

The right review begins with how your organization is structured and what it actually does.

01 / YOUR ORGANIZATION

Businesses

Bring entity records, tax-readiness questions, and recurring obligations into a practical working plan.

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02 / YOUR ORGANIZATION

Nonprofits

Connect exemption records, annual-reporting responsibilities, and governance to the mission.

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03 / YOUR ORGANIZATION

Churches & ministries

A ministry-specific approach to records, governance, and applicable tax questions.

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UNDERSTAND ORGANIZE ACT

Connected expertise

A stronger foundation
is built in the details.

Tax obligations, governance, records, and follow-through should support one another—not compete for your attention.

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THE CONNECTION

Clear obligations.
Organized records.
Practical next steps.

The engagement defines the obligations reviewed, work performed, and responsibilities retained by your organization.

How we work

From uncertainty to a practical plan.

Four connected stages. A scope shaped around the support you actually need.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Understand the organization

    Clarify activities, records, jurisdictions, and the questions that need attention.

  2. 02

    Organize

    Make the gaps visible

    Bring obligations, missing documents, and responsibilities into a usable structure.

  3. 03

    Act

    Agree the next steps

    Set priorities and distinguish advice, preparation, filing, and representation.

  4. 04

    Maintain

    Build a review rhythm

    Use agreed calendars and check-ins to keep responsibilities visible over time.

Choose your starting point

The right support. A clearly defined scope.

Start with a review, build an action plan, or establish ongoing support.

One-time review

Compliance Checkup

Leaders who need to understand where their organization stands.

Starting at$350USD · one-time professional fee
  • Review of agreed records and obligations
  • Written findings and priority gaps
  • Recommended next steps
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One-time project

Compliance Action Plan

Organizations ready to turn identified gaps into a practical work plan.

Starting at$750USD · one-time professional fee
  • Prioritized corrective-action roadmap
  • Responsibilities and document checklist
  • A calendar for agreed obligations
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Monthly support · custom scope

Ongoing Compliance Support

Teams that need a recurring review rhythm and coordination capacity.

Starting at$650/monthUSD · monthly professional fee
  • Maintained calendar of agreed obligations
  • Scheduled reviews and document follow-through
  • Progress priorities for leadership
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Practical resources

A clearer starting point is within reach.

Read the guides without signing up. General information to help you ask better questions—not a substitute for advice on your situation.

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Starting guide

The Compliance Starting Checklist

Organize your records, responsibilities, and questions before the next conversation.

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FIELD NOTES / 02

Tax readiness

Before Your Next Tax Conversation

A focused preparation guide for working with your tax professional.

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FIELD NOTES / 03

Churches & ministries

A Different Checklist for Churches

Why a ministry’s review should reflect its own structure and activities.

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Clear expectations

Know what’s included. Know what comes next.

An informed engagement begins with the right questions.

Where should we start?

If you are unsure what needs attention, ask about a Compliance Checkup. If gaps are already identified, an Action Plan may be the more useful starting point. We confirm fit before recommending an engagement.

Do you serve businesses, nonprofits, and churches?

Yes. We tailor the review to your organizational type, activities, locations, and agreed scope. A church, a charitable nonprofit, and a for-profit business should not automatically receive the same checklist.

Does a review include preparation and filing?

Not automatically. Reviewing an obligation, preparing a document, submitting a filing, and representing a client are different services. Your written engagement identifies exactly which tasks are included and who is responsible.

Do you handle every IRS matter?

No. Selected notice reviews and tax-compliance matters are considered based on scope and capacity. Complex collections, audits, appeals, and other specialized matters may require a separate engagement or referral.

Does booking a call establish representation?

No. The 15-minute introductory call is for fit and next steps. Legal or tax representation begins only after appropriate acceptance, an engagement agreement, and any required authorization.

Can you work with our accountant or bookkeeper?

Yes, where authorized and included in scope. We clarify who supplies records, prepares returns, approves documents, and submits filings so responsibilities are not assumed or duplicated.

How are fees and timing determined?

Published prices are starting professional fees in USD. After reviewing the organization, records, jurisdictions, complexity, and deadlines, we confirm a fee, payment structure, timeline, and scope in writing. Meetings and revision allowances are specified in the proposal; no universal allowance is advertised.

Can you guarantee compliance or penalty relief?

No. A scoped review cannot guarantee complete compliance, approval, penalty relief, or a particular agency outcome. Your organization retains its responsibilities and must provide complete, accurate information.

Start with clarity

Your obligations.
A practical next step.

Tell us about your organization and what needs attention. We’ll explore the right scope together.

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