About Us

Welcome to Curth Wagner & Associates

Taxes usually become a problem long before people deal with them.

That’s the pattern.

Someone misses filings for a few years. A balance grows quietly in the background. Income increases, but the strategy never changes. Eventually the letters start showing up, stress builds, and taxes become something people actively avoid thinking about.

By then, they’re not looking for basic tax prep anymore.

They’re looking for answers.

That’s where Curth Wagner & Associates spends most of its time.

The focus here is heavily centered on tax planning and tax resolution—helping clients fix existing problems while creating a smarter long-term structure moving forward. Installment agreements, non-filer situations, IRS notices, business returns, complex individual filings—this is the kind of work the office handles every day.

And the approach stays practical.

No scare tactics. No judgment. Just a clear understanding of where things stand and what needs to happen next.

Why IRS Representation Matters

Not every tax professional can represent clients before the IRS without limitation.

An Enrolled Agent can.

That distinction matters more than most people realize, especially when tax issues become serious or communication with the IRS becomes necessary. EAs are federally licensed tax practitioners focused specifically on taxation and IRS representation rights—not general accounting work.

For clients, that means working with someone who understands both the rules and the process behind resolving problems. At Curth Wagner & Associates, Howard Curth the EA committed to helping you succeed.

Planning Before Problems Start

Resolution work is important, but planning is where the biggest long-term impact happens.

A large part of Curth Wagner & Associates’s practice involves helping service-based business owners—particularly chiropractors and similar professionals—structure things more intentionally before tax issues develop in the first place.

That includes:

Proactive tax planning
Business structure guidance
Corporate and partnership returns
Ongoing strategy conversations
Preventing avoidable tax exposure

The goal is simple: make taxes less taxing.

Not by pretending taxes are fun.

But by removing the uncertainty, stress, and confusion that usually surround them.

Because most clients don’t actually want to become tax experts.

They just want someone capable in their corner who knows how to handle the situation correctly.