The E&A Difference
The E&A difference is the commitment and added value we bring to every engagement through a deep understanding of each client and applying professional judgement. Clients often comment on E&A’s “personal and passionate professionalism.” Simply put: character matters!
E&A’s team members are talented generalists, who have chosen to specialize in ERC because of its huge benefit to clients. By combining these talents and utilizing our network of outstanding allied professional services firms, E&A meets changing service needs created by COVID relief, most notably for ERC. We’re proud of and enjoy working with clients enthusiastically to help them achieve their goals.
Knowledge and insight are intangible products E&A provides to clients. We know we must share that knowledge with you in meaningful, useful, and understandable ways.
What Does E&A Do as a Value-Added Provider?
We research applicable government orders via a national database; develop and bullet-proof a client’s rationale for the claim.
We recommend client-specific courses of action, and create and file Forms 941-X for each quarter. E&A also provides audit protection and/or fee indemnity.
Team Members
E&A carefully selects team members for optimum value and impact with clients. Team members have held positions inside companies (financial services, technology, manufacturing, construction, and educational institutions) providing experience on your side of the desk. When workloads and/or specific client needs warrant it, we supplement our permanent staff through long-standing relationships with senior accounting specialists.
CPA’s and accounting firms frequently refer clients to E&A for ERC matters. They turn to us for our expertise and ability to work side-by-side with them on specialized engagements.
Meet Our Team
E&A recruits outstanding team members, utilizes their sense of personal responsibility to keep expanding their expertise, and encourages entrepreneurial thinking. That process provides a team focused on providing creative solutions to enhance your success, instead of just being skilled technicians.
All of E&A’s team came from personal referrals and that team is committed to providing high-quality, high-value, professional ERC services. Accordingly, every team member can handle multiple ERC roles.
Joseph T. Eckelkamp
CPA (inactive)
Email Joe | Ext 101
Joe Eckelkamp, E&A’s founder and sole owner, has over 40 years of diverse financial experience.
Jim Allison
Email Jim | Ext 113
Jim Allison joined E&A as an Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Specialist in 2022 after a successful 50 year banking career.
Jennifer Endsley
Email Jennifer | Ext 106
Jennifer Endsley is an experienced professional who has worked at E&A for over 5 years in many roles in addition to being a local electrical contracting company’s accountant.
Christina Mauer
Email Chrissy | Ext 111
Chrissy is a key ERC resource as the primary contact for all client-facing communications.
Tomi Akin-Deko
Email Tomi | Ext 104
Tomi handles clients’ accounting, bookkeeping, and tax needs, and specializes in expatriate taxation.