About
The story behind the tools — and the tax pro building them.
It started with stress
I run a tax prep office. I know what it's like to have 40 clients in the queue, phones ringing nonstop, and someone walking in with a grocery bag full of receipts asking if you can squeeze them in real quick. Tax season is a grind, and for a long time I just dealt with it like everyone else — white-knuckle it until April 15th and collapse.
In 2019, I started the Tax Preparer Stress Relief group on Facebook. I figured maybe a dozen people would join — just a place to vent and laugh about the chaos. Today, we're over 13,000 members strong. Turns out, tax professionals don't just want to vent. They want community, tools, and proof that someone else is going through the same thing.
This isn't a software company pitch. It's one preparer sharing what works — and having some fun along the way.
Why I build
I've always loved technology. When AI started getting good enough to actually be useful, I dove in — not just to learn it, but to build things with it. I started creating tools to solve the stressors in my own office. Workflow bottlenecks, client communication headaches, the stuff that makes tax season feel like a survival situation.
That's why I built this website. It's an expansion of the group — a place where I share what I'm working on, answer questions for anyone curious about AI and how it can help a tax practice, and run things like the PITA of the Month competition. The kind of content that would probably get flagged on Facebook.
The community
The TPSR Facebook group is the heart of everything. 13,000+ tax pros venting about clients, sharing wins, swapping tips, and reminding each other they're not alone. This site, the tools, the games, the competitions — it all grew out of that group.
Get in touch
Have a question about AI, want to talk about custom software, or just want to say hi? Reach me at brandon@tpsr.tax or find me in the Facebook group.