J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax is America’s bestselling tax guide. A key accounting resource for over 80 years, it was first written by Jacob Kay Lasser and was so successful that it led to the establishment of The J.K. Lasser Institute, publisher of a wide range of tax, financial, and business books and newsletters. Today, the J.K. Lasser Institute lives on within John Wiley & Sons, Inc., the leading global business publisher. Composed of a team of tax and personal finance specialists led by Professor J.T. Eagan, the Institute is known for independent, easy-to-use tax and personal finance advice. Over 39,000,000 taxpayers have saved money using J.K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax.

The Institute also publishes an array of popular personal finance books, the J.K. Lasser’s Monthly Tax Newsletter, and hosts the consumer tax Web site, jklasser.com. J.K. Lasser Institute spokespeople are regularly sought after media tax experts. They are frequent guests on major broadcast programs as well as contributors to leading newspapers, magazines, and web sites.

Meet the People of The J.K. Lasser Institute

J.T. Eagan, MBA, EA

Mr. Eagan has nearly 20 years of professional tax experience. He began his tax career in Big 4 serving large clients specializing in State and Local tax. His experience includes the development and implementation of tax technology solutions, individual and business compliance, controversy and planning, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and tax education development for trainings and seminars. He serves as a contributor to McGraw-Hill Education’s taxation

textbooks, is the Gleim Publications Instruct Professor and Contributor to their Enrolled Agent and CPA review courses, is a frequent speaker on tax matters at various professional and academic seminars, and is published in the American Taxation Association Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting. He has served in numerous Board positions for various organizations and currently serves as Vice President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents. Mr. Eagan is currently appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Accounting at Purdue University Mitch Daniels School of Business. He is also an active practitioner as Managing Partner in the firm NWI Tax, LLC.

Jaclyn Barkow, DBA, EA, CPA

Dr. Jaclyn Barkow has more than 15 years of experience teaching accounting in Higher Education and is currently a Clinical Associate Professor of Accounting at Indiana University Northwest. In her work in the School of Business and Economics, she teaches tax and accounting courses, helps students gain access to internships and careers in the accounting and tax industry, and encourages student engagement in and out of the classroom. She holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Accounting, an Enrolled Agent credential, and a Certified Public Accountant license in the state of Indiana. She has over 12 years of tax return preparation experience, including a primary focus on individuals and small businesses. She is a volunteer site coordinator for the IRS program “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).” She is also an active practitioner as a partner in the firm NWI Tax, LLC, and currently serves as President of the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents.

Danielle R. Page, Macc, EA

Danielle R. Page, MAcc, EA, has 11 years of professional accounting and tax experience, of which the last 8 years have been in the public accounting sector. Her areas of concentration are: individual and corporate tax compliance, along with payroll processing and payroll tax. She is an active tax practitioner as a partner and the Director of Payroll Services at NWI Tax, LLC. Her educational background consists of a Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Business with a concentration in Accounting and a Masters of Accountancy with a specialization in Taxation. She holds an active Enrolled Agent credential and is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agent and the Indiana Society of Enrolled Agents.