- Jesse A. Kreger, EA, CPA · Partner & Managing Director
Tax strategy, not
just tax returns.
For business owners, real estate investors, and high-net-worth families in The Woodlands who want more from a tax professional than a signed return in April. Part strategist, part confidante, we plan ahead, look out for you all year, and find the money most preparers miss.
- CPA Certified Public Accountant
- EA Unlimited IRS representation rights
- Partner-led Every engagement, every call
- Fixed fees Quoted before work begins
- Why planning pays
A partner who's genuinely in your corner.
For most people, tax season is a mix of dread and guesswork, gather the documents, hold your breath, hope the number isn’t terrible. It doesn’t have to feel that way. When your CPA knows your story, your business, your properties, your family, your goals, taxes stop being a yearly ambush and become a plan you’re in control of.
We hunt for deductions like the money is our own, and the complicated problems are honestly our favorite ones: the tangled entity structure, the deal that doesn’t fit the mold. We enjoy the puzzle, and we keep turning it until we find an answer that works. Always inside the law. Never inside a box.
So bring the half-formed question. The “is this deductible?” text. That’s not an interruption to the work, that is the work.
- The return on planning
What good planning gives you
No more April surprises
You'll know the number months ahead, and you'll have planned around it.
Every deduction, actually found
Deductions don't announce themselves. Someone has to go looking, we do.
Savings that compound
A strategy repeated for a decade is how wealth gets built.
Confidence in big decisions
Clear answers before you sign — not a wince after.
Creative answers to hard problems
Complex issues rarely have textbook solutions. We find the ones that fit.
A calmer relationship with money
You have someone to call — someone who knows you.
- Schedule of services
Most accountants record the
past. We plan what happens next.
The moves that change what you owe happen during the year, and they require a specialist.
These are ours.
- LINE 01
Tax Preparation
Accurate, defensible returns for complex situations, multi-entity businesses, real estate portfolios, K-1s, and multi-state filings.
- LINE 02
Tax Planning
Year-round strategy that finds deductions, credits, and timing opportunities before December 31, when they can still change the outcome.
- LINE 03
Advisory
- LINE 04
1031 Exchange Accounting
Basis tracking, boot calculations, and Form 8824 reporting handled precisely, so your exchange stays fully deferred.
- LINE 05
Cost Segregation
Studies that reclassify building components into shorter recovery periods, often unlocking six-figure first-year deductions.
- LINE 06
R&D Tax Credits
Credit studies with documentation built to hold up. Many companies qualify and never claim it, software, manufacturing, and product businesses most of all.
- Who we serve
Enough complexity that good tax
work pays for itself.
- 01 — Owners
Business Owners
- Entity & compensation strategy
- QBI deduction maximization
- Retirement plan design
- Exit & succession planning
- 02 — Investors
Real Estate Investors
The most tax-advantaged asset class in America, if someone captures it for you.
- Cost segregation & bonus depreciation
- 1031 exchange accounting
- Real estate professional status
- Partnership & K-1 reporting
- 03 — Families
High-Net-Worth Families
- Equity compensation & AMT planning
- Charitable & gifting strategy
- Trust & estate returns
- Multi-state coordination
- Why Kreger & Associates
Four things you won't get from a
tax mill.
- A.
Partner-level attention
Your engagement is led by Jesse A. Kreger, not handed to a seasonal preparer. When you call, you reach the person who knows your file, and your story.
- B.
Credentialed twice over
- C.
Specialists, not generalists
We go deep on business, real estate, and high-net-worth taxation, because depth is where the savings live.
- D.
We genuinely care
- New book · Jesse A. Kreger, EA, CPA
The One Big Beautiful Bill
Save Money on Taxes & Increase Your Tax
Refunds This Year
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law, and for the first time in decades, major tax benefits are permanent. No sunsets. No expirations. This is the playbook our partner wrote for the business owners, investors, and families who can still use them.
- #1 Best Seller · Small Business Taxes
- 162 pages · paperback
Your April tax bill is being decided right now.
The decisions you make this quarter determine what you owe next spring. Come have a conversation while there’s still time to change the answer, worst case, you leave with better questions. Best case, a much smaller tax bill.
- 30 minutes · No obligation