Matt Nelson is a tax professional with 20 years of experience preparing individual and business returns — more than 2,500 a year. His work centers on small-business owners, the self-employed, investors and active stock traders, and IRS penalty abatement. He holds a PTIN and participates in the IRS Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP), and he earned a B.S. in International Business.
On TaxPenaltyTool, Matt reviews the deduction, refund, and penalty-relief guidance on TaxPenaltyTool for accuracy and currency. His day-to-day preparation work — across individual, small-business, and investor returns — is what keeps this site's guidance grounded in how the rules actually apply at the desk, not just how they read on paper.
Credentials & experience
Areas of focus
- Small business taxes
- Self-employed & 1099 filers
- Investors & active stock traders
- IRS penalty abatement
What AFSP and PTIN mean
A PTIN (Preparer Tax Identification Number) is the IRS registration every paid federal tax-return preparer is required to hold. The Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) is the IRS's voluntary continuing-education program: participants complete annual federal tax-law coursework and a refresher exam to earn a Record of Completion, and are listed in the IRS's public Directory of Federal Tax Return Preparers. It signals a preparer who keeps current with each year's tax-law changes — which, on a site about fast-moving penalty and deduction rules, is the point.
How to reach Matt's practice
Have a return, deduction, or penalty question that needs a real preparer? The site's tax team can help — start with the 60-second refund checkup or contact the practice, and your inquiry routes to the team.