Meet The Team

    Meet The Team

    The people standing between you and the IRS.

    The Core Team

    The Core Team

    Carlos "The Tax Debt Detective" Samaniego, EA, CTRC, NTPI Fellow

    Carlos "The Tax Debt Detective" Samaniego, EA, CTRC, NTPI Fellow

    Founder

    Carlos Samaniego spent eight years watching the IRS add to a balance he was too afraid to open.

    Elizabeth "The Heart" Samaniego, CTEC

    Elizabeth "The Heart" Samaniego, CTEC

    Chief Operations Officer and Co-Founder

    Every rescue operation needs someone holding the whole thing together while the front line is in the fight. That's Liz.

    Andrew "The Anchor" Samaniego, EA, CTRC

    Andrew "The Anchor" Samaniego, EA, CTRC

    Chief Strategist and Board Member | Licensee of Tax Debt Consultants LLC | San Diego, CA and Monterey, CA

    U.S. Naval Academy graduate. Former Navy Lieutenant. Licensed Enrolled Agent. Military tax specialist.

    Andrew didn't grow up around tax resolution. He grew up inside it. Watched his father fight the IRS for families who had nowhere else to turn. Then he went to Annapolis, served his country, and came back with the kind of discipline and strategic thinking that transforms how a practice operates.

    Affiliate Partners

    Affiliate Partners

    Tax Debt Consultants works with licensed professionals across the country to extend our reach. These are independent practitioners who share our standards, our ethics, and our commitment to protecting taxpayers.

    "Mama" Millie, Accountant, CTRC

    "Mama" Millie, Accountant, CTRC

    Senior Tax Advisor | Millie's Tax Service

    Every legacy starts somewhere. This one started at Millie's kitchen table in Redlands in 1990.

    Christine "The Shield" Walker, EA

    Christine "The Shield" Walker, EA

    East Coast Partner | Divine Financial Services | Groton, CT

    Enrolled Agent licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Proud member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. Founder of Divine Financial Services.

    Pete "The Marine" Kici, EA

    Pete "The Marine" Kici, EA

    Florida Partner | Orlando, FL

    U.S. Marine veteran. Licensed Enrolled Agent. Over 25 years in tax resolution.

    Jenero "The Bridge" Jordan

    Jenero "The Bridge" Jordan

    Affiliate Partner | Grand Terrace, CA

    Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping and Accounting

    Why Local Matters

    We've been in Redlands, California since 1979. Find out why working with a local practice changes everything.

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    In Memoriam

    In Memoriam

    Ernie Mattison and Carlos Samaniego

    Ernie Mattison, EA, CPA, Former IRS Agent

    The Mentor Who Started It All

    Before there was The Tax Debt Detective, there was Ernie Mattison.

    A legendary tax professional, a former IRS agent who crossed to the other side, and the man who taught Carlos how to fight for the little guy. Ernie didn't just teach tax law. He taught what it meant to stand between a family and an agency with unlimited power.

    His spirit lives in every rescue, every client saved, and every life rebuilt. The foundation he laid holds up everything this firm does today.