Louisiana-based · statewide practice

Tax preparation and consulting, run like a supply chain — nothing missed, nothing late.

Claret Tax serves individuals and businesses across all of Louisiana, in person and virtually. Every engagement is built on the same discipline that moves freight on schedule: tracked documents, governed timelines, and decisions backed by data.

64/64Parishes served
100%Remote-ready filings
SHREVEPORT NW · 32.5N 93.7W MONROE NE · 32.5N 92.1W ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL · 31.3N 92.4W LAKE CHARLES SW · 30.2N 93.2W LAFAYETTE SC · 30.2N 92.0W BATON ROUGE SE · 30.4N 91.1W NEW ORLEANS SE · 29.9N 90.0W
Coverage manifest

One firm, the whole state.

Whether you're filing from the Northshore, running a shop in Lafayette, or managing a fleet out of Shreveport, the process is identical: the same intake, the same review standard, the same governed deadlines — delivered wherever you are.

Greater New Orleans
Baton Rouge & Acadiana
Lafayette & Cajun Country
Lake Charles & SWLA
Alexandria & Central LA
Shreveport-Bossier
Monroe & NELA
Northshore & River Parishes
  • In personScheduled sessions available for clients across Louisiana who prefer to meet face to face.
  • VirtualSecure document portal, e-signature, and video consults for clients anywhere in the state — or out of it.
  • ResponseEvery inquiry routed and acknowledged within one business day, tracked from intake to close.
Why the background matters

Tax work is an operations problem wearing a finance costume.

You're not just hiring someone who knows the tax code. You're hiring someone whose entire background is built around making complex systems run without losing anything, missing anything, or leaving a decision unexplained — logistics, supply chain, data analysis, project governance. That's what shows up in how your taxes get handled.

WP-01 · CONSTRAINTS
Supply chain diagnostics Bottleneck identification

Find the real constraint, not the symptom.

Every financial picture has one thing quietly limiting the outcome — the wrong entity structure, disorganized books, a missed quarterly payment. The same method used to trace a bottleneck to its source is applied to your situation before anything else is touched.

WP-02 · SCENARIOS
Network & demand planning Scenario modeling

Decisions get modeled before they get made.

Before you switch entity types, buy a property, or take a distribution, the outcome gets modeled first — the same way a plan is stress-tested against alternatives before resources ever move.

WP-03 · SOPs
Process documentation Standard operating procedures

A system, not a scramble.

Bookkeeping and recordkeeping run on a documented, repeatable procedure — the same discipline that keeps an operation consistent month after month, so nothing gets rebuilt from scratch every tax season.

WP-04 · COMPLIANCE
Vendor & compliance oversight Compliance management

Every compliance box, tracked and closed.

W-9s on file, 1099s issued, payroll compliant — the same rigor used to keep vendors and suppliers in line is applied to keeping your filings audit-ready long before a notice could ever arrive.

WP-05 · VISIBILITY
Data consolidation Single source of truth

One picture, not ten scattered statements.

Income, expenses, accounts, and assets get consolidated into one coherent view — the same way a supply chain dashboard replaces a dozen disconnected reports with a single, reliable source of truth.

WP-06 · ASSETS
Inventory management Asset & basis tracking

Know what you own, and what it's worth.

Every asset's basis, depreciation schedule, and useful life is tracked with the same precision used to manage inventory — so nothing is missed, and nothing is double-counted, when it's time to file.

What we handle

Services for individuals and businesses.

A full-service tax practice, scoped to fit anything from a single W-2 filer to a multi-entity operation with employees across parishes.

01

Individual tax preparation

Federal and Louisiana state returns, multi-state filings, and prior-year catch-up for individuals and families.

02

Business tax preparation

Sole proprietors, partnerships, S-corps, and LLCs — filings built on clean, reconciled books.

03

Tax planning & consulting

Forward-looking strategy on entity structure, quarterly estimates, and major financial decisions before they hit your return.

04

Bookkeeping & compliance

Ongoing recordkeeping and reconciliation so tax season is a formality, not a scramble.

05

IRS & LDR resolution

Notices, audits, and back-filing support — handled with a documented, defensible paper trail.

06

Entity & process advisory

Structuring guidance for new and growing businesses, including recordkeeping systems that hold up under review.

The route

Four waypoints, every engagement.

The process is fixed on purpose — a governed sequence, not an improvised scramble each spring.

WP-01INTAKE

Document intake & scoping

Secure upload of prior returns, income documents, and business records, checked against a standard manifest so gaps surface immediately — not the week of the deadline.

WP-02ANALYSIS

Review & opportunity analysis

Your figures are analyzed line by line for deductions, credits, and risk flags, with findings documented before a single form is drafted.

WP-03FILING

Preparation & filing

Returns are prepared, reviewed against the source documents a second time, and filed electronically with confirmation tracked back to you.

WP-04MONITORING

Monitoring & next-year setup

Confirmation of acceptance, refund or payment tracking, and a plan for next year's estimates so the cycle starts ahead of schedule.

Founder of Claret Tax
JARENÉE ROSS · FOUNDER
About the practice

From moving freight to moving returns — same standard.

Claret Tax was founded on a simple belief: the skills that keep a supply chain on time are exactly the skills your taxes need. Before opening this practice, the founder spent years in logistics and supply chain operations, data analysis, and project governance — planning routes, auditing data for discrepancies, and managing timelines where a missed step had real cost.

That background shows up in how every engagement runs here: documents are tracked like inventory, numbers are reviewed like operational data, and deadlines are governed like project milestones. It's a different way of thinking about tax preparation — less "just get it filed," more "build a system you can trust every year."

IRS e-file provider Louisiana statewide practice Individual & business returns Virtual & in-person

Ready for a tax process you can actually trust?

Book a consult and see the intake manifest for yourself — wherever you are in Louisiana.

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Free 15-minute consult

Get acquainted, no obligation.

A free 15-minute call to get acquainted. Walk me through your tax situation at a high level — income sources, business activity, any concerns or questions — and I'll share how Claret Tax can help, what the process would look like, and what to expect next.

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Tell us a little about your situation and we'll route your inquiry to the right next step within one business day.

  • Phone(504) 312-9506
  • Emailhello@clarettax.com
  • Service areaAll 64 Louisiana parishes — in person by appointment, virtual statewide.
  • HoursMon–Fri, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT. Extended hours during filing season.
  • Response timeAll inquiries acknowledged within one business day.