Jennifer Pirelli, CPA
Certified Public Accountant
Jennifer Pirelli is a licensed CPA in the state of Florida. She has a Master’s degree in Accounting from Auburn University and a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas-San Antonio. She grew up in Wisconsin and then served in the US Army as an Intelligence Analyst. After the Army, she worked as a civilian analyst before deciding to pursue her accounting career. Jennifer moved to Florida in 2016 and has been helping clients with their taxes and IRS issues here in the greater Riverview area ever since.
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Jennifer loves Star Wars and all things Lego. She has "too many Lego sets to count," and even has an entire room in her house dedicated to her Lego collection!
Jennifer, Rick, Abby, and Elaina have worked together for many years, and we’re excited to begin this new chapter as Tampa Tax Group! We are a team of experienced, local tax professionals committed to providing personalized service, practical advice, and expert guidance tailored to each client’s needs. When you work with us, you can count on a team that knows you, understands your needs, and takes pride in doing things right. All of our work is performed right here in our Riverview office—never outsourced overseas.
Rick Johnston, EA
Enrolled Agent
Rick Johnston is an Enrolled Agent licensed by the IRS. He has a bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration from The University of South Florida. He is a Florida native with many years of business management experience. In addition, he spent a year in China teaching business. He has been in the tax industry since 2010.
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Rick loves 50's Rock N' Roll, British TV, and traveling the world. He has a functioning 1955 diner jukebox in his office that he restored himself.
Meet the Team
Abby Crouse
Practice Manager, Tax Accountant
Abby Crouse grew up in the Riverview area and earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida. She has been working in the tax and accounting industry since 2005, giving her more than 2 decades of comprehensive experience. Her background includes individual and business tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll, tax planning, and accounting, along with the day-to-day operations and administration of a tax practice.Â
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Abby is a lifelong animal lover and spent her younger years competing in the hunter/jumper world with her super-horse, Tymer. She now lives on a small horse retirement farm with her husband, horses, dogs, cats, and two seemingly immortal aquarium fish.Â
Elaina Stevenson
Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor
Elaina Stevenson is our staff bookkeeper and Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She grew up in Iowa helping with the accounting for her family's business. She graduated from Saint Louis University in Missouri with a B.S. in Business Administration and has been in the tax accounting industry since 2015. In addition to her tax and accounting expertise, Elaina brings valuable technical knowledge to our firm - we jokingly call her "tech support" even though that is not officially part of her job description.
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Elaina spends her spare time crafting, volunteering, and hanging out with her husband, nieces and nephews.