Cooke & Company, Licensed Tax Practitioners

We provide Federal Income Tax return preparation services to individuals and small businesses as well as IRS representation should you need it.  We also prepare state income tax returns for those not fortunate enough to live in Texas, and offer tax return preparation services for people who have moved between states.

We operate differently than many other tax return preparation services.  You don't just drop off your papers and pick up a completed tax return.  Nor do we expect you to do most of the work by filling in a lengthy "organizer" and then transcribe it into a tax return form for you. Instead, we sit down with you, face-to-face for an in-depth personal interview for best results.

Our clients come from all walks of life from single people just starting their careers to retirees.  However, many of our clients work at Houston car dealerships (car salesmen, service technicians, Finance Managers, etc.), others in a variety of sales positions (including real estate agents and new home salespeople).  

Not familiar with the term Licensed Tax Practitioner?  It refers to the three groups of professionals that the U.S. Treasury Dept. has "admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service".  These three groups are Enrolled Agents, Certified Public Accountants (CPA's), and Attorneys.  For more information, please see our "Enrolled Agents" page.

Our Philosophy

While taxpayers and tax return preparers have a legal, moral and ethical obligation to file complete, true and correct tax returns, there is absolutely no reason to overpay your taxes! 

We employ two strategies to minimize your tax burden.  First, we do our homework.  We actively participate in professional tax organizations at the national, state and local levels and attend classes to study the latest tax law changes.  Secondly, we get to know you.  By interviewing you every year, we learn about your occupation, family & financial situation, and plans for the future, all of which can effect your taxes. 

The Judge agrees... 

"Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one's taxes. Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands." --- Judge Learned Hand, famous American jurist.