AJE & Associates handles individual and business tax preparation from its Pacific Highway office in downtown San Diego. The firm's filing process reconciles Form 1040 personal returns and Schedule C sole-proprietor income against the year-round ledgers that bookkeeping providers like Serrano Bookkeeping maintain for small businesses across the 92101 ZIP code. Return preparation spans federal withholding analysis and California Franchise Tax Board Form 540 compliance for both W-2 wage earners and 1099-NEC independent contractors. Tax-planning engagements coordinate with the retirement-contribution strategies that wealth advisors like Archipelago Wealth Management structure around IRA and SEP contribution limits for self-employed filers. Highest-complexity filings reconcile multi-schedule returns combining W-2 wages, 1099-NEC contractor payments, and Schedule E rental-property depreciation recapture within a single federal return.