About US

Ryan Benson CFP ®, EA is the Managing Director of Tax Strategy at Independent Tax Advisors. He spun Independent Tax Advisors, LLC out from Independent Financial Planning in 2024. He has been a part of Independent Financial Planning since 2022 and has earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation in 2023. Ryan enjoys taking the burden of taxes off of his clients and provide them the confidence returns are completed quickly and accurately.

His expertise includes K-1s, S-Corps, schedules E and C; and tax savings strategies including 529 plans, state tax credits, and effective charitable donations.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization’s initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.

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Text stating, 'Admitted to practice before the IRS' and 'Enrolled Agent'.
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  • Director of Tax Strategy

    Ryan leads all the efforts on Tax preparation and tax planning. He has years of experience working as an enrolled agent with the IRS.

Ryan Benson CFP® EA, Virginia Tax Expert

  • Tax Prep

    Enrolled Agent

  • Tax Strategy

    CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®

  • Communication

    Heart of a Teacher

Testimonials

Average Rating: 4.8 (based on 5 reviews)

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Great Experience

We had a great experience working with Ryan! He was knowledgeable, reliable and professional––and dedicated to helping us find smart options for our tax filings. We absolutely plan to work with him again.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Katie G.

Heart of a Teacher!

Spent so much time with me explaining why I owed what I owed and helped me find ways to reduce my tax burden next year. Very much the heart of a teacher!

★ ★ ★ ★

Kimberly E.

Organized and Efficient

Our taxes got more complicated in 2023 when I started my own business, and we both felt overwhelmed thinking about navigating filing our annual taxes. Ryan was incredibly knowledgeable, communicative, transparent, and helpful. He met with us as opposed to only communicating via email and talked us through everything. The online portal made providing him with the requisite documentation easy and efficient, and the checklist of documents needed helped us stay organized. He reviewed the final tax return with us to ensure we understood what was documented and that it was all accurate prior to submission. He answered all of our questions in a timely manner. He even advised me on how much to pay for my estimated quarterly taxes for 2024 and reviewed the timeline of those payments with me. We completely trust Ryan's knowledge and experience in this arena, and we recommend him to any friend or colleague looking for a tax accountant! We look forward to continuing our professional relationship with him.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Christina K.

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