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Published by AE Tax Advisors, a competing tax advisory provider. This is a commercial analysis of public offerings, not an independent ranking, endorsement or firsthand customer review. No customer rating is assigned.

1st Step Accounting identifies Nayo Carter-Gray as its founder. Her public tax and accounting education is connected to a virtual business-service practice.

The pricing page says some engagements include preparation and others focus on different services. Confirm your specific return list. A public course, discovery call or illustrative sample proposal is not a complete client engagement.

QuestionNayo Carter-Gray / 1st Step AccountingAE Tax Advisors
What is being evaluated?The firm describes bookkeeping, bookkeeping review, tax preparation, planning and financial guidance. The pricing page says services are selected and scoped in a customized flat-fee proposal.A defined tax advisory engagement for business owners and real estate investors.
Who performs the work?Confirm the contracting entity, assigned team and any direct creator involvement.Confirm the assigned advisory professional and implementation responsibilities.
What does it cost?The reviewed pricing page describes customized flat fees quoted before work, with a deposit and agreed payment schedule. Its sample is illustrative and contains no universal dollar quote; request the current proposal for the services you select.$7,800 standard advisory; $9,800 complex advisory. Additional services separately scoped.
Who implements and files?Identify preparation, elections, forms, legal tasks and ongoing service separately.Returns, amendments, studies and additional implementation are separately scoped and priced.

Use a concrete buying situation

You want a virtual team to connect monthly books, business returns and projections. Compare the actual service selections and ask which tasks are one-time versus ongoing.

The firm describes bookkeeping, bookkeeping review, tax preparation, planning and financial guidance. The pricing page says services are selected and scoped in a customized flat-fee proposal.

Questions for the actual engagement

  • Which bookkeeping, planning and returns are selected?
  • Is the bookkeeping review separately priced?
  • Who handles cleanup, projections and implementation?
  • What deposit, ongoing support and scope-change terms apply?

Give each bidder the same entity list, prior returns, current books, property details and deadline. Request a complete fee and written assignment for advice, implementation and filing. Share sensitive records only through the chosen provider’s secure intake process.

Where AE may fit

AE Tax Advisors provides tax planning for business owners and real estate investors. Standard advisory is $7,800 and complex advisory is $9,800. Returns, amendments, property studies and other implementation work are separately scoped and priced. Confirm the support period and responsibilities in the written engagement; the standard advisory engagement has no required annual planning renewal.

Compare the required deliverables rather than a creator’s follower count. A social audience does not establish the fit of a professional engagement or the tax result. An education product, advisor referral, legal service and return-preparation contract are not equivalent purchases.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will Nayo Carter-Gray personally provide the service?

Confirm personal involvement and the assigned professional in the agreement. A public profile, referral or educational program does not establish one-to-one service access.

Sources, methodology and review date

Official pages reviewed November 8, 2026. Statements about identity and offerings are attributed to those pages. AE has not independently verified marketed savings, customer results, licensing status or delivery. Confirm current availability, terms and the actual contracting entity.

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