{"id":218,"date":"2022-01-11T03:43:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T03:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glacierpeaktaxservices.com\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:16:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glacierpeaktaxservices.com\/?page_id=218","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:380px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-10 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(http:\/\/glacierpeaktaxservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/landscape-mountains-sky-4843193.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-1-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">About\u200b<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">established in 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/glacierpeaktaxservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ea_logo_color_050118.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glacierpeaktaxservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ea_logo_color_050118.jpg 595w, https:\/\/glacierpeaktaxservices.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ea_logo_color_050118-300x78.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/tax-professionals\/enrolled-agents\/enrolled-agents-frequently-asked-questions\">https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/tax-professionals\/enrolled-agents\/enrolled-agents-frequently-asked-questions<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Glacier Peak Tax Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Rietkerk, owner, is authorized to practice before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent.&nbsp; An enrolled agent is a person who has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service. Enrolled agents, like attorneys and certified public accountants (CPAs), are generally unrestricted as to which taxpayers they can represent, what types of tax matters they can handle, and which IRS offices they can represent clients before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom has been preparing tax returns for over 30 years and has served as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance advisor while in the military and for AARP.&nbsp; He has extensive experience in rental property taxation, education credits, and 401K\/IRA retirements plans.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a successful 21 year military career and eight years in federal, state, and corporate facility\/emergency management, Tom stepped away in 2019 to start his own small business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-4-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To provide expert tax services to our clients to ensure present and future income tax returns are properly prepared and timely filed.&nbsp; Our desire is to be a relational service to our clients and not strictly transactional in their life journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To be a trusted partner to individuals and families as they strive for a better financial future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Integrity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transparency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accuracy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>established in 2021 Glacier Peak Tax Services Tom Rietkerk, owner, is authorized to practice before the IRS as an Enrolled Agent.&nbsp; An enrolled agent is a person who has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service. 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